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Taylorsville voters will have a chance to get their questions answered by candidates running for City Commission this fall as The Spencer Magnet partners with the Taylorsville-Spencer County Chamber of Commerce to host a candidate forum on Oct. 25.
The forum will take place at the Chamber building on Main Street from 6 to 8 p.m.

On Monday, Aug. 27, Ms. Brittney Pilcher’s 2-year-old classroom (The Monkeys) at Little Stars Preschool and Development Center sent off backpacks and school supplies to Honduras. The class collected supplies and backpacks for a month and received enough supplies to fill eight backpacks. The backpacks will be sent to Honduras for a “Backpack Buddies” program that aids in school supplies for orphans. Pictured from left are Celia-Grace Pullium, Tristan Crenshaw (front), Lawson Pund, Mack Brady and Madelynn Ramey. Not pictured are Gwyn Lucas and Adam Pack.

Spencer County was well-represented at the 2012 Kentucky State Fair, especially in the Little Miss and Mister Pageant.

Police Chief Toby Lewis spoke to students at Hillview Academy on Wednesday about drug awareness and encouraged them not to surround themselves with people they know are involved with drugs.