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  • Community datebook

    Support groups

    April 17 -- Parents of Children with Learning Differences and Attention Difficulties meets at 7 p.m. at the Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, 2210 Goldsmith Ln., #118, Louisville. For additional information call the LDA office at 502-473-1256.

    April 24 -- Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder meets 7-8:30 p.m. at the Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, 2210 Goldsmith Lane, #118, Louisville. For additional information, call the LDA office at 502-473-1256.

    Public can attend

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  • Health fairs on tap

    Two local organizations are hoping to promote healthy lifestyles within the community at two upcoming wellness events.

    The third annual Woman's Wellness Fair will take place April 22 at Claudia Sanders. The fair, which is sponsored by Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, is coordinated by the hospital's ladies auxiliary.

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  • Rockets whip Gallatin 10-0 in five innings

    Nolan Mills put the Rockets on his back in the field, and Shelby County came up with some big hits to forget a three-game slide with a 10-0 five-inning win over Gallatin County Monday.

    Mills threw a perfect game through the run-rule-shortened contest, something head coach Bart Roettger said is a major feat.

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  • Simpsonville police to get Tasers

    The Kentucky League of Cities Insurance Services recently awarded the City of Simpsonville a $3,000 grant that the city will use to buy Tasers for its police force.

    The city will also update the police policies and procedures manual to better protect the public, Simpsonville Mayor Steve Eden said in a press release.

    "We are committed to upgrading our police department in order to offer the best protection to our citizens," Eden said. "This grant along with our recent addition of a fourth officer is a positive step in providing those services."

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  • Local students get ready for the statewide assessment

    Even though Sally Zaring's first grade class isn't going to take the statewide student assessment next week, her students are doing their part to encourage their fellow schoolmates to do their best on the test.

    Zaring's class spent about a half an hour on Tuesday afternoon writing notes and cards to fifth graders at Painted Stone who will be taking the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT) from April 21 to May 2.

    Zaring said the students know how important the tests are for the school. The notes are good souses of encouragement for them, she said.

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  • Recognizing a credit card scam

    It's no secret that credit card companies can be annoyingly persistent on the phone. Josie Mack said her 86-year-old mother Frances Beckley was being called at least once a week by the same caller. Each time the woman on the other end said she could lower the interest rate on Beckley's credit card then relentlessly tried to verify her card information.

    The red flag was the fact that Beckley doesn't own a credit card.

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  • Lexington woman charged with murder of infant

    A Lexington woman is being held in the Shelby County Detention Center charged with murder in connection with the death of her infant.

    Tonya Nicole Brown, 25, was arrested on Thursday in Lexington after her newborn baby was found in a dumpster at Fairway Crossing near Exit 35 on Interstate 64 in Shelbyville.

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  • Lady Rockets grab big region win over Oldham

    Both Shelby and Oldham counties' softball teams were fresh off the Sports Warehouse Classic over the weekend. The Lady Rockets fell to host Owensboro Catholic in the quarterfinals; Oldham also lost to Owensboro Catholic in the finals.

    However, Shelby showed the Lady Colonels a thing or two about bouncing back. The Lady Rockets won 7-2 at Oldham County Monday.

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  • Out with the old, in with the new

    There's a reason why the popularity of boxing is on the decline.

    It's the same reason why mixed martial arts (MMA) organizations have shot into the forefront as the premiere fight sport.

    The success of each lies in its marketability.

    The boxing fan base was healthier when there were fighters people cared about competing in fights that meant something.

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  • Chef dishes it out

    Johnny Lewis is only 21 years old, but he is already well on his way to wowing the culinary world.

    Lewis began his career the day after graduating from the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan three years ago, going to work for the American Gill on Staten Island. A few months later, he landed a job as a line cook at the prestigious Tavern on the Green in Central Park in New York City, where he achieved the status of sous-chef within a year and a half.

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