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Friday, April 12, 2024
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Two MCHS Students Selected for DC Tour

By Torrie Osbon, Communications Director

Metcalfe County High School is proud to announce two students have been invited on an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC this summer.

Western Kentucky University's Educational Talent Search (ETS) sponsors the four-day, three-night tour of the nation's capital. Twenty students were selected for the program, including MCHS sophomore, Callie Decker, and MCHS junior, Chase Murphy.


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2024-04-12 21:12:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

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Penny Pierce, 66, Columbia, KY (1957-2024)



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Bill Norris, 79, Cumberland County, KY (1944-2024)

William Carlton "Bill" Norris of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, having attained the age of 79 years, 10 months and 3 days.

He was a member of Liberty Church and Church Superintendent for 35+ years, 1966 Graduate of Western KY University with a degree in Agriculture, Charter Member of Alpha Chi Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, Retired U.S. Department of Agriculture /USDA Rural Development, President and Board Chairman of Duo Broadband, Cumberland County E-911 Board Member and Treasurer, Member of American Hereford Association, KY Hereford Association, and KY Cattleman's Association, the breeder of registered Hereford cattle for more than 60 years, and was recognized in 2017 as a "Golden Hereford Breeder" by the American Hereford Association.


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Penny Pierce, 66, Columbia, KY (1957-2024)

Penny K. Pierce of Columbia died on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the home of a daughter in Richmond, Kentucky. She was 66 years old.

Visitation is requested from 3pmCT to 6pmCT on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with a Celebration of Life to follow. The family is honoring Penny's wish to be cremated after the service.


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Patricia A. (Pat) Rucker, 88, Columbia, KY (1936-2024)

Patricia A. "Pat" Rucker of Columbia died on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. She was 88 years old.

The family honored Pat's wishes to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at 2pmCT on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Columbia Cemetery, with Bro. Stanley Watson officiating.


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Mark Deel, 43, Russell County, KY (1980-2024)

Mark Anthony Deel, of Russell Springs, KY passed from this life Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 43 years of age.

He seemed to know just about everyone in Russell County. Mark loved playing pool and going fishing, and spending time with friends and family.


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2024-04-12 18:47:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

4-H Shooting Sports Open Range Day in Adair

By Tony Rose
Adair County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development

Adair County 4-H Shooting Sports Program will host an Open Range Day on Sunday, April 21, 2024, starting at 2pmCT and going until 4pmCT, at the Adair County Sportsmen Club located at 7200 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY.

Youth will have the chance to try out all the 4-H disciplines and learn more about the 4-H Shooting Sports Program. If you have any questions, please contact the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service at 270-384-2317 or trose@uky.edu.


2024-04-12 16:40:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Tourism Board to meet April 16

From Paige Nickel

The Adair County Tourism Commission will meet in regular session at NoonCT on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the Welcome and Development Chamber/Tourism/EDA Office, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY.

This is an open meeting.


2024-04-12 16:37:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Letter: Stolen pets

By Ann Pearson

A while back our bull mastiff came up missing from our yard never to be seen again then this week our chihuahua dog vanished. People just drive right up to our fence and take our pets, why? They are not just pets to us they are family.

If you know who is doing this please let us know. Our bull mastiff is named Gibby and is a male, very sweet loving dog. Our chihuahua is a fixed female named Athena. We are so very sad at the loss of our beloved pets. We live on Brock Burris Road in Columbia. Our other pets are having to be locked up when we leave to prevent this from happening to them. Please help if you can.

If you have information that could help, you can reach Ann at morningpony@hotmail.com


2024-04-12 14:32:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Adair Co. Cattlemen to meet April 15

The next Adair County Cattlemen's Association meeting will be held at 6pmCT on Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY.

The Guest Speaker will be Dr. Ray Smith, UK Extension Forage Specialist, with information on prepping for hay season.


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Trinity Church Food Pantry Saturday, April 20, 2024

The Trinity Church Food Pantry for the elderly (65 and older) and the disabled (receiving a disability check) of Adair County will be from 9:30amCT to 10:30amCT on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

You may call the church, 270-384-3259, during office hours, 9amCT to 1pmCT, Monday thru Friday, to be put on the list. Even if you've been before you will need to speak to the secretary to be put on the list this month.

Trinity Church is located at 2418 Campbellsville Rd., Columbia, KY.


2024-04-12 13:59:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Officials cut ribbon on new I65 interchange near Glendale

From Crystal Staley/James Hatchett

Elizabethtown, KY - On April 12, 2024, Gov. Andy Beshear joined federal, state, local and business officials in Hardin County for a ceremonial ribbon cutting to celebrate the substantial completion of the new Interstate Highway 65 / Kentucky Highway 222 interchange near Glendale and the BlueOval SK battery plants site. The project realigns KY 222 and provides a safer, more efficient interchange to carry car and truck traffic.

Designed over a decade ago in anticipation of an industrial manufacturer locating to the Glendale Megasite, the project was advertised and awarded in early 2022, soon after the BlueOval SK location announcement. The project involved constructing a new I-65/KY 222 single-point urban interchange (SPUI) with a new overpass, new interstate ramps and new intersections - one at KY 222 and U.S. Highway 31W, and one at the entrance road into the BlueOval SK battery plant site.


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EDA board to meet April 16

From Larry Walker, Chairman
Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority

The Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority will meet at 8amCT on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in the Welcome and Development Center/Chamber, EDA & Tourism Building at 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY.

Meeting Agenda:


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2024-04-12 12:55:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Special called ACPC SBDM Council meeting April 16

From Debbie Bradshaw, Principal
Adair County Primary Center

The Adair Co. Primary Center SBDM Council will hold a special called meeting at 4:30pmCT on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The meeting will be held in the Library at Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Dr, Columbia, KY.


2024-04-12 12:49:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Bliss Club fundraiser Yard Sale is April 20

From Shannon Steveson

Bliss Club will host a yard sale at 1126 Gaston Ave., Columbia, KY, from 7amCT to 2pmCT on Saturday, April 20, 2024, to raise funds for the "Man's Best Friend 2" project.

All proceeds will go to Sugar Foot Farms when we do our Project "Man's Best Friend 2" in August. Help us help them!


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Lindsey Wilson College honors faculty and staff for service

The Lindsey Wilson College community honored its faculty and staff at the annual Employee Appreciation and Awards Dinner on Wednesday evening, April 10, 2024, in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. More than 30 faculty and staff members were recognized for milestone service anniversaries of five, 10, 20, 30 & 40 years to LWC.

LWC President William T. Luckey, Jr., was recognized for his 40 years of service.

Recognized for 30 years of service were David Begley, Roger England, and Willis Pooler.

Recognized for 20 years of service were Angela Butler, Kimberly Hamlett, Jeffrey Parsons, Benson Sexton, and Daniel Wyatt.


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2024-04-12 09:44:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College

Clothing and Food Giveaway on Saturday

From Melissa Stone

There will be a Clothing and Food Giveaway at the Columbia Church of Christ from 9amCT to 11amCT on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Clothing of all sizes is available and anyone in need of gently used clothes or shoes is welcome.

Columbia Church of Christ is located at 501 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY.


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Marcus Scott Wisdom, 75, Green Co., KY (1949-2024)

Marcus Scott Wisdom of the Pierce community of Green County passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 7, 2024. He was 75 years old.

His life was celebrated with a private family ceremony with burial in the Wisdom Family Cemetery in Green County.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 12
Happy Birthday, Billy Huddleston, JR | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Joe Fudge | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Braylee Marie Corbin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cosby (Cosmo) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Grant Cockerham (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Izabella McKinney (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joe Chapman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kaylence Brooke Bennett (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kelly Dorman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Martha Lacy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Waggener (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Riley Robertson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sue Ann Collins, April 12. | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wesley Adam Sneed (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Etwell S. Floyd, Liberty, KY (1924-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernard Stotts, Columbia, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert T. (Bobby) Callison, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Katherine Huddleston Parrish, Columbia, KY (1926-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dana Garrett Bradshaw, Cumberland Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary E. Wilson, Columbia, KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Zimmerman Green, Russell Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delbert Dix, Taylor Co., KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Charles (Hoppy) Baxter, Casey Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Fay Perkins Cox Jones, Taylor County, KY (1944-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Wade Roberts, Taylor County, KY (1926-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Skaggs Fisher, Green County, KY (1946-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harry Norris, Cumberland County, KY, (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Judge Walter Thurman, Cumberland Co., KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald W. Goode, Bradfordville, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ray Allen Brewster, Summer Shade, KY (1923-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leava Dean Coomer, Adair Co., KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leona Kaczorowski Heatter, Summer Shade, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Della Mae Mendoza,, Russell Springs, KY (1951-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ray David Tooley, 89, Cumberland Co., KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George P. Burress, III, 66, Taylor County, KY (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Keith Grant, 45, Russell Co., KY/Adair Co., KY, native (1971-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary E. Campbell, Adair County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earnesteen Bryson, 81, Glensfork, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Tackett, Sr., Columbia, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Herman Cook, 76, Green County, KY (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Floyd Neal Lair, 77, Metcalfe County, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Wesley Daniel, 66, Windsor, KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice Beasley Childress, 91, Dunnville, KY (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Claristeen Reliford, 86, Columbia, KY (1937-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delmer Lee Burton (1924 - 1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald C. McFarland, 70, Russell Springs, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Len Middleton, Casey County, KY (1971-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geraldine Arnold, 83, Casey Creek, KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hallie Mae Scott, native of Adair Co., KY (1911) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Compton, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Allen Ward, 60, Edmonton, KY (1961-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruthie Jean Cross, 88, Stone Bluff, IN (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Skylor Neal Turner, 30, Columbia, KY (1990-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephen Derringer, Taylor County, KY (1943-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thurston Pelston, WWII veteran | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, April 12, 2024
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTPreschool and Headstart Registration for 2024-2025
Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Dr, Columbia, KY | (ID:66750, Comment)
Edmonton Farmers Market opens each Friday through the season | (ID:66792, Comment)
8:30amCT2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration at ACPC | (ID:66630, Comment)
11:00amCTJOY Ministries opens new Crisis Resource Center | (ID:66771, Comment)
NoonCTSMART Recovery meeting at Russell Co. Health Dept | (ID:66725, Comment)
Adair Co. Agriculture Development Council meeting | (ID:66773, Comment)
3:00pmCT3rd Annual Trabue Russell House Student Art Show | (ID:66759, Comment)
6:00pmCTNarcotics Anonymous meetings held weekly in Tompkinsville | (ID:66767, Comment)

 

































 
 
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