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Today's News

  • More Lady Bear wins

    The Spencer County girls’ soccer team is off to a promising start, sporting a 4-2 record, a couple of shutouts and even in their losses, giving top-notch competition some tough games.

    Last week, the girls won both of their games, including a 5-1 victory over Pleasure Ridge Park at home on Wednesday in a contest that SCHS Coach Charlie Traughber said wasn’t a thing of beauty.

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  • An un-Commonwealth of information

    Debate.

    Tradition.

    Commonwealth.

    These three words composed the curriculum of a special interactive civics lesson recently presented to young homeschoolers and their parents by State Representative candidate Kim King.   

    Prospective Judge Executive Bill Karrer welcomed a handful of parents and approximately 30 homeschoolers in grades eight and below as they filled up the small front room of the Spencer County GOP headquarters in downtown Taylorsville last Wednesday morning.

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  • PUBLIC RECORD: District Court

    District court

    The following cases were heard by Hon. Donna Dutton in Spencer County District Court August 6, 2010.

    Traffic:

    Joel Bales, speeding 20 mph over limit. $183.

    Elisabeth G. Alexander, speeding 13 mph over limit. $143 court cost and state traffic school.

    Shaun M. Dejaynes, speeding 17 mph over limit; operating on suspended license. Amended to no license in possession. $197 court cost and fines.

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  • Victory over J-town

    The Spencer County boys picked up their first win of the season Monday night with a 8-2 victory over Jeffersontown.

    Coach Paul Taylor said his team returned to their four defender, 5 midfielder and one striker strategy and was able to take a quick 2-0 lead after goals from Thibault Golliard and Brandon Taylor.

    Jeffersontown tied it up with two goals of their own, but freshman Cody Coomes answered with another goal for the Bears who took a 3-2 lead into halftime. Taylor said he stressed better defense in the second half, and his squad responded.

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  • PHOTO: Grand champion steer

    GRAND CHAMPION STEER — Taylor Tolle, far right, of Taylorsville, exhibited the Grand Champion Steer during the 4-H & FFA Sale of Champions at the Kentucky State Fair. Also at the award presentation were Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, center right (in blue shirt), and fair board member Bill Tolle, left (holding banner), who is Taylor’s grandfather. (Photo by Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Division of Public Relations)

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  • Bruins best the Bears

    Late night matchup ends 38-12

    It was a long night for the Spencer County Bears Friday as they traveled to Elizabethtown and played into Saturday during a 38-12 loss to Central Hardin in game two of the Kentucky National Guard Bowl.

    Having to wait for the end of the first game between DeSales and Etown pushed the start of the Bears and Bruins to about 9:45 and didn’t finish until well after midnight.

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  • Stallion teams win season opener

    All four Spencer County Youth Football Association teams won their first games of the season August 21 against the Nelson County Football Association.

    Junior blue team,  coached by Chris Hutt, won 39-6 at home against the Nelson County Colts.

    Pee Wee blue team, coached by Stan Shivers, won 19-7 away against the Nelson County Bears.

    Junior white team, coached by Floyd Light, won 14-0 away against the Nelson County Titans.

    Pee Wee white team, coached by Phillip Bradhamc won 19-14 at home against the Nelson County Colts.

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  • Fowler appointed by Governor Beshear

    Gov. Beshear has appointed Kathy Lynn Fowler to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission.  

    Fowler, of Taylorsville, is the assistant director of Public Health and Public Services in the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services. She represents health services. The appointment replaces Katheryn H. Cook, whose term has expired.

    Fowler has been appointed to serve for a term expiring April 17, 2012.

     

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  • Governor's Cup winner? Like picking Derby horse

    Governor’s Cup XXIII, Kentucky at Louisville.

    History tells us, as a season opener, picking a Gov’s Cup winner is like handicapping the Kentucky Derby – everybody’s an expert and nobody has a clue.

    More experience and two marquee stars belong to Kentucky – Derrick Locke and Randall Cobb. Louisville has all new people coaching, many new (and young) faces, and home field.

    Today, (keepin’ it simple, stupid) one man climbs out on one limb ...

    1. UK defensive line will be better than Louisville’s offensive one.

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  • Be a SCMS hero

    Spencer County Middle School would like to announce their Grizzly Heroes for August. These students were chosen because they took a stand and lent a hand. Pictured are: Maddie Kapfhammer, Justin Goodlett, Bailea Bryant, Nicholas Fuller, Audrey Miller, Britney Chesser, Angel King, Shelby Hughes and Katie Smith (not pictured).

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