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  • Library to offer variety of summer programs, events

    Looking for something fun to do in June?  The fun begins Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., with Amazon John and his nocturnal animals from around the world.
    Every Tuesday in June at 10:30 a.m., there is a new program check our website spencercountylibrary.us or call 477-8137 for details. Make sure you register for Summer Reading at the Spencer County Public Library.
    Every child under 10 that  reads 10 books or has them read to them receives a prize package.

    Teen summer reading

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  • PHOTO: Smith named AHA’s ‘Staff Person of the Year’

    On May 9, Kristen Smith of TruePoint Insurance Group was recognized as the 2011 Staff Person of the Year by AHA (Agents Helping Agents). The AHA alliance is made up of over 100 independent insurance agencies from the western half of Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Northwestern Tennessee. AHA and its members are a part of a national alliance known as SIAA.  SIAA is the largest alliance of independent insurance agents in the country.  As part of this alliance, members obtain greater market access, enhanced relationships with insurance companies, and increased agency stability.

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  • Robinson graduates from The Academy of Our Lady of Mercy

    Chelsey Joan Robinson of Taylorsville graduated from The Academy of Our Lady of Mercy in Louisville on Thursday.

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  • PHOTOS: Arts on Main
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  • Hillview students pitch in to clean up school grounds

    A group of students from Hillview Academy, after completing an integrated unit on community service, put their knowledge into action last Tuesday with a community clean-up project.

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  • Spencer County Democrats elect committee members

    The Spencer County Democratic Party held its convention April 17 and elected the following executive committee members: Susan Arnold, Berttye Sue Brown, Bonnie Downs, Carmin Gaines, Jill Herndon, Annette King, Abby Nation, Hope Selby, Hilda Snider, Ruth Stamper, Bill Arnold, Paul Daugherty, Davis Lee Downs, David Goodlett, David Henry, Darrell Herndon, Dr. John M. Snider, Doug Williams, Randy Wise and David Young.

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  • King donates special session pay to Red Cross

    Since taking office last year, State Rep. Kim King (R-Mercer) has insisted that legislators should not be paid for budget-related special sessions.

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  • Spencer County opens Public Library Workforce Center

    Spencer County residents seeking employment opportunities now have more computer access, training and job workshops at the new Public Library Workforce Center (PLWC). The Spencer County Public Library is one of 46 public libraries in the state that will have a PLWC.
    The centers house computers and software that will be used to provide training in a formal workshop setting to Kentucky residents seeking employment opportunities.

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  • Middle, high school drama students to perform ‘The Hobbit’

    Magic descends on Taylorsville this week as the Spencer County middle and high school drama students perform their production of “The Hobbit.”

    The show opens on Thursday, May 10 at 7pm in the middle school theater. The cost is $2 for students and $4 for adults. Other performances are on May 11 and 12 at 7pm and Sunday, May 13 at 2pm.

    Auditions for the play were in February. Twenty-eight actors and twenty-three crew members have worked hard to get the play ready. Approximately 70% of the students involved are from the middle school.

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  • WHAT'S HAPPENING: Community Calendar

    Sanctuary Arts Center to feature local artist exhibits
    The Sanctuary Arts Center is sponsoring a weeklong Art Appreciation Exhibition, dedicated to resident artists Jim Johnson, Joe Maupin, and Lois Platt, and featuring Kentucky Gourd Society artists and others.
    The show continues daily through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    The event is free and open to the public and everyone is invited.
    As a cap to the weeklong exhibition, the public is invited to mingle with the artists on Friday from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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