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Associates in Pediatric Therapy has a new audiologist, Amy Oliver.

She provides complete hearing evaluations for both pediatric and adult patients and is trained to perform tympanometry, Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions testing and pure tone audiometry testing within a sound booth.

Oliver recently completed her doctor of audiology degree from Salus University. She also holds state licensure in the department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology as well as Hearing Instrument Specialists.

With job security, rising fuel prices and overall debt weighing heavily on minds and wallets, more and more people are looking to save a buck.

One increasingly popular method of dollar stretching is shopping for pre-owned items.

And that goes right to the core of some local businesses, which have noticed some unusual trends.

General Motors Corporation has announced it will cut thousands of its dealerships across the nation, but the local impact of that is still unknown.

David Hook, owner of Bob Hook Chevrolet of Shelbyville, said Thursday he still hasn’t heard anything from GM about whether or not his dealership will be a part of the leaner, more cost effective “New GM” expected to launch in the next 60 to 90 days as a separate company from the current GM.

Bring Laura Parker your dogs and cats; your horses, dairy cows and beef cattle. And your sheep, goats and pigs, too. Just leave your snakes at home.

“I think the only animals I don't like are reptiles, snakes,” Parker said.

Parker became the fourth veterinarian at Shelby Veterinary Clinic when she started work on Monday. She joins owner Dr. Melissa Lipps, Dr. Stephen Burchett and Dr. Rocky Oliver.