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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
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A Poem by Baylee Johnson

Where I Come From

I come from a big busy city called New Orleans.
Where is taught to love, live and be grateful.
Under the caring eyes of my mother, Sherri, and my father, Carl, I lived life to the fullest and had no worries.
In New Orleans, you woke up to the strong, rancid smell of swamps near by, and the buzzing of blood thirsty mosquitoes put me to sleep.
During the years we always celebrated Mardi Gras with colorful shiny beads and moon pies. I have long since dreamed for more alligator-on-a-stick, my favorite.


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2005-11-30 17:46:54 | Comments | Printable version

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Miss Winston: An all-time favorite LWC teacher



2005-11-30 - Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Morris Shepherd collection. Many remembered having had Miss Noma Dix Winston as a teacher at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia. She inspired comments like, "no one ever taught history like Miss Winston". Reader Morris Shepherd e-mailed this photo with a note, "...ran across this photo of her and thought you might like it for your arcives. It was taken in her Lindsey Wilson College classroom in the early 1950s."
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2006 Adair CO Primary election: 2nd Republican files for Magistrate, District 3

Another primary race develops as Bill Spicer files for Republican nomination in south Adair District
By Ed Waggener
ed@columbiamagazine.com
Bill Spicer, retired Adair County Extension Agent, filed today, Wednesday, November 30, 2005, for Magistrate in Adair County District 3.

He is the second Republican to file for the office, assuring a Republican primary in the district. William "Buck" Campbell was the first Republican to file for District 3 Magistrate, and has been aggressively campaigning since early November.


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2005-11-30 16:43:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics


CYRUS finds lots of news from Columbia in 1944

Indefatiguable cultural anthropologist unearths or uncovers treasure trove of insights about civilization in Columbia of 60 years (60 years equals one Adair County eon) ago. This find ncludes an account Kentucky State Treasurer Azro Hadley, a Columbian in Republican Simeon Willis' administration, orating at the First Ever Annual Columbia Chamber of Commerce banquet.
The front page of the December 5, 1945 edition of the Adair County News carried a cornucopia of news, announcements and tidbits -- no fewer than 30 articles, obituaries & filler items.


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2005-11-30 09:21:14 | Comments | Printable version

Statue of Adair County great Edgar Allen Diddle unveiled at WKU

Famous Western Coach was born in Gradyville, Adair County, KY, and lived in Columbia for a time

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The statue of Edgar Allen Diddle was unveiled on November 19, 2005, in front of the arena named for him on Western Kentucky University's campus.

Ed Diddle was born in Gradyville, Adair County, KY, on March 12, 1895. For a time he lived on what is now Guthrie Street in Columbia. He was an outstanding athlete himself. He gained greater fame as a coach at Western Kentucky University.


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2005-11-30 05:53:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History


Birthdays and Anniversaries for November 30
Happy Anniversary, Billy and Loretto Grant (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Randy and Debbie Murray (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Roy and Wanda Garrett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alvin Stotts (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Barry Bradshaw (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bobby Maxi Bennett (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cindy Goetz Way (1975) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Colton Hadley (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dalton Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dawson Bradshaw (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Diane Murphy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jessica Fox | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joe N. Collins (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Neat | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mandel Denton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mandy Withers Cross | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marilyn Heitz | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Watson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Norene Willis Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phillip Richard | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rhonda Padilla | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Hovious | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Steve Richards | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Travis Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy BIrthday, Treyton McClister (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.B. Crawley, Taylor County, KY (1920-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Maxie Bennett, Columbia, KY (1938-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosie Bennett, Columbia, KY (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Gilpin, Casey County, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Elmer Clark, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathryn White, Taylor Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Rachel Kate Shirrell, Green Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Woody Reece, Shelbyville, IN (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Aline Beams, Green Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Ancilla Bunch, Adair Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Becky Anderson, Burkesville, KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marsha Peyton, 40, Casey County, KY (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Bumpus, 57, Edmonton, KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Milford Cain, Russell County, KY (1929-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Christine Gupton Tucker, Green Co., KY (1922-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Oscar Sizemore, 59, Jamestown, KY (1966-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jamie A. King, Russell County, KY (1981-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Price Warren, Taylor Co., KY (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James M. Reynolds, 85, Adair Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.F. Grider, 54, Russell Springs, KY (1961-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise S. Meadows, Russell Co., KY/Russell Co, native (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois M. Berge, 84, Cumberland County, KY (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Raney Carman, 76, Casey County, KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Michael Anthony Priddy, Green County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty A. Bunch | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles (Doug) Turner, 81, Adair Co, KY native (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chris Appleby, 46, Columbia, KY (1975-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Kenneth (Kenny) Clark, 57, Columbia, KY (1965-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe N. Collins, 68, Columbia, KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John David Rigney, Sr., 97, Columbia, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lawrence Edward (Sonny) Lyons, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lawrence Teal, 70, Burkesville, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maxine Jones, 100, Adair Co., KY native (1921-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michelle Shietze, 58, Campbellsville, KY (1964-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Fudge Lacy, 85, Breeding, KY native (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nathen Franklin Bolt, 89, Casey Co., KY native (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norene Feese, 83, Knifley, KY (1939-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline Harris, 93, Campbellsville, KY (1927-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Glen (Bobby) Mitchum, 81, Glensfork, KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 74, Florida, MO (1835-1910)
Grandson of Adair Co. KY, and Father of American Literature as "Mark Twain" | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steve Hamilton, 63, Adair Co. native (1934-1997)
All American, Major League Baseball Star | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thelbert Dean Richards, 89, Russell Springs, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Diane Murphy, 72, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Michael Stevenson, 44, Russell Springs, KY (1975-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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