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Kentucky's jobless rate up slightly in March


Kim Saylor Brannock
502) 564-6606 ext. 130
KimS.Brannock@ky.gov

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 28, 2005) - Kentucky's seasonally adjusted preliminaryunemployment rate increased slightly from 5.2 percent in February 2005 to5.3 percent in March 2005, according to the Office of Employment andTraining, an agency of the Education Cabinet. The March 2005 rate was belowMarch 2004's jobless rate of 5.7 percent.


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Remembering Noble Page



2005-04-28 - Sparksville, KY - Photo courtesy of Shirley Walker. NOBLE PAGE WAS AN AVID MUSICIAN who was well known for his love of Bluegrass and Country Music. He was a Veteran of World War II but most of his 91 years were spent in his home community of Sparksville. Mr. Page is pictured above with his banjo in this photo shared by his family. Beside him is budding mandolinist, young Gregory Sparks at around six, who is today a math teacher living in Shelbyville, Kentucky.
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Edward G. ''Ed'' Norris, 79, World War II veteran, dies

Edward G. "Ed" Norris, 79, 4428 Fairplay RD, Columbia, KY (the Fairplay Community) passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at 9:21 p.m., at his home after several months illness.

The funeral service will be Saturday, April 30, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., at Hadley's Community Church, approximately 8.5 miles south on Fairplay Road (KY 704) , Columbia, KY. Rev. Elbert Hadley will officiate. Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, is in charge of funeral arrangements.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 28
Happy Anniversary, Lorie and Ken Fortune | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda Michelle Atwood | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brianna Nicole Ford (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brooke Roberts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Catherine Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Debbie Cowan (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James Absher, Jr. | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James Edwin Ward | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Jeff Morris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeff Roberts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michelle Westmoreland | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Lee Franklin | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Agnes Marie Burton, 82, Adair Co., KY native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arvil Roy, 64, Adair County, KY (1949-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dakota (Coda) Tarter, 62, Adair Co., KY native (1961-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dale Foster, Casey County, KY (1933-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Keith (Donnie) McFall, Taylor Co., KY (1949-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ernest R. Tanner, Russell Co., KY (1918-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Franklin Roosevelt (Junk Man) Walker, Knifley, Adair Co., KY (1945-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harriette A. Cornett, Taylor County, KY (1922-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Herman Dale Statham, Casey Co., KY (1934-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Inez Mae Cary Williams, 96, Cumberland Co., KY (1921-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Inez Sandusky Griffith, Casey County, KY (1928-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Arlis Sneed, 81, Columbia, KY (1943-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice James New, Science Hill, KY (1944-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Austin, Casey County, KY/Lincoln County, KY native (1938-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Alton Hoskins, Casey Co., KY native, (1932-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Luzena Hamlett, 78, Columbia, KY (1946-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Brown, 70, Russell County, KY (1946-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Lou (Becky) Grinstead Grant, Adair Co., KY (1944-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosetta (Delta) Rodgers, Casey Co., KY (1931-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Russell L. Daniels, 84, Dunnville, KY native (1935-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Evelyn Hill Wells, 80, Adair County, KY (1934-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stacy Renee Ford, 45, Taylor Co., KY native (1977-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Pyles (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thelma Bunch, 59, Adair Co., KY (1956-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Velma Jean Holmes, 74, Standford, KY (1949-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon Eugene (Fireball) Bass, 84, Green Co., KY native (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Viola Jessie, 82, Columbia, KY (1942-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Henry Franklin, Adair Co., KY (1939-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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