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Today's Features

  • PHOTOS: Driving and walking the line

    Spencer County High School students got to see what it’s like to drive while impaired by alcohol or other drugs during a demonstration on April 6. Students also gave walking a straight line in the demonstration goggles a try.

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  • PHOTO: All district band

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  • PHOTO: Seven selected for WKU honors band

    These students were selected from 900 students who auditioned for the Western Kentucky University Honors Band. They were under the direction of Richard Murphy, director of band, Columbia Central High School of Tennessee and Dr. Linda Moorehouse, professor of music, University of Illinois. The students who were selected are pictured above from left to right: Sarah Bowman, Bryce Martin, John Mathre, Joseph Snider, Susan Mann, Daniel Montgomery and Todd Clemens.   
     

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  • State warns consumers about fake GED tests

    Kentucky Adult Education, a unit of the Council on Postsecondary Education, issued a consumer alert Monday regarding fraudulent websites claiming to offer high school and GED diplomas for a fee through the Internet.
    “Kentuckians need to know there is one way to earn a GED credential and that is through a test administered onsite at an Official GED Testing Center,” Reecie Stagnolia, vice president for Kentucky Adult Education, said in a press release from the state.

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  • PHOTO: Plum Creek plans soup supper, gospel sing

    Plum Creek Baptist Church will host a soup supper and gospel sing Friday at 5 p.m. The event will feature the Polston Family Gospel Singers, pictured. ‘Please join us for an evening of good food, fellowship and gospel music,’ organizers said. For more information, contact the church at 502-477-2582. The church is located at the corner of Highway 44 and Plum Creek Road in Waterford.

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  • COLUMN: Don’t get hung up on numbers, preach the word

    After I was ordained and started preaching I thought that God would bless our church so much that we would have a big congregation.
    But you know, God had another idea. He did not think we were ready for a big congregation.
    The best thing about God is if you will listen to him, he always knows what is best.
    When we dedicated our church to God, we told him with a humble heart that we wanted him to be the leader of our church and we would follow him.
    The amazing thing is that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in our church.

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  • PHOTO: Academic spotlight

    Taylorsville Elementary School counselor Heidi Heiss speaks with Spencer County Board of Education members about the school’s Response to Intervention program. Heiss highlighted how TES is working to bring all students up to appropriate academic achievement levels.

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  • BIRTH: Cooks welcome baby Braxton

    Amy Nicolle and Charles Thomas Cook of Millersville, Mo., announce the birth of their son, Braxton Diesel Cook, on March 15, 2012.
    He weighed 7 pounds and was 19 3/4 inches long.
    His grandparents are Sharon Cook of Taylorsville, Chuck and Chrissy Cook of Shelbyville, and Roy and Robin White of Jackson, Mo.

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  • COLUMN: 4-H camp around the corner

    Even though you may not have put away your winter coat just yet, it’s time to start thinking about 4-H summer camps.
    Are you ready to experience one of the most fun weeks of your life? Do you like to catch bugs, butterflies, crawdads or fish? Maybe you love swimming, riflery, archery, canoeing, crafts or music. Do you like to go hiking and spend time identifying trees and critters you find along the way? Do you like making new friends and having lots of fun? If any of these things appeal to you, you need to sign up for 4-H camp this summer.

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  • PHOTO: TES Students of the Month for March announced

    The Taylorsville Elementary School Students of the Month for March were Rebecca Ridener, Annie Grace Riggs, Carmello Spencer, Mary Young, Caden Little and and Shelby Garrett.

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