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Today's News

  • Christmas in Mount Eden

    The Mount Eden Ruritan club was filled with cheer and good tidings on Friday during the annual Christmas in Mount Eden celebration. Folks lined tables to feast on chili, hot dogs and decadent homemade desserts, and others browsed the expanded craft and gift area in the adjacent building.

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  • Chesser wedding

    Suebeth and Tyler Chesser were married Sept. 3, 2011, at Pleasant Hill Christian Church.

    Parents of the bride are Tommy and Sue Newton of Waddy. The groom is the son of Darvin Chesser of Taylorsville and Carolyn Reynolds of Versailles.

    Rev. Roy Temple Jr. officiated the double-ring ceremony.

    The bride was given in marriage by her parents.

    Maid of honor was the sister of the bride, Tammy Brewer of Hebron.

    Bridesmaids were the bride’s sisters, Heaven Newton and Brittany Newton, and sister-in-law Lani Newton, all of Waddy.

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  • Car runs through Goody's

    No one was injured when this vehicle crashed through the front door of Goody’s Family Clothing in Shelbyville around 7:30 p.m. Monday. The store manager, Tanya Jones, said no one was in the vehicle, which crashed through the store’s vestibule area. “It apparently just came out of gear,” she said. Jones said the store is open for business. It is not known who owns the van, and Shelbyville Police said they did not have a report on the incident.

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  • Shelby County Sheriff's Reports Dec. 7, 2011

    Robbery

     

    Herlon A. Calhoun, 25, of 316 Memorial Drive was arrested Nov. 30 at 501 Main St. and charged with theft by deception (cold checks under $500), engaging in organized crime and first-degree robbery.

     

    Theft

     

    Emily B. Pyles, 29, of 233 Buck Creek Road in Simpsonville was arrested Nov. 23 at 500 Taylorsville Road and charged with theft by unlawful taking.

     

    DUI

     

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  • Driver injured when coal truck overturns

    The driver of a dump truck hauling coal was hospitalized after overturning his truck and spilling his load Thursday night.

    An accident report from the Shelby County Sheriff’s office said David Byrd, 49, of Sulphur was traveling north on KY 395 between Vigo and Benson roads shortly before 9 p.m. when he Byrd moved over to let another vehicle pass and the right rear tires of his truck dropped off the roadway.

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  • Herbert S. Kays: 1937-2011

    Dr. Herbert S. Kays was a man who wore many hats in his day, but even more than for his time spent as an educator, dentist, or star high school athlete, many will remember him for was his kind-natured spirit.

    Charles Clifton was a Shelbyville native who knew Herbie Kays well.

    “Of all his accomplishments, he was a good man and a good friend. I can’t pay him any higher complement,” he said.

    Kays passed away Oct. 27 at the age of 73.

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  • 6 lanes of I-64 open to Jefferson

    If you have driven west of Simpsonville on Interstate 64 this week, you likely have enjoyed finding the new complement of six lanes open to and from downtown Louisville.

    The widening project, begun in 2009, is more or less complete, at least sufficiently so that the barricades are down, the speed zones gone and menace of work-driven slowdowns and closures eliminated.

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  • News briefs: Dec. 7, 2011

    Shelby County gets

    $50,000 grant for park

    Shelby County Fiscal Court was one of the winners from among 18 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) project grants to help enhance tourism across Kentucky.

    Gov. Steve Beshear announced that Shelby County’s $50,000 grant for Shelby Trails Park was among $558,537 that was being awarded.

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  • News briefs: Dec. 7, 2011

    Shelby County gets

    $50,000 grant for park

    Shelby County Fiscal Court was one of the winners from among 18 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) project grants to help enhance tourism across Kentucky.

    Gov. Steve Beshear announced that Shelby County’s $50,000 grant for Shelby Trails Park was among $558,537 that was being awarded.

    Click here to read more...
  • News briefs: Dec. 7, 2011

    Shelby County gets

    $50,000 grant for park

    Shelby County Fiscal Court was one of the winners from among 18 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) project grants to help enhance tourism across Kentucky.

    Gov. Steve Beshear announced that Shelby County’s $50,000 grant for Shelby Trails Park was among $558,537 that was being awarded.

    Click here to read more...