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LETTER: Praise for Burkesville Art, those who promote it

New Riverboat Mural celebrates city's riverboat landing history

"The Cumberland must be a happy stream. I think I could enjoy traveling with it in the midst of such beauty all my life." - JOHN MUIR


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When famed naturalist John Muir traveled throughout southern Kentucky, he was so impressed by its breathtaking beauty that he described it in his book "Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf." The man known as "the father of our national parks" wrote: "The scenery on approaching the Cumberland River becomes still grander....Burkesville, in beautiful location, is embosomed in a glorious array of verdant flowering hills. The Cumberland must be a happy stream. I think I could enjoy traveling with it in the midst of such beauty all my life."


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New KSP Post 15 commander at promotion ceremony



2005-09-01 - Frankfort, KY - Photo KSP Staff. New Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, commander, Captain Greg Speck, is flanked by, left, Lt. Gov. Steve Pence, and right, KSP Commissioner Mark L. Miller, at promotion ceremonies in Frankfort, August 23, 2005.
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Advance notice: Story on a remarkable 85-year-old Adair Countian coming soon

The finishing touches are going on a story about a remarkable 85-year-old man who holds one of the most important positions in Adair County.

This man has worked for the same organization for 50 years.


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YOU CAN HELP: Relief heading to Gulf from Adair County

Friday morning, September 2, The Bank of Columbia, Jamestown Street Branch beside Wal-Mart, was a staging ground for local donations of emergency supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Another trip with supplies is being planned now. Call Doug Campbell at 384-0601, or watch for the trailer beside the Bank of Columbia at Wal-Mart toward the end of this week. Desperate needs are: power strip plugs, blankets, pillows, air mattresses, cots, toiletries, underwear.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for September 1
Happy Anniversary, Barney and Nancy Taylor (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Burchell and Vera Couch (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Danny and Betty Burris (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Micah and Gayle Harvey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Sammy and Margaret Taylor | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Leah Irvin (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ann Martin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Candice Thomas (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cynthia Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Darren Ballou (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Derrick Riter (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacob T. Doss (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Weston | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kotila Gayle Rhymer (2003 | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lonnie DeVore | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Madison McCloud (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Margie Baker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marla Curtsinger Brewster (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Piper Jewell Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Piper Jewell Smith (2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rosie Mae Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Valerie Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Valerie Roy Taylor (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maxine Stafford, Casey County, KY (1923-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Asa Marshall Shelton, Columbia, KY (1912-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Lee Franklin, Columbia, KY (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jay Davis, Greensburg, KY (1961-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Marcum Helm, Jamestown, KY (1934-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Neil Young (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Troy (Buster) Watson, Taylor Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James O. Johnson, Russell Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nannie Wells, Russell Co., KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Sears, Casey Co., KY, native (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Bradshaw Yates, Adair Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Ray Thompson , Casey Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Gentry, Adair County, KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Morris Horn, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Earl Gillespie, Taylor County, KY (1932-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Grider, Adair County, KY (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Foley, Russell County, KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene (Brub) Popplewell, Russell Co., KY (1926-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vatus Gibson, Hustonville, KY, (1924-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Trannie Sullivan, 66, Adair County, KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Helen Goodin, Adair County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl Franklin, Adair County, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Billy Shelton Bone, Marion County, KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer Summers, Casey County, KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Sidney Helm, 76, Adair Co., KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Thomas, Casey County, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley (Trent) Clark, 81, Center, Metcalfe Co., KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Virgil Everett Noe, Green County, KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anon Martin, 79, Jamestown, KY/Hindman native (1938-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna D. Mann, Russell Springs, KY (1964-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby J. Burress, 82, Milltown, KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David A. Smith, 60, Russell Springs, KY (1961-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edmond Trautman, 96, Taylor County, KY (1921-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Enrique I. Valdes, 60, Taylor Co., KY (1954-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Dale Henson, 72, Liberty, KY (1949-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Wood Judd, Greensburg, KY (1945-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Wilham, 61, Lebanon, KY (1957-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary W. Williams, 75, Russell County, KY (1943-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Grace Taylor, 93, Jamestown, KY (1927-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Retha Mae Eads, 91, Windsor, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roger Allen Coomer, 71, Adair Co., KY native (1949-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven Powell, 64, Campbellsville, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon Lynch, 63, Liberty, KY (1956-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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