🌱 How Ford’s battery pivot and Shelbyville’s new plant reshape Kentucky jobs
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In today's newsletter:
- How Ford’s battery pivot and Shelbyville’s new plant reshape Kentucky jobs
Also on today's calendar: A Christmas Royal Tea and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 49 and low of 36 degrees.
- Thursday: Very windy; periods of rain, temps: high: 58, low: 25.
- Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 32 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ford to convert BlueOval SK plant in Kentucky. Here's what we know (courier-journal.com) — Shelbyville residents should know Ford is shifting its Glendale BlueOval SK plant from EV batteries to large-scale energy storage, a move tied to over 1,000 Kentucky layoffs but 2,100 future hires. The story also notes Canadian Solar’s $700 million Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing project, signaling that battery energy storage systems are becoming a major new industry presence in Kentucky. 
📸 Around Shelbyville
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Yoga - Shelbyville
309 8th St, Shelbyville
2:30 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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2nd Grade Exhibition
Shelby County , 728 Ginkgo Dr , Shelbyville -
Boys Basketball @ Oldham Co.
Shelby County , 4305 Brown Blvd , La Grange
5:45 pm -
MCM Boys Basketball vs. Shelby West Middle
Marnel C. Moorman School , 501 Discovery Blvd , Shelbyville
5:45 pm -
Band Concert @ MLCHS
Shelby County , 801 Discovery Blvd , Shelbyville
6:00 pm -
SCHS Girls Varsity Basketball vs Trinity Christian Academy
Shelby County High School , 1701 Frankfort Rd , Shelbyville
7:00 pm -
A Christmas Royal Tea
Wakefield-Scearce Gallery , 525 Washington St , Shelbyville
12:30 pm -
Talon Winery Tasting Room Shelbyville - Jeff Blackburn Music
Talon Winery Shelbyville , 400 Gordon Ln , Shelbyville
4:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Henry County
4847 N Main St , Eminence
6:30 pm -
Movers & Shakers
Henry County Public Library , 280 E Broadway , Eminence
10:00 am -
Outreach at Tri. County Senior Center
Henry County Public Library , 280 E Broadway , Eminence
10:30 am -
Winter & Holiday Crafts
Henry County Public Library , 280 E Broadway , Eminence
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone need any trim work done
Carpentry Land work Cleaning Any gutter problems Hit me up (Nextdoor Benson Trace)
- General Hotels Corporation posted a job opening for Housekeeper / Room Attendant in Shelbyville. Apply here.
- Shelby County Public Schools posted a job opening for JobID 3101: Preschool Teacher in Shelbyville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shelbyville here.
🗞 Nearby News
La Grange
- Pappy holidays: Kroger lottery returns with 1,000+ bottles of pricey bourbon (kentucky.com)
Jeffersontown
- JCPS elementary teacher charged with having sexual conversations with student (wave3.com)
- Lawsuit alleges negligence in Waggener High School bleacher railing collapse (wdrb.com)
- Coroner identifies man shot and killed by Louisville police at east end apartment complex (wdrb.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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