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- Owen County farmer not dealing with bad apples
Larry Ayres has seen a lot of bad apples in his day, but they weren't all of the fruity variety.
- Updated: Woman Dead After Crash On I-71
A woman is dead after a crash on Interstate 71 in Walton, Ky. Officers said that Alice Burke was driving a black pickup southbound on the highway, when for an unknown reason she drove into an emergency turn ...
- Updated: Woman Dead After Crash On I-71
A woman is dead after a crash on Interstate 71 in Walton, Ky. Officers said that Alice Burke was driving a black pickup southbound on the highway, when for an unknown reason she drove into an emergency turn ...
- Trackside: Your chance to catch Tayler Malsam in action
Friday, July 18 is your chance to watch ARCA RE/MAX Series drive Tayler Malsam in action, live on SPEED channel.
- Campaign donation criticized
DRY RIDGE - State Rep. Royce Adams is being criticized by his opponent for taking a campaign contribution four years ago from a Gallatin County lawyer who is under federal investigation.
- Sparta Man Charged With Murder, DUI
A Sparta, Ky., man has been charged with murder and DUI 1st aggravated for a 2007 fatal collision on U.S. 127 near Glencoe.
- Road, Hwy. Repair To Delay Commute
KY 536 from Dale Williamson Road past Sullivan Road . KY 1925 from Ryle Road toward bender Road .
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City DescriptionSparta is a city in Gallatin and Owen Counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 230 at the 2000 census.
Sparta is home to Kentucky Speedway.
Sparta is located at 38°41′9″N 84°54′26″W / 38.68583, -84.90722 (38.685753, -84.907136).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.4 km²), of which, 5.6 square miles (14.4 km²) of it is land and 0.18% is water.
Sparta began as a village named Brock's Station in 1802. Sparta was incorporated as a town in 1852. Sparta became a stop on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad; the CSX railroad still runs through Sparta along Eagle Creek. Interstate 71 now is only a mile away.
As of the census of 2000, there were 230 people, 88 households, and 63 families residing in the city. The population density was 41.5 people per square mile (16.0/km²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 19.5/sq mi (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.09% White, 3.04% African American, 0.43% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.61% of the population.
There were 88 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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