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Today's News

  • School board to look at MAP scores

    The final round of MAP testing scores for the past school year will be reviewed by the Shelby County School Board on Thursday night.

    Deputy Superintendent Lisa Smith will present the scores to the board, for a spring-to-spring comparison as an indication of how students have progressed in their academic year.

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  • Man arrested for stealing gas from sheriff

    Not even the sheriff himself is immune to being the target of theft, as Mike Armstrong found out recently.

    Armstrong in April apprehended Austin J. Simmons, 18, of Pleasureville after discovering Simmons allegedly stealing diesel fuel from a fuel tank, a sheriff’s report said.

    Simmons was in Armstrong’s driveway in a pickup truck at about 11 p.m. when the sheriff confronted him. When Armstrong tried to place Simmons under arrest, a struggle ensued, and Armstrong had to take Simmons to the ground in order to handcuff him, the report said.

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  • Shelby County Magistrate Ruble won’t seek 4th term

    Allen Ruble, who has served on Shelby County Fiscal Court for three terms, won’t be seeking re-election in 2014.

    Ruble, a Republican whose District 3 is north of Shelbyville, made the announcement at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court.

    “After much thought and prayer, I have decided not to run again when this term is up,” Ruble said in a prepared statement. “At the end of my present term, it will have been honor and privilege to have served as third district magistrate for twelve years.”

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  • Traffic issue on KY 55 resurfaces

    Congested traffic near a construction zone that surfaced last fall again is drawing the attention of county and state officials.

    Shelby County District 7 Magistrate Mike Whitehouse, who brought up last fall what he said was a dangerous traffic situation at the entrance of Martinrea Heavy Stamping, where he works, reiterated his concerns to a representative of the Transportation Cabinet at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court.

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  • Shelby County Fair: Best of old, lots of new

    You might think that this year the Shelby County Fair couldn’t possibly be as exciting as last year, when there were lots of special touches to mark the event’s 150th celebration, but you would be wrong, fair officials say.

    “We had some new things for the fair last year with our one hundred and fiftieth anniversary, and we’ll have some of those again this year,” said Ray Tucker, president of the A&M Association, the entity that puts on the fair.

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  • Pets in hot vehicles: 5 minutes can kill

    A Shelbyville woman may have saved a puppy recently from a horrible death from a condition that includes hemorrhaging, with blood streaming from its eyes, nose or other body cavities.

    No, it’s not some rare disease, but simply heat stroke from being left in a parked car in bright sunlight.

    On a visit to Kroger in late April, on her way into the store, Dawn Hanaway said she saw a puppy locked in a car with the windows cracked about two inches.

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  • Shelbyville looking to get tough on properties in disrepair

    The city of Shelbyville is adding more teeth to its ordinances relating to code enforcement – including a new way to collect on fines its inspectors levy.

    During a special called meeting Tuesday the council conducted the first reading of an ordinance that would strengthen the city’s ability to enforce its code enforcement regulations on properties that have fallen into disrepair, mostly lawns and overgrown areas and the collection of trash, rubbish or junk cars left on lots.

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  • Shelby County Fiscal Court: Vigo, Back Creek to be resurfaced

    Funding has been allocated to repave Vigo Road and Back Creek Road, the top two projects this summer in a state-funded annual program.
    Shelby County Fiscal Court magistrates voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve recommendations made for the Transportation  Cabinet’s 2013-14 Rural Secondary Road Program for Shelby County.

    Transportation Chief District Engineer Matt Bullock was on hand at the meeting to outline the plan.

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  • Simpsonville sidewalk bids may be considered on June 19

    For nearly five years the Simpsonville City Commission has been sitting on ready to get its spiffy downtown sidewalks constructed and open for the public’s feet.

    That feat may be a bit closer by the end of this month, because commissioners hope soon to entertain and let bids for the final contracts on the project.

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  • Tractor event promotes safe driving

     Think of it like a driver’s test, except for tractors.

    Participants from the ages of 12 to 19 were invited to gather at Shelby County High School early Wednesday morning to prove their skill, precision, and concern for safety in a tractor driving competition sponsored by the Shelby County Cooperative Extension offices.

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