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Today's News

  • Interstate accident injures 1

    A Nicholasville man was injured in an accident on I-64 East Wednesday when he fell asleep at the wheel, Shelbyville Police said.

    Samuel Wingate, 19, ran off the road and crashed into the guard rail at the 33 mile marker at about 12:30 in the afternoon. No other vehicles were involved and Wingate was alone in his 1009 BMW. He was transported to the University of Louisville by Shelby County EMS with minor facial injuries, police said.

     

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  • Black shirts lead Blue and Gold

    Donning the blue and gold for Shelby County on Friday night remains the ultimate goal, but wrapping up in a black jersey on weekday afternoons seems like an odd way to get there.

    Unless that is, you want to be one of the Rockets' leaders.

    Each season SCHS's football coaching staff rewards players that show a high level of effort, commitment and sacrifice with back practice jerseys. Those jerseys give the rest of the team something to strive for and let the players know who they should watch if they’re looking for tips.

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  • Crime Stoppers seek info on burglary

    Information is wanted on a break-in that happened in the 100 block of Valley View Drive between 1:30 p.m. Sunday and 10:15 p.m. Monday.

    Someone broke into a residence and took two television sets, a battery charger, a portable battery pack, and an air pump.

    A neighbor noticed that a door was open at the residence and called police. Officers found no one at the home.

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  • Crime Stoppers seeks info on break-in

    Information is wanted about a break-in that occurred on Sunday, June 7, at about 1 a.m. in the morning.

    On that date, someone broke into a business at 1012 Main Street.

    A tenant who lives at that address noticed when she came in that the window screen had been removed and that the window and curtains were open. She returned to her and called police. She did not see the intruder and so was not able to give police a description of the suspect(s).

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  • Four recovering from crash on Taylorsville Road

    Four people were hospitalized Thursday morning after a two-car crash at the intersection of Brooks Industrial Road and Taylorsville Road.

    Two of them, Gabriella Reynoso, 31, of Shelbyville and Michelle Isenberg, 45, of Simpsonville received minor injuries and were treated at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville and the other two, Jesse Raisor, 21, and Facunda Lopez, 33, both of Shelbyville, were taken to the University of Louisville with multiple, more serious injuries, Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Shawn Cresap said.

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  • Shelbyville City Council to look at 2009 property tax rate

    The Shelbyville City Council will have a full plate when it meets Thursday evening.

    After starting the meeting by welcoming new city engineer Jennifer Herrell, the council will hear a presentation by Norris Beckley regarding the Stepping Stone Youth Enrichment Program.

    The council then will have first readings on three different ordinances. The first ordinance repeals the existing flood damage prevention ordinance and adopts a new ordinance that better follows FEMA guidelines.

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  • State police ask for help

    The Kentucky State Police are asking for the public's help in solving a Spencer County burglary.

    The break-in happened on Feb. 28, when someone broke into a mobile home at 737 Featherbed Hollow Road by prying open the front door, Trooper Ron Turley said.

    Three suspects were involved in the burglary and were captured on video taken by a hunting camera set to detect motion.

    The suspects took a PSE hunting bow, a 7-inch Kenwood touch screen TV, an Orion subwoofer speaker and a PlayStation 2 from the residence.

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  • Post 37 wins state title

    The Shelbyville Post 37 American Legion baseball team had seen enough of Danville. At least enough to be very comfortable.

    Danville had beaten Shelbyville three times, including the district championship, but Shelbyville got the one that mattered Saturday in Paducah, hammering Danville, 17-7, in eight innings for the win, the State Championship and a trip to the Mid-South Regional in Oklahoma.

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  • Cresap comes on as new sheriff’s deputy

    Shelbyville-native Shawn Cresap has joined the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy sheriff.

    “I’ve always loved trying to solve problems. I just love people and think I always wanted to be in law enforcement,” he said.

    The new position is just one of many new and exciting recent developments in Cresap’s life.

    After finishing an 18-week program at the Department of Criminal Justice Training center in Richmond, he bought a house and got started at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office on April 12.

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  • Back to school: Discounts dominate shopping

    Breaking news: Polka dots are in! Repeating: Polka dots are popular once again -- on folders at least.

    And, with soon-to-be 7th-grader Kaitlyn Hudgens, so are any school supplies that are colorful.

    “I like orange or lime green,” she reports.

    Only the holiday shopping season outdoes this time of year, as Kaitlyn, 12, and her mother, Gayla, join the masses, checking out back-to-school sales on binders, pencils, folders, and paper during the last few days before schools open for another year.

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