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  • Birthday crowning moment for Elexia Campbell

     SHEPHERDSVILLE – A dozen hours before taking the stage for the 2013 Miss Bullitt County Fair pageant, Elexia Claudelle Campbell felt anything but like a model.

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  • FIRE SUIT: Newest legal battle dismissed

     SHEPHERDSVILLE – The city of Shepherdsville has been successful in having another lawsuit involving the Southeast Bullitt Fire Protection District dismissed.

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  • Board still wrestling over long-term sub pay

     SHEPHERDSVILLE – The issue is slated to come to a head on June 24.

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  • Longest Day Friday will be full of play

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - The treadmill is a popular piece of exercise equipment, but some people don't enjoy exercising because of it.  

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  • 2013 BULLITT COUNTY FAIR

     The 2013 Bullitt County Fair takes place June 17-22 at the intersection of Hwy. 245 and I-65. Rides, live entertainment and plenty of food available. Admission is $10 (includes all rides and shows), $5 for active military and over age 62. Parking is FREE. For more information go to www.thebullittcountyfair.com.

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    Tuesday's scheduled events at the 2013 Bullitt County Fair:

    5 p.m.: Gates and Rides open; Dairy Cattle Show begins

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  • AARP, community helps food pantry

    The Mount Washington AARP Chapter solicited donations on June 7-8 at the Valu Market. The collections were to benefit the Mount Washington Community Ministries food pantry. Cash donations of $252.58 were just part of the story as many pounds of food was also donated, with an estimated value of $2,200, which is $200 more than the food drive in March.

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  • Increased dropout age likely

        SHEPHERDSVILLE – It appears the dropout age beginning with the 2015-16 school year will be on     rise in Bullitt County.

         The Bullitt County Public School Board approved a first reading last Monday to follow the state legislature’s lead in increasing the dropout age from 16 to 18.

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  • Man gets 20 years for sexual abuse of young girl

     SHEPHERDSVILLE – A man who used a cell phone to record sexual encounters with a juvenile girl will serve a 20-year prison sentence.

         On Thursday, Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress sentenced Jeffrey Burke to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.

         According to the charges, Burke, 35, abused a girl for over two years. The sexual encounters started when the girl was 10 years of age.

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  • Vocalist of the Year to be determined at county fair

     Local singers will have the chance to see who’s the best at the Bullitt County Fair this year. 

    For the third consecutive year, the Bullitt County Vocalist of the Year competition will be held at the fairgrounds from Monday, June 17, to Saturday, June 22. 

    The contest, which is sponsored by the Bullitt County Arts Council and Bullitt County Public Libraries, will have tryouts in the pavilion Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Finals will be held at the inside stage in the main building on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

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  • Interstate 65 lane closures in Bullitt County June 17

     Louisville, KY (June 17, 2013) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 5 Office advises motorists of lane closures today and this evening on southbound Interstate 65 in Bullitt County.  KYTC crews will be patching the pavement in the right lane on two different sections of the interstate. 

    The first section of work will occur between mile points 108 and 110 today from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  The second section of work will take place this evening between mile points 118 and 120 from 6:00 p.m. until midnight.

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