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Shelbyville council reschedules December meeting, highlights toy drive and holiday programs

Shelbyville City Council · November 14, 2025
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Summary

Council voted to move its Dec. 11 meeting to Dec. 16 at 6 p.m., approved public notices, and Lisa Smith announced city holiday events including a downtown window decorating contest, a toy drive through Dec. 12, and Letters to Santa mailbox operations Nov. 20–Dec. 18.

During the Nov. 13 meeting the Shelbyville City Council voted to change its regularly scheduled Dec. 11 meeting to Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:00 p.m. Council discussed calendar conflicts related to an MTSU event and confirmed staff will place public notices and newspaper ads and post changes on the city website so residents are informed.

City Clerk Lisa Smith also announced several community programs: city offices will be closed Nov. 27–28 for Thanksgiving; the downtown merchant holiday window decorating contest registration is open with winners announced on Dec. 11; the Shelbyville Fire Department’s toy drive will accept new, unopened toys at City Hall and the recreation center through Dec. 12 for Bedford County children; and a Letters to Santa mailbox will be available Nov. 20–Dec. 18 with return-address instructions so Santa’s elves can respond.

Next steps: staff will publish the meeting date change, event information and contest details online and in print. The council’s minutes and the city’s website will provide the official schedules and locations.