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A Shelbyville woman may have saved a puppy recently from a horrible death from a condition that includes hemorrhaging, with blood streaming from its eyes, nose or other body cavities.

No, it’s not some rare disease, but simply heat stroke from being left in a parked car in bright sunlight.

On a visit to Kroger in late April, on her way into the store, Dawn Hanaway said she saw a puppy locked in a car with the windows cracked about two inches.

Allen Ruble, who has served on Shelby County Fiscal Court for three terms, won’t be seeking re-election in 2014.

Ruble, a Republican whose District 3 is north of Shelbyville, made the announcement at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court.

“After much thought and prayer, I have decided not to run again when this term is up,” Ruble said in a prepared statement. “At the end of my present term, it will have been honor and privilege to have served as third district magistrate for twelve years.”

Congested traffic near a construction zone that surfaced last fall again is drawing the attention of county and state officials.

Shelby County District 7 Magistrate Mike Whitehouse, who brought up last fall what he said was a dangerous traffic situation at the entrance of Martinrea Heavy Stamping, where he works, reiterated his concerns to a representative of the Transportation Cabinet at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court.

For nearly five years the Simpsonville City Commission has been sitting on ready to get its spiffy downtown sidewalks constructed and open for the public’s feet.

That feat may be a bit closer by the end of this month, because commissioners hope soon to entertain and let bids for the final contracts on the project.