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Girlfriends Day event on Main Street

National Girlfriends Day will be held on Tuesday, August 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at 46 E. Main Street. Women are invited to bring a chair and join in for good food, a lot of fun and some cool prizes. Pamela Williamson, author of “The Ugly Duckling” will be the guest speaker. The group will also be accepting donations for the BackPack Buddies.

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Taylor Flake of Taylorsville earned the crown sooner than she expected when she won the Miss Teen United States pageant this month.

Flake entered the Miss Teen United States pageant circuit for the first time this year and walked away with the title.

Winning a pageant on the first attempt may be a tough feat for some, but it’s not a concept unfamiliar to her.

With just three weeks before the beginning of school, Spencer County Elementary School finds itself in need of a new principal.

The Spencer County Fiscal Court is proceeding with plans to sell military vehicles currently in the possession of the Sheriff’s Office, saying they are costing the county in maintenance and insurance expenses.

The court Monday night voted 4-2 to ask County Attorney Ken Jones to draw up an ordinance allowing the sale of the vehicles. It passed despite the opposition of Magistrates Brian Bayers and Hobert Judd.