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Feedback: Remembering Tony Grider

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'Jason and Adam (Grider) . . . we are thinking of you'

This is for Jason and Adam, we just want you to know that we are thinking of you both in your time of need, and if there is anything we can do or just lend an ear you know how to reach us. Anytime day or night. I know you will miss your Dad 'cause he came in the store where I work all the time. - DeVONNA McVAY and FAMILY


2006-05-26 19:16:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback


Honoring Adair County Veterans who have served our country

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2006-05-26 15:43:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Veterans and Veterans Day

CM Feedback. Reader fills in missing CR ownership year

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Setting history record straight: Ivan McKinney of Sparksville bought Hilltop Cafe from the Keiths. He was a farmer at heart. Operated it for one year, and sold to Rev. Pickett.
Dear Ed

I saw the article about the Circle R Restaurant and just had to write you.

My father, Ivan McKinney of Sparksville, bought the Circle R from the Keiths but I don't remember the year. I was in first or second grade and I'm 61 years old now.



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2006-05-26 13:41:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Knifley

Safety Zone is meant to make teen drivers safer

The Safety Zone was an exercise for student drivers held in the days prior to Adair County High School graduation, before the summer vacation driving season gets into full swing. The annual event is a mock fatal accident staged by the Title IV, Part A, Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities and it includes participation of all the first responder agencies.

It is done to help young, inexperienced drivers internalize not only the dangers, but also the consequences of decisions before and during the act of driving a motor vehicle.Took place in the weeks before summer break begins:


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CM Feedback. The Page House Hotel/The Page home

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Funeral Home was Page home. Page House Hotel was on Square
In Ruth Burdett's book, Early Columbia, on page 17 there is a photo of what is now the Grissom Funeral Home. It was built by Elijah Creel.

The Creel men were merchants and founded the town of Creelsboro and had built the only original building still standing on the Square.



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Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 26
Happy Anniversary, Eugene and Sharon Wheeler (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Floyd and Flora Claywell (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jarrett and Kathryn Miller (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Kenny and Deborah Perkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Lane and Bonnie Barnes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Mark and Angela Stotts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday Suzanne Nixon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Agnes Taylor Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alex and Andrew Loy (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anthony Ballou | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cindy Hardy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Debbie McClister | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eric Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Evelyn Phelps | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jagger Kemp | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeffrey Cameron TreHarvard Barnett (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathleen Curtsinger | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Katlyn Jaid Lacy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenady Gabehart | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, LeNesa Kolody (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lily Posey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melissa Karnes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nancy Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ranel Curry (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Bledsoe | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. John Lloyd Zeno, Adair Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Florence M. Campbell, Russell Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garland Boyd Rigney, Casey Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Ford, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Warren Butler, Adair Co., KY (1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis Kevin Corbin, Taylor Co., KY (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. William Howard Brewer, Green Co., KY (1949-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Jenkins Kerr, Russell County, KY (1944-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Gaskins, Russell County, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard E. Cole, 86, Adair Co., KY native (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Anderson Smallwood, 82, Casey Co., KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Herbert L. Wright, Summersville, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geraldine Goodman, Yosemite, KY (1944-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sue Carol Cutrell Reynold, 62, Summer Shade, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zack McCrary, 28, Russell Co., KY (1987-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Albert Cross, 82, Taylor County, KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chris Grant, 38, Adair County, KY (1979-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sue Coe, 78, Jamestown, KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewell Dwayne (Beager) Oakes, 72 Russell Co., KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Lee Alstott, 81, Casey Co., KY native (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Thomas Orton, 82, Cumberland Co., KY (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ms. Crystal Gayle Clements, 40, Taylor County, KY (1978-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Agnes Coffey, 87, Columbia, KY (1937-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anita Upchurch (1955-1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Rose Wilson, 69, Russell Springs, KY (1951-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carles Ray Lloyd, 77, Adair Co., KY native (1944-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Ray Antle, 69, Columbia, KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer C. Wilhelm, 94, Liberty, KY (1925-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Johnson, 54, Burkesville, KY (1966-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grace Marie Bailey Sparks, Adair Co., KY native (1925-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Henry Clay Echols, Campbellsville, KY (1969-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Long, 84, Burkesville, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mabrie Harrison, 83, Liberty, KY (1934-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Louise Evans, Casey County, KY (1937-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Max Heath, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Wayne Tucker, 53, Columbia, KY (1968-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Goodin (1916-1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ranel Curry, 78, Adair County, KY (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Woods, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sue Dowell, 81, Adair Co., KY native (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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