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Reading is celebrated at each school in Adair County

READ ADAIR is the name of the annual celebration in Adair County schools which honors those students with accelerated reading points. The party held Thursday evening in the ACHS gym was enjoyed by the best readers from each school: Casey, John Adair, Sparksville, Shepherd, Knifley and Adair County Middle School.

(Photos of each group will be linked to this article within two or three days.)


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2006-02-24 14:24:47 | Comments | Printable version

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LWC students at Private College Day in Frankfort



2006-02-24 - Frankfort, KY - Photo Emily R. Frymire. Five Lindsey Wilson College students participated in Private College Day, held on Wednesday, February 22, at the Kentucky State Capitol. LWC students (from left) Ashley Schaffner, Kendra Leveridge, Brett Conner, Dustin Beard and Sarah Bolton met with legislators, attended a banquet and sat in on part of the Kentucky State Senate. Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed resolutions declaring February 22 Private College Day in the commonwealth.
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TOM CHANEY: Of Writers and Their Books/Elvis biography

A book review: Elvis: A Tragic Life by Bobbie Ann Mason
By Tom Chaney
bookstore@scrtc.com
The date was July 5, 1954. A shy, mumbling, awkward nineteen-year-old young man recorded some popular songs of the day in the Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee. He had said that he wanted to cut a record for his mother's birthday.


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2006-02-24 11:47:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Tom Chaney: Of Writers and Their Books

Lindsey Wilson College Career Awareness Day attracts employers, students

With one photo
By Emily Fryman
Lindsey Wilson College writer
frymane@lindseywilson.edu
COLUMBIA, KY - Lindsey Wilson College hosted a Career Awareness Day on Thursday, February 23, in Biggers Sports Center.


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2006-02-24 10:21:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University

LETTER: SKED wants support for new $451 million Federal lab in Somerset

SKED sends link to story citing opposition in Lexington Herald
The Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) encourages you to learn more about the new Bio and Agro-Defense Facility being sought by a consortium of both Kentucky and Tennessee leaders to be located in Pulaski County, Kentucky.


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2006-02-24 10:15:58 | Comments | Printable version

VESTER: How it got its name; the Big Tree

The example Grandpa used to try to keep me from smoking; the last postmaster at Garlin, KY
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By Jason Harmon
bjeharmon@hotmail.com
I have heard about the Big Tree at Vester from my mom, dad and grandparents.


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2006-02-24 08:55:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

Columbia police arrest Georgia man

Columbia City Police report arresting a Georgia man on several charges after a traffic stop in the city limits early this morning.

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Happy Birthday to those having birthdays February 24, 2006


February 24, 2006
There is one birthday listed for today
Several additional upcoming birthdays have been added in the last 24 hours; February 26 is setting a record!
Click ReadMore to Post/Read Birthday Wishes for today
and to Read Upcoming Birthday Wishes


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Allen Schoolhouse RD man arrested for intimidating witness, unlawful imprisonmen

Benjamin L. Harmon, 18, 3422 Allen Schoolhouse Road, was arrested 14 miles east of Columbia on Allen Schoolhouse Road, Thursday afternoon, February 23, 2006, at 3:30 p.m.

Harmon was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail without bond..


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2006-02-24 05:24:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Dr. C. Welton Gaddy to speak at CU on Religious Liberty Issues

Campbellsville University Kentucky Heartland Institute on Public Policy (KHIPP) will host Religious Liberty Issues - First Amendment Implications" on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. in the Little Auditorium of the Student Union Building with guest speaker Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy.

Author of over 20 books, including Faith and Politics, the Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy leads the national nonpartisan grassroots and educational organizations, Interfaith Alliance and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation, and serves as Pastor for Preaching and Worship at Northminster Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for February 24
Happy Anniversary, Harlan and Dana Jessie (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anna Murrell (1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bowman (Bo) Rhea Staten (2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cagney Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chasity Nicole Grant (1988) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Danny Burton (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dustin Huckaby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Emogene Spoon (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jason Stephens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenadi Willis (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Levi W. Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Natalie Riddle (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ricky Cape | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ronnie Vanarsdale | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shirley Sue Campbell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tommy Phelps (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Anniversary, Travis and Imogene Pyles | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lee Mac Janes, 77, Memphis, TN (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Quisenberry, Taylor Co., KY native (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Lynn Veach, Russell Springs, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Bishop, Campbellsville, KY (1965-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul William Young, 86, Louisville, KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Tillie Thompson Russell, Green Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doyle Wayne Pickett, Adair Co. native (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clarice M. Ashby, Adair Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lowell Warren Hickerson, Green County, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dora K. Murray, Cumberland Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leon Jaskot, Jr., Adair Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Propes Crowe, Casey Co., KY (1956) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daisy Marie Miller, Casey Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merl Davidson, Cumberland Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin Puckett, Jr, Green County, KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Wayne Absher, 40, Adair Co., KY (1973-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carlos Hurt, Russell County, KY (1938-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Shofner Sullivan, Taylor County, KY (1958-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Mae Crockett Brown, 98, Jabez, KY (1915-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Morgan Grossman, 86, Casey Co., KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessie L. Adams, Adair County, KY (1937-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathy Sue Mondie, Russell County, KY (1960-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zelva (Zeb) McKinley, Russell County, KY (1920-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnnie Lee Robinson, Green Co., KY (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Shearer, 49, Taylor County, KY (1967-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Bledsoe, 81, Green Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Douglas (Doug) Wilhoit, Taylor Co., KY/Clay Co. KY native (1965-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stanley Perkins, 79, Adair County, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Homer Vernon, (Tooter) Grider, Burkesville, KY (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brooks Coomer, Adair County, KY (1923-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice Taylor Downey, Hart Co., KY native (1938-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Garland Blackwell Lewis, 72, Columbia, KY native (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lorene Sprowles Price, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelby Jean Hadley, 81, Jamestown, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelby Ray (Porky) Pelston, 82, Columbia, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Bell, 78, Campbellsville, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Dixon, 97, Casey Co., KY (1925-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
Memory Birthday, Lorene Whitley, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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