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  • Family court will stay put for time being

    Family Court Judge John David Myles will have to wait for the new judicial center to be built before he gets to move his office.

    The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) had been in negotiations with New Mount Zion Church to lease the Mulberry Building at 7th and Main streets to renovate that building into office space and a courtroom. But renovating the space would be cost-prohibitive given that the court will be moving into the new judicial center when it is built.

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  • A dog's life

    "I love it. Absolutely love it!" is the sentiment Christine Swartz, of Shepherdsville, has of the SuperDog Sports Center in Simpsonville.

    She drives an hour at least once a week to get to the SuperDog Sports Center in Simpsonville to train her Rhodesian Ridgeback, Chase. The dog, a handsome male and show winner, participates in the center's classes to improve and maintain his show presentation.

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  • Council repents 'sin tax'

    The Shelbyville City Council came to a consensus last Thursday night that they would move to rescind the five percent tax on local alcohol sales.

    After a workshop on Feb. 14 concerning the tax, five of the six council members said they were in favor of getting rid of the tax and giving the close to $50,000 that the tax has earned back to the businesses that sold the alcohol.

    During the workshop, Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty told council members the city took in twice as much in alcohol taxes as it had anticipated.

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  • County reviews weather warnings

    Why did the tornado sirens go off after the tornado had already passed through some areas of the county?

    Why didn't the Bagdad and Cropper areas hear anything on TV weather reports about the tornado in their area until after it had already hit?

    Magistrates raised questions such as these about the way tornado sirens are activated at its regular Tuesday morning meeting.

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  • USDA recalls beef at local schools

    Workers for the Shelby County public school system collected close to 130 cases of ground beef from areas schools on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture deemed the meat "unfit for human food."

    The beef that was recalled locally was part of a nationwide recall of meat that was processed at the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company in Chino, California. In total, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a recall of close to 37 million pounds of beef on Sunday.

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  • 'Hoodie bandit' indicted

    A Shelby County Grand Jury has indicted a local man accused of robbing retail outlets in both Shelby and Jefferson counties at gunpoint during the month of December.

    Kenneth Wayne Chandler, 25, of Shelbyville, was arrested Jan. 4 at his Hill N Dale home following an investigation involving Louisville Metro Police, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Shelbyville Police.

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  • House bill aimed at illegal immigrants

    A bill before the General Assembly would toughen penalties for illegal immigrants who use false IDs to obtain employment, require local law enforcement to enforce customs and immigration laws and force at least some employers to verify citizenship before hiring.

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  • Chairman named for World Games 2010

    Shelbyville's John Long has been selected as chair of the World Games 2010 Foundation's Board of Directors.

    "I am looking forward to being a very active chairman," Long said in a press release. "The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games provide an unprecedented opportunity to showcase both Kentucky and U.S. horse sport, and I know that by working together, we can be sure these Games leave a lasting legacy for many stakeholders."

    Long replaces Tandy Patrick, who will remain an active board member.

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  • Wednesday morning fire

    Shortly before noon Wednesday, firefighters battled a blaze at a home located at 5856 Fisherville Road. No one was injured in the blaze. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. For more on this story, read Friday's Sentinel-News.

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  • New I-64 pipeline still on tap

    A proposed pipeline that would take a Louisville Water Co. line to Frankfort, via Ky. 53 along I-64 in Shelby County is continuing to move forward. The project calls for a 24-inch pipeline that can provide 10 million gallons of water a day to the communities along its proposed route adjacent to the I-64 right-of-way where officials say there will be minimal impact on privately owned land or undeveloped areas.

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