Spencer County News

County Clerk 16 of 16 precincts Democratic primary Abbigail Nation 703 43% Annette King588 36% Barry Hume169 10% CaSandra Zabenco77 5% Joy Hall93 6% Republican primary Lynn Hesselbrock 685 65% Karen Spencer362 35% Shelbyville City Council 34 of 34 precincts Democratic primary Donna Eaton 553 16% Nathan T. Riggs 525 15% Alan Matthews 509 15% Norris ... (more)

On Thursday, May 17, 2012 at approximately 7:21 PM there was a fatal collision in Spencer County on KY-44, 2.7 miles west of Taylorsville, KY.

On Thursday, May 17, at approximately 7:21 PM there was a fatal collision in Spencer County on KY-44, 2.7 miles west of Taylorsville, Ky.

If only Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum would have stayed in the Republican primary a little longer, Mercer Countians might have had a race they could help determine.

They said it in English, Arabic, Hebrew, Punjabi, Tibetan, Sanskrit and even in a Quaker moment of silence, but it came out the same: compassion.