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Brown takes shot in Web.com event

Shelbyville professional golfer Brandon Brown might only be four tournaments into his 2014 season and about eight months removed from eye surgery, but don’t believe for a minute that he will use that as an excuse for his play.
Of course, it’s hard to use any excuses when you’ve had four Top 5 finishes, including one win, in four tourneys.
The quick and impressive start has been a pleasant surprise for Brown.

Fourth of July in Shelby

Festivals at Clear Creek Park and in Simpsonville had huge turnouts on the Fourth of July, where crowds enjoyed good food, music, games, and of course, fireworks.

Students win Ag Club honors

Young fairgoers have often asked “Freddy”, that giant farm boy sitting on the porch of the Kentucky State Fair, what he does for a regular job. The answer might be “help send young people to college.” With funds raised by being the voice of Freddy Farm Bureau, and volunteering at efforts like the upcoming PGA tournament, the Louisville AG Club provides scholarships to young people attending college in the pursuit of ag careers. Three annual awards were announced, going to students from Taylorsville, LaGrange and Finchville.

WE CONGRATULATE: Our new...

A new name will quickly be acquainted to Shelby County as Betty Springate takes over as our new Distict Court Judge serving Shelby, Anderson and Spencer counties.

Mrs. Springate takes over the position after longtime judge Linda Armstrong retired in March.

Mrs. Springate brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position that she will hold until the first of the year. And she will alleviate a great deal of pressure and work from Judge Donna Dutton, who was serving for both Division I and II.

Shelby farmers finding niches...

If you going shopping for products from Shelby County farmers, you won’t find very much in Shelbyville stores, farmers say.

One reason, said Mary Courtney, who owns Courtney Farms on Vigo Road along with her husband, Shane, said there’s not as much demand for fresh produce in Shelby County as there is in Jefferson County.

Summer reading

Storyteller, author and artist, Thomas Freese visits Clear Creek Elementary to kick off the summer reading at the library series. Children created four different critters using the Japanese art form of origami, and listened as Freese told a tale using the paper creatures.

MY WORD: The power – or speed –...

When I moved back to Shelby County several years ago, I was driving east from KY 55 onto Interstate 64 when an idea nearly hit me right in the side of my SUV or maybe right between my eyes.

Because that notion arrived dangerously quickly with  the 75-mph motion of oncoming traffic into which I was trying to merge or arose frighteningly fast in front of me in the form of the guardrail at the end of the acceleration lane on that ramp. I can’t be sure which, because each seemed about to christen me with opportunity.

Cub Scout day camp

The Lincoln Heritage Council, Daniel Boone District, had Cub Scout day camp at Clear Creek Park. Mayor Tom Hardesty and representatives from several local agencies (police, fire, public works, etc.) came to have lunch with the scouts. The Cub Scouts had just been sprayed with water from both city and county fire departments, so Hardesty (center in front row) got a bit wet in the photo.

2 SCHS coaches step down

Two Shelby County High School coaches resigned their posts this week.

Baseball coach Bart “Rudy” Roettger tendered his resignation Tuesday and girls’ basketball coach Mike Sowers followed suit Wednesday.

Roettger, who will remain as a teacher at SCHS, cited a need to “recharge his batteries” as the reason for his decision, while Sowers is leaving for an administrative position at Western Hills High School.

25th anniversary: Todd and...

Todd and Christal Armstrong of Shelbyville have been married for 25 years. The couple were married on June 4, 1989 and renewed their vows on June 4, 2014, on the beach of Siesta Key in Florida with their daughter, Cara Armstrong; son, Matthew Armstrong; daughter-in-law, Toni Benskin; and grandson, Lucas Armstrong.

He has been a rail loader for RCS Transportation for 16 years.

She has been a financial analyst for Ricoh for 21 years.