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Today's News

  • Man could get 20 years in death of Taylorsville man

    A man has entered a plea to spend 20 years in prison following a traffic accident last year that took the life of a Taylorsville man.

    Kevin Sterling Sullivan, 23, entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in the second degree and five counts of wanton endangerment.

    According to Nick Raley, assistant commonwealth attorney, a plea agreement was reached earlier this month after a five-hour mediation session was conducted by Senior Status Judge Julia Adams.

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  • Fiscal court has no love for Arizona

    While citizens across the U.S. have poured $3.6 million into a legal defense fund supporting Arizona’s immigration law, there was no love for the border-state’s plight by county magistrates last Wednesday.

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  • Boys soccer team on 3-game winning streak

    Spencer County’s boys soccer team picked up two wins last week and have a modest three game winning streak following a 3-1 victory over Fort Knox on Wednesday and then a 3-0 shutout over Henry County on Thursday.

    Coach Paul Taylor said Wednesday’s road victory at Fort Knox was not a particularly good game, but it counts as a victory.

    “Sometimes it’s good just to win an ugly game and get out of there,” he said, noting how the game was extremely physical with several yellow cards being handed out.

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  • Swine show winners

    Matthew Jeffiers was named eighth in his showmanship division, while Courtney Jeffiers earned fourth in her division.

    In the swine skill-a-thon, Courtney Jeffiers was second out of 19, Matthew Jeffiers was third out of 21, Ashley Montgomery was eighth out of 10, and Danielle Montgomery was 12th out of 21.

    Danielle Montgomery showed the Spotted Grand Champion gilt and also was Kentucky Proud Spot Champion. 

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  • PHOTO: Stallion's Junior Blue team now 3-0

    Submitted to The Spencer Magnet

    Trevor Hutt  #14 of the Spencer County Stallions (Jr. Blue team). Spencer County Stallions won against Nelson County Falcons 16 - 0. Trevor Hutt scored both touchdowns for the team and 1 of the 2 point conversions. Spencer County Stallions (Jr. Blue) are now 3-0.

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  • PHOTO: Lady Bears lose to Bullitt Central 2-0

    JOHN SHINDLEBOWER for The Spencer Magnet

     Maggie Koenig, left, and Nikki Prater converge on a ball as they set up for a return in a recent game for the Lady Bears Volleyball team. The girls had only one match last week, a 2-0 loss to Bullitt Central. They are on the road this week at Iroquois, at Seneca and at Collins next Tuesday before returning home against Bardstown next Wednesday.

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  • COLUMN: Life is like a vapor and then we vanish

    On September 28, I will be 81 years old – if I live that long. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior when I was 31 years old. This next year I will be celebrating my real birthday, which is when I was born again through the blood of Jesus Christ. In this rebirth, I will live forever. My natural birth will pass away, but in my rebirth, I will live forever.

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  • LETTER: Stop adding, start subtracting

    So, Spencer County School District’s superintendent bemoans the choices he has made and now wants to max out our taxes for the current year’s mismanaged budget, eh?

    Let’s run down some of the recent (cough) “fiscal” decisions these bureaucrats have made.

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  • LETTER: Islamophobia?

    This past weekend our country took time to remember one of the most horrific days in this country’s history.  On the morning of 9/11/2001 in a series of orchestrated suicide attacks committed by radical Muslims, 2,976 innocent lives perished.  Of the 2,976 who died, 236 were foreigners, which brings the total number of Americans who died to 2,740.  This year’s anniversary was largely overshadowed by two very charged international issues.

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  • Canine Secret Investigator: Chapter 1

    Thanks to Kentucky Utilities/LG&E, Kentucky Press Association and the KY Secretary of State for helping to make this statewide literacy project possible. Go to www.kypress.com to hear each chapter and try the chapter activities.

    CHAPTER ONE

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