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  • Cracker Barrel dresses up for the holidays

    If you’ve ever seen Cracker Barrel’s television commercials building up the “old country store” image, once you walk into a store during the holidays, you might be more inclined to think you’d been magically transported to the North Pole via Santa’s sleigh.

    The old country store aura with its rocking chairs and checkerboards on the front porch now includes a wonderland of toys and gift items, with something to delight kids from 1 to 92 from both the country and the big city.

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  • Business briefcase: Nov. 30, 2012

    Chamber of commerce names officers for year

    The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce announced its new officers for 2012‐2013. These officers were elected by chamber’s newly inducted board of directors at a meeting earlier this month, joining previously announced president Candi Waford of Shelby Energy.

    They are:

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  • Shelby merchants excited for the holidays

    This Christmas will be extra special for dozens of new businesses around Shelbyville who are  carving out niches for themselves.

    Most plan to participate in Small Business Saturday this weekend and say they will use that opportunity to try to draw in customers, both by having extended hours and also by having Christmas items on sale.

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  • Business briefcase: Nov. 23, 2012

    Famed moonshiner’s wife signing bottles at Coxs

    The product and family of a famed “moonshiner” will be in Shelby County next week.

    Pam Sutton, wife of renowned moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton will be at the Coxs Smokers Outlet and Spirit Shoppe at 43 Breighton Circle at 5-7 p.m. next Friday to sign a limited edition mason jar called “The Last Run.”

    There also will be a tasting for Popcorn Sutton TN White Whiskey.

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  • EARLIER: Planning commission OKs 2nd outlet mall

    The Triple S Planning Commission followed a familiarscript Tuesday night by recommendingapproval of a zoning change for a second outlet mall for Simpsonville.

    Trio Properties/Paragon Outlet’s plan was passed by a vote of 4-1. Commissioner John Wills was absent. Commissioner Larry Stewart voted against the plan.

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  • Tons of work ahead for winter weather

    With winter-like temperatures already settling in, it won’t be long before winter weather hits Kentuckiana.

    But our local road crews are armed and ready with tons of help – literally.

    Across the commonwealth, Kentucky uses about 415,000 tons of salt, and Louisville alone will have more than 35,000 tons available before the year’s first snow, including 20,000 tons stored underground.

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  • Business briefcase: Nov. 16, 2012

    Burk honored by Hosparus for helping patients, families

    Judy Burk, a licensed social worker from Shelbyville, has been honored by Hosparus with the Sister Marilyn Spink Service Award.

    Burk received the honor at an event last weekend. She joined Hosparus in 1988.

    The award recognizes her for “consistently going far above and beyond for our patients and families.”

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  • Business briefcase: Nov. 9, 2012

     

    Goody’s to open on Thanksgiving night

    Goody’s in Shelbyville announced it is beating the Black Friday rush by opening on Thanksgiving night.

    The store in Village Plaza will be open from 8 p.m. until midnight Nov 22 and will offer special sales incentives to shoppers.

    In Black Friday tradition, the store will reopen at 6 a.m.

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  • Celebration lights up merchants’ eyes

    Shelbyville’s 25th annual Celebration of Lights marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season downtown, and merchants on. Main and Washington street are readying for the big weekend that will bring large crowds downtown.

    “The weather is predicted to be great! Sunny and pretty warm.,” said Lisa Peck, owner of the Paisley Pig. “It’s not exactly what you’d expect for holiday shopping, but it brings more people out for the event.”

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  • Chamber honors its top contributors

    Business leaders enjoyed positive reinforcement Wednesday when Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson praised Shelby County Chamber of Commerce members during a guest appearance at a chamber awards luncheon.

    “In Shelby County, the commitment of the chamber of commerce and what it stands for is very important to the fabric of the community,” he told a crowd of 160 that attended the luncheon at Claudia Sanders Dinner House.

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