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Today's News

  • Lady Eagles rally past Southern late; Boys come up short

    HEBRON ESTATES - It wasn’t pretty, but the North Bullitt Lady Eagles picked up an important 24th District win on Tuesday as they pulled away from visiting Southern over the final three minutes to secure a 52-41 victory.

    In fact, the green and gold trailed by a point midway through the fourth quarter before rallying for their second win of the season.

    “It was pretty sloppy,” North Bullitt head coach Bill Robinette said of a game in which his team turned the ball over 37 times. “We were fortunate.

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  • Two with roles in murder enter guilty pleas

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Two individuals involved with the events following the shooting death of Timothy Nevitt in January 2007 now know their fate.

    Paul Cipparone and Kimberly Ann Moore were in Bullitt Circuit Court over the past week.

    Cipparone, 48, of Bardstown, was sentenced to four years in prison and Moore entered a plea where she would serve the next five years on probation.

    Both were charged with complicity to tampering with physical evidence.

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  • A little wild turkey chase for holidays

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Citizens and local officials are on high red alert due to a loose turkey now considered to be a vigilante outlaw.

    Godwyn T. Byrd, originally from Browningtown, had been selected as this year’s official Bullitt County turkey. Now he is public enemy number one according to Bullitt County Sheriffs.

    The alert was issued following a recent Bullitt Fiscal Court meeting. County Judge/Executive Melanie Roberts was scheduled to pardon Byrd as part of a special Thanksgiving holiday ceremony.

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  • 'Tis the time for all to shine

    We can talk about the changes in the White House and the number of new faces who will adorn local governmental offices at the start of the new year.

    But now is the season that communities like Bullitt County shine. It is the holiday season.

    We shine not because of the bright lights that hang from our homes or the displays in Shepherdsville City Park.

    The illumination comes from the kindness and generosity shown by so many in this community.

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  • Lady Chargers ready to make a run at 6th Region hierarchy

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - By the end of February, the Bullitt East Lady Chargers have big plans of competing with state powers Iroquois and Butler.

    However, at the end of November, long-time head coach Chris Stallings is just hoping to get enough players healthy for a competitive intra-squad scrimmage.

    While the Lady Chargers have certainly not lost sight of the big picture, they have been slowed somewhat at the start of this season by a rash of injuries and illnesses.

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  • Lady Eagles heading into the 'rebuilding' season of the ages

    HEBRON ESTATES - Lots of high school basketball coaches at one time or another have categorized their upcoming season as a ‘rebuilding’ campaign.

    For North Bullitt head coach Bill Robinette, the term ‘rebuilding’ might not exactly fit this winter. The term ‘ultra-rebuilding’ might need to be coined for what the Lady Eagles are doing for the 2008-09 season.

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  • Hard work and determination will have to carry NB's hopes

    HEBRON ESTATES - The success of the North Bullitt football team this fall has put the basketball team a little behind schedule as the roundball Eagles start the season this week.

    That is not a bad thing for Eagle head coach Lee Barger as he wants to see all the teams at the school have success. But with six possible varsity players still playing football, it has cost the green and gold some valuable preparation time.

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  • BC's heavy graduation losses mean lots of early questions

    SHEPHERDSVILLE -- ‘Practice hard and you get to play in the next game.’

    Lots of high school basketball coaches give that statement lip service every season. For Bullitt Central head coach Joe Pat Lee, that credo will have extra meaning this winter.

    After a season in which the Cougars had high expectations, but finished with a frustrating 8-19 mark that included a first round loss in the 24th District Tournament, Lee and his team have subdued expectations this season after losing pretty much every starter off last season’s team.

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  • Lady Cougars are set for more improvement with young team

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - For the second time in three years, the Bullitt Central Lady Cougars will battle with a team that has just one senior.

    That was not a bad thing when the program had Jesse Mattingly as the only senior and head coach Bryan Bates doesn’t see it as a hindrance this winter as senior Lindsay Hester will lead the Lady Cougars both on the floor and in the lockerroom.

    “It’s only one senior, but it is a very good senior,” Bates said before a practice last week. “She was our leading scorer a year ago at 13 points a game.”

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