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Giles Foundation celebrating ten years since group first organized

By Beverly England
bengland@duo-county.com


In March 1996 a group of preservationists and readers of Kentucky literature met for the first time to discuss the buying of Janice Holt and Henry Giles' log home and its surrounding acres; the home is located in the northern part of Adair County, Kentucky. The log home was bought and the group incorporated to establish The Giles Society.


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Circle R Restaurant has new owners



2006-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo Ed Waggener; with CR sign modified, inset. DAVID AND EVA RIGNEY are now the owners of the nearly 60-year-old Circle R Restaurant, 712 Russell Road, Columbia, KY. The Rigneys and former owner Jeff Willis announced the change Wednesday night, March 22, 2006, at an 8:00 p.m. meeting with the restaurant staff. Mrs. Rigney said that there will be a few changes, but that mostly they would be returning to many of the traditional menu items which made the restaurant famous over a wide area. The Rigneys will operate the restaurant within their Fortune Street, Inc., parent company.
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Health Dept: Pandemic Flu Summit April 12, 2006, in Somerset, KY

What: LCDHD Pandemic Flu Summit

When: Wednesday, April 12, 2006, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Where: Center for Rural Development, 2292 South Highway 27, Somerset , Kentucky 42501

Who: Open to public

Sponsored By: The Lake Cumberland District Health Department, Serving: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor, Wayne Lincoln and Garrard Counties


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Columbia landmark Circle R Restaurant has new owners

Photo of new owners accompanies this story. Last updated May 26, 2006

By Ed Waggener
ed@columbiamagazine.com
The Circle R, Columbia's landmark nearly 60-year old family restaurant, has new owners.


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New survey: Should surplus county schools be converted into community centers?

A new survey is posted today. It asks, "Should surplus county schools be converted into community centers?"

The question grows out of a suggestion by Tom Fisher of the Knifley community to convert Knifley Grade Center, Shepherd Elementary School, and Sparksville Elementary School into combination community centers, broadband internet centers, and fire houses.


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2006-03-23 07:49:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Adair County

Annual pancake fry Saturday will help Crusade for Children

The Columbia-Adair County Fire Department will have their annual pancake fry this saturday, March 25, 2006 and the public is invited to attend and eat all you can!

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Adair Deputy Sheriff Tommy D. Corbin makes two drug arrests



Two Fairplayans lodged in Adair County Regional jail




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Shaggy Dog and Date Movie open Friday at The Columbian Theatre

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown to open March 31, 2006
By Nathan Compton
Manager, The Columbian Theatre
nathancompton@hotmail.com

Starting this Friday, March 24, 2006 at The Columbian Theatre we have The Shaggy Dog.
The Shaggy Dog is rated PG and stars Tim Allen. It will play nightly at 6:00 p.m and Sunday at 2:00 p.m only.


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Vehicle catches fire in single unit accident north of Liberty



Driver attempts to avoid oncoming vehicle, loses control, hits tree. Vehicle catches fire.

Occupants transported to hospitals




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2006-03-23 04:10:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Election Countdown + Will Rogers quote + More


A Reminder: March 23, 2006 update

Today:
There are now only 54 more days,
after today
until the Adair County Primary Election May 16, 2006

INSIDE: More Quotes, Advices, and Political Anecdotes



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MARCH 2006 Birthdays: TODAY for THURSDAY, March 23, 2006



Read names of those having birthdays today. Send wishes.
THURSDAY, MARCH 23 2006

THREE IMPORTANT BIRTHDAYS TODAY
Please send APRIL birthdays now. Thanks.



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Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 23
Happy Anniversary, Clifton & Rosemary Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jon and Laura Lacy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Austin O'Neal Coffey (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Clayton Tucker (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dustin Reed Rooks (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eddie Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hayden Young | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John Partin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Josh Piercy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joshua Cheatham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda Grigsby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Margaret Harden | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Rooks (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Steven Cheatham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Todd Robertson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Whitney Reed | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday Doris E. Gaines, Campbellsville, KY (March 23, 1928 - October 1, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grace Lewis, Columbia, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Murrell V. Wooldridge, Jamestown, KY native (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clifford McCray, Edmonton, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Allen McKinney, Green Co., KY (1959-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Horace Pearman "Harry" Beard, (1927-2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nathan (Junior) Norman, 57, Dunnvillle, KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beatrice Mirl Brock, 86, Adair Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Jean Graves Adair Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vitis Johnson, Casey Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald W. Bernard, Russell County, KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ilena P. Sandusky, Casey County, KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Amos (Puddle) Judd, Green County, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lura Jane Wilson, 95, Russell County, KY (1917 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Kerns, Adair County, KY (1919-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Reba Bybee, Adair County, KY (1945-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lola Hatfield, Casey County, KY (1918-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Keane, Russell County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Frances Morine Hopper Brown, Cumberland Co., KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Bill on the Hill) Ray Nelson, 63, Russell Co., KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mike Wiggins, Cumberland County, KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Stalcup Graves, 89, Cumberland County, KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Reba Kathryn Jones, 80, Russell Co., KY, (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dalton Earl Wilson, 74, Nancy, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert C. (Bob) Consier, Taylor Co., KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Don Southerland, Casey County, KY (1950-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl Chelf Watson, 91, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Farris, 75, Edmonton, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jack Eagle Strode, Cub Run, KY (1940-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Faye Hampton Propes, Casey County, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewell W. Wilson, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Frank Mayes, Taylor Co., KY (1923-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Guinn Richards, 79, Pulaski Co./Adair Co., KY native (1938-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judith Ann Dunphy, Columbia, Adair Co., KY/Wisconsin native (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leon Hoover, 85, Adair County, KY (1933-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Abston Glidewell, Cumberland Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin Roe Grant, 82, Columbia, KY native (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cody Carson Baxter, 33, Campbellsville, KY (1990-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Kemp, 65, Campbellsville, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Kay White, 61, Columbia, KY (1963-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eddie Dean Duncan, 65, Elizabethtown, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenn David Bell, 81, Russell Co., KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathy Moss, 65, Columbia, KY (1957-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lois Reynolds, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mickey I. Kempf, 98, Jamestown, KY (1922-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Ivy Carole Brasher Ferree, Taylor County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert K. Boston, 77, Campbellsville, KY (1944-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William L. (Bill) Humphress, 84, Knifley, KY (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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