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 SHELBYVILLE - Paul Hornback, entering his third year as an elected state senator, will be taking on a bigger role in the upcoming General Assembly.

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em took on a whole new meaning in the past year in Bullitt County.

After a Bullitt Circuit Judge ruled that the Bullitt County Board of Health had overstepped its powers in imposing a smoking ban in public places, the state Court of Appeals reversed that decision.

The Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the health department had the powers to impose the regulations. County and city officials argued that those should be decisions made by elected officials by ways of an ordinance.

            A rezoning case in the Bardstown Junction community sparked conflict between residents, church members and proponents of economic development.

            A request was made to rezone property at the intersection of Highway 245 and Highway 61. The land surrounded Bardstown Junction Baptist Church.

            City governments were in the hunt for additional revenue in 2012.

            In Hillview, the city opted to take 2.5 percent of the 5 percent insurance tax imposed for the past decade by county government.

            Later in the year, the city was hit by an $11 million judgment in a long-standing lawsuit filed by Truck America Training.