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Today's News

  • Baseball: Collins sweeps, SCHS splits

    Collins topped two teams, and Shelby County won one and lost one during the weekend.

    The Titans trounced host Fairdale, 10-0, in five innings Friday, then beat visiting Waggener, 8-4, Saturday.

    Four solid innings from junior starter Chris Cervantes helped propel them past the Bulldogs (8-13 after the loss).

    “Chris Cervantes pitched great for four innings to get the win,” Collins Coach Roy Bailey said. “He only gave up one hit.”

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  • Engagement: Ruble-Hedges

    Allen and Alana Ruble of Shelbyville announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Beth Ruble, to Justin Hedges. He is the son of Gerald and Cindy Hedges of Waddy.

    Ruble is a 2006 graduate of Shelby County High School and will graduate in December 2011 from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing.

    Hedges is a 2000 graduate of Western Hills High School of Frankfort and works for the Kentucky Department of Transportation.

    An August wedding is planned.

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  • I'm one: Danica Marie Stephenson

    Danica Marie Stephenson will celebrate her first birthday May 5, 2011.

    She is the daughter of Dan and Jamie Stephenson of Lawrenceburg.

    Grandparents are Wayne and Nina Glass of Waddy, Doug and Kathy Sloan of Finchville, Hal and Debbie Thompson of Bettendorf, Iowa. Great-grandparents are Mary Tipton of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Hilda Purdum of New London, N.C.

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  • Armstrong gets pinned

    Shelbyville Rotary Club member Don Armstrong (center) receives a Paul Harris lapel pin with a sapphire gem in honor of his continuing support of The Rotary Foundation. On hand for the presentation are Chuck Cicchella (left), past district governor of Rotary Dist. 6712, and Tom Sorrell, president of Shelbyville Rotary.

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  • 4 generation: Patterson

    Four generations of the Patterson family gathered recently for a photograph. They are (seated) Clarence Patterson of Finchville, holding Madison Kane; and (standing from left) Olivia Kane, grandmother Sharon Warner of Louisville, McKenzie and mother Becky Kane. The Kane family is from Buckner.

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  • Court report: May 4, 2011

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  • Election 2011: Williams, Farmer plant themselves in Shelby

    The governor's race finally took a step into Shelby County on Monday

    Although all three Republican candidates have been campaigning for months – Democrat incumbent Steve Beshear is running unopposed and therefore doesn't have a primary election – Shelby County seems to have been largely ignored from the campaign trail even with the Primary Election less than two weeks away.

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  • For some students, the day of the attack on bin Laden created a tool for learning about government.

     

     

     

     

     

    Where were you when John F. Kennedy was shot? When the Challenger exploded? On Sept. 11, 2001? When you heard the news Osama bin Laden had been found and killed by a U.S. Navy Seals team?

    That's the historical context Collins teacher Phil Bell was trying to stress to his AP Government class on Monday.

    Bell, who often works current events into his lesson plans, spent the entire period on bin Laden and the news Monday.

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  • Shelby native Burnett finishes 8th at Rolex

    Shelby County native Hannah Sue Burnett used a strong cross country score to race up the standings at the Rolex Three-Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park over the weekend.

    Burnett placed fifth in cross country, posting a blazing time of 10 minutes and 57 seconds with no faults.

    That pushed Burnett into the fifth position overall going into Sunday's stadium jumping event where she finished the event inside the top 10, at eighth overall.

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  • City council to get look at ’11-’12 budget

    The Shelbyville City Council will undergo the first reading of its 2011-2012 budget at Thursday's regularly scheduled meeting at 6:30 p.m. at city hall.

    The council will hear a budget report from Mayor Tom Hardesty before voting.

    Hardesty said the public can expect another tight, balanced budget from city hall.

    "Unless something goes haywire, we plan on having a balanced budget," he said.

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