Today's News

SHEPHERDSVILLE - Having served as mayor of Shepherdsville for eight years, Joe Sohm felt the city made much progress.

Much of the progress came due to being in the right place at the right time. But, Sohm said, some of the progress came through leadership and teamwork.

Sohm, 46, hopes to take his skills and lead Bullitt County as its next judge/executive.

Sohm has become the second Democrat to announce his intentions to run for the position in 2010. David Strange has also announced his candidacy.

Each year, we preach about the need to be safe on the roadways as students get ready to return to the classrooms.

This year is no different. However, there is an added emphasis on safety.

Thanks to the federal stimulus dollars, major road construction projects have been started throughout the county. These projects will not be completed for months to come.

There is also the added dangers at the various schools. Although classes are set to begin on Tuesday, that doesn’t mean all the construction has been completed.

BARDSTOWN - C.J. Rayburn’s National All Star Racing Assocition would make its first ever visit to Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday evening and Dustin Linville of Bryantsville, KY would park his machine in victory lane as the winner of the 30 lap, $3,000 to win Jerry Ross Memorial event.  Other feature winners for the evening included Johnny Cecil of Bardstown, KY in Street Stocks and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman.

The Bullitt County 4-H Horse Club, the Blazin’ Saddles, recently competed at the district and state levels in Frankfort and Louisville.

Each rider had to qualify at the district level to move to state competition.

Each of these riders excelled in competition:

*Rebekah McAuliffe  on Twister -- DISTRICT: sixth place in showmanship; red ribbons in pole bending, barrel racing and stake race; STATE: red ribbonsin pole bending, barrel racing and stake race