Today's News

The Spencer County High School FFA team placed first at the Eastern Kentucky University dairy judging contest. Team members are, from left, Shane Greenwell, Bryce Martin, Cecilia Petersen and Marianne Gaddie. Marianne was named high individual, Bryce came in second and Cecilia was third overall.

 Soon, many vegetables and fruits will be ready for harvesting, and many gardeners will have more produce than they can readily eat. Those who want to preserve fresh, summer foods for later consumption will consider either freezing or canning the harvest. But is one way of preservation better than the other? The answer depends on the type of food you want to preserve.
If proper techniques and correct temperatures are used, frozen foods retain greater amounts of their vitamin content, natural color, flavor and texture.

The Taylorsville-Spencer County Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly meeting Thursday from noon to 1 p.m.
The luncheon will feature guest speakers Betty Darnell of the Spencer County Historical and Genealogical Society and John Lilly. The catered lunch is $10 for members and $13 for nonmembers.
To RSVP, contact Cara Lewis at clewis@tpbtaylorsville.com or call 502 477-2244.

So far two Taylorsville men have thrown their hats in the race for city commission, but, as of Tuesday afternoon, no one has filed for any of the three available school board seats or four available positions with the Soil and Water Conservation District.
Interested parties have until 4 p.m. next Tuesday to file their intent to run.
Richard Johns of Main Street and Jack Proctor of Reasor Avenue are each seeking one of the four seats on the Taylorsville City Commission.