Today's News

A Taylorsville man was killed Thursday morning when he was struck by an SUV while cycling on KY 248/Briar Ridge Rd. Hundreds attended funeral services for Paul M. Pegram, 40, yesterday morning at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville.

“He loved his children very much. He was always in an up attitude usually had a smile on his face. He was easy to be around,” said Dave Pegram, Paul’s father.

Like many people, I’m on a strict budget these days. Every new tax or increased tax reduces what I can spend in local businesses – even at Froman’s, as I didn’t have the money to refill an allergy prescription last month. The four percent tax increase allowed to circumvent the democratic process was legalized in a time of inflation when everybody was getting raises, but I actually heard one office-holder with the gall to call it “automatic,” even when people aren’t getting raises and are lucky to have jobs.

The recent release of the 2009-2010 No Child Left Behind and Kentucky Core Content Test results have been a point of pride for the Spencer County School District.

The goal for all students to score at proficient or higher has still not been attained, but the district is certainly not alone and some schools have more obstacles to tackle than others. This week The Spencer Magnet takes a look at the district’s Exceptional Child Education scores and individual school scores.

• Exceptional Child Education

Spencer County's "real" season begins Friday night back home on real grass, far removed from last week’s 47-20 loss to Montgomery County on a field that most small colleges would envy.

The Bears’ killer schedule took them away from Taylorsville for five of their first six games and most of those were against much larger schools. Friday was no exception when they squared off against the 5A Indians who play on a brand new artificial surface.