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  • Community shower celebrates 10 years

    Over the last 10 years, the annual Shelby County Community baby shower has helped hundreds of local women prepare for motherhood.

    And this year's event promises to be more of the same.

    Sarabeth Farabee, event organizer, said each year the shower helps a host of expecting and new mothers have healthy pregnancies, babies and families.

    Farabee said representatives from 25 community agencies will be on hand during the shower to help provide mothers with information that they will need before and after their baby is born.

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  • Three injured in crash

    A local woman and two children were injured Thursday morning when the van the woman was driving overturned on Zaring Mill Road.

    According to Shelby County sheriff's deputy Riley Kennedy, when Elizabeth Moffett lost control of the van, the vehicle dropped off the pavement into a steep dropoff.

    "That caused it to flip, and then it just slid on its side," he said.

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  • Ag divisions on Triple S agenda

    The next Triple S Planning and Zoning Commission meeting will be held at the Stratton Community Center on April 15.

    On the agenda are:

    * An agricultural plat of 13.8 acres at 191 Mudd Rd.

    * A final plat of 92.3 acres on Shelbyville Road at the Jefferson County line.

    * A final PUD of 14.4 acres at 819 Buckcreek Rd. in Simpsonville.

    * A preliminary PUD with waiver at 819 Buckcreek Rd. in Simpsonville. Proposed use: mini storage.

    * An agricultural division of 56.4 acres at 5119 Bagdad Rd.

    * An agricultural division of 72.7 acres on Cat Ridge Road.

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  • Rainwater brings up sewage in Shelbyville

    The city of Shelbyville received some of the heaviest rain it has seen in years last week, causing serious floods -- and sometimes worse.

    Clear Creek completely flooded Elmo Head Park, located at the bottom of the hill at 4th and Bradshaw.

    With the sewage line under water, a stinking blend of toilet paper, excrement, condoms and the like bubbled up from manhole covers and floated into the stream. As the water receded, some of the mix was left strewn across the park to soak up the sun, giving off an unbearable stench.

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  • Martinrea plans more layoffs

    Because of a downturn in the automotive industry, one of the county's largest employers has laid off 35 employees since the beginning of the year and is planning to lay off 45 to 55 more next month.

    Holly Sum, human resources manager for Martinrea Heavy Stamping in Shelbyville, said the company has notified the United Auto Workers union, which represents the workers, about the upcoming cuts.

    Over the next few weeks a union committee will determine who is cut based on who has the least amount of seniority and which positions are most needed at the plant, she said.

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  • Working as a team

    The Louisville Metro Police Mounted Unit (LMMPU) held a demonstration at the Equestrian Lakes covered arena on Saturday, then let spectators greet their horses.

    After trotting the horses around to warm up, the officers explained the ongoing training that the horses go through.

    Through training, the officers said it is important to desensitize the horses to unpredictable noises and human behavior. To do this, the officers use a trash bag full of cans, which they toss around wildly.

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  • Shelby Singers and orchestra take top awards

    The Shelby County High School Orchestra and Choir earned the sweepstakes trophy and the most distinguished award in national competition at the Heritage Music Festival's National Competition Saturday, April 5 in Atlanta.

    The orchestra won a silver rating in the competition. The Shelby Singers placed second in Class 3A division (school size of 1,200 or more). The Blast Show Choir placed first in the Show Choir division.

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  • Local woman injured in auto accident

    A Shelbyville woman is listed in satisfactory condition at the University of Louisville Hospital after being injured in a single-vehicle accident Monday.

    Audrea Stiles, 32, of 2024 Hearthside Circle, was injured when she was ejected from the sunroof of her 2008 Lexus.

    According to Shelby Couty Deputy Sheriff Mike Murphy, the accident happened at about 8 a.m. as Stiles was heading into a curve on Eminence Pike.

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  • City puts liquor tax on ice

    The controversial liquor tax has reached its end in Shelbyville.

    With a 5-1 vote on its second reading, an ordinance repealing the alcohol sales regulatory license fee was approved by the Shelbyville City Council. Although the vote took place on Thursday, the ordinance actually cut off the alcohol tax at the end of last year.

    The ordinance states "the fee shall be canceled for all alcohol sales on or after January 1, 2008."

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  • Interviews held for superintendent

    The Shelby County Board of Education conducted their first interview with a candidate for the vacant superintendent position last Thursday morning.

    In the next two weeks the board will have interviews with four more candidates. They are expected to announce the new superintendent by the end of April.

    The board received 27 applications for the position by the end of February and a search committee slimmed the field down to five last month.

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