Today's News

Wyatt Hurst of Shelbyville will be making his television debut at an extremely early age – in fact, he’s so young, he probably won’t even remember it when he’s grown.

Hurst, a tender 2 years old, will appear on America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC-WHAS-Ch. 11) on Sunday night at 7.

The toddler is the younger child of Josh and Malia Hurst, who also have a 4-year-old, Sophie.

The upcoming episode was brought to the attention of The Sentinel-News by the boy’s grandfather, Shelby County Jailer Bobby Waits.

Shelby’s unemployment

rate up to 8% in January

Shelby County’s unemployment rate crept back to 8 percent in January, but that ranked it among the 10 lowest in the state for the month.

Overall unemployment rates fell in 114 Kentucky counties between January 2011 and January 2012.

Collins High School was among 41 high schools selected by the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) and its partners to receive grants to develop or improve the nutritional, physical activity or tobacco prevention policies at their schools.

The $500 grants are part of the Students Taking Charge program offered by Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids (KYAFHK). Collins High received a grant for a tobacco awareness plan. “Health leads to a wealth of knowledge, success, and a long life which students care about,” said junior Taylor Royse.