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  • What a blast!!

    The weather was perfect and the crowd was large for the annual Bullitt Blast fireworks display. The show was again over the Salt River as part of the Shepherdsville City Fair festivities at the First Street Park.

     

    For more photos from the event, click here.

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  • U.S. Rep. Guthrie to meet with public today

    SHEPHERDSVILLE — Have a question for your U.S. representative in the House?

    Come out to the Shepherdsville Government Center on Wednesday, July 5.

    Beginning at 3:30 p.m., U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie will be present to answer questions during his Office Hour session.

    During the summer break, Guthrie has traditionally met in each of his 21 counties. Because of the large area to cover, Guthrie said he started having a few meetings in June and July to avoid a rush in August.

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  • ROADSHOW for the week beginning July 2, 2017

     Inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances may occur, so the information below is strictly of an advisory nature and is subject to change with no notice.

     

    Pothole patching, sweeping, drain & ditch cleaning, pavement marking, and maintenance crews may work on major interstates in the Louisville Metro area only during non-peak daytime hours and at night.  Motorists should watch for roadside maintenance and pavement marking crews on interstates and highways throughout the rest of the district on a daily basis.

     

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  • Landowners want voice on new gas line

     SHEPHERDSVILLE — A major natural gas transmission line is going through over 150 properties.

    Yet, some of the affected property owners said they were not notified of the $27.5 million project.

    Richard Parker, one of the Friends of Cedar Grove, made sure members of Bullitt Fiscal Court heard about the displeasure of their constituents.

    Upset that the residents were not notified of the prospective project, which just recently got approval as part of the Louisville Gas & Electric rate package, Parker took his fight to fiscal court.

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  • Consolidation of plants spurs LJ revenue growth

      LEBANON JUNCTION— With Publishers Printing moving its entire operation to Lebanon Junction, city officials are reaping some of those rewards.

    Just how much that will be has yet to be determined.

    Because not everyone has moved to the Lebanon Junction location yet, mayor Larry Dangerfield said that there hasn’t been a definite quarter to provide the city with an estimate of how much tax will come in. To be safe, the city included a $5,000 increase to the occupational tax revenue in its 2017-18 fiscal year budget.

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  • Summer Picnics

     The summer picnic circuit included a pair of stops in Bullitt County. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church held its picnic in early June and St. Benedict Catholic Church held its picnic last weekend.

    St. Aloysius Catholic Church didn’t hold a picnic last month but is planning a social event later in the year.

    Photographers Stephanie Jessie and Stephen Thomas were out taking pictures. View more pictures by clicking here.

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  • Red, White and Bluegrass Celebration

     HILLVIEW - The Alternative Adult Day Center in Hillview hosted a Red, White and Bluegrass party to celebrate the upcoming Independence Day holiday.

    Patrons wore the proper colors for the celebration and danced to live bluegrass music provided by members of the Hillview Thursday night bluegrass shows.

    Special guests included State Rep. Russell Webber and Bullitt County Judge/Executive Melanie Roberts, along with Hillview Mayor Jim Eadens, council member Kim Whitlock and representatives of the city’s police department.

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  • Crime in Your Community

     Sheriff’s Office

    The following activity was reported by the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office for June 5—11:

    Accidents worked: 12

    *Interstate 65 North, June 5

    *Old Mill Road, INJURY, June 5

    *Clermont Road, June 5

    *Interstate 65, June 6

    *Coral Ridge Road, June 6

    *Horsefly Hollow Road, June 7

    *Greenwell Ford Road, June 8

    *Clermont Road, INJURY, June 9

    *Interstate 65 North, June 9

    *Happy Hollow Road, June 9

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  • Avoid deadly mix of alcohol and driving during July 4th holiday

     FRANKFORT - The Fourth of July weekend marks the beginning of the traditional summer travel season and the American Automobile Association projects a record 37.5 million motorists will hit the roads this year, an increase of 2.9 percent over last year. Unfortunately, it is also one of the deadliest holiday periods of the year due to drunk driving crashes.

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports drunken driving fatalities typically spike during holidays such as the Fourth of July. 

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  • Two local residents die in separate out-of-county accidents

     Two Bullitt County residents were killed in separate auto accidents over the past week.

    On Tuesday, a 31-year-old Shepherdsville man died in a single-vehicle accident in Oldham County.

    According to reports from the Oldham County Police Department, Francisco Morales was driving southbound on Interstate 71 on Tuesday.

    At around 7 p.m., his vehicle left the roadway and went into the center median, where several trees were struck.

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