🌱 How a Shelbyville concert will help build more housing for veterans
Shelbyville, Kentucky Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Shelbyville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Shelbyville concert will help build more housing for veterans
- What new state-backed training means for Shelbyville workers and employers
Also on today's calendar: In Harmony Tour - Shelbyville and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A t-storm around in the a.m., with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Project CommUNITY: Shelbyville nonprofit hosts benefit concert to help veterans in need (wlky.com) — A Shelbyville nonprofit is renovating a downtown property into expanded transitional housing for veterans and is funding the work with a June 13 benefit concert at Gallrein Farms. Fire Missions Veteran Services already operates local veteran housing and partners with the Louisville VA, and this new Operation Redemption facility aims to serve even more former service members in need. 
• Gov. Beshear: Team Kentucky To Provide Workforce Training and Development for Over 7,400 Kentucky Workers (einpresswire.com) — Kentucky is funding workforce training for over 7,400 workers, including 300 employees at RFC in Shelbyville and hundreds more tied to a major Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing investment. The initiative, run through the Bluegrass State Skills Corp., supports job training credits and grants statewide as part of Gov. Beshear’s broader push to grow high-paying jobs and industry.
📸 Around Shelbyville
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Upcoming Events in
Shelbyville
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★ Featured events ★
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JD Shelburne →
Gallrein Farms, 1029 Vigo Rd, Shelbyville
4:30 pm
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Magic School Bus: Week 3
Shelby County Shelbyville, KY 40065 -
Jet Set Summer Adventures
Shelby County Rocket Ln, Kentucky 40065, USA
10:00 am -
SBDM Meeting
Shelby County Shelbyville, KY 40065
2:45 pm -
FRYSC - KY Horse Park (sign up required)
Shelby County Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Pkwy, Lexington, KY, 4051
8:30 am -
MLCHS SBDM Meeting
Shelby County MLCHS Conference Room
3:45 pm -
City Council Meeting →
Shelbyville, KY Calendar, 315 Washington St., Shelbyville
5:30 pm -
In Harmony Tour - Shelbyville →
Shelby County Fairgrounds, 1513 Midland Trail, Shelbyville
8:30 pm
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
Saturday June 27
📣 Shelbyville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Touch-A-Truck →
Clear Creek Park Family Activity Center, 717 Burks Branch Rd, Shelbyville
10:00 am -
Love Local Market →
Henry County Public Library, 280 E Broadway, Eminence
6:00 pm -
Stay and Play →
Henry County Public Library, 280 E Broadway, Eminence
11:00 am -
Bookmobile Visits New Castle Spring Fling →
Henry County Public Library, 280 E Broadway, Eminence
12:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Shelbyville. Apply here.
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. posted a job opening for 2nd shift Machine Operator (Band Saw); $20.52 + shift diff in Shelbyville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shelbyville here.
🗞 Nearby News
La Grange
- Jarboe's Heating Cooling & Plumbing Adds Electrical Work to Roster of Home Service Offerings (phcppros.com)
Jeffersontown
- The 5th Annual A Taste For Life Brings Food, Drinks, And Mental Health Awareness To 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens June 28th (leoweekly.com)
Frankfort
- Letter: Frankfort could have had an indoor pool by the end of year (state-journal.com)
- Kentucky Senate president to receive Motion Picture Association Industry Champion Award (wkyt.com)
- State tourism marks record year; county sees rise in visitor spending (state-journal.com)
Ok Shelbyville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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