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News Release: 8/1/2025

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AUGUST 2025

Shelby County Chamber

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Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Hosted Events!

 

 

MIDDAY MIXER

 

GERMAN AMERICAN BANK

1854 Midland Trail, Shelbyville

AUGUST 7TH, 2025

11:30a-1:00p

 

Pot of Gold Event

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o  July-Aug- Fiddler on the Roof @ Community Theatre

o  Aug 4th – Severe Weather Safe Room & Public Safety Building Ground Breaking

o  Aug 5th – SCPS Opening Day Celebration

o  Aug 7th – Midday Mixer @ German American Bank

o  Aug 7th – Cornerstone Christian Academy Back to School Night

o  Aug 8th – Annual Golf Scramble

o  Aug 8th – Shelbyville Community Night

o  Aug 9th - Shelby Main Street Live Music on 6th St

o  Aug 13th – Commission’s Farm to Fork Dinner

o  Aug 14th – Convenient Food Mart Blood Drive

o  Aug 15th – Golf Scramble with Kiwanis

o  Aug 22nd – Bagdad Summer Concert Series

o  Aug 23rd – Barks and Recreation

o  Aug 25th – Operation Care Gala

o  Aug 27th – Morning Mixer w/ Leadership Shelby

o  Aug 30-31st – Shelbyville Fall Festival Arts & Craft Festival

Annual Golf Scramble – Presented by Kosair for Kids 

Hosted by the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce

 

Date: August 8th, 2025

Shotgun Start: 9:00 AM

Location: Shelbyville Country Club

47 Smithfield Rd, Shelbyville, KY

 

 

Great prizes up for grabs!

Sponsorships are still available – grab yours for extra promotion & recognition!

 

Bring your team, your A-game, and your business cards. Let’s hit the greens for a day of fun, food, and fantastic networking! 

 

TEAMS ARE SOLD OUT!!

 

 

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Protein Hub

Courtney Landry-Girard 

227A Alpine Dr, Shelbyville

Proteinhubhealth@gmail.com

 

 

We are bringing healthy delicious options to our great town of Shelbyville! No matter where you are on your health journey we will have something for everyone! 

Shelby County Clerks Office

Tony Harover

501 Washington St, Shelbyville

502-633-4410

 

Message From the County Clerk

Welcome to the Shelby County Clerk’s Office. Select the department you would like to visit by clicking on one of the links above. If you need help navigating through this site, check out our Site Map or HELP Topics. Enjoy your visit.

 

Duties & Responsibilities

These duties include general categories of clerical duties of the fiscal court: issuing and registering, recording and keeping various legal records, registering and purging voter rolls, and conducting election duties and tax duties.

Buyride Productions

Russell Chapa

http://www.chapamusic.com

buyridechapa@yahoo.com

 

Buyride Productions is a music production house specializing in original music and audio engineering for podcasts, educational videos, online classes, audiobooks, and commercials. Russell Chapa is the lead creative artist at Buyride Productions. He has over 20 years of experience in the music industry as a performer, storyteller, visionary, and audio engineer. 

 

Quality audio can set your project apart, and amplify your message. We prioritize projects with the potential for the greatest social impact. Call us today so we can help you share your voice with the world! 

Mighty Mule Benefit Solutions LLC

Rhonda Hodges

Rhonda_Hodges@us.aflac.com

 

I am a Benefits Professional for Aflac. I assist in finding supplemental insurance for those who are not offered health, dental or vision insurance. I also provide policies that help with hospital, critical care, cancer, accidents.  

Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana

Barbara Byrd

1401 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville

bbyrd@jaky.org

 

Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana is a nonprofit that empowers students to own their economic success. Through hands-on programs in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship—and with the support of volunteer business mentors—JA connects classroom learning to real-world experiences, helping young people plan for their futures and thrive in today’s economy.

Artful Beautie

Amanda Ozyjowski

Shelbyville

artfulbeautie@gmail.com

 

Artful Beautie's mission is to enhance natural beauty and highlight the beautiful features of the face and body. Our goal is to empower inner confidence and to amplify the self-compassion within all of our customers.

 

With a passion for high-quality products and services, we believe in art that is ''as close to natural as possible'' to only enhance the beauty you already have. The mission is to offer our clients everything they need to feel and look their best through all the latest beauty trends. We understand that life is hectic; Artful Beautie is guaranteed to be here when you need us the most.

Express Employment Professionals 

Carrie Summitt

6908 Shelbyville Road, Simpsonville

carrie.summitt@expresspros.com

 

Job Seekers

Find a Job

As a top staffing provider, Express Employment Professionals puts people to work in all types of jobs at all levels. When you work with Express, you build a relationship with a team of employment professionals who have built personal relationships with the businesses that are hiring in your community.

 

Take the first step toward your success. Search available jobs and apply today!

 

Employers

Hire People

The Express team in your community will take the time to understand your business needs and connect you with screened and qualified workers in a wide range of Office Services, Light Industrial, and Skilled Trades positions.

 

And, Express' Candidate Recruitment Process includes a multi-step, ISO 9001:2015-certified selection process to ensure the most qualified applicants for your open positions. 

Miranda Construction

Jeremy Vokurka

322 East Kentucky Street, Louisville

jvokurka@mirandaconstruction.com

 

Since 2016, Miranda Construction has quickly established itself as one of the fastest growing construction companies in Louisville. Built by a team with decades of industry experience, Miranda provides a full-range of project services that are all geared toward one goal, a satisfied customer.

 

Our reputation for delivering high-quality construction services, on time and within budget. Our experience enables our in-depth understanding of the unique challenges and requirements associated with the construction projects of any size to provide one-of-a-kind construction services to it's clients both in Louisville and across the country.

Penn Station

Jeremy Goodin

1733 Midland Trail, Shelbyville

 

Our menu features an array of mouth watering Grilled Penn Station submarine sandwiches, fresh-cut fries and hand-squeezed lemonade. All sandwiches are prepared fresh in full view of the customer using delicious hearth-baked bread, USDA Choice Steak and the finest meats, cheeses and vegetables. The potatoes are hand selected, fresh-cut and flash-fried in cholesterol-free peanut oil. The lemonade is made from scratch every day using hand-squeezed lemons.

Shelby County News

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  • Welcome back letter from the Superintendent
  • Transportation and Bus Routes posted
  • Jubilee breakfast kicks off Summer Classic Horse Show
  • City Council hears new regulations for long-term rentals
  • Meeting in the Middle, Shelby West incoming 6th graders prepare for the first day
  • Father's Love holds lemonade stand to fund new building
  • Shelby County reports lowest unemployment rate in Kentucky
  • NCDHD offers extended hours for school vaccinations
  • New Heritage Elementary Principal Smith soars into first year
  • How to combat lawn disease
  • SCPS sports schedules
  • Local golfers excel in Shelbyville tournament
  • President and others react to Hulk Hogan's death
  • 5 first time NFL head coaches this season face distinct challenges
  • Build a Better Business conference Aug 7
  • Kentucky Brotherhood Riders make a stop at MLCHS
  • New Simpsonville Principal Robinson looks toward a great start
  • Gilleo attends KFBs Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders
  • Ready Fest sees successful year once again
  • Families of slain students share emotions
  • NOLA trash collectors litigate over removing foul odors
  • Student honored at national HOSA conference
  • For millions in mobile home park, safe tap water isn't a given
  • New Business Spotlight: Something Cheesy
  • Lisby achieves prestigious membership
  • Tourism launches marketing grant to support local businesses
  • New communication law goes into effect for schools
  • How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell
  • Bullitt church seeking review by US Supreme Court
  • Main Street Moments: Shopping-Restaurants-Musis-Classic Cars
  • LIHEAP summer subsidy signups underway

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Politics in Kentucky

KENTUCKY HOUSE MAJORITY CAUCUS

 

 

Contact:

Laura Leigh Goins

Deputy Chief of Staff for Media Relations

House Majority Leadership

(502) 564-4334

 

 

For Immediate Release

Guest Opinion Editorial

July 31, 2025

 

 

‘Stakes extend far beyond this lawsuit, touching every Kentuckian,’ Supreme Court set to hear arguments in JCPS case after unusual reversal

On August 6, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear arguments from attorneys in a lawsuit that the Jefferson County Board of Education brought against sweeping reforms enacted by the Kentucky General Assembly as Senate Bill 1 in 2022.

 

The Court will decide whether the Kentucky General Assembly can tailor public policies to meet the specific needs of some communities or if we must apply a one-size-fits all approach to crafting laws. Reason would dictate the legislature must have the flexibility to approach a district with a $2.2 billion budget, 165 schools, and 95,000 students differently than districts less than a tenth of that size.

 

The first problem is, seven months ago the Court ruled that SB 1 did not violate the Constitution’s prohibition against so-called special or local legislation. However, the Court’s membership changed just a few weeks later with the retirement of the Chief Justice and the arrival of a new justice. The JCPS Board seized this opportunity, hoping that a new justice may swing the vote and transform a defeat into a victory and the Court took the remarkable and extraordinary step to void the previous decision and order a re-hearing.

 

The JCPS Board should tread carefully with this suit. If the Court rules that the Constitution prohibits legislators from enacting laws that have a single-county impact, many laws that benefit Louisville, Lexington, and other communities would be at risk. For example, Metro Louisville’s consolidated city-county form of government could be vulnerable to a legal challenge because it was made possible by a law that applied to a classification of cities that only includes Louisville. A successful legal challenge to Metro Louisville’s government could undo merger.

 

Does that sound too far-fetched? With more than 750,000 Jefferson County residents eligible to file suit, it should not. The repercussions go farther than the county line as Fayette County’s merged urban/county government was made possible more than five decades ago by a law applying to a class of counties that only includes Fayette County, which means that it could also be vulnerable to a legal challenge.

 

Let me give you another example. Jefferson County taxpayers currently pay an occupational tax to support JCPS. This is a common way of funding schools throughout our state, but state law uniquely allows Jefferson and Fayette counties to levy the tax at a rate that is one and a half times the rate collected in the state’s remaining 118 counties. This change alone could cost JCPS millions.

 

Louisville’s legislative delegation includes seven members of the House Majority. Together with our colleagues in the Senate, we are able to provide this community a powerful, effective voice in the legislature. We have successfully advocated for policies that meet needs and provide opportunities that only apply to communities like ours. Two great examples are the tax increment financing for the Yum Center and the West End Opportunity Partnership – both of which could be in jeopardy.

 

If the Kentucky Supreme Court rules that the General Assembly cannot enact a law impacting just one or two counties, the ruling’s effect will be far-reaching: not just in terms of what future court decisions might hold, but also in what it requires lawmakers to do and undo.

 

Will we be able to continue providing financial payments to the City of Frankfort to make up for the inability to collect a property tax on state properties? Can we continue to earmark tobacco settlement and coal severance dollars to specific counties? Will there be any ability to continue classifying cities based on their size?

 

This case is about more than one piece of legislation. It is about whether the General Assembly can continue tailoring solutions that meet the unique needs of communities or whether we will be forced to risk undoing decades of progress. The Court’s decision will not only determine the future of Jefferson County’s schools but could also unravel critical local policies that benefit urban, suburban, and rural communities. The stakes extend far beyond this lawsuit, touching every Kentuckian.

 

A lifelong resident of Louisville, Representative Jason Nemes serves as House Majority Whip and represents the state’s 33rd House District, which includes portions of Jefferson, Oldham, and Shelby counties. 

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Laura Leigh Goins

Deputy Chief of Staff for Media Relations

Office of the Speaker

Kentucky House of Representatives

Capitol Annex, Rm. 332 | 702 Capitol Ave. | Frankfort, KY 40601 | 502-564-4334 office | 502-682-6718 cell

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Please note that the email domain used by the Kentucky General Assembly and Legislative Research Commission staff is changing and update your records to reflect my new email address, Laura.Goins@kylegislature.gov.

Gov. Beshear: Additional Assistance Denied for

Severe Storms in April, May

  

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 30, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied Individual Assistance for two counties and Public Assistance for one county affected by the severe storms and tornadoes that hit Kentucky May 16-17, 2025. The Governor shared that the state will appeal this decision.

In a letter to the Governor, FEMA wrote, “Based on the results of the joint Preliminary Damage Assessments, it has been determined that the impact to the individuals and households in Christian and Todd Counties is not of the severity and magnitude to warrant their designation under the Individual Assistance program.”

The FEMA letter also states, “In addition, it has been determined that the impact to the infrastructure in Leslie County is not of the severity and magnitude to warrant their designation under the Public Assistance program.”

Additionally, FEMA has denied Gov. Beshear’s requests for the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program for both the April flooding and the May tornadoes. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance provides funding for eligible long-term solutions that reduce the impact of disasters in the future. The letter denying the request for the April 2025 weather event can be found here.

“While we appreciate the Individual Assistance and Public Assistance we were granted for most of the affected areas, we are disappointed in the decision,” said Gov. Beshear. “We are actively comparing the damage assessments, and we plan to appeal.”

Click here to learn more about FEMA’s Public Assistance program, which provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial and local governments, as well as certain types of private nonprofit organizations, so communities can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters.

Click here to learn more about FEMA’s Individual Assistance program, which provides financial assistance and direct services to eligible individuals and households affected by a disaster.

How To Help Survivors

The Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund was established after the severe weather in February and will serve survivors of that and additional natural disasters. As with previous relief funds, these dollars will first help pay for victims’ funeral expenses. To donate, click here.

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Gov. Beshear: Nearly $8.5M Approved To Develop Sites and Buildings, Supporting Job Growth in Several Counties

Projects are part of latest round of the Kentucky Product Development Initiative of 2024

FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 31, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced nearly $8.5 million in state funding to support site and building development projects in Laurel, Madison, Monroe, Pendleton, Russell and Scott counties, as well as a regional project in Muhlenberg County with support from Daviess, Hopkins, McLean and Ohio counties.

“This latest round of funding has been a tremendous success and clearly shows Kentucky’s commitment to job growth through site and building development,” said Gov. Beshear. “Our site development and speed-to-market initiatives are crucial to the commonwealth’s long-term success in attracting quality companies to locate in our communities, bringing with them exciting new job opportunities. I am proud to see these projects moving forward and look forward to seeing the businesses they attract.”

The Kentucky Product Development Initiative, or KPDI, provides funding for local communities to boost investment in site and building upgrades to support future, well-paying jobs and economic growth across Kentucky.

The Laurel County Fiscal Court, on behalf of the London-Laurel County Economic Development Authority, is continuing the development of the McDaniel Industrial Park by extending utilities including gas, water, electric, sewer and fiber to the site. The London-Laurel County Economic Development Authority is providing a 20% match to the KPDI funding.

The city of Richmond is acquiring approximately 190 acres in the heart of Madison County, adjacent to the existing Richmond Industrial Park South III. The zoning will be changed to industrial, making the land able to be developed quickly using the existing road network and utility infrastructure already in place in the industrial park. The new site will be called Richmond Industrial Park South IV.

The Monroe County Fiscal Court, in partnership with the Monroe County Industrial Development Authority, is conducting due diligence on a site on Kentucky Highway 163 to determine suitability for a new industrial park.

The Pendleton County Industrial Development Authority is planning critical due-diligence work needed to advance the Pendleton County Commerce Park, including site mapping, environmental studies and other assessments necessary to move toward Build-Ready status.

The Russell County Fiscal Court, on behalf of the Russell County Industrial Development Authority, is completing due-diligence studies on the Rexroat Property. The studies will determine the feasibility of the site and decide whether it should be acquired as an expansion to the Lake Cumberland Regional Industrial Park.

The Scott County Fiscal Court, on behalf of the city of Georgetown, is developing the remaining acreage at the Lanes Run Business Park. The work will include interior roadway, utility and regional drainage extensions, as well as site grading in order to broaden client diversification and create larger sites within the park.

The Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court and Paradise Park Regional Industrial Development Authority, with support from Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and Ohio counties, is developing a 25-acre site and building at the Paradise Regional Business Park to accommodate future growth and create new jobs for the area.

Currently, $35 million is available for projects entering the due diligence stage in the latest round of KPDI. The projects have been reviewed by a third-party, independent site selection consultant, which evaluated, scored and submitted project recommendations to the Cabinet for Economic Development. The cabinet will consider each project and complete the final stage of due diligence for a recommendation of funding approval by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority in the coming months. Projects across 25 counties are moving on to the due diligence stage, and the projects announced today are the second round of approvals.

The two rounds of the previous iteration of the initiative – the KPDI Program of 2022 – concluded earlier this year, with 90 projects statewide approved for over $85 million in funding. Including local contributions, these projects are generating over $512 million in investments in Kentucky’s sites and buildings portfolio.

The initiative is a collaboration between the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED). It provides state support for potential upgrades to sites and buildings across the commonwealth to ensure Kentucky remains a prime location for growing companies across all industry sectors.

Terri Bradshaw, president and CEO of KAED mentioned the overall purpose of the program: “The goal of KPDI is to ensure Kentucky continues to have the necessary tools to compete and win for economic development projects on the national stage. These funds position our local developers to stand out among other competitors and is vital to our long-term economic development strategy. KPDI is already proving to be transformative for Kentucky’s economy. I look forward to continuing to watch it work for our state and to see how it supports these communities.”

To date, Gov. Beshear and the Kentucky General Assembly have approved up to $170 million in funding for the initiative.

Site and building development projects are first evaluated by an independent consultant based upon all facets a prospective company would consider, from workforce availability, access to all infrastructure and detailed information on costs associated with development. In turn, these projects will generate increased economic development opportunities and job creation for Kentucky residents. The initiative furthers the efforts of the pilot PDI program, which was established in 2019 and provided nearly $7 million in state funding for 20 site development projects statewide. Companies have announced economic development projects at 10 of the locations funded during the pilot PDI program projecting $4 billion of capital investment and 3,500 new, full-time jobs.

Investment in site development throughout Kentucky builds on the best five-year period for economic growth in state history.

Since the beginning of his administration, Gov. Beshear has announced more than 1,200 private-sector new-location and expansion projects totaling over $36 billion in announced investments, creating close to 62,000 jobs. This is the highest investment figure secured during the tenure of any governor in the commonwealth’s history and $15 billion more than the next highest total.

The robust job creation has been accompanied by rising wages across the commonwealth. Since 2022, the average incentivized hourly wage has topped $26 in three consecutive years for the first time.

Gov. Beshear has announced some of the largest economic development projects in state history, which have solidified Kentucky as the electric vehicle battery production capital of the United States: Ford Motor Co. and SK On’s transformative $5.8 billion, 5,000-job BlueOval SK Battery Park in Hardin County; AESC’s $2 billion, 2,000-job gigafactory project in Warren County; Toyota’s $1.3 billion investment in Scott County; and Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing’s $712 million investment, creating 1,572 jobs in Shelby County, among others.

The Governor’s administration also secured the largest General Fund budget surplus and Rainy Day Fund. In 2023, Kentucky recorded over 2 million jobs filled for the first time ever and has stayed above that number ever since.

Kentucky also secured rating increases from major credit rating agencies Fitch RatingsS&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service.

Site Selection magazine recently ranked Kentucky in the top five nationally and second in the South Central region for economic development projects per capita in its 2024 Governor’s Cup rankings. Last April, Site Selection placed Kentucky second in the South Central region and in the top 10 nationally in its 2024 Prosperity Cup ranking, which recognizes state-level economic development agencies for their success in landing capital investment projects.

Gov. Beshear also announced a new initiative, called New Kentucky Home, to increase economic investment, attain and attract talent, and increase tourism across the state.

Learn more about KPDI at kpdi.ky.gov.

Information on Kentucky’s economic development efforts and programs is available at NewKentuckyHome.ky.gov. Fans of the Cabinet for Economic Development can also join the discussion at facebook.com/CEDkygov, on Twitter @CEDkygov, Instagram @CEDkygov and LinkedIn.

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