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Wednesday, December 1, 2004
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Old pool room coming down

Workmen from Pyles Construction are razing the former pool room, former Shepherd Shop building next to the Municipal Building on Campbellsville Street.

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Old pool room being torn down



2004-12-01 - Columbia, KY - Photo Ed Waggener. SAY GOODBYE TO AN OLD BUILDING. This building--which most recently housed the Shepherd Shop, and, more famously, was once the home of Bob's Pool Room, noted for great hamburgers--is coming down. Click 'read more' for details.
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Columbia KSP Post 15 assists in Clinton HIDTA drug arrests

Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, assisted the HIDTA Task Force in a year long drug investigation which resulted in the arrests of seven Clinton County residents on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

HIDTA is the acronym for "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. "The HIDTA unit was also assisted by the Albany Police Force and the Clinton County Sheriff's office.

Those arrested and the charges are as follows:


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2004-12-01 15:20:34 | Comments | Printable version

News Brief - New sign on Jamestown Hill: United Citizens Bank

The sign is up for Columbia's newest financial insiitution.

United Citizens Bank, located in the former Russell and Lorene Miller home at the corner of Jamestown and Heskamp Street, is expected to open in a week or so.

Columbia electrical contractor Tommy Giles completed the sign installation yesterday, Tuesday, November 30, 2004.


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Is One Day Shavings Law historical fact or urban myth?

Letter poses serious historical question;
Can readers and historians help?
Or must we call in City Hall?


From: "Paul Gaines"
To: webmaster@columbiamagazine.com
Subject: Library Dedication & Ordinance "for a day".
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:14:38 -0600

Hi, my name is Paul Gaines. I ooze with Adair County heritage. My Mother was a Breeding that led to Gilpins, Wheelers, Simmons, Wilsons, Coffeys, on and on.

I have within the last couple of months, became aware of your magazine and I really love it!

Excuse me for not doing my own research, but I want you to determine whether or not there was a one day City Council ordinance passed, date uncertain, in years 1964/65 that was deemed necessary because the local whittlers at the courthouse benches would leave piles of "whittlin' shavings" on the sidewalks at the courthouse.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 1
Happy Birthday, Bryan Burress (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Darrell Curry (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jadelyn Taryn Waggener (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jonathan Dwain Feese (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Jones | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Louise Judd Merrell (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, MacKenzie Grace Piercy (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phillip Edwin Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sammy Hitch | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharalene Garrrett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sierra Dalyn Rooks (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherry Lynn Cox, 58, Campbellsville, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Jean Hadley, Taylor County, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Stephen Dunlap, Campbellsville, KY (1955-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William B. Montgomery, Stanford, KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bob) Sallee, Taylor Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
in Memory Birthday, Dorothy Morris, Liberty, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gaines "Jim" Hodges, Cumberland Co., KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John (Billy) Whitlock, Adair Co. native (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Ruby Arlene Gardner Wright, Green Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Burton, Columbia, KY (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth "Beth" Russell, Taylor Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Sarah Brooke Hart, Jamestown, KY (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Noel, Adair County, KY, native (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Ruth Humphrey, 83, Burkesville, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ralph J. Cole, 90, Cumberland County, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernice A. Wisdom, 86, Russell Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zannie Mae Burton Estes, Green Co., KY, Adair Co. KY native (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Elavee Sells Wright, Cumberland Co., KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Randall Jason Morgan, Sr., 69, Green Co., KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Carol Leigh, 70, Danville, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Arthur Litteral, 54, Adair Co., KY (1962-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Wilson, 75, Russell County, KY (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jonny Davis, 84, Russell County, KY/Perry County, KY native (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Fay Catlett, 68, Adair Co. KY native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Regina Fudge, 90, Columbia, KY (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jackson, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daisy Dimple Cheatham Powell (1915-1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Lee Hunter, 80, Gradyville, KY native (1944-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva England, 75, Edmonton, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice G. Wilson, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1940-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessie Douglas Clark, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Russell Grant, 78, Columbia, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judith (Judy) Sexton, 71, Adair Co., KY (1944-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Jessee, 54, Adair Co., KY (1960-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Anne Montgomery, Taylor County, KY (1985-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Peyton (Tom) Chaney, 85, Horse Cave, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Verna Eudora Neagle, 93, Green Co., KY (1929-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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