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Election 2006: Joey Tucker, District 6, is second Democrat running for Constable

52 Candidates in Adair primaries now; 2.5 filing days left; no one yet seeks 7th District Hurt- and Ozark precincts - constable position; Jody Richards, Russ Mobley, still without opposition.
By Ed Waggener
ed@columbiamagazine.com
Joey Tucker filed today for the Democratic nomination for Constable, District 6, which includes the Cane Valley-Holmes and Knifley-Roley precincts.

A Republican, Jason Rector, had filed earlier for the post, assuring a general election race.


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2006-01-27 16:48:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

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Columbia Utilities Commission Natural Gas Meter station now operational



2006-01-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo Joe Hare. Utilities employees Steven Baker and Phillip Stotts turn on the valves today, Friday, January 27, 2006 at Columbia Utilities new Natural Gas Meter Station located on Van Hoy Lane, just East of North 55, Columbia, KY.
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Columbia Utilities Commission's Natural Gas Meter Station now operational

New $300,000 plant completely funded internally, with no loans or grants
Photo accompanies this story
By Joe Hare
Public Relations Director, Columbia Utilities Commission
jlhare1@gmail.com
Columbia Utilities new Natural Gas Meter Station located on Van Hoy Lane, just East of North 55, Columbia, KY, is now online.

This station has been in the works for the last 3 years and today became a reality as it was put into service for Columbia Utility customers from the North City limits on KY Hwy 55 to the North side of Cane Valley.


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2006-01-27 15:13:49 | Comments | Printable version

Douglas Ray Jessee, 39

Douglas Ray Jessee, 39, Edmonton, KY, died Thursday, January 26, 2006 at UL Hospital in Louisville, KY.

He was the son of Dello and Linda Vincent Jessee of Edmonton, KY.


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2006-01-27 14:14:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Happy birthday! January 27, 2006

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Emily Griffitt Anderson murder case: Update Jan 27, 2006. The arrest

  • Husband arrested last night in death of former Columbia & Cane Valley resident
  • Links to past stories here and Lenoir, North Carolina site listed with story

LENOIR, NC. Jan. 27, 2006. (Special to ColumbiaMagazine.com) -- Sheriff Gary Clark and Detectives with the Caldwell Sheriff's Office arrested Jerry Lee Anderson, 47, at his residence located at 5282 Union Church Road, Granite Falls, NC.

Anderson was arrested on a charge of First Degree Murder for the death of his wife, Emily Griffitt Anderson.


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2006-01-27 08:38:52 | Comments | Printable version

Shoreline (The Wave) to file FCC application to acquire The Big Dawg

EMPIRE BUILDING: Columbia-based communications leader expands!
COLUMBIA, KY. Jan. 27, 2006 - Alan Reed and Mike Harris of Shoreline Communications, Inc, in Columbia and Russell Springs, announced today that they are filing an application with the Federal Communications Commission to acquire 99.9, The Big Dawg.

The new owners also own and operate 92.7, The Wave, with transmitter and studio on the top of the second Russell Creek Hill midway between Columbia and Russell Springs.


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CYRUS: Time travel survey asks what you wish you had seen

TIME TRAVEL POLL: "If you could go back in time to witness one Adair County event, what would you choose?"
In its 200+ years of existence, Adair County has had more than its fair share of characters -- famous, infamous & otherwise -- and events -- good, bad, sad, horrific, humorous & mundane -- all of whom & all of which have shaped our own lives & deeds.


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WRAP-UP: Most readers voting in poll favor Casino gambling in Kentucky

By Ed Waggener
ed@columbiamagazine.com
One hundred votes have now been cast in the most recent ColumbiaMagazine.com survey, Should the General Assembly allow Casinos in Kentucky?, and the results show a decided number favor it.

One person offered this opinion: "If someone is going to gamble they are going to gamble . . .something good for the state should at least come out of it." Other opinions, to follow, were out-right for or strongly opposed to this idea to loosen the state's gaming laws.


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2006-01-27 07:35:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 27
Happy Anniversary, Jimmie and Barbara Brummett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Todd and Bridgette Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Audra Turner (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bailey Watts (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ben Briscoe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Connie Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Craig Biggs (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donovan Morton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dr. John Begley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Bernard | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Emily Brooke Bennett (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ethan Dial | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jace Cole (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jason Perkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jenna Alyssa Keitha Nashton Lee (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Keitha Lee | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Krystal Redmon (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Laura George Godby (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Madison Cole | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Orry Bishop (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rosanna Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sherry Blair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Twanna Brown | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Waydon Yates | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Wade Burton, Columbia, KY (1978-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nelda Sue Rowe, Columbia, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rella Gay Karnes Underwood, Taylor Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Lois Clark Wilcoxson, 97, Green Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William G. (Bear) Reese, Taylor Co.,KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenda Sue Downey, Jamestown, KY (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Franklin (Hank) Clements, Casey County, KY, (1936-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles (Chuck) Rose, Cumberland Co., KY (1964-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Lou Meadows Judd, Adair Co.., KY native (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Boone Thomas, Adair County, KY (1950-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlene Hancock Taylor, Adair County, KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Violet (Sally) Randolph Wood, 86, Casey Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Junior Vance, 74, Casey Co., KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Annabelle Shirley Taylor, Columbia, KY/Summer Shade, KY native (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl S. Coomer, 78, Adair County, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James J. (Jim) Reed, 66, Green County, KY (1950-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nora Veachel Ferguson (Holland), Knob Lick, KY (1933-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brian Travis Giles, 45, Elk Horn, KY (1971-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vickie Burton Mills, 52, Russell Co., KY (1965-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Galena Redmon Rooks, 98, Adair County, KY (1919-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Faye Scheele, 90, Taylor Co., KY/Adair native (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Joseph (Joe) R. Clark, Vanderburgh County, IN/Green Co., KY native (1950-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Loretta Nell Higginbotham, 77, Russell County, KY (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Marie Sprowles, 83, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Yvonne Crockett, 80, Columbia, KY (1944-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Avel Gundorin, 17, Liberty, KY (2003-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Benjamin Wesley Loveless, Russell County, KY (1918-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Pike, 90, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brad Milby, 68, Taylor Co., KY (1953-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Beaty, Burkesville, KY (1953-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Gray, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garnett Beams, 84, Greensburg, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Wayne Eastridge, 83, Knifley, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James (Jimmy Mack) Hendrickson, 78, Adair Co., KY native (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Patrick Rodgers, 69, Liberty, KY (1951-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jesse Paul Jeffries, 76, Liberty, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John A. Humphress, Jr., 78, Campbellsville, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kevin Lee Cook, 59, Russell Springs, KY (1964-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lowell Walter Carter, Russell Co., KY native (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Olen Morgan, 74, Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearsetta Cowan, 91, Adair County, KY (1923-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Remona Whittle Popplewell, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wendy Harris Augustine, Russell County, KY (1964-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zelma Beatrice (Bea) Spears, 86, Burkesville, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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