Shelbyville (Bedford Co.) Emergency Management Agency gets briefed about radical Islamic agenda in US

Boy, it seems like little Shelbyville, TN is the center of the universe these days on issues involving immigrants and now potential terrorist activity.    Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying there are terrorists in Shelbyville only that the town seems to be forward-thinking in learning how to defend against subversive activity.  From the Shelbyville Times-Gazette: … Continue reading Shelbyville (Bedford Co.) Emergency Management Agency gets briefed about radical Islamic agenda in US

Shelbyville Times-Gazette editorial says federal government unfair to local workers

We told you last week that 150 people, including a large number of  immigrants and refugees, mostly from Nashville, arrived at an employment office in Shelbyville, TN to compete for a few jobs at the local Tyson’s poultry plant.   The police had to be called in when a scuffle ensued. This morning the Times-Gazette editorializes on the … Continue reading Shelbyville Times-Gazette editorial says federal government unfair to local workers

Immigrants and jobs causing uproar in Shelbyville, TN again!

Update Feb. 16th:   MSNBC has more. Update Feb. 15th:   More on the story here.  See the editorial today also. Vans full of immigrants from many countries were driven from Nashville to Shelbyville, TN Sunday evening to sleep on the sidewalks and wait for the employment office to open Monday morning—all seeking a limited number of jobs at … Continue reading Immigrants and jobs causing uproar in Shelbyville, TN again!

Somalis not transitioning well in Shelbyville, TN either

I just now wrote a post about an NPR interview that suggests, among other things, that the Minnesota missing Somali youths lured to Somalia by jihadists hadn’t “transitioned well” to America.   Now comes news that Shelbyville, TN has some youths (men!) having problems too. Khat was confiscated from a vehicle Thursday after police responded to complaints of … Continue reading Somalis not transitioning well in Shelbyville, TN either