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  • Hats off to Derby-goers

    Even if you didn't know Derby Day was near any other way, you'd get a hint from the profusion of colorful hats suddenly appearing in shop windows and excited talk around town of finding the perfect hat to wear.

    "We have been selling a lot of them, a lot to local people, but also quite a few from out-of-state, people from California, Michigan, Tennessee, all over," said Judy Vest, an employee at Country Lady, a shop located at Wakefield-Scearce Gallery on Washington Street in Shelbyville.

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  • NEW BUSINESS: Masterpieces For Your Home

    Address: 524 Main St., Shelbyville

    Who we are:Masterpieces For Your Home is a family owned and operated business. The family has experience working together in antiques, real estate, home decorations, multilevel importing and exporting. The daily operations of the store are handled by Theresa Hardin and Marta Burk. Hardin is the founder of a local ministry outreach, and she said she looks forward to this latest venture with her family and that she feels truly blessed to get this opportunity.

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  • Business briefcase: May 3, 2013

    KentuckianaWorks office touts program to help youth earn jobs

    Shelby County youth who are out of school, age 16-21, can get tutoring assistance and financial incentives to complete their GEDs through the KentuckianaWorks Youth Career Center in Shelbyville. The center also provides scholarship assistance for high school graduates who are entering into high-demand career fields.

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  • Real estate deeds: May 3, 2013

    April 6-12

    Travis J. and Traci J. Dickerson to Mark K. and Stephen J. Martin, Lot 127, Section 1, Bridlewood Estates, $144,500

    Howard and Rosalie Costello to Howard and Rosalie Costello, Unit 825, Building 8, Lot 35, Gardens of Station Pointe, considerations

    Kyle E. and Charlsie A. Rader to Ronald E. Keen III, Lot 73, Midland Estates, Section III, $120,000

    Sue and Darrell Buechele to Linda A. Doll, Tract 5, Davis Property, $120,000

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  • Nifco to add 100 jobs

    The continued growth in Kentucky’s auto industry brought more good news to Shelby County on Thursday, when Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear came to town to help city and county officials announce a $7.3 million expansion of Nifco American Corporation that will include 100 new jobs.

    The expansion will allow Nifco, a Japanese-owned automotive supplier located on Hudson Boulevard in Hi Point Industrial Park, nearly to double its manufacturing capacity, from its current workforce of 120 to 220.

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  • Shelby County Farmers’ Market begins season on Saturday

    If you’re looking for locally grown produce, plants and other handmade goods, the Shelby County Farmers’ Market will return Saturday for the 13th season of its weekly bizarre at the Shelby County Fairgrounds.

    The market is open 8 a.m.-noon each Saturday through October – rain or shine, organizers say – in the Coots Barn at 1513 Midland Trail.

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  • Business briefcase: April 26, 2013

    AT&T rolls out faster network in Shelby

    AT&T launched this week its 4G LTE network in Shelbyville, which company officials say is the latest generation of wireless network technology.

    The network is 10 times faster than 3G, which is the network for most AT&T customers and works with 4G enabled smartphones and tablets, a company release said. The company also said that the network will reduce latency, which will improve video streaming, gaming and 2-way video calling.

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  • Real estate deeds: April 26, 2013

    March 22-31

    RG & RW Bryan Irrevocable Trust to Jacob T. Bryan LLC, 146.37 acres on U.S. 60 in Simpsonville, $40,000

    Cliffton and Kimberly Willoughby to Keith and Debbie Yvonne Long, 6.506 acres, Tract 5, Ezra Cook Estate, $13,000

    Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to John and Lisa Baldwin, Tract 11, Long Run Estates $152,053

    TJ Mark LLC to Creative Properties LLC, Lot 3B, Baker Farm, $2.5 million

    Paul C. and Donna K. Palmer to Mark J. and Tracey P. Harris, Lot 208 Persimmon Ridge Phase IX, $362,500

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  • Some bank customers victimized by card swipes

    Some banking customers in Shelby County may have been victims of fraudulent credit card purchases if they have shopped in Louisville lately, bank officials say.

    Brian McMullan executive vice president at Citizens Union Bank in Shelbyville, who is also chief technology officer, said the problem occurred in mid-March and was not limited to any particular bank.

    Rather, the problem arose from card-swiping machines at various retail outlets in Jefferson County, he said.

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  • Can burley blossom in Shelby this summer?

    On Wednesday, the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association announced Steve Pratt as the new general manager for the company, and Pratt talked of big plans.

    He said in accepting the role that his goal to expand the number of grower contracts in the state, increasing Kentucky’s hold on the market it once dominated.

    Although two of Shelby County’s top producers agreed that there is likely room for growth in the market, other limitations could hold back that growth, they said.

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