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  • Arrest made in theft of 21 guns, jewelry

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday arrested Amanda McGuire in connection the theft of 21 guns and some jewelry valued at $30,000, and she was released a few hours later on her own recognizance without bond.

    Sheriff’s Det. Eric Hettinger, the arresting officer, said that once his office located and questioned McGuire, she “gave admission of the crime.”

    The Class B felony charge of first-degree burglary carries a possible sentence of between 10 and 20 years.

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  • Shelby County School Board, superintendent sued for discrimination

    Victoria Coleman, a former associate principal and teacher at Collins High School, has filed suit against the Shelby County Board of Education and Superintendent James Neihof for sexual discrimination.

    The suit claims that Coleman was discriminated against because of her gender and that actions were taken against her in retaliation of her opposing treatment and reporting of unwanted sexual advances from former Collins Principal Anthony Hatchell.

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  • News Digest, Dec. 6, 2013

    Shelby’s unemployment

    rose slightly in October

    Shelby County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in October but remains among the lowest in the state, based on figures released Thursday by the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training.

    Shelby County’s rate was 6.7 percent, up from 6.5 percent in September and 6 percent in October 2012.

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  • Shelby likely to hold special meetings for new alcohol ordinance

    Shelby County Fiscal Court likely won’t make a deadline to update the county’s alcohol ordinance – but the process is moving quickly.

    The process, required by a new state law, is supposed to be completed by Wednesday so that governments can continue to issue new licenses to applicants, and Shelby County officials say they are working to expedite the process.

    “It’s in the pipeline; we should have it ready to go by the end of this week,” Shelby County Attorney Hart Megibben said.

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  • Weather cancels weekend holiday events

    The forecast of ice and snow to arrive in Shelby County has frozen out not only the annual Christmas Parade in Shelbyville, but several other events as well.

    Shelby County Fire Chief Bobby Cowherd announced Friday morning that the parade, scheduled for Saturday, would be canceled for this year because of a deteriorating weather forecast for the area

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  • Simpsonville property owners remain concerned about sidewalks

    SIMPSONVILLE – The ceremonial ribbon barely was down and the revelry quieted from Tuesday morning’s dedication of the city’s new downtown sidewalks when a couple of property owners came to the Simpsonville City Commission with a series of questions about the marketability and stability of their property along that short stretch of sidewalk.

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  • Ballardsville Fire to add 2nd station

    BALLARDSVILLE – The Ballardsville Fire Department, which serves dozens of homes in northern Shelby County, is set to build a second station in southern Oldham County after getting approval from the Oldham County Planning and Zoning Commission.

    The commission unanimously approved the second station, which will be built at 2414 W. Highway 22 in Crestwood. It also will have a public entrance to the station from Montford Circle.

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  • Shelbyville City Council: ABC laws get state-mandated update

    The Shelbyville City Council in a special, called meeting Tuesday afternoon passed on first reading an ordinance designed to clean up some language in the city’s alcoholic beverage control.

    This new ordinance, which addresses changes dictated by state, could be considered for second reading and final approval at Thursday’s regular meeting, which is at 6:30 p.m. at city hall.

    The changes would not affect consumers so much as applicants and businesses.

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  • Election 2014: Grimes’ pitch to Shelby, repeat history

    In her first Shelbyville stop as a candidate for U.S. Senate, Alison Lundergan Grimes told a small crowd of Democrats that she hoped to help Shelby County make history again.

    “Shelby County has made history before, right here in Bagdad [in reference to Martha Layne Collins’ being the state’s first woman governor], and with their help, we’re poised and ready to do it again,” she said in a brief question-and-answer session Tuesday after the private fundraiser at Talon Winery.

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  • Class AAAA state final: Titans ready for final test

    As the horn sounded on the Titans 50-14 victory at Owensboro on Friday afternoon, the planning already was under way for the school’s second consecutive trip to the KHSAA Class AAAA State  Championship game in Bowling Green.

    The Titans will return to Western Kentucky University’s Houchens Stadium for a rematch with the defending state champion, Fort Thomas Highlands’ Bluebirds at 4 p.m. EST Saturday, and this time Collins officials say they already are ready.

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