Shelbyville, Kentucky

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Shelbyville

Light Snow
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Humidity: 86 %
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• Shelbyville Minister Confesses To Sex Crimes
  

  A Shelbyville minister has been arrested and charged with sex crimes with a minor.

• Police: Pastor Charged With Sexual Abuse Has HIV
  

  More information about the arrest of a Shelbyville, Ky., pastor charged with sexual abuse has become public, including his HIV status.

• Shelby County growth comes with challenges
  

  For Shelby County, the good news in a recent U.S. Census Bureau report is clear: The county has added nearly 6,000 residents this decade and sprouted new homes faster than any other mid-sized or large county in ...

• One Dead, One Injured After Shelby County Head-On Crash
  

  One person is dead and another is injured after a head-on crash on Highway 55 in Shelby County.

• Victims in fatal crash on Shelbyville Road are identified
  

  The victims in Thursday evening's fatal accident have been identified. 85-year-old Nancy Bell was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force injuries.

• Icy Roads May Have Caused Fatal I-71 Crash
  

  A Cincinnati man was killed Saturday when icy roads caused two cars to collide on I-71. Kentucky troopers say the victim, 43-year-old Charles Wohlfrom, was driving a 1996 Dodge pick-up truck around 8:30 a.m. on ...

• Auditions
  

  Louisville Entertainment Theatre will hold auditions for a new work to be performed in conjunction with the bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Family of Shelby County murder victim seeks information
  

  The family of a Shelby County man who was murdered in his home hopes you can help make their holiday season a little better.

• Shelby County murder victim's family makes a plea for answers
  

  The family of a Shelbyville man who was found tied up and murdered in his home are pleading for information in the case.

• Mexican gangs now infiltrating Kentucky; Shelbyville fears violence in the future
  

  Until recent years, Kentucky wasn't a major destination for illegal immigrants. Those who came here were mostly migrant workers or employees in the equestrian industry.

• Church on the move
  

  St. Paul Lutheran Church, Borchers, is on the move, literally. With its new $3.2 million building almost complete, the congregation had to decide what to do with the old white clapboard structure that has ...

• Two Shelby County firefighters return to the scene where they were injured on Saturday
  

  Two Shelby County firefighters returned to the scene of a fire where they were injured this past weekend.

• Questions remain in immigrant's jail death
  

  An immigration law expert says Ana Romero Rivera, who was awaiting deportation this August, should have been held in the Franklin County jail for only 48 hours for immigration officials to pick her up or ...

• Reward offered in Shelby County murder case
  

  Kentucky State Police are now offering a reward for information in a brutal Shelby County murder.

• Retired Capt. Charles E. Chatham III and Retired Capt. Janie Chatham...
  

  Retired Capt. Charles E. Chatham III and Retired Capt. Janie Chatham of Oxford, recently enjoyed a '65th' reunion with 14 members of their family in the Mediterranean.

• Police locate murdered man's truck; suspects still sought
  

  Police in Shelby County are investigating the murder of a Shelbyville man after a relative found him dead Monday afternoon.

• Missing woman's body found
  

  The body of a Shelby County woman with Casey County ties who went missing in late May has been found.

• Sources Say Man Bound, Beaten, Throat Slit
  

  A community is on edge as new details emerge about the killing of James Duckett.

City Description

Shelbyville is a city in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States. It was founded on land donated by William Shannon in 1792 and named for Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby. The population was 10,085 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County,{{GR|6}, located in nearly the center of the county. The community was founded in 1792. Located near a route from Louisville to Frankfort, Kentucky, Shelbyville grew to a population of 262 by 1800. For much of its early history, most residents were employed directly in support of the surrounding agriculture-based economy. On August 24, 1864 a group of Confederate soldiers attacked the courthouse, attempting to seize a cache of weapons there. They were fought off by locals, killing three of the soldiers in the process. The town later supported Union efforts under Gen. John Palmer to track down Confederate guerrillas in surrounding counties. Following the Civil War, as surrounding agriculture became more profitable, the town expanded faster than it had at any time since the early days, and many large, more ornate buildings were built downtown, especially after a large fire in 1909. The oldest remaining banks were also

City Contained By:

• Shelby County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 19.6839096386 km squared

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