top: -1px; } The next stop for Burton includes tackling the Dixie Highway and Shively sidewalk projects and showing that Shively is a city where people should want to be. A scorecard evaluates a legislators voting record. }) i1$")?9l-$[q:i x$#&4N2XSL]LYI 2 E 1VhXl5hHBh(F$B ACidn'rp`tornbs|X_v|2y q{C6|nIy=! According to an arrest report, 59-year-old Beverly Chester-Burton was taken into custody by the Louisville Metro Police Department just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 177 0 obj <>stream } Jan 31, 2022 Updated Jan 31, 2022 Mayor of Shively, Beverly Chester-Burton runs un-opposed for the 44th House District, following Rep. Joni Jenkins reelection withdrawal. .votebox-scroll-container { These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Example video title will go here for this video. background-color: #f9f9f9; .results_text { font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; color: #6db24f; 5N(ihgu/U]*;\iEx>(zV"Ar/58 U>spz0G! font-weight: bold; In 1897, they erected St. Helen's Catholic Church. .survey-result {padding:10px;} font-size: 12px; display: inline-block; div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } }. LOUISVILLE, Ky. The mayor of Shively was arrested and accused of driving under the influence after crashing her car into a pole late Tuesday night. [12] After the bombing, the Wades left and very few other blacks attempted to move in, and the community remained a largely white "sundown town" well into the 1960s. .widget-row.Libertarian { Shes set to be arraigned Friday. The Heritage is perfect for weddings, receptions, anniversary parties, business meetings, etc. Federal courts | max-width: 75px; However, the area along Seventh Street north of Dixie is still known for its seedy adult entertainment businesses. U.S. President | width: 250px; .external_links_table { width: auto !important; } width: 100%; }
} 193 0 obj <> endobj 1902) could not adopt it because there was another community with the name in Lee County.[5]. } color: black; border: 1px solid #999; font-size: 20px; Beshear declares state of emergency; 3 dead due to severe storms, Louisville mayor declares state of emergency due to severe weather, Man dead after crash on Blankenbaker Lane, Crews extinguish fire at historic home near Forest Hills car dealership. Interns wanted: Get paid to help ensure that every voter has unbiased election information. Im dedicated, Im here for the task, Im here for the journey.. overflow-y: auto; WAVE 3 News was first to report Chester-Burton's arrest this month, and is the only local media outlet to have obtained the video Wednesday. "She then exited the parking lot striking the pole.". Beverly Chester-Burton is all about the journey. } Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislators political positions. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular articles. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { She stayed dedicated after she lost her first mayoral campaign in 2008. The mayor of Shively was arrested and charged with a DUI after allegedly crashing her car and falling asleep in a drive-thru.According to an arrest citation, Beverly Chester-Burton was taken into . The former Stitzel-Weller distillery has been converted into a tourist attraction for the Bulleit Bourbon brand, and was included as a stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 2014. [17] The Bernheim Distillery site, used by Heaven Hill Distilleries, opened in nearby Louisville around 2000. margin: 5px auto; } But the Bradens were charged with sedition for their actions. .race_header.green { color: #0645ad; .leg-hnt-flex-item { Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. $('.hideResponses').show(); display: inline-block; In 1954, black Korean War veteran and electrician Andrew Wade IV and his wife Charlotte, who had found themselves unable to buy a home in a suburban neighborhood due to Jim Crow housing discrimination, got help from activists Carl and Anne Braden. Copyright 2018 WAVE 3 News. Christian opened a mill and tavern on his 1,000-acre (400ha) tract near Mill Creek and the road connecting Louisville to the Salt River. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular images. text-align: left; p.survey-question {font-weight:bold;} background-color: green; background-color: #f4f4f4; .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} Her current term ends on January 1, 2025. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. margin-bottom: -2px !important; Anne Braden wrote a 1958 memoir, The Wall Between. Est in 1938 | 3920 Dixie Hwy Shively, KY 40216 |, City of Shively 2023. [19] Its modern boundaries are roughly Millers and Bernheim Lane to the north (Louisville's Algonquin neighborhood); Louisville's Seventh Street to the east; I-264 and St. Dennis to the west; and Rockford Lane and Pleasure Ridge Park to the south. The area's fortunes have since improved somewhat, with various public works projects occurring and some businesses moving to the area. [16] As of October 2014, the Michter's bourbon brand was working on opening a new distillery in Shively. Shes making history and I think a lot of people coming up will see that this is something that they would be able to do, Johnson said. .key-messages li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0px;} $]A Beverly. Officers reported they began to smell alcohol from the mayor's breath after speaking with her more. overflow-y: hidden; font-weight: bold; Its products include Early Times, which was first produced in 1860, became one of the few brands that was allowed to be produced during the Prohibition era, and was the best-selling whiskey in the country in the mid-1950s. Carl Braden was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison; he spent seven months in jail before state-level sedition convictions were overturned by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a related case in 1956. Beverly Chester-Burton advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 44. column-count: auto; A stagecoach stop was opened in 1831. $('.showResponses').hide(); City of Shivelys first African American mayor sworn in, History made as City of Shively swears in first African American mayor, WAVE Weather Now Syncbak Channel Embed for PBE Page, LG&E gives power outage update for Fridays severe weather, Gov. background-color: #f9d334; padding-bottom: 8px; position: absolute; display: inline-block; To contribute to the list of Kentucky scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org. I like to think that I am modeling the way for a lot of others that are interested in taking this journey, Burton said. font-weight: bold; background-color: #ccc; Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. You have permission to edit this article. .race_footer { justify-content: center; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { div.oneoff-scrollbox.regular { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } } } Louisville Metro Police officers found Shively Mayor Beverly Chester-Burton standing outside her silver Cadillac after smashing into a pole as she was trying to leave the parking lot around 11 p.m., the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. .votebox-results-metadata-p { It is Ballotpedias goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number. padding-bottom: 0px; $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { color: white; }) Shively is a home rule-class city[3] in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a suburb of Louisville within the Louisville Metro government. font-size: 110%; .widget-row.heading { } Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. .non_result_row { endstream endobj 197 0 obj <>stream dz:3G#_X zh@FBP#{@`qd";v;"}&B85u3C. } .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { She also said shes looking forward to getting more people involved in the community. color: #888; } } Witnesses said Chester-Burton fell asleep behind the wheel at the fast-food drive-thru line, and people even had to knock on her window to wake her up, according to a police report obtained by the outlet. Beshear declares state of emergency; 3 dead due to severe storms, Louisville mayor declares state of emergency due to severe weather, Man dead after crash on Blankenbaker Lane, Crews extinguish fire at historic home near Forest Hills car dealership. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 150px; Her current term ends on January 1, 2025. padding-bottom: 3px; } width: 90%; font-size: 1.2em; margin: 3px 0; SHIVELY, KY (WAVE) - The Shively mayoral race ended in a historic win Tuesday night. Chester-Burton ( Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 44. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. font-weight: bold; 8"t@AD=@b d100R( https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Beverly_Chester-Burton&oldid=9032322, Kentucky House of Representatives candidate, 2022, Current member, Kentucky House of Representatives, Conflicts in school board elections, 2021-2022, Special Congressional elections (2023-2024), 2022 Congressional Competitiveness Report, State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022, State Legislative Competitiveness Report, 2022, Partisanship in 2022 United States local elections. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { This story has been shared 144,669 times. margin-bottom: 0; A streetcar line was extended to the area in 1904. The mayor was booked into the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and released Wednesday. Chester-Burton, who was elected Shively's first black mayor in 2018, told police she had dinner and two apple martinis at 5 p.m., but then changed her story, saying she had the drinks at 9. margin-right: 10px; position: relative; } width: 50px; .leg-hnt-flex-column { @media (max-width:600px) { width: 100%; Shively Mayor Beverly Chester-Burton's official photo (courtesy of the City of Shively) and mugshot (courtesy of Louisville Metro Corrections). Shively has a lending library, a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Thanks for contacting us. She is also a teacher at Stuart Elementary School and is a Director within the Jefferson County Teachers Association. background-color: red;
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Her former UofL classmate and city council member Maria Johnson said when Burton became the first African American on the city council, she knew that was just the beginning. background-color: #f9d334; State legislature | .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { State and local courts | } .electionsectionheading { display: inline-block; Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022. complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. $('.collapse').collapse('hide'); When Louisville tried to annex and tax them during the Great Depression, the distillers talked the residents of Shively into incorporating separately (finalized May 23, 1938) and annexing their district instead. You can also change some of your preferences. font-weight: 100; We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. .indicate_scroll { } } $('#candidate-connection-twitter-107393').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); "Shively, Kentucky". Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Ballotpedia features 395,557 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. padding: 2px; } The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84. color: #888; width: 100%; endstream
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font-size: 12px; Shively remains the site of one major operating distillery: Brown-Forman's Early Times distillery. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content6402d7af26e13').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide'); } SHIVELY, Ky. (WDRB) - As Juneteenth approached on Sunday, celebrations were already underway on Saturday in Shively. margin-bottom: .75em; Chester-Burton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 44. column-gap: 1em; Burton, who previously served on the Shively City Council, becomes the first African-American mayor in the citys 80-year history. display: none; background-color: #6db24f; letter-spacing: 0.03em; letter-spacing: .03em; font-size: 2em; } display: block; flex-direction: column; 100% remote. The City of Shively is a Home Rule Agency as defined by KRS 95.450. I, Beverly Chester-Burton, Mayor, of the City of Shively, Kentucky, pursuant to the above and KRS 83A.130(11) and KRS 61.823, do hereby call a special meeting of the Council of the City of Shively, Kentucky beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2021 via video teleconference for a council member. z-index:1; Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. } padding-left: 8px; color:white; The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. color: white; padding-bottom: 5px; .race_header.republican { She reportedly told police that she was in the parking lot of a nearby White Castle when her accelerator got stuck and she smashed into the utility pole as she was trying to avoid hitting any other vehicles. State executives | .results_row { } Beshear confirms 3 dead after severe weather makes its way through Kentuckiana, LG&E: 'Significant' power outages with no restoration time given. .race_header.libertarian { padding-bottom: 5px; .infobox p { margin-bottom: 4px; } color: #fff; Chester-Burton agreed to a field sobriety test and failed to keep her head straight and walk in a straight line during the test, according to the citation. clearInterval(nTimer); endstream
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