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 On Thursday the Shelbyville City Council quickly approved a resolution for the acquisition of a section of property northeast of Collins High School and construction of a road that will connect Midland Industrial Drive with a road to be constructed by Shelby County Public Schools

The surprising part about the move was that it also included a request from SCPS on the annexation of the school district’s property, which includes Collins High School and the soon to be built Marnel Moorman School.

Teacher delegate to will come...

  Just one week after teachers rallied together in Frankfort to protect school funding and their pensions, Gov. Matt Bevin and public education are once again toe-to-toe in the ring.

Last Monday, thousands of Kentucky teachers joined together at the capital to voice their opposition of a pension bill that puts future teachers into a hybrid cash-balance plan, rather than a traditional pension, and will increase the time they must work before retirement benefits become available.

Many also voiced their desire to see better funding for public education.

Long takes over as Clean...

 Shelby County native Randy Long is now at the helm of the county’s Clean Community program.

Long fills the shoes of longtime coordinator, Kathy Ranard, who retired from the position at the end of January after serving the community for 26 years.

“Right now I’m still trying to learn the job,” Long said, noting Ranard has been very helpful in the transition. “She has taught me a lot. If it wasn’t for her, there would be a lot I wouldn’t know.”

SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD -...

 On Thursday, SCPS school board members will hear a report from Studio Kremer Architects on the new Marnel C. Moorman School to be developed south of Collins High School on Discovery Boulevard.

Also at the meeting, board members will consider approval for the construction documents and release for bids for the new school, pending final review and approval by Superintendent James Neihof and Kentucky Department of Education.

Public input positive on...

Though progress on the Shelby County Greenway Trail has been slowed by weather, parks’ consultant Clay Cottongim says the trails are already being used.

As a sign of the project’s popularity, he pointed to an unusually large crowd at a public meeting

Thompson walks in Down Syndrome...

 Simpsonville’s Noelle Thompson – the reigning Miss Cardinal Country and former Miss Heart of Louisville within the Miss America System – is accustomed to the spotlight. 

And last week Thompson used her titles to shift that shining light onto her friends with the Downs with Derby Fashion Show and Charity Auction in Louisville.

Thompson was ecstatic to be a part of the event, which builds off her own work forming the Breakthrough 4 a Buddy group.

Hepatitis A outbreak draws...

 

This year, there have been 241 cases of Hepatitis A in Louisville, a dramatic increase from the two to four cases in an average year. 

Although the outbreak has not reached Shelby County, North Central District Health Department Environmental Director Dave Cammack says residents of Shelby County should take precautions to protect themselves.

TRIPLE S PLANNING COMMISSION -...

 A development off Discovery Boulevard is regaining steam after an eight-year hiatus.

The Catalpagreen Development stalled and sat stagnant after previous developers defaulted with the economic downturn.

Engineer Kerry Magan, representing the development, noted the commissioners previously reviewed the plan about a decade ago when it was in the hands of a different owner.

Tax return deadline looming

 Procrastination gets the best of all of us from time to time, but if you’ve been putting off filing your taxes this year it’s time to get on the ball.

With the April 17 deadline quickly approaching, many are scrambling to gather their documents and complete their forms at the last minute, while some are still avoiding the task altogether.

Unfortunately this is not one of those situations that will go away on its own if you ignore it long enough.

Failure to file can result in a penalty of an addition 25 percent of taxes owed.

No argument, Collins debate team...

Three Collins High School HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)students are eager to head to Texas this summer to compete at the International Leadership Conference.

Juniors Jacob Hisle, Jerry Lancaster and Ryan Waford earned their bid after a first place finish in biomedical debate at the state leadership conference last month.

Lancaster, the president of Collins chapter, said HOSA is a club open to anyone interested in the health and medical field.