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Today's News

  • Lady Rocket golfers getting hot

    The Shelby County girls' golf team started the season with four straight top three finishes and they have only continued to get better.

    The Lady Rockets turned that hot start into their first win of the season, taking home the title in the Central Hardin Invitational on Aug. 16. The girls then whipped Scott County by nine strokes in match play on Aug. 19. Then at Mt. Sterling Golf Course over the weekend the Lady Rockets shot their lowest team score ever -- a 334 -- finishing second in the Montgomery County Invitational.

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  • Trash class: Studying society through trash

    Local teachers Joe Franzen and Thom Coffee recently gave their students a first hand experience on a archeological dig where they learned about a strange and unknown culture.

    But they didn't have to get on a plane to Egypt or Israel. In fact, they didn't even leave their classroom - they just had to root through the trash from the teacher's lounge.

    Franzen and Coffee, both history teachers at West Middle School, recently gave their students a lesson in garbagology - the study of trash.

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  • A pig in a bullpen: Family adopts orphan potbellied pig

    They named him Wilbur although the Sherrod family isn't sure if the potbellied pig someone dropped off near their home is a boy or girl.

    Whatever the sex, Wilbur likes apples and he really likes bread. And he isn't afraid of bulls.

    Wilbur was one of two potbellied pigs the Sherrod family found wandering their property a little over a week ago. Apparently they were castoffs from someone who didn't like the pigs' rooting - Wilbur wears a nose ring.

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  • School menus - August 25-29

    Monday -- BBQ pork rib or pizza stick, corn on cob, green beans, pear, mandarin oranges or pineapple, milk

    B = Sausage biscuit or oatmeal

    Tuesday -- Hamburger or cheese-burger or chili dog, French fries, ketchup/mustard, lettuce/ tomato, salad dressing/ mayo, pickle/ onion, pear, mandarin oranges or pine-apple, milk (Simpsonville has Little Caesar's pizza

    B = Sausage pancake bites or breakfast bun

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  • What's the motive?

    As all know, energy costs for fuels of every kind is high. It is so elevated that many who must commute to work are dipping into any reserves of cash and reducing such essentials as food items for their families. You would think that such situations would bring our Democratic majority of congressional members to action in order to combat this tragedy to their constituents. This does not appear to be the case! Instead, these misguided legislators divert any action taking place in congress to ineffective and laughable performances.

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  • Waits named president of jailers association

    Shelby County Jailer Bobby Waits has been elected president of the Kentucky Jailers Association (KJA) for the third time.

    That's quite an honor considering there are 74 jailers in Kentucky, said Marshall Long, executive director of the KJA.

    "He's one of the better jailers in the state," Long said. "He does an excellent job and he runs a good, tight ship. He works hard and he's well-respected by other jailers."

    Waits acknowledged that while heading up the association is indeed an honor, the position involves a lot of traveling back and forth to Frankfort.

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  • Teacher choking student case under review

    County Attorney Hart Megibben is reviewing a case in which a local teacher is accused of choking a student during class.

    Local law enforcement and Child Protective Services are still investigating the case, which involves former West Middle School art teacher Catherine Lindsey and a female student. Lindsey has since resigned.

    Megibben said he is waiting until he has more information on the case before he makes a decision on how to proceed.

    The incident in question happened on May 5, 2008.

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  • Thanks, Mitch! No thanks, Ted!

    I write to follow-up on Ted Igleheart's 624-word diatribe entitled "Thanks, Mitch" published August 13. While I loved the headline, I think he left a few things out.

    Thanks, Mitch, for your unfailing support of the men and women in uniform who are protecting our nation every day and night. What's sad and unprecedented is the mainstream media's biased and mostly inaccurate portrayal of our military.

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  • Simpsonville approves zoning regs

    The Simpsonville City Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt new zoning regulations for the 1-64 interchange.

    The new regulations, which affect the permitted uses for property adjacent to or near Exit 28, were created in order to specify what is, and what is not, allowed in that area.

    Included in the proposed regulations is a list of over 300 types of businesses that are permitted or excluded.

    Each of these types of businesses is labeled as permitted, conditionally permitted or not allowed.

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  • Triple S approves Cropper telecom tower

    Cellular service may soon be improving in Cropper.

    At its Aug. 19 meeting, The Triple S Planning and Zoning Commission approved an application from Powertel/Memphis, Inc. d/b/a T-Mobile USA, Inc. for a 300-foot self-support telecommunication tower on Robert and Judy Allen's farm at 6582 Cropper Rd.

    The tower's purpose is to transport data from Louisville to Eastern Kentucky. It will be capable of holding four cellular carriers, with T-Mobile being one of them, to provide better cellular service in the Cropper area.

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