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Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky and the namesake for Shelby County and its county seat, will be the subject of a one-man living history presentation Thursday.

The Painted Stone Settlers, Inc. will host history interpreter Mel Hankla as he brings Shelby to life at 7 p.m. at the Stratton Center in Shelbyville.

The show is free and open to the public.

Tuesday was the last day to file for election for the May Primary, and numerous last-minute candidates filed their paperwork with the county clerk's office.

A huge slate of candidates already has entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican Jim Bunning, and U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) picked up some competition for his seat in District 2, which includes Shelby County.

Six Republicans and five Democrats will vie for Bunning’s slot, and Democrat Ed Marksberry of Owensboro has filed to face Guthrie.

The raw, powerful sound of Southern Rock pounds out from the metal barn about a half a mile off Eminence Pike.

The music rips through the cold barn behind kerosene heaters that slowly warm the space that the band Cynthiana shares with several cars and trucks, an airplane and the rest of the junk that fills garages across America.

In just a few months, the music has transformed the garage into a makeshift rehearsal place.

Hundreds of Republicans from extreme to moderate descended on Claudia Sanders Dinner House on Friday for the Shelby County Republican Party's Lincoln Day celebration and fundraiser.

David Williams, president of the state Senate, was the keynote speaker, and he reminded the crowd not only of Lincoln's Kentucky roots but also of his message.

Democrat Mike F. Taylor of Mulberry Pike in Pleasureville has filed to run for magistrate in District 4.

Taylor, 55, has been a full-time farmer for 40 years and was an AI (artificial insemination) technician of cattle.

He is from Bagdad and has lived on Mulberry Pike for 29 years.

He has run for office twice before.

Passersby on Plainview Drive in Shelbyville have been doing a double take at seeing Christ in the front yard of the Horns’ residence. An extremely lifelike snow sculpture of Christ on the cross has been drawing a lot of attention. “It’s the talk of the neighborhood,” Ann Horn said. Incredibly, the “Snow Christ,” which is lifelike enough to give you chills, is mostly the work of two children.  Although Horn, who teaches art at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Simpsonville, helped, her son, John Paul Horn, 1

Rommel Colson of Waddy is announcing that he will seek election to constable in the District 5 area of Shelby County.

The boundary of District 5 includes west of the Franklin County line, east of Governor Square, north of I-64 and south of Benson Pike.

"My ambition is to serve and help the people of District 5, and I will strive to make the constable's Office more visible and productive and provide the services that the citizens deserve in this area," he said.

 Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet opens tonight at the Shelby County Community Theatre. It stars Kaitlin Erhard and Michael Sheehy in the title roles. The Sentinel-News asked Erhard and Sheehy to share more about their experiences and playing two such famous characters.

Juliet: Kaitlin Erhard

Age: 18

Two have candidates withdrawn from the race in the May primary election.

Bobby Andriot withdrew from the magisterial race in District 3, leaving incumbent magistrate Allen Ruble unchallenged until November.

Andriot said he had reconsidered running because business concerns at his restaurant, The Bell House, were paramount to him at this time, and he could not devote enough time to the venture.