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Adair County leaders launch technology plan

ConnectAdairCounty outlines steps to improve Columbia and Adair County broadband connectivity, use
Group met Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Lindsey Wilson; next meeting is June 27, 2006, in Cranmer Center, LWC

By Sage Cutler
scutler@connectky.org
ConnectKentucky Project Manager,
Central Kentucky Region

COLUMBIA, KY. Local leaders have launched a plan to help Adair County provide the world-class technology its residents need to thrive in the 21st Century.


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2006-04-04 17:26:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Technology News

Preparing to speak for Rescue Squad at City Council Meeting, April 3, 2006



2006-04-04 - City Hall, Columbia, Adair CO, KY - Photo Ed Waggener. Citizen Bill Anderson looks on, and Rescue Squad Training Coordinator Jason Rector looks up from notes at the City Council meeting, Monday, April 3, 2006. Anderson warned the council that Columbia and Adair County could lose the rescue squad if more support is not given the unit. Rector asked the Council to help fund protective gear for squad members, and Rescue Squad spokesperson William Earl Corbin requested $4,000 to blacktop the entrance road to the Squad Building. No action was taken at the meeting. At right, Anyssa Radford, who had a win at the Council meeting when the P&Z recommendation for a zone change to C-2 Highway Oriented Commercial for 503 Greensburg ST was denied by the council. Her home is next door to the lot.
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Keltner Family Spends Day Working At Library

By Lee Ann Jessee
eanj2@yahoo.com
For the past few years, Thomas, Sean, Jason and Pat Keltner have spent a day during spring break working at the Adair County Public Library.


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2006-04-04 16:24:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Books

Jeffery Brian Wilkerson, 38, Lebanon, TN, dies at St. Thomas Hospital

Mr. Wilkerson operated Mid-South Drilling Supply in Lebanon, TN
Jeffery Brian Wilkerson, 38 of Lebanon, TN, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN.

This obituary information is a courtesy of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in Columbia, KY.
The funeral service Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 11:00 A. M. at Partlow Funeral Chapel in Lebanon, TN, with Pastor Rickey Page officiating.


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2006-04-04 12:40:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Forestry Division offers free seedlings April 7 in Adair, Russell

Grey dogwoods among species being offered

By Jaime Thibodeaux
jaime.thibodeaux@ky.usda.gov
Phone 270-384-6628 x3
The Kentucky Division of Forestry, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will be handing out trees in celebration of spring and Arbor Day (April 28).

We are also celebrating another successful year of the Green River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.


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2006-04-04 11:43:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky

APRIL 2006 Birthdays: TODAY for TUESDAY, April 4, 2006



Read names of those having birthdays today. Send wishes.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4 2006

See birthday wishes for today and coming birthdays now listed



Thanks for sending APRIL birthdays now.



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2006-04-04 11:32:15 | Comments | Printable version

Driver taken to hospital following accident on KY 61 South

Operator loses control, crosses opposing lane, and crashes into tree
Adair County Deputy Sheriff Tommy D. Corbin investigated a one-vehicle injury accident one mile south of Columbia, KY on KY 61, at around 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, 2006.


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2006-04-04 10:55:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Adair County

Four P&Z Commissioners resign, Mayor announces before Dry Cleaners vote

With Larry Marshall joining majority, vote is 5-1 against zone change for cleaners. Councillor Parson questions right of cleaners to operate at 503 Greensburg ST at all, but City Attorney thinks differently; Joe Pyles, V.T. Yarberry, George Keltner, and Tim Bradshaw quit, leaving only member Mary Allender on P&Z. Mayor thinks $80,000 grant for sidewalks to school will come. Citizen Bill Anderson chastises City for failure to support Rescue Squad, media for poor reporting.
By Ed Waggener
ed@columbiamagazine.com
In last night's Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Patrick R. Bell announced the resignation of four of the five members of the Columbia Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z).

The announcement was immediately followed by a stunning 5-1 rejection of a P&Z letter of recommendation on a zone change for a proposed dry cleaning store in the Greensburg ST historic neighborhood.


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2006-04-04 08:09:52 | Comments | Printable version

REMINDER: ConnectAdair will hold next meeting Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Sage Cutler, Manager, Central Ky Region, ConnectKentucky, has announced that the next meeting of ConnectAdair will be held at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at Lindsey Wilson College's Cranmer Dining Center.

ConnectAdair is working to improve broadband internet connectivity in Adair County.


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2006-04-04 01:00:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Technology News

Schools to offer Internet Safety Workshop

Classes are free. Two dates offered. Presented by Adult Learning Center and ACHS Student Technology Leadership Program
By Vivian Johnson

The Adair County High School Student Technology Leadership Program in partnership with the Adult Learning Center and Technology will be having a free Internet Safety workshop.

Topics covered will inform parents of how they can help keep their child safe while using the internet.


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2006-04-04 00:00:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Technology News


Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 4
Happy Anniversary, Charles and Eulah Helm (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Dan and Jennie Flanagan (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Valarie and Kellen Lobb (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Abby Grace Myers (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amber Cowan (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angel Cowan (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Barbara Key | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christine Gilpin (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hayden Douglas Ford (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Josh Piercy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lila Davis Caldwell (2023) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marsha VanArsdale | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Monica Rodgers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ryan Amber Harris (1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Samantha Danielle Chrisman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shawn Goodpaster | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tricia Cole | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Vincent Andrea Burkhead (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Giles, Adair Co., KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alma Mae Rayburn Morgan, Greensburg, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randall Scott Pierce, Windsor, KY (1966-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, BeBe Jean Capps, Burkesville, KY (1936-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter Raymond (Ray) Wilcoxson, Jr., Green Co., KY (1942-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Melson, Adair County, KY (1945-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daril Gene Salyers, 55, Adair County, KY (1965-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Harmon, 54, Casey Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Thomas Scott, Green Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Joe Caven, Green Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Conrad Neil (Doc) Waters, Taylor Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Thelbert Wooley, Elkhorn, KY (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna K. Coomer Wilson, Russell Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1962 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Ray Clark, formerly of Taylor Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn George, Russell Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathryn Lee Wethington, Adair Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Jesse Loy, Adair Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Yvonne Scott Johnson, Adair native, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sybil Morgan, Marion Co., KY (1929-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis (Louie) Luttrell, Casey Co., KY (1955-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Lynn Winget, Russell Co., KY (1956-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Albert Roy Antle, Sr., Taylor Co., KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christine Gilpin, Adair County, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chester (Red) Lawson, Taylor Co., KY; Casey Co., KY native (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Catherine Shearer, Russell County, KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles R. Murphy, Casey Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Hovious Overstreet, Adair County, KY (1918-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas Wayne Riley, 61, Cumberland Co., KY (1954-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Viola Halcomb Giles, Knifley, KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Omery (Budge) Tucker, 72, Russell Co., KY (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Ann Roy, 73, Russell County, KY (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Lee, 57, Casey County, KY (1959-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Bradshaw, Harrodsburg, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hugh Mack Garrett, Taylor County KY (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Lee England, 69, Taylor County, KY (1947-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James William Despain, Green County, KY (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Alberta Helen Johnson, Green County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbee Skaggs, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol McQueary, 87, Casey Co., KY native (1935-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine Bell Tinnell, Metcalfe County, KY (1943-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garvin Spoon | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glen Akin, 83, Fairplay, KY (1941-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joshua Lee Piercy (1985-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Joyce Winfrey, 68, Campbellsville, KY (1953-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark Anderson, 56, Jamestown, KY (1966-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Owen Matthew DeSpain, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Sue Salyer, 79, Jamestown, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Glen Absher (April 4, 1957-August 17, 2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Starlene Ann Creason Milby, 62, Summersville, KY (1958-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Coffey, 70, Glensfork, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Troy Dale Robertson, 57, Columbia, KY native (1966-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vivian F. Flanagan, 73, Jamestown, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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