March 25, 2018 - At 55 minutes into American Idol, Cade Foehner made it into the Sunday night episode in a preview of performances to come. Just before showing Cade, Katy Perry said, "You look like a rock star." Be sure to tune into the Monday, March 26, 2018 episode to see if Cade makes it to Hollywood?
March 23, 2018 - Kosovo remembrance was held at the Shelby County Veteran's Memorial on the Center Square on Friday, March 23, 2018 with a small band of patriots in attendance.
March 12, 2018 - A high-speed pursuit started around 2pm Monday, March 12, 2018 after a female fled Wal-Mart in Center and continued for over 30 miles before coming to an end in Louisiana.
***Update*** Election results are all in and three county races are yet to be decided. There will be two run-off races in the County due to no candidate in each race receiving over 50% of the vote. In the Shelby County Commissioner Pct 4 race, incumbent Bradley Allen (48.71%) and opponent Tom Bellmyer (32.88%) will have to wait until the May 22, 2018 for the Primary Runoff Election. The second race to be pushed into a runoff is the race for the Justice of the Peace Pct 1 position.
March 6, 2018 - Firefighters from five different area fire departments came together Saturday morning, March 3rd to participate in training on vehicle extrication. Extrication, or the act of removing an injured patient from a wrecked automobile, is one of the most critical services that rural volunteer fire departments perform.Having a hydraulic rescue tool (aka "The Jaws of Life") is a vital asset to a community. Equally valuable is having personnel who are properly trained in using that equipment.