Today's News

Fluctuating winter temperatures can lull a horse owner into under- or overfeeding. Our winter in Kentucky so far has been very mild, but it still is cold enough to compromise nutrients horses might get from the tiny bits of green amid the wintery tufts of brown grass.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is available from USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill).

Although the five members of the Spencer County Board of Education oversee a $21 million dollar budget and make decisions about multimillion-dollar building projects, more importantly they also make certain the individual child in Spencer County gets what he or she needs to successfully learn in school and beyond. All of this is completed in spite of shrinking state and federal dollars for education and tough economic times locally.

Sarah Ann Louise Greenwell, of Taylorsville, was named to the Jefferson Community and Technical College Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester. Greenwell is a 2011 graduate of Hillview Academy and says she wouldn’t be where she is scholastically or in life without Hillview.