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Janice Mae Reed, 72, Adair County, KY (1945-2017) She was a member of the Bloomington Chapel Brethren in Christ and a past Worthy Matron of Louisville Chapter 391 Order of Eastern Star. She was a service estimator for Armor Elevator for several years. She was a member of a respected northeast Adair County family. She was the daughter of the late James Arthur & Ida Mae Bardin Williams. Her husband, William Reed, survives. She leaves six direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Janice Mae Reed age 72 years of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday night, October 21, 2017, 11:20pmCT, at her home in Columbia, KY. Funeral service will be Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 1pmCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Ralph Foster & Bro. Gene Conover the officiating clergy. Burial will be in the Bardin Cemetery. The family request visiting after 4pmCT, Monday, October 23, 2017 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. An Eastern Star service by Russell Chapter 432 will be held Monday night at 6:30pmCT, at the funeral home. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-23 00:19:49 | Comments
Huge outpouring of love and gifts help Jeff Wooldridge family Community, his Columbia/Adair County co-workers, and army of friends of Jeff and his family show depth of love they have engendered over the years. Photos are being added and linked to the full story By Linda Waggener If an avalanche of pure love, respect and hundreds of gifts can heal, then Jeff Wooldridge is cancer free and ready to return to life as it was before cancer symptoms appeared. Trinity United Methodist Church was the site of the huge fundraiser given in his honor Saturday night, October 21, 2017. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-22 23:08:46 | Comments
Kenneth Harris, Taylor Co./Green Co., KY native (1936-2017) He had retired after a 40 year career at Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville, KY. He had professed faith in Christ and attended the Lighthouse Tabernacle in Knifley, KY. His wife, Louise Wilson Harris, survives. He was the son of the late Kermis Harris & Olia Dewitt Harris French. He leaves six direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary < Kenneth Harris, 81, Campbellsville, KY, died at 1:37amET, Saturday, October 21, 2017 in Campbellsville. The funeral service will be at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Monday, October 23, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY, by Bro. Bill Warren. Entombment will be in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, 700 Old U.S. 68, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be 9am-12pmNoonCT/10am-1pmET, Monday, October 23, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-22 12:32:01 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
ACHS '62 reunion: Dr. Stephens rights a 55 year old injustice Kenny Davis finally receives the High School Diploma he earned over a half-century ago. Click on headline for story with photo(s) By Ed Waggener Dr. Pam Stephens, Adair County School Superintendent, paid a surprise visit, for almost everyone in the hall, last night at the 55th Adair County Class reunion to 'rectify a wrong' which the school system committed over half a century ago. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-22 10:44:42 | Comments | See topic Local History Events scheduled for today, October 23, 2017 All events are listed in Central Time. | Print Version | Submit your upcoming event using our Submission Form.
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Today - MONDAY with CM - 23 Oct 2017 For Day 296 of 2017. There are 69 days remaining in 2017. Haiku by Robert Stone for October 23, 2017: Faultless often claim--Robert Stone, Monday, 23 October 2017. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2232 There is no more text for this article. Click for printable version. Posted on 2017-10-23 00:04:07
Marjorie Hunt, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2017) She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the South Campbellsville Baptist Church. She was a retired retail sales clerk. Marjorie enjoyed reading, puzzle books, her flower garden, knitting , UK Basketball fan and her collection of ceramic frogs that she used as yard decorations and in her flower beds. She was the daughter of the late Omer & Flossie bohanon, and the widow of N.T. "Tommy" Hunt. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Marjorie Hunt, 81, departed this life on Saturday, October 21, 2017 in Springfield, KY at the Springfield Nursing and Rehab. The funeral service for Marjorie Hunt, will be conducted at 9amCT/10amET, Monday, October 23, 2017 in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY, with burial to follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens, 700 Old U.S. 68, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Don Gowin and Bro. Drew Underwood will be officiating. Visitation will be from 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the funeral home. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-22 07:06:12 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
LWC Football comes through on Homecoming Day 2017 Victory over Cumberland University before Homecoming crowd of 1872 keeps perfect season intact - now 7-0 for the season. STATS Next - Blue Raider Footbal at Bethel, at Wildcat Stadium, Bethel University, 325 Cherry Avenue (campus), McKenzie, TN at 1:30pmCT, Saturday, October 28, 2017 By Christopher Coombs, LWC Athletics writer COLUMBIA, KY. - (Sat 21 Oct 2017) The Lindsey Wilson football team defeated Cumberland (TN) 44-41 on Saturday afternoon to remain a perfect 7-0 overall and 3-0 in Mid-South Conference play on the season. Jalon Kemp set a program recorded with 20 tackles - 13 solo and seven assisted -- in the game as he also managed one sack. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-22 05:31:41 | Comments | See topic Sports
Kentucky Color: Corn harvest & fire chasing memories A newly harvested cornfield evokes memories of days when corn was in the crib, distance reckoning, then and now, and the extraordinary detective work and diplomacy practiced by the late Joe Johnson Click on headline for story with photo(s) By Billy Joe Fudge - President, Homeplace on Green River I thought everyone might enjoy an early morning scene, 33% of the way through Autumn 2018, in the accompanying picture, at Homeplace on Green River this past week. A scene like this in past years when corn was picked by the ear, would have caused us to say, "the corn's in the crib". However, nowadays with the advent of shelled corn, the correct phraseology most likely would be, "the corn's in the bin". Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-22 05:00:10 | Comments | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge
Jackson Brower: On Gordon Crump's mentoring young journalist B>>I re-read the story by Gordon Crump, Memory: 'Someday I must go back to the Hill of Lindsey Wilson' and loved word of it, and wrote just a bit of the personal memories I have of this wonderful man and the impact he had on my life. (For what it's worth, when I lived in KY, I had a "Wood is Wonderful" bumper sticker on my truck.) - Jackson Brower By Jackson Brower If it weren't for Gordon Crump, I would never have pursued the fine calling of journalism - aka newspapering. Gordon Crump was one of the most amazing persons I have ever met in my life. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-22 04:40:43 | Comments | See topic Local History
Bloomington Chapel Church Jr. Class visits Ole Homeplace The Junior Sunday School Class of Bloomington Church, 55 Bloomington Church Road, Columbia, KY visited The Ole Homeplace residents Saturday, October 21,2017. The residents were treated today with books and snacks from the Junior Class. They are taught by Shirley Moss and Robin Willis. Our class would like to invite everyone that doesn't have a home church to come join Bloomington Chapel Church. Service begins at 10am with Sunday School and then preaching. Robin Willis Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2017-10-22 03:37:02 | Comments
Sad word of the passing of Becky Alexander, 62, Burkesville, KY The sad word has reached us of the passing of Becky Alexander, 62 of Cumberland County, KY on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green, KY. A complete obituary will be posted here when available from Ballou & Stotts, 304 N Main, Burkesville, KY. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2017-10-22 03:27:08 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
Fundraising meal at Victory Community Church 28 Oct 2017 Victory Community Church, located at 1165 Russell Road, Columbia, KY 42728, will be hosting a Fundraising Meal on Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 10:30am-1pmCT (while supplies last). Donations will be accepted for the meal of meat, 2 sides, dessert and a drink. Those wishing to pre-order may leave a voicemail at: 270 250-1836. Takeout will be available or eat on-site, weather permitting. All proceeds will go towards VCC's Building Fund. - Jennie Shelpman Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2017-10-21 19:24:45 | Comments
Fall revival at CV Christian Church is Fri-Sun 27-29 Oct 2017 Fall revival at Cane Valley Christian Church, 2250 Cane Valley Road, Columbia, KY. Friday-Sunday, October 27-29, 2017. Bro Tim Johnson will be preaching each night at 7pmCT. Everyone invited. --Nancy Cundiff Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2017-10-21 18:20:56 | Comments
Dollie Pauline Grant, 89, Glensfork, Adair Co., KY (1928-2017) She attended Church of the Nazarene at Glensfork for 50 plus years, had lots of friends, was a homemaker and loved to garden and will be sadly missed. She was the daughter of the late Ivy & Polly Bunch Cape, and the widow of Oscar Grant, her husband of 63 years. She lives a large, highly regarded family to carry on her legacy. Click on headline for complete obituary Dollie Pauline Grant age 89 years of the Glensfork community passed into her eternal life on Friday October 20, 2017 at 8amCT, at Signature Health at Summit Manor, Columbia, KY, leaving her children, friends and relatives behind. Funeral service Monday, October 23, 2017 at 1pmCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Ralph Hadley, Bro. Ricky Shelton and Craig Trumbo officiating. Interment will be in Grant Cemetery at Glensfork. Visitation after 4pmCT, Sunday, October 22, 2017. Pallbearers: Jimmy Bell, Austin Coomer, Mason Coomer, Brandon Grant, Steven Coomer and Anthony Hadley. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 16:13:48 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
Dora Mae Asbury, 88, Casey County, KY (1928-2017) She was a lover of life. She was a former employee of Walgreens. She was the daughter of the late Coy & Eva Maupin Cain. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Dora Mae Asbury of Liberty, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Casey County Hospital. He was 88. Funeral services are 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Monday, October 23, 2017 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 757 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Johnny Maupin officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 10am-12pmNoonCT/11amET-1pmET at the funeral home. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 13:01:02 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
CU to host events on 'The Day That Changed the World' By KayCee Wilhelm, student news writer, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- Campbellsville University will celebrate 500 years of the Protestant Reformation Thursday through Friday, Oct. 26-27 and Monday through Tuesday, Oct. 30-31. Times vary, all Eastern times, so the number for more information is below. Dr. Joe Early Jr., associate professor of church history and theology at Campbellsville University, said, "Reformation Day is the day that would eventually give rise to all Protestant denominations and practices we enjoy such as priesthood of all believers, justification by faith, and that clergy could be married." Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 12:47:46 | Comments
Debi, the waitress, and me What happened in Sonora that day when was unholy heck to pay when caught by scornful waitress with the wrong woman. Click on headline to see how the writer escaped this one and wife's reaction. By JG Gee A few days ago marked the birthday of a sweet friend who passed before attaining her 50th birthday. At Western, Debi was my and Mrs. G's dear friend as well as my a co-worker in the Advising Center, and, on occasion, a co-conspirator in campus capers. Her decidedly off-beat sense of humor was chicken soup for the soul, and her wit, well-seasoned with wry observation and Hart County drollery, brightened many a day in the Advising Center. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 09:35:13 | Comments
Flu cases can now be tracked by county, by number, every week By David Greer, Kentucky Press News Service Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health have announced the availability of an online weekly influenza surveillance report used to gauge current flu activity circulating in Kentucky. The Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report is compiled by DPH officials and provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of statewide flu surveillance efforts. Click here for the weekly report as it is updated each Friday before noon. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 07:39:14 | Comments
Jim: While at Lindsey Wilson JC, Gordon Crump wrote for ACN This is the earliest Gordon Crump bylined article I found in the Adair County News. It appeared in the Wednesday, December 15, 1948 edition of the paper, about a year and half after his arrival in Columbia. - JIM L.W.J.C. Defeats Paducah for 5th Straight Win by Gordon Crump Lindsey Wilson again proved superior in strength and general playing ability, by defeating Paducah College by a score of 70-61 last Friday night. In this, Lindsey's first home game, a near capacity crowd watched the Blue Raiders, piloted by Coach Joe Conforti, take their fifth consecutive win, against no losses. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 06:36:14 | Comments | See topic Jim: History
Memory: 'Someday I must go back to the Hill of Lindsey Wilson' REPRINTED TODAY for JIM for Lindsey Wilson College's Homecoming, October 21, 2017: A CM CLASSIC. a Must Re-Read during Lindsey Wilson Events: 'Someday I must go back to the Hill of Lindsey Wilson.' It's retitled today from the one Mr. Crump gave it 'How I discovered Columbia when Columbus didn't." On Saturday, October 1, 2016, Mr. Crump went back, for the final time, to his hometown of Munfordville. Saturday, October 1, at 10amCT, where there was a memorial service for Mr. Crump at the Horse Cave United Methodist Church, 207 College St, Horse Cave, KY. His burial is in the Horse Cave Municipal Cemetery on Main Street in Horse Cave, Kentucky. Gordon Crump died Sunday, September 25, 2016, in Louisville, KY. Mr. Gordon Crump, 88, Adair Co., KY (d. 25 Sep 2016) Click on headline for complete essay By Gordon B. Crump, aka "Hermit in the Woods" hermit1@alltel.net Some days are meant to be memorable. The others shouldn't count against our lifetime. I don't remember who expressed that idea first, but I have made it my own. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 04:43:14 | Comments
Nadine Popplewell, 51, Russell County, KY (1965-2017) She was a native of Columbia, Adair County, KY, the daughter of Shirley Roy Popplewell, who survives, and the late Gradith Guy Popplewell. She leaves two direct living descendants. She was a homemaker Click on headline for complete obituary Nadine Popplewell, 51, of Russell Springs, died Thursday, October 19, 2017 at her home. Funeral service for Nadine Popplewell will be at 12pmCT, Monday, October 23, 2017 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Josh Owens officiating. Visitation will be 10amCT. Interment in the Salem Cemetery. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2017-10-21 03:55:47 | Comments | See topic Obituaries What's Cooking in Columbia Today Click restaurant names for hours, directions, and prices. Print What's Cooking 51 Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 23 Happy Anniversary, Cortez & Ruth Butler | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Larry and Patricia Goodin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Nick and Diana Roy (1982) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Nicky & Diana Roy (1982) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Roger and Virginia Garner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Tommy and Lisa Edwards (1981) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Aaron Gaskins (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Array Phelps (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Arraya Phelps | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bubby (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carl Lewis Burris (1922) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dick Scholl | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donna McKinley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dorothy VanArsdale | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dustin Pegg (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Geneva Kemp | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kali Ann Irvin (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lacey Helm (1988) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lali Ann Irvin (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lewis Wheeler | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, McKenzie Grace Janes (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nathan Dickey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Renee Garmon Kemp | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ricky Daryl Huckaby, Jr. (1978) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sharon Ray Marshall | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Susan Coomer Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, William (PeeWee) Butler | (Updates/Corrections) In Memoriam, Ellis Pickett (-1981) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ray Junior Pierce, 75, Green Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Edward Wayne Morrison, Green Co. KY native (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lisa Adell Ballou Wolfe, Adair Co., KY native (1923) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Reynolds Vance, Green Co., KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. John K. Durham, Green County, KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ricky Neal Whitley, Sr., Clinton Co., KY (1976-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jackie Dudley, 66, Adair County, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Garnett Durham, Taylor County, KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Meredith Lee Lawless, 74, Russell County, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Appleby, 68, Russell County, KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pat Hare, 73, Adair County, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Ann Benningfield, Taylor Co, KY, (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Shearer Yates, Adair native, Edmonton, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mae Raney, Yosemite, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, In Memory Birthday, Mr. Darrell Boggs, Green County, KY (1931-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anthony Padgett, Russell Springs, KY (1952-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geneva Ann Janes, Adair Co., KY (1943-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daniel Richard Muttersbaugh, Casey Co., KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Faye Doris Houk, Green County, KY (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Faye Root, 66, Russell County, KY (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Ernest Shreve Price, 72, Green County, KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charles Arvid Cusumano, Taylor Co., KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)View all birthdays and anniversaries for this month and next month on our Celebrations Page. Submit your birthday or anniversary using our Contact Form. |
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