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It doesn't look like local teachers will be getting much of a raise next year.

Due to budgetary restrictions, the Shelby County Board of Education is considering giving local teachers only the state mandated 1 percent salary increase for next year.

Crestview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Shelbyville has joined the ranks of those who have decided to start recycling with its "Go Green" kickoff last Friday.

The center held a small reception Friday, attended by city officials, to celebrate its decision to begin recycling. Suanne Brooks-Doyle, administration and marketing director for Crestview, said the staff and residents wanted to begin recycling "to make a difference in the environment and in the community."

The Kentucky Cutting Horse Association could return to Shelby County by late summer.

KCHA held numerous events at the Shelby County Fairgrounds last year, but was unable to reach an agreement with the fairgrounds to continue using the space in 2008.

"We like the location and everything, but we just weren't able to reach an agreement," said Henry Taylor, president of KCHA. "But we're going to hopefully be moving back to Shelby County."

Susan Groves brought her sons Vaughn, 5, and Gentry, 2, to the indoor pool at Clear Creek Family Activity Center Monday evening to begin their second week of lessons offered by Infant Swimming Resource (ISR). As she watched Gentry calmly float in the pool, she said she was amazed by how comfortable he had become in the water in just a week's time.

"Brilliant," she said. "Every parent should do this."