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Today's News

  • Deer harvest third highest ever recorded

    With several weeks still left in the season, deer hunters have already recorded one of the state’s highest harvest totals ever. Kentucky hunters telechecked 117,124 deer as of December 22.

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  • Search for missing teen leads to meth lab bust

    Spencer County Sheriff’s Department discovered an active meth lab in Taylorsville early Wednesday morning while investigating a report of a missing Winchester teen.

    The female juvenile, whose name was not released because of her age, was said to have last been seen in a silver, compact car with Troy S. Waldridge, 37, of Taylorsville. Spencer County Deputy Gordon Miles said that he went to Waldridge’s Railroad Street home to locate the girl and was granted access to search the premises.

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  • Check it out: Fourth graders donate book to public library

    Ten-year-old Kelly Herndon said being a published author at her tender age has lost some of its allure – after all, she’s been in three books already.

    So, when her fourth grade teacher at Spencer County Elementary told her class earlier this school year that they were going to create a book of poems, Kelly had no problem containing her excitement. That is, until she discovered a copy was to be given to the public library.

    “I thought it was amazing,” said Kelly. “I mean, everybody goes to that library.”

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  • LETTER: Where hope comes from

    It is hard to believe that another year has almost gone by and 2009 is just around the corner. We have all been witness to many newsworthy events in our local community, state and nation during this past year, that will impact us all. On January 20 of next year our country will have a new president who will be faced with many difficult problems to overcome. We have all grown accustomed to hearing in the news about bailouts, job layoffs, increases in foreclosures and the drop in the stock market.

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  • Property transfers

    The following property transfers were recorded in the Spencer County Clerk’s office during the month of October 2008.

    Nalley Construction Inc., New Haven to James C. and Tracey R. Tennill, Taylorsville. Lot 79 Highview Estates. $152,000.

    John T. and Sue Snider, Taylorsville to Shawn E. and Julie R. Honaker, Taylorsville. Property located in Spencer County as described in deed book 223 page 431. $6,500.

    PK Contracting LLC, Shepherdsville to David and Mary Lauren Huff, Taylorsville. Lot 17 Elk Creek Ridge. $251,000.

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  • Ribbon cutting: Deborah Kaye Photography

    Deborah Kaye Montgomery celebrated her business move to a new storefront on Main Street with a ribbon cutting earlier this month. Joining her in this momentous occasion were (from left) Annette King, executive director of Taylorsville/Spencer County Economic Development; Jerry Davis, president of Spencer County/Taylorsville Chamber of Commerce; Melvin Gore, chamber vice-president; Deborah Kaye Montgomery, owner; her husband, David Montgomery; and son, Jeremiah Montgomery.

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  • Wade returns from banking conference

    Billie W. Wade, CEO of Citizens Union Bank, recently returned from a meeting of America’s Community Bankers Council, a division of the American Bankers Association in Washington, D.C. Composed of approximately 100 bankers representing all 50 states, the Council meets twice each year to advise the Association on issues affecting the nation’s community banks and their customers.

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  • Lady Bears rolling toward winning season

    The Spencer County Lady Bears took two of three games over the past week to improve to 5-3 on the season as they continue to prove their progress made last year was no fluke.

    The girls traveled to Frankfort last Thursday and outlasted a physical contest with the Lady Panthers, winning 50-42.

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  • Travis accepts Beshear appointment

    Cox’s Creek farmer Scott Travis was recently appointed to serve on the Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center (KTRDC) board by Governor Steve Beshear.

    Travis will serve on the 12-member board alongside Ritchie Farmer, Kentucky’s commissioner of agriculture, several Senate and House committee leaders and representatives of UK’s research department.

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  • PHOTO: Singing for someone else's supper

    Taylorsville Elementary’s ensemble, chorus, drama and community engagement clubs entertained a large crowd last Thursday with their Christmas production. Audience members were asked to bring cans of food as admission and the students were able to raise over 200 cans for TES’s Book Bag Buddies program. Staff, faculty and students would like to thank the community for supporting Taylorsville Elementary.

     

    photo submitted to The Spencer Magnet

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