Today's News

Tip-off Tuesday was last night and the Spencer County Bears and Lady Bears were both in action.

It’s going to be an interesting basketball season with the ladies expecting to contend and the boys hoping they can surprise.

There are newcomers expected to play a big role on both teams, and returning starters who will be asked to step up even more than they did last year.

LADIES FIRST

As Spencer County’s two elementary schools prepare to exceed their enrollment capacity, the district’s facilities planning committee was reconvened last Thursday to discuss the options.

Committee members were told that any newly-built elementary school in Kentucky is required to not exceed a capacity of 600 students.

But that causes a problem for school officials who said that the county would be better served with a new school that could handle as many as 800 students.

As Spencer County’s two elementary schools prepare to exceed their enrollment capacity, the district’s facilities planning committee was reconvened last Thursday to discuss the options.

Committee members were told that any newly-built elementary school in Kentucky is required to not exceed a capacity of 600 students.

But that causes a problem for school officials who said that the county would be better served with a new school that could handle as many as 800 students.