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  • Coleman leaves a legacy

    Hours before Rev. Lewis Coleman Jr. died, he was preparing a sermon that he hoped would challenge the people of his Shelbyville congregation to take a stand for justice.

    But on Saturday afternoon, just hours before the service was to begin, Coleman died from a seizure attack. He was 64.

    Coleman fought for social justice for close to 40 years. In that time he organized hundreds of protests across the state on issues ranging from inequalities in hiring practices to the need for more gun control.

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  • City will look at feasibility of golf carts on streets

    Shelbyville City Council member Shane Suttor thinks golf carts may be the hole-in-one answer to local residents' coping with the rising price of gasoline.

    Suttor asked the council Thursday to consider a plan that would allow golf carts to be driven on city streets.

    "It's an opportunity to become more of a green city, and it's always fun to ride a golf cart," Suttor said. "It would be an opportunity to shop and eat downtown and get there on a golf cart."

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  • SCCF begins grant application process

    The Shelby County Community Foundation (SCCF) announces the opening of the grant application process for this year's Community Partnership Grant Fund.

    SCCF is also making some changes to the application process this year.

    This year, application forms for funding are available in one of two ways. First, a paper form is available at the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC) at 100 Alpine Drive in Shelbyville.

    Application forms can also be downloaded from the SCCF's new website. The web address is www.shelbyccf.org.

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  • County helps fund historical marker

    The Shelby County Fiscal Court has agreed to help fund the cost for a highway marker to be placed at the site of the "Simpsonville Slaughter."

    The historical marker will be located near the U.S. 60 and Webb Road intersection, about a half mile west of Simpsonville.

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  • International ambassadors: Local group to visit Europe for business, tourism

    A coalition of local officials will travel to Europe next week in order to strengthen ties with foreign businesses and governments.

    The group is composed of members from the Shelby County Industrial and Development Foundation, The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, and the Shelby County Tourism Commission. They will leave on Wednesday, July 9, and will stop in four countries during their 10-day visit.

    The trip is a collaborative effort between those organizations in order to promote local business and tourism.

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  • Crime spree targets unlocked cars

    Police are warning the public to lock their cars following a rash of car break-ins last week.

    The suspects still have not been apprehended and Shelbyville Police officer Istvan Kovacs cautioned citizens to keep their vehicles locked and not to leave valuables in their cars.

    "It's just not a safe place to keep things," he said.

    A total of 13 car break-ins occurred in the city altogether, with nine of them happening on June 26 and four on June 29.

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  • Police investigate Hispanic gang activity

    Do Hispanic gangs exist in Shelbyville?

    "The answer to that is very clear -- yes," said Jailer Bobby Waits.

    Waits, though perhaps more emphatic in his opinion than some others, is not alone in believing that Hispanic gangs are present here.

    Shelbyville Police and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office both agree that the gangs exist, but say that ,so far, their activities have been mainly confined to spray painting graffiti and what they call "recruiting."

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  • Progress one bite at a time

    Bite. Chew. Swallow.

    Most of us can perform the motions of eating all too well. But for Reanna Miller, 4, who has a rare disease called Townes Brock Syndrome, eating is a challenging - and sometimes dangerous -- chore.

    Reanna has already endured heart surgery, is partially deaf, has been on a ventilator and suffers from gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). For much of her life she has been fed via a feeding tube in her stomach.

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  • Park celebrates the 4th

    Organizers of the Fourth of July event at the Clear Creek Park are expecting a large turnout at their annual celebration on July 4th.

    The theme of this year's celebration is "old-fashioned family fun" and with the activities that are scheduled, the event promises to be just that.

    The event opens at 6 p.m. and the cost of admission is $2 a person. Motorists will enter the park through gate 2 off Burks Branch Road.

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  • Tech Center gets budget cuts

    The Shelby County Area Technology Center will have to survive next school year with up to a 12 percent cut to its total budget.

    While the center's administration does not anticipate having to scale back personnel or student services, if the lack of funding continues next year, such cuts would be likely.

    Susan Wiley, the center's principal, told the Shelby County Board of Education last on June 26 that the 10 to 12 percent cut to the center's budget will mostly affect the amount of equipment and supplies that the center can purchase.

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