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Youth killed in ATV accident

Police have ruled an all-terrain vehicle crash in which an 11-year-old Henry County boy died Thursday to be an accident.

Dylan Chase Thurman of Eminence, whose mother and other family members live in Shelby County, was killed after the four-wheeler he was driving wrecked on his family’s farm, Kentucky State Police Detective Tim Moore said.

“He was operating it by himself, and he was ejected,” Moore said.

Shelby County Magistrate Ruble...

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.”

Outlet mall: It’s official: The...

Despite a bevy of moved dirt, rock and even a 6.5-acre lake, Horizon Group Properties along with representatives of the city of Simpsonville made things official Tuesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking at the site of Outlet Shoppes at Louisville.

After two years of speculation and development work, this retail center – now said to be 374,300 square feet of space – is under way on a 50-acre parcel at Exit 38 of Interstate I-64, just south of the intersection of Buck Creek and Veechdale roads.

VAN STOCKUM: Part 3:...

My 2-part series has been expanded to four parts. In the first two parts of this narrative, I have described my wonder, as a young Marine second lieutenant, upon visiting the East Coast for the first time.

Upon my completion of officer training and indoctrination at the Marine Basic School in the Philadelphia Navy Yard in May 1938, I traveled to my next duty station, the USS Tennessee, a battleship then anchored off its home port, San Pedro, Calif.

Shelby's Brown: Open berth...

Brandon Brown is U.S. Open-bound.

Brown, a professional golfer from Shelbyville, earned a place in next week’s Open – one of the sport’s four major championships – by finishing second Monday in a United States Golf Association Sectional Qualifying event in Springfield, Ohio.

Brown shot 5-under-par for 36 holes at Springfield Country Club to garner a spot in the 156-player field that will converge on Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., on June 13-16.

Pets in hot vehicles: 5 minutes...

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.

Shelby man protests switch from...

The migration from local cable, Internet, and phone service provider Insight to Time Warner Cable is under way in Kentucky, but if one local protestor is to be believed, everything isn’t going 100 percent smoothly.

The swap began Monday, and those who previously used Insight as their phone provider were required to reset and then complete their voicemail setups in order to receive voicemails.

Former Insight Internet users, starting this Monday, will have to complete an Internet and E-mail registration process in order to continue having access.

Shelbyville looking to get tough...

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.

Shelby County Fiscal Court:...

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.

Shelby woman in fair condition...

One person remains hospitalized in fair condition following a 2-vehicle, head-on collision Monday afternoon that sent both drivers and two passengers to the hospital.

Penny Conner, a passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, remains at the University of Louisville Medical Center. All others involved were treated and released following the collision at the intersection of Midland Trail and Old Finchville Road.

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