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Thursday, January 12, 2006
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Center named for Columbian Dr. James C. Salato gets Ashland grant

Grant will help pay for self-guided audio tour of nature, animal displays
By Charlie Baglan
Kentucky Fish & Wildlife
Frankfort, KY - Ashland Inc. has donated $40,000 to the KentuckyFish and Wildlife Foundation to help pay for a self-guided audio tour ofnature and animal displays at the Salato Wildlife Education Center inFrankfort. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, whichoperates the center, will be able to reach more visitors with the message ofKentucky's wildlife and the department's cutting edge research thanks to thedonation. The tour is expected to begin operation this spring.


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2006-01-12 17:35:13 | Comments | Printable version

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Scenic Adair County, KY: Sunset from Jones Chapel Road



2006-01-12 - Jones Chapel Road, over Gradyville, KY - Photo Linda Waggener. Sunsets from Jones-Chapel Road looking west over the hills is often spectacular, as it was when this photograph of two Barbados hair sheep was taken. The view is from the Phillip Richard farm. The Barbados hair sheep is a meat animal. The rams have spectacular horns, and are prized as trophy animals on game farms. Clicking Read More accesses more Scenic Adair photos and the Travel Guide.
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Roof repairs complete; Sparksville students return Fri., Jan. 13, 2006

Sparksville Grade Center students will have classes in their own school again, starting Friday, January 13, 2006.

The students have been bussed this week to classes for classes at Adair County Middle School, while workmen repaired roof damage from last week's storm.


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2006-01-12 16:14:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Public Notice: P & Z Hearing, 3 Parcels of land to be P-Public/Semi-Public

Meeting will hear Adair County Board of Education's request for zoning prior to annexation of newly acquired land into City of Columbia
Please be advised the city of Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on January 26, 2006, at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall to consider the following:


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2006-01-12 15:53:43 | Comments | Printable version

LETTER: website keeping people in the community informed

Dear Linda and Ed,
Thank for your up to the minute news, photos and feature stories on ColumbiaMagazine.com. The website is a real treasure for Adair County. It gives voice to people who may not have that opportunity and it helps us know each other a little better. I feel fortunate to have been able to have a frequently read site to show and tell about the public art project of the memorial sculpture.


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2006-01-12 15:42:29 | Comments | Printable version

CYRUS: Quip du jour from Judge H.C. Baker

Judge H.C. Baker wrote this about Colonel Frank Wolford, after Wolford's death in 1895:

He did not aspire to be any other body than Frank Wolford, and hence he had no model after which to pattern. Frank Wolford was sui generis, a diamond in the rough, and just a little different from all other diamonds.


2006-01-12 10:56:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

New Books at the Library: January 12, 2006 update

By Lee Ann Jessee
Adair County Public Library Director

The Adair County Public Library has received the following new books:


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2006-01-12 10:37:57 | Comments | Printable version

New survey is up: How do feel about nepotism in local government?

Previous survey shows mandatory trash pickup favored 3-1
By Ed Waggener
ed@columbiamagazine.com
A new poll is up. The Adair Fiscal Court is now studying changes to policies and procedures relative to the hiring of relatives.

The Adair County Regional Jail is reporting difficulty in recruiting and retaining qualified employees, and wants to be able to hire closer relatives than is now permitted.


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Mike McKinney files for re-election as Adair CO Surveyor

There are now 33 Republicans seeking a total of 15 offices; there are 11 Democrats seeking a total of 10 offices. Filing deadline only 26 days away for party nominations
By Ed Waggener
ed@columbiamagazine.com
Mike McKinney, Adair County Surveyor, has filed for re-election in the office of the Adair County Court Clerk Ann Melton.

McKinney, the incumbent, is a Republican.


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2006-01-12 07:41:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 12
Happy Birthday, Betty Coop | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brenda Neat | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brian Fudge | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carol Sue Bennett (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cloie Grace Grider (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cole Cooper (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Derek Bailey (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Guy Babin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, JW Corbin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Patty Green | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Paul William Bowling (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rickianne Rogers (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rickianne Rogers and Becky Rogers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shawn Phillips | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheavon Curry Taylor | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Todd Wilson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Treyton Grant (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merribeth L. Cahoe, Columbia, KY (1951-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Golen Burton, Adair Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kimble (Pete) Gilpin, Columbia, KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Hamon, 85, Russell County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Cundiff, 89, Russell County, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Irene Crawford Wells, Cumberland Co., KY (1919-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Miller, Knifley, KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Collins, Adair County, KY (1919-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice L. Gaskins, 87, Russell County, KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Shofner, Taylor County, KY (1949-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Katherine Wayne, Taylor County, KY (1919-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra Norris, 72, Cumberland Co., KY (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenn Holt, Russell Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Curry, Taylor Co., KY (1958-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Sue Bennett, 60, Adair Co., KY (1955-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rhoda Mary Jandt, 81, Metcalfe Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John C. Sandlin, 82, Adair Co., KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Richard Goodhue, Cumberland County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doug Franklin, 57, Cumberland Co., KY (1959-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Dexter Beard, 71, Taylor Co., KY (1946-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eudell Montgomery, 81, Green County, KY (1937-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rhonda (Fudge) Shelton, Adair County, KY (1957-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bowie Lee Rice (2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Jean (Jeanne) Cowherd, 81, Greensburg, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Amanda Hilary Bell, Casey County, KY (1982-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Ralph W. Hadley, 84, Columbia, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carla Thomas, 59, Russell Springs, KY (1964-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Caroline Sue Scott, 68, Greensburg, KY (1952-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Lee Hall Wright, Taylor Co., KY (1914-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Herfel, Russell Co. KY, (1923-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hylma Minor, 94, Mannsville, KY (1925-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Iva Dean Luttrell, 89, Liberty, KY (1930-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeremy Norris, 23, Adair County, KY (1993-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Furkins, 73, Adair County, KY (1946-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathy Clark, 64, Campbellsville, KY (1958-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Porter, 89, Russell Springs, KY (1930-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patty Green, 76, Columbia, KY (1946-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca (Becky) M. Stamper, 50, Nancy, KY (1973-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Glenn Wooldridge, Russell Co., KY (1943-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Hilary Underwood Sr, Summer Shade, KY (1936-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie L. Pruitt, 70, Greensburg, KY (1949-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter Gregg Young, Sr., Hardin County, KY (1934-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willard Bennett, 68, Greensburg, KY (1951-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory, Dallas Elmore, 72, Casey Co. native | (Updates/Corrections)

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