Simpsonville News http://www.topix.com/city/simpsonville-ky http://www.topix.com/rss/city/simpsonville-ky.xml Local news for Simpsonville, KY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Read the whole story http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/02/read-the-whole-story?fromrss=1 "I made this for them because they are so good to us"

Marty Page is getting back to his roots. The owner of Simpsonville Hardware for 20 years is spending his winter downtime creating works of art out of pieces of Plexiglas left over from his window-making ... via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:48:12 GMT 080215USP86V 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Students who survived Tennessee tornado back home in Simpsonville http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/02/students-who-survived-tennessee-tornado-back-home-in-simpsonville?fromrss=1 "One of our friends who lives in the guy's dorm ran over to see how we were and just came over to say Hurt and Waters (campus dorms) are gone. They're gone"

Three young Kentuckiana women who go to school at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee are back home in Shelby County after a tornado Tuesday night ripped their campus apart. via WAVE-TV Louisville

]]> WAVE-TV Louisville Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:27:52 GMT 080214LRKP5U 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Weathering the wind: Officials still assessing damage from Tuesday storm http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/02/weathering-the-wind-officials-still-assessing-damage-from-tuesday-storm?fromrss=1 "If you count shingles blown off the roof, probably every third house in the county was damaged"

Weathering the wind: Officials still assessing damage from Tuesday storm Photo by Nathan L. McBroom Walter Pinkerton and David Withrow surveyed the damage to Pinkerton's house on Wednesday morning. via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:21:07 GMT 080211MIL081 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Dorman gets mortgage-lifter gift http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/02/dorman-gets-mortgage-lifter-gift?fromrss=1 "The local Kings Daughters and Sons have always been very good to us"

Simpsonville passes sewer ordinances The Simpsonville City Commission Tuesday passed three ordinances affecting the city's operation of its sewers and sewer board. via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:42:59 GMT 080209OME6OU 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Families file suit in 2007 fatal fire http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/02/families-file-suit-in-2007-fatal-fire?fromrss=1 "We regret the tragedy of the Bardstown fire; we equally regret that a lawsuit has been filed"

Relatives of the 10 people killed in a Bardstown house fire last February filed a lawsuit yesterday, claiming that a cigarette maker and furniture company should be held responsible for not providing fire-safe ... via The Courier-Journal

]]> The Courier-Journal Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:32:16 GMT 080207Q7IFO2 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Family of fire victims files wrongful death suit http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/02/family-of-fire-victims-files-wrongful-death-suit?fromrss=1 BRIAN WALKER The Kentucky Standard Just days shy of the one-year anniversary of a fire that killed 10 Bardstown residents, family members filed a civil suit in Nelson Circuit Court. via The Kentucky Standard

]]> The Kentucky Standard Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:23:43 GMT 08020492CHT3 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Teacher pleads on obscenity charge http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/02/teacher-pleads-on-obscenity-charge?fromrss=1 "Scott Stumbo was recently diagnosed with cancer"

Teacher pleads on obscenity charge Former Shelby County High School teacher Scott Stumbo entered an Alford plea Wednesday in Shelby County District Court on two counts of harassment and one count of ... via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:05:02 GMT 0802019IROQN 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Letters to Antarctica http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/letters-to-antarctica?fromrss=1 "We also wear ski goggles and have specially made boots for polar weather. We wear insulated leather gloves to work in and were given glove liners."

Schools project low revenue gains The Shelby County Board of Education reviewed a draft budget last Thursday night that projects only modest gains in revenue for the district and a decrease in expenses. via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:30:26 GMT 080130I4ICUS 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Deadbeat dads still skirt system http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/deadbeat-dads-still-skirt-system?fromrss=1 "I think they (court) should lock them up and let them out on work release. The checks they get should go toward paying off their child support. They should force these men to work."

Law would limit Triple S involvement in historical district Planning and zoning commissioners could play a lesser role in setting the city's historic district boundaries if Shelbyville City Council approves a ... via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:03:49 GMT 0801296ORAGO 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Deputy gets DUI award http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/deputy-gets-dui-award?fromrss=1 More Headlines I-64 wreck injures 3 Traffic on eastbound I-64 at the Simpsonville exit was shut down for an hour Wednesday afternoon and three women were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital after a ... via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:02:39 GMT 08012748HHV1 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Packed with care: Project extends food services http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/packed-with-care-project-extends-food-services?fromrss=1 "They're really excited about getting the food"

More Headlines I-64 wreck injures 3 Traffic on eastbound I-64 at the Simpsonville exit was shut down for an hour Wednesday afternoon and three women were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital after a ... via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:58:18 GMT 080126JS77GK 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Abandoned farm house holds stolen 'treasures' http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/abandoned-farm-house-holds-stolen-treasures?fromrss=1 More Headlines I-64 wreck injures 3 Traffic on eastbound I-64 at the Simpsonville exit was shut down for an hour Wednesday afternoon and three women were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital after a ... via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:41:05 GMT 080125VR5HU0 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Simpsonville F. D. opens third station http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/simpsonville-f-d-opens-third-station?fromrss=1 "We want more volunteers to help provide a faster response time. To me, the key thing with volunteers is it pays off to have people involved in the community."

Safeguarding minors Beer buyers at a local liquor store this past weekend were given an extra warning against giving the alcohol to minors thanks to the efforts of a group of teens. via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:28:29 GMT 080123T73HFO 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Seeing double http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/seeing-double?fromrss=1 Dear Inman: I have a bet with my wife that I want you to settle. I say there was a show in the 1980s about twin girls called 'Kate & Alley.' She's off her rocker and says 'Kate & Alley' starred Susan Saint ... via The Courier-Journal

]]> The Courier-Journal Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:43:06 GMT 080123EIH4S1 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Survey finds top worries are economy, health care http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/survey-finds-top-worries-are-economy-health-care?fromrss=1 The economy and health-care reform are the nation's most pressing problems, according to a survey of top leaders of small- and midsized businesses. via The Courier-Journal

]]> The Courier-Journal Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:05:23 GMT 080120M6ME5E 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Apartment fire kills dog http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/apartment-fire-kills-dog?fromrss=1 Commissioner talks budgets, CATS During his visit to Shelby County on Wednesday, Kentucky Education Commissioner, Dr. via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:06:17 GMT 0801181PT34S 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Read the whole story http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/read-the-whole-story-2?fromrss=1 "Unless there's some kind of provision for non-profits it's going to kill charitable gaming"

BINGO! Photo by Brent Schanding A giant bingo sign hangs behind the announcers podium at Shelby Bingo Plus. via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:58:29 GMT 080117LQO59T 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Read the whole story http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/read-the-whole-story?fromrss=1 "Cooper/Clayton method, which is a highly successful science-based program, using proven methods including education, skill training and social support."

Snuffing the smoke As a respiratory therapist at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, Jason Everson daily works with patients who have wrecked their lungs by smoking tobacco. via Sentinel News

]]> Sentinel News Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:10:38 GMT 080115EESD6F 0 38.216001 -85.359212 Bobcat unleashed at Simpsonville http://www.topix.net/city/simpsonville-ky/2008/01/bobcat-unleashed-at-simpsonville?fromrss=1 "And it's always kind of like a ghost when you see them."

Design with Earth in mind Growing up on a small farm in Bagdad, Jessica Tennill was surrounded by some of the most beautiful plots of earth in the state and possibly the nation. via Sentinel News

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