Today's News

Carl Henry was smiling big because he good news to report about the progress with construction of the Shelbyville Bypass.

"Burks Branch is back open again," he said. "And it's about time."

State officials said no further delays are anticipated and that the entire, $26.1million project is on schedule to be completed by August 2009.

"Right now, the excavation work is done, and almost all the bridge road work is also done," said Andrea Clifford, spokesperson for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "We have one more concrete pour coming up on Tuesday."

Ghedra Dunn has opened a new tanning salon located on Frankfort Road at the Village Office Complex, the site of the former Henry Clay School.

The salon contains six tanning rooms, some of which are decorated with themes, such as the "Cowboy Room," the "Red, White and Blue Room," and the "Pink Room."

There is also a small play area for children.

The salon is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

723 miles.

That's how far Wall Street is from downtown Shelbyville.

That might seem like a long way, but the proposed $700 billion bailout of failing mortgage finance companies will hit pretty close to home.

It would cost taxpayers in Shelby County alone $80 million.

Some people are calling Wall Street's current financial crisis the worst since The Great Depression, causing many nationally and locally to question the wisdom of the bailout and the overall financial stability of the country.

Martinrea Heavy Stamping, continuing to battle the struggling automotive economy, will eliminate one-third of its workforce during the next two months.

And if the situation there doesn't improve, local union leaders say they believe the plant might be shut down entirely.

Local 2383 President Dwayne Gilbert said that 37 union workers would be let go on Wednesday and 47 more on Nov. 10, leaving 147 employees at the company that in 2000 had about 1,100 in 2000.