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TRIPLE S PLANNING COMMISSION - Hotel eyes Simpsonville property behind Pilot

Plans are moving forward for the potential development of a hotel in Simpsonville. 

When the Triple S Planning Commission convened Tuesday, commissioners approved a request to divide a tract of land that could get the ball rolling.

Amy Cooksey with Mindel, Scott & Associates explained that the property owner has a client who looking for a two-acre site for a future hotel.

SHELBY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - Innovative programs growing, show promise

With only one meeting on the schedule for the month of June, the Shelby County Board of Education had a full load on its agenda Thursday.

Among the several topics of discussion was a presentation regarding the district's innovative programs and their direction for the upcoming school year.

Bullitt Co. teen dies in Shelby accident

A late Tuesday night accident in Shelby County has taken the life of a Mount Washington teen, according to a report filed by the Kentucky State Police, who was also a junior at Shelby County High School.

The one vehicle incident, which remains under investigation by KSP, occurred around midnight on Tuesday at 8151 Mount Eden Road.

State police officials did not return messages seeking more information.

Shelby County EMS, Mount Eden Fire and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Departments assisted at the scene.

Road rage and rubbernecking

Lunchtime commuters traveling along I-64 in Shelbyville likely found themselves in a bit of a jam Wednesday, regardless of their direction of travel. 

Officials working two separate but related scenes say a series of events stemming from road rage and a physical altercation was followed by arrests on the westbound side of the highway near mile marker 33.

The unusual even spawned slow traffic and rubbernecking, which caused a collision on the east bound side I-64.

Big boy toys

The sound of roaring engines accompanied by the sight of smoke plumes rising and dirt spraying into the air at the tractor pull attracts a large at the Shelby County Fair each year. 

But unbeknownst to many, behind all the commotion on the motorsport track, a small-scale version of the excitement can be found in the barn.

More than a hundred R/C vehicles of all types, colors, sizes, styles lined tables in the barn Saturday morning, accompanied by their drivers, eager to take to the track.

Superintendent receives accomplished rating

Shelby County Board of Education Chairman Andrew Cline read into record Thursday the board's evaluation of Superintendent James Neihof for the 2016-17 school year.

Spinning a yarn of love

A beloved extension homemaker who passed away recently has bequeathed part of her legacy to charity.

The Yarn Barn is a special sale with proceeds going to benefit three different charitable organizations.

Yarn donated by Mary Margaret Krahulec, who passed away June 8, will be sold from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the event June 23-24 at the Shelby County Extension Office, 1117 Frankfort Road.

Teen dies in car crash in Shelby

A single vehicle acident in Shelby County has left one teen dead and two others injured, police say.

According to Kentucky State Police, a 16-year-old boy was killed when the car in he was a passenger ran off the road way and he was ejected from the vehicle.

The accident happened at midnight Tuesday near the 8100 block of Mount Eden Road. The teen was riding in the back seat of a car containing two other teens, a 17-year-old girl from Shelbyville, who was driving and a 16-year-old boy from Waddy, who was riding in the front passenger seat.

Looking backward: June 23, 2017

1992: Shelby celebrates 200th birthday

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

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Light up the night sky

Shelby County’s two fireworks displays and Fourth of July celebrations return for this year, but now residents won’t have to pick just one event.

Shelbyville/Shelby County Parks and Recreation’s Shake the Lake! celebration is July 1 at Clear Creek Park, and the date change had a lot to do with the Fourth of July falling during the workweek.