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Former Shelbyville mayor...

A man responsible for helping shape downtown Shelbyville into what it is now finds his name engraved on the front window of a law office there.

Neil Hackworth, mayor of Shelbyville for 13 years, has come out of 3-year retirement and joined Zaring & Sullivan Law Firm at 600 Main Street.

Hackworth, 65, had held several positions with the Kentucky League of Cities, most recently as deputy executive director, and he said it was time for him to get back to work.

Church news: Feb. 28, 2014

Allen Chapel

Regular morning worship is at 9:30. Rev. Robert Marshall is the pastor. The churchis located on KY 55 in Finchville.

Bagdad Baptist

Business briefcase: Feb. 21, 2014

Shelby native Wallace promoted by consulting firm

McGuireWoods Consulting in Richmond, Va., announced that Patrick Wallace, a native of Shelbyville, has been promoted to assistant vice president. Wallace joined the firm as a research assistant in the Virginia State Government Relations group in June 2011.

Hot-shooting finishes for...

The Collins and Shelby County boys’ basketball teams both ended their regular seasons on high notes Friday night.

The Titans topped visiting John Hardin, 63-48, on their Senior Night, and the Rockets outlasted Gallatin County, 55-48, in Warsaw.

 

Collins 63, John Hardin 48

The host Titans shot 53.3 percent from the field, including 55.6 percent in the second half, as they won their fifth consecutive game and their 13th in their last 14 to finish 23-3.

NEWS DIGEST: March 7, 2014

Touched Twice needs volunteers

Touched Twice, the free medical clinic that makes its fifth stop in Shelbyville next Saturday, needs some help.

Organizers said this week that they need about 200 additional volunteers to help move people through the clinic, which is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church Shelbyville, 1516 Midland Trail.

Guests of Touched Twice are served on a first-come, first-served basis, and volunteers are needed to staff each area of the clinic.

Election 2104, State Senate:...

Gary “Tony” McCurdy says he’s tired of Kentucky’s lawmakers looking at the small picture and wants to see a more proactive approach.

That led him to run against Ben Chandler in the 6th District U.S. Congress race in 2008.

“There wasn’t a Republican running against him, and I knew he could be beaten,” he said. “So I decided to run.”

Although he lost by about 2 percent, McCurdy, a conservative Republican, did get the itch to serve.

Titans get well with Kidwell

The Anderson County boys’ basketball team geared its defense Tuesday night to try to stop Ralphie Stone in the 30th District Tournament semifinals.

The Bearcats limited Stone, Collins’ senior forward and the 8th Region player of the year, to two field goals, but they had no answer for Brent Kidwell.

Kidwell, a 6-foot junior point guard, scored a game-high 18 points and also had several key assists in the Titans’ 57-44 triumph at Shelby County’s Mike Casey Gymnasium.

Looking back: March 7, 2014

Information was gathered from previous years of The Shelby Sentinel, The Shelby News and The Sentinel-News. You can reach the writer at sharonw@sentinelnews.com.

Rockets' streak stopped

In an effort to prepare for the postseason Shelby County girls’ basketball coach Mike Sowers put some formidable foes at the tail end of his team’s regular-season schedule.

He got exactly what he wanted and then some Tuesday night, as host Scott County ended the Rockets’ 5-game winning streak with a 71-51 victory in Georgetown.

“We didn’t play well, and they are too good for us not to play well,” Sowers said. “Not a lot I can say, but I wanted a couple tough opponents before districts, and it looks like I got it.”

Rockets’ girls try for No. 3 vs...

Beating a team three times in one season is a difficult thing to do, most basketball coaches will tell you.

The Shelby County girls’ basketball team will try to do just that at 6 tonight, when the second-seeded Rockets host crosstown-rival Collins, seeded No. 3, in the 30th District Tournament semifinals at Mike Casey Gymnasium.

The Rockets swept the Titans in two meetings during the regular season, winning, 49-28, Dec. 13 at Casey Gym and, 40-26, Feb. 8 at Collins.