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Smoking and cell phone use in county vehicles was a topic of debate Monday night as the Spencer County Fiscal Court worked to pass the county’s personnel policy.
The court had already approved an ordinance that updated the county’s administrative code, but the personnel policy was offered up as a resolution, meaning it could be changed without having to go through the ordinance process. A couple of items however, caused some debate and disagreement on the court.

This weekend, if you listen closely you might be able to hear Santa’s sleigh bells in downtown Taylorsville. The jolly old elf is scheduled to make an appearance this Saturday during the annual Christmas on Main Street celebration to help officially kick off the holiday season in Spencer County.
“Winter Wonderland” is this year’s theme and will include an evening of fun events along with the appearance of a special guest, Santa Claus himself.

Questions over proceeds from the sale of a county vehicle, and concerns about proper accountability of materials and supplies in the sheriff’s office, led to some harsh comments toward Sheriff Buddy Stump from outgoing members of the fiscal court Monday morning.