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Today's Features

  • Vacation Bible School schedule

    VBS at Little Mount Baptist

    Little Mount Baptist Church, located at 6129 Little Mount Road, will be having Vacation Bible School "Boomerang Express" July 12-17 from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. for children ages 3 through grade 12. For transportation please call 477-8432 or 477-8744.

    VBS at Parkland Hills

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  • Newly published author is not new to writing

    Elvis Presley has been known to affect the lives of people all over the world. Even here in Taylorsville, a woman's life was changed by the lyrics of his songs.

    Gena Smith-Gaines was inspired to begin writing songs and poetry when she heard the music of Elvis Presley. 

    “When I heard his records I really enjoyed the music and the words. I decided I would like to write songs,” Gaines said. 

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  • What's Happening: Spencer County's community calendar

    Tuesday thing

    Spencer County Middle School Library will be hosting Tuesday Thing Programs. These special programs start at 12 p.m. The library will be open 12 p.m. until 6 p.m.

    July 14, Movie Maker Basics: SCHS student, Shane Greenwell, gives the basics of how to get a movie saved and ready to present without a pesky red X where pictures and videos are supposed to appear!

    Other events include: July 21, Birds of Prey; July 28, Stamping and Advanced Movie Maker: Aug. 4, Beach Blanket Party.

    Road delays

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  • Carving out a new career in a down economy

    In the tough economic times, people have been coming up with unconventional ways of pulling in some extra cash. Wes Bridwell is one of them. He has been unemployed since November 2008 but he hasn’t had trouble keeping himself busy. 

    Bridwell has been carving 90 pound rocks into the shape of Kentucky to give and sell to locals. 

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  • Emerald ash borer quarantine close to Spencer County

    Recently, the Kentucky Office of the State Entomologist, in consultation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, issued a quarantine for 20 counties due to the emerald ash borer. Since the quarantine was issued, questions have arisen about the emerald ash borer, including controlling its spread and effects on ash trees.

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  • FROM THE WORD: Staying the course of the founders

    Deuteronomy 8:11-14  Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

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  • Youth Service Center summer day camps

    The Spencer County Youth Service Center is sponsoring summer day camps. Spaces are limited. Please contact the YSC to register. There is a $10 registration fee but scholarships are available. Lunch will be provided for all participants.

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  • PHOTO: Miniature horse show winner

    Sarah Shelburne, of Taylorsville, seen here with her dad, Darren, won first place in the solid colored mare class at the miniature horse show at the Shelby County Fair recently.

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  • What's Happening: Spencer County's community calendar

    Holiday closings

    The Spencer County Circuit Clerk’s office and the County Clerk’s office will be closed Friday and Saturday in recognition of Independence Day. Regular office hours will resume on Monday for the Circuit Clerk’s office and the new hours for the County Clerk’s office will resume on Monday.

    Country Ham Breakfast

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  • FROM THE WORD: Pouring of the Spirit

    After Christ was raised into heaven, the first sermon preached on earth. Acts 2 tells us how Jesus’s disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and were speaking in tongues to every nation. They were telling these people in their own tongues the wonderful works of God. But some there accused them of being drunk. But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice and said unto them, “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

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