Today's News

The proposal by Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty that the city should seek a zone change for the 74 acres of land it recently annexed along the Shelbyville Bypass came and went before the city council without a peep on Thursday night.

The council voted unanimously – council member Mike Zoeller was absent – and without comment to ask the Triple S Planning Commission to hold a public hearing on changing the land at the southeast corner of Harrington Mill Road and Freedom’s Way from agriculture to I-1 – light industrial.

A severe thunderstorm that roared through Shelby County Saturday night left downed trees everywhere and even completely destroyed several bay doors at the Simpsonville Fire Station.

“Three of our bay doors can’t be repaired; they will have to replaced,” said Simpsonville Fire Chief Ronnie Sowder.

The chief added that the damage was not the result of downed trees, but rather, wind damage.

“The wind just buckled those doors,” he said.

A bridge that has been a landmark in Shelby County for decades could be closed temporarily in the next few days – perhaps as soon as Wednesday – because it has been declared unsafe by state bridge inspectors.

Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said a recent state inspection cited critical structural deficiencies with the Who Da Thot It Bridge, which links Whod A Thot It Hill Road  in Shelbyville with Jail Hill Road, and that it will either have to be repaired or closed.

SCPS sets its policy

for free meal programs

Shelby County Public Schools announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for students under the national lunch and breakfast programs.

Application forms are being sent to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians. Interested households must complete the application and return it to the school to be reviewed to determine eligibility. That process can occur at any time during the year. Applications require full financial disclosure of gross income.