This week we welcome Terry Vaughn, president of the board for Taylorsville Main Street. We talk about the upcoming Progressive Dinner on Saturday, 9/27/25, upcoming beautification projects in the historic downtown area & more. 

Progressive Dinner Tickets:

$40 each

13 stops of amazing food & fun!

Get tickets in person at The Red Scooter or The Tea Cup (on Main St), cash or check only. 

Or get tickets online at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/progressive-dinner--92725

Check out regular meetings on the first Thursday of every month at 5:30 (typically at the city annex) for volunteer opportunities. For October 2nd, the meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce's Teresa Winkler Hall. Stop by! They'd love to meet you! 

Join us as we talk to Katherine Scott, the director of Taylorsville, KY Tourism. Learn all about Foody Fest, Foody Fest Kids Zone (9/20 at 10am at the Spencer County Extension Office), Main Street's Progressive Dinner and more!

Help is wishing Katherine a happy work anniversary as we celebrate her being the Taylorsville Tourism director for the past year! 

Learn more about events in town: https://visittaylorsville.com/events/

On the first episode of season 2, we had the privilege of talking with JD Shelburne, a local musician from our small town of Taylorsville, KY who is on a train of momentum like no other. We talk about everything from working a tobacco farm to playing the stage at the Grand Ol Opry. 

Keep up with JD's tour schedule on his socials or on his site: https://jdshelburne.com/

What did we learn about our community, our selves, recording a podcast & more in our Season 1 Wrap-Up? 

Head over to our new Facebook Page, Small Town Pulse with Steve & Melissa and give us your feedback on who you would like to hear from in Season 2, what we could improve on, etc. We would love to hear from you!

Season 2 starts 9/11/25.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577160335400

This week we're here from Jenni Grant, Chairman Elect (and Melissa Osborne, Chairman) of the Spencer County-Taylorsville Chamber of Commerce about their upcoming events and what the Chamber is doing to support local busnesses.

Events: https://www.spencercountykychamber.com/events.html

Join the Chamber: https://www.spencercountykychamber.com/membership.html

This week we're talking to a small town, self published author, Fear about her new book, Getting Stoned with Fear, A beginner level walk through guide to gemstone & crystal energy utilization.  In this fast paced convo, we talk about everything from crystals to reliigion to why small business owners should give back to your small town community. We left no stone unturned! 

Join us at the Spencer County Public Library on 8/9/25 from 10:30-11:30 for a free workshop.

Purchase Fear's book at her store (thru 9/30), Pyrite Illusions in Taylorsville or online at: https://www.pyriteillusions.com/store/product/getting-stoned-with-fear-a-beginner-level-walk-through-guide-to-gemstone-and-crystal-energy-utilization-for-the-hopelessly-lost-beginner-and-misled-starter-level-energy-enthusiast

In today's episode we meet with Dr. Willie Foster, the superintendent behind our amazing Spencer County School System! Get a peak behind the curtain of the struggles of running the school system in a growing rural county. And of course, we're celebrating some big wins too! 

In today's episode we meet Dr. Willie Foster, the superintendent behind our amazing Spencer County School System. Get a peak behind the curtain of the struggles of running the school system in a growing, rural county. And of course, we're celebrating some BIG wins too! 

On Episode 8 we meet Whitney Lewis, the incredible single mom on a mission for A Cleaner Kentucky. She tells her about her non-profit Sun KYst sticks and stones and how we can get involved in the mission, one grocery bag at a time!

If you were inspired by this episode, let us know! We definitely were. 

Follow Whitney on her Facebook page Sun KYst sticks and stones or join her FB group A Cleaner KY. 

Contribute to her cause with a donation by emailing her at [email protected]. 

This episode features Spencer County KY’s county judge executive, Scott Travis. He doesn’t shy away from any topics and shares his goals for Spencer County’s future.