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Today's News

  • House fire intentionally set

     

    A vacant house on Bloomfield Road (KY 55) just south of Taylorsville, was completely destroyed by flames Saturday night. Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Chief Nathan Nation said investigators think the fire was intentionally set and the incident was being investigated by Kentucky State Police arson investigators. The home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived and Nation said firefighters extinguished the flames and worked to save surrounding buildings. There were no injuries sustained in the blaze.

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  • Shelter supporters demand answers

    Workers and volunteers for the Spencer County Animal Shelter came to fiscal court Monday night demanding some answers as to when they will be getting a new shelter they say was promised a few months ago during budget discussions.

    The item was not on the agenda Monday, but during a time set aside for citizen comments, animal control officer Tabitha Pickens spoke up and said she and other volunteers who have worked to raise funds for the new shelter deserve to know where the county stands on moving forward.

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  • Program preps students for the workforce

     

    A four-year liberal arts degree is no longer the surest path to success for high school graduates. More and more students are looking to head straight to the job market and a new program at Spencer County High School will help prepare students for the workforce, whether it’s with or without a college diploma.

    Brandy Scott, College and Career Coach at Spencer County High School, outlined the new Work Ethic Program at a recent board of education meeting, and said last week they hope to implement the program after fall break.

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  • Students warned of cyber dangers

     

    Scott Harvey had a warning for students at Spencer County Middle School who think their social media comments, pictures and posts can be hidden or deleted.

    “You can have privacy and you can have social media, but you can’t have both,” he told the students during an assembly Thursday afternoon.

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  • Influx of flood damaged cars could be headed to Kentucky

    While Kentucky has not been directly affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the Commonwealth could soon experience flooding of another kind: a rise in flood-damaged vehicles. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Department of Vehicle Regulation (DVR) is preparing for an influx of title requests for vehicles that have been deemed a total loss due to natural disaster damage in states such as Florida and Texas, then brought to Kentucky to be “rebuilt.”

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  • What’s Happening - Week of September 20, 2017

    Spencer County Animal Shelter dinner fundraiser

    Spencer County Animal Shelter’s 2nd Annual Dinner Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, November 11, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Spencer County Extension Service at 100 Oak Tree Way, Taylorsville. Tickets are $25 each (or) $40 for two.

    The evening will include dinner, entertainment, a silent auction and door prizes.

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  • CHI buys Shelbyville hospital

    On Sept. 1, Catholic Health Initiatives became the “sole sponsor” or owner of KentuckyOne Health, when the parent company bought out The Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence’s interests in a $150 million deal.

    The decision concludes a five-year relationship as joint sponsors of KentuckyOne Health.

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  • Tipton, Higdon to hold townhall about pension

    State Representative James Tipton, R-Taylorsville, will join State Senator Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, for a townhall meeting at 6 p.m. on September 26 at the Spencer County Middle School Auditorium.

    The two legislators will talk about an upcoming special session to deal with the pension issue that impacts teachers, and state and local government workers across Kentucky.

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  • State Fair 4-H Lawn Tractor contest.

     

    Christopher Drury, pictured, participated in the Kentucky State Fair 4-H Lawn Tractor contest. He brought home Junior Champion for the state of Kentucky.

    Colton Todd also participated in the Kentucky State Fair 4-H Tractor Operations Contest and represented Spencer County.

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  • Locals win at KY State Fair Lamb show

     

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