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Pictured  are the Spencer County High School cheerleaders. From front left are Coach Michelle, Nicole Bingham, Chrystal Phillips, Lindsey Griffin, Brooke Nevitt, Samantha Swinney, Brittany O’Bryan, Katie Gatrost, Meaghan Devito, Taylor Yates, Taylor Sullivan and Amber Hahn. From back left are Coach Eleschia, Alli Russell, Shelby Hall, Kayla Murphy, Coach Corey, Ashley Durrett, Spencer Williams, Tanner Carden, Mark Kippes, Taylor Jaggers, Christina Quiroa and Coach Karen. Not pictured are Madalyn Douthitt and Cody Chesser.

Seems Big Blue Nation’s Deciders already have Joker Phillips on the way to a buy-out and simply waiting until Big Blue Madness before sending Mitch Barnhart the memo.
With a bit of history in mind, we glance at the Deciders’ whisper short list so far.
• Bob Petrino? Nah. Kentucky already has a Fran Curci story.
• Phil Fulmer? Nah. Too old and Kentucky already has a Bill Curry story.

In the late ‘90s, my favorite national-brand peanut butter came out with a silky-smooth chocolate version. I kept a box of crackers and a jar of the chocolate peanut butter on my desk at work for the late afternoon blahs. It was truly wonderful. They did make other flavors, but I never bothered with them. There was no point when there was chocolate peanut butter in the world.
Eventually, it was taken off the market and I moved on. I tried not to think about it too much, but from time to time I thought of it and wished there was a way to have it again.

Spencer County’s Emergency Medical Services is one step closer to having a new place to call home.
Fiscal Court members voted Monday morning to enter into negotiations to purchase the existing Spencer County Cooperative Extension Office building for the sole purpose of being utilized as the EMS facility.
The motion, made by Magistrate Hobert Judd and seconded by Magistrate David Goodlett, passed by a vote of 4-2. Judd, Goodlett, Judge-Executive Bill Karrer and Magistrate Woodie Cheek voted in favor; magistrates Mike Moody and Jerry Davis voted against.