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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
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Rev. Austin Eugene Loy, 69

Rev. Austin Eugene Loy, 69, of 542 Hutchison-Loy RD, Columbia, KY, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., at his residence, after an illness.

The funeral service will be Thursday, September 1, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., at Grissom Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, with Rev. Jon Loy officiating.


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Harmon Parnell with brothers and sister



2005-08-30 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy of the family. Harmon Parnell grew up in Sparksville, but he traveled all the way to the west coast to find his bride while he was serving in the Air Force. He and his wife Nancy were honored by family recently as they celebrated 50 years of marriage. Harmon is pictured in the center above with his brothers and sister: Allan, Jesse, Harmon, James (Willard), Lewis and sister Dell Westerfield.
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Tourism is Economic Development

Special to ColumbiaMagazine.com

Economic development had traditionally focused on industrial and manufacturing based business for expansion of the local community's tax base, often overlooking tourism as another viable tax base coordinator.

Sue Stivers, Chairperson of the Columbia-Adair County Tourism Commission and Executive Director of the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce said, "Many people view tourism's contribution to a community elusive because it is not characterized by large fleets of trucks, huge warehouses and factory buildings."


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Adair Co. Schools one of 10 districts to share in $1 million Leadership Grant

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a 2005 School Leadership Program grant to the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) on behalf of 10 area school districts, including Adair County. The award to the GRECC is $1,058,722, and is one of only 24 given in the nation.

Superintendent of Adair County Schools Darrell Treece and Grant Writer for Adair County Schools Sammy Taylor said they are very very excited that Adair County is one of the school districts receiving this grant. "It will help the best qualified candidates to be leaders in our schools," Mr. Treece said.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 30
Happy Anniversary, Dennis and Renee Reeves (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Don and Fran Neat (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Rollin and Stella McQueary (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Sam and Julie Avery (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Tony and Vonda Derman (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Becky Burton Sharpe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christy Burton (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daniel Polston (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lee Ann Parnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Smith Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Raylan Kayde Isabelle (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Skylar Shoultz (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois McAnelly, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Edward Hughes, Adair Co. native (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Lee Engle, KY (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva Allen, Raywick, KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ocie Hill Long, Taylor Co., KY native (1919-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eddie B. Childers, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Eugene Campbell, Adair County, KY (1943-2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Wayne Coppler, Russell Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Keltner, formerly of Columbia, KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clarence Rigney, Casey County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Max Cameron Taylor, Cane Valley, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delmer E. Roy, Russell County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernell Bennett Yates, Green County, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wilma T. Clark, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Henrietta Holbrook Hall, Burkesville, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harmon Munday, 84, Adair Co., KY, Metcalfe native (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Sam Potts, Adair County, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Diane Jessie, 57, Edmonton, KY (1958-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Sue Garrett, 45, Campbellsville, KY (1970-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin K. Eastridge, 90, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylvia M. Camp, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Jean Patterson , Green County, KY (1961-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Harris, Taylor Co./Green Co., KY native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Kessler, 92, Greensburg, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard C. (Jack) Richardson, 86, Liberty, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lesa Feese Rich, 55, Canton, GA (1964-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester Earl Sneed, 74, Columbia, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Matthew Joseph Tress, 85, Louisville, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Garmon, 70, Columbia, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy Creon Melson (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)

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