Stories from Friday, July 11, 2008

The Shelbyville Junior American Legion team lost their second straight home game in as many nights to a team from Rutherford County, falling 9-2 to Riverdale on Thursday. Shaquille Thompson started on the mound for Post 23 before being relieved by Jacob West...

Funeral services for William Guy Hart, 87, of Stanford, Ky., who died Thursday at Central Baptist Hospital in Stanford, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Spurlin Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Richard Reed will officiate. Burial will be in the Buffalo Springs Cemetery...

The sale of animals in the city, a change in the charter and a new police substation were some of the items the Shelbyville City Council addressed Thursday. A resolution asking for a change in the city's charter passed. The charter change would alter the voting requirement to "a majority of those present and voting" from "a majority of those present" in regards to electing members of the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewer Board...

Can you find a good bargain? Can you hunt down a deal? Can you sniff out clues and find unusual things in unusual places? Then you need to come to the Uptown City Fair Saturday. Besides the deals you'll find at the sidewalk sales and craft booths, and the tasty treats at the food vendors, you can participate in a scavenger hunt that will prove just how good those sleuthing skills are...

Crape myrtles in full bloom set a beautiful stage for the ladies of the Shelbyville-Bedford County Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee as they gathered Thursday morning. "The Beautification Committee sold about 18,000 of these over the last decade," said Walt Wood, of the Chamber, reflecting on how much the crape myrtle trees have benefited the area, both as a pretty sight to look at and also as a fundraising tool for the Beautification Committee...

A preliminary hearing date has been set for a man facing a number of charges, including vehicular homicide, in connection with the death of a Unionville resident. Aug. 21 is the day when Kimery Wayne Hill, 28, of U.S. 41-A North, will learn if his case will proceed to Circuit Court, according to defense attorney David McKenzie...