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What does your face say?

Do you notice the people in the other cars as you drive down the road? I mean sure, we watch for turn signals and to get hints of how that person is driving, but do you ever actually see that person?

Sometimes on a highway you get a few seconds to really observe someone. I’ve seen ladies putting on make-up, and I even remember one guy who was driving and reading the newspaper. Talk about distracted driving, and that was way before cell phones.

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Outdoors - Early fall is great for smallmouth in KY streams

Shorter days and yellowing leaves are about the only ways you can tell it is the third week of September. Temperature wise, it feels like August lasted six plus weeks.

“We are 10 degrees behind, water temperature wise, than usual for this time of year,” said David Baker, Central Fisheries District biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “The water is usually cooler by now.”

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Hometown pride

One of the nice things about Spencer County is the fact that one rarely has to deal with crowds. But that might change this weekend, and we’re not complaining one bit.

It’s a festive week in Spencer County, as the Octoberfest parade and subsequent activities get into full swing on Saturday. It’s an opportunity to celebrate life in a small town.

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From our readers - Thanks given for recent help

I want to thank everyone who was so kind and generous to Gerrie and I, especially Taylorsville Masonic Lodge 210 and the people in the community. I’m so grateful for the help everyone has given me.

Thank you again.

Neil McClain II and family
Taylorsville, Ky

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Too many trophies?

In many homes here in Spencer County, as well as across the nation, you’ll find refrigerators covered with children’s art work, photos, test papers and even glowing report cards. It seems the fridge is where families often do their boasting.

Depending on the number of children, and their performance, it doesn’t take long for many of those refrigerator doors to get covered with copies of that perfect spelling test, the newspaper clipping or the blue ribbon won at the county fair.

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Public Record - Week of September 28, 2016

Property Transfers

The following property transfers were recorded in the Spencer County Clerk’s office in mid-August, 2016.

Judy L. Breeding, Taylorsville, KY, to Donald R. Grimes, Sr., and Rebecca M. Grimes, Taylorsville, KY. Tract 40 of Little Mount Estates. $161,000.

Kingsmill, LLC, Taylorsville, KY, to JWC Group, LLC, Taylorsville, KY. Lot 54 of Kingsmill Subdivision. $60,000.

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Agriculture - State Fair rabbit show results

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Agriculture - Locals excel at Kentucky State Fair swine show

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Agriculture - Diversity pays off with trees

It seems that, once again, we (meaning the collective gardening public) have disregarded the imperative known as diversity…it applies to more than the plant world, too.

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Lady Bears soccer team on an impressive roll

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