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Obituary: Ethel D. Eck, 66, dies in Indianapolis

Mrs. Eck was born in Adair County in 1940

Ethel D. Eck, 66, Plainfield, IN, died January 25, 2007 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN.

Mrs. Eck is a native of Adair County, KY. She was born March 17, 1940, to the late Delo Rowe and Blanche Eunice Wheeler Sneed.


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Snow covered KY 768 between Sparksvlle and Chance, KY



2007-01-28 - Photo By Linda Waggener.
In a vehicle made for the weather, this driver had no trouble climbing the winding hill on KY 768 between KY 61 and Chance. Roads in the highlands required extra driving skills this morning, Sunday, January 28, 2007, but the fabled 40-mile vistas from the ridge were reduced less than a mile at times, in places, this morning.

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2007 Adair Relay for Life event: Kids for a Cure Yardsale

Huge Yardsale this Saturday, February 3, 2007, at VFW Building

The Relay for Life team, Kids For A Cure, will be having a HUGE yardsale Saturday, February 3, 2007, from 8:00am till 1:00pm CT at the VFW Building located on Fairground Street in Columbia, KY. All items will be priced at 50 cents a piece. We will have truck loads of name brand clothing all sizes, shoes, accessories, nik naks, books, toys, baby items and many, many other items. All proceeds go toward Relay for Life. -TONYA KARNES.


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Obituary: Sarah Moss, 85, member Shiloh Christian Church

Mrs. Moss was the matriarch of a prominent, highly respected Adair County family

Sarah Moss, 85, formerly of Lampton Lane, Columbia, KY, passed away, Sunday, January 28, 2007, at 10:00am CT, at the Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown KY, after several months illness.

She was the daughter of the late Tim and Kit Bryant Cravens of Adair County, KY.

The funeral service will be Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at 11:00am at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Terry White the officiating clergy. Interment will be at Union Cemetery, Milltown-Church Road, near Gradyville, KY.


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2007-01-28 16:59:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

2007 Adair Relay for Life: New team will honor Craig Hare

Effort by ACHS Class of 1994 in memory of dear friend

ACHS Class of 1994: We are organizing a Relay for Life team in memory of Craig Hare, who recently lost his battle to melanoma. Our first meeting will be held at the Dream Depot on Monday, February 26, 2007, at 6:00pm CT. We encourage anyone who's interested to attend. If you have any questions, you can contact Traci Sharpe at (270) 384-1317 or Andrea Bailey at (270) 384-7823. We hope you can join us in this fundraising effort in memory of our dear friend. -ANDREA BAILEY


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Wolf Creek Cam Crisis: Link to Burkesville situation story

Link also to story on outlook at National Fish Hatchery
A story in today's, Sunday, January 28, 2007, Courier-Journal, details the anxiety in Burkesville, KY, over the risk of a Wolf Creek Dam failure. To read the story, "Lake Cumberland Dam Problems: Burkesville grapples with anxiety over dam," Click Here. A story in the C-J sports section, "Hatcher jeopardy," tells the effects the drawdown is likely to have on the Wolf Creek Dam National Fish Hatchery. To read this story, Click Here.


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2007 Knifley Little League Try-outs for 6th-8th Grades

By Lisa Lee
When: Monday, February 5, 2007; Thursday, February 8, 2007
Time: 4:30pm CT, both days
Place: Knifley Community Gym
Cost: $12.00 per/child,unless there is more than one child in a family playing and then each additional child is $10.00
Games will begin: Thursday, March 1, with games starting on Monday and Thursday night at 5:00pm CT. The series will last three weeks.
Additional information: Please contact one of the committee members:Robert Farmer, 270-385-9128; Joe Rogers, 270-384-4831; Harrison Moss, 270-384-9317; Christopher Patton, 270-384-6085; Lisa Lee, 270-465-2878.


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FFA Alumni Chapter to meet at Grant-Baker Ag facility

By Terry Harvey
The Adair County FFA will be holding the second meeting of its new Alumni Chapter. The meeting will be held on January 29, 2007 at 7:00pm CT, at the Grant-Baker Agriculture Facility, located behind the high school. Dr. Pete Dreisback, who is in charge of the KY FFA Leadership Training Center, will be our special guest. Everyone with ties to FFA and the Adair County FFA chapter is encouraged to attend. To become an alumni member you must either be a past FFA member, parent(s) of past or current FFA member(s), and others involved in the agriculture way of life. Please come out on January 29th and support your local FFA Chapter.


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Rev. Joey N. Welsh. Jan. 28, 2007. Louisville writer Cass Irvin

ANOTHER ANGLE: the occasional musings of a Kentucky pastor
By The Rev. Joey N. Welsh
E-mail: joey_n_welsh@hotmail.com
LETTING THE SCALES FALL AWAY
The narrative in chapters 8 and 9 of the Book of Acts follows the story of Saul, a leading persecutor of the people who were followers of the Christ. After witnessing with approval the stoning of Stephen, Saul received letters of authorization to travel to Damascus and seize any Christians he found there. On that very road he was stuck blind by a flash of light and challenged by the voice of the Lord for his cruelty. Told to proceed to Damascus, he went to the city, blinded and unable to eat for three days.

Meanwhile, in Damascus a devout follower of Jesus, Ananias, received a command to go to Saul:


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TODAY, Sun., Jan. 28, 2007: Hot tip - watch KET1 at 3pm


Click Read More for news and links including today's weather, Adair County Schools, court news, this day in history, traffic and driving, and much more.

Events in brief for 28th day of 2007 (337 days remaining)
  • Click on Directory of Churches for Services today
  • Shannon Bunch is in concert at Hadley's Community Church.
  • Ongoing: Margaret van Hook display at the Lucretia C. Begley Gallery
Today & Events are brought to you by HUDDLE HOUSE, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY. Your headquarters for Superbowl Parties Huddle 2Go Platters. (ADVERTISEMENT)


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Lake Cumberland health board meets Feb. 6 in Monticello

There will be a meeting of the Lake Cumberland District Board of Health on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at 7:00pm ET/6:00pm CT, at the Shearer's Buffet in Monticello, KY.

The board of directors is comprised of 30 members who are county judges, dentists, engineers, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, physicians, veterinarians, and citizen members. They represent the counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McQueary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor and Wayne. Cumberland County Judge/Executive Tim Hicks is chairman.


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Sinclair receives award in Louisville

Adair County Solid Waste Coordinator A.L. Sinclair received a Staff Recognition Award for outstanding accomplishments in Louisville this past week. The award was presented at a workshop attended by Sinclair, Judge/Executive Ann Melton, and Lisa Lee, Administrative Assistant.

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Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 28
Happy Anniversary, Merl and Patricia Wiggins (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ronnie and Connie Williams (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Weldon and Regina Herron | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bobby Dale Sneed | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandon Lewis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carly Smith McQueary | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Lloyd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dennis Kinnett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dillon Parnell (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Glenn Phillips | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Isaiah Morgan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jared West | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Justin Karnes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kaydee Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kevin Andrew Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Peggy Fudge | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rita Carter Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Shelton (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Terry K. Arnold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tiffany Corbin Janes | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Marcum Harper, 78, Adair County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia C. Burton, 95, Adair County, KY (1924-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randall (Petie) Brumley, Jamestown, KY (1965-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, DeLynn Wilson, Frankfort, KY (1969-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Kirtley, Taylor Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice Davis, Taylor Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Bertha Nell Blakeman, 101, Green Co., KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie C. Baxter, 63, Liberty, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold Dean Flanagan, 57, Russell County, KY (1957-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eureka Faye Johnson, Russell Co., KY, (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Oscar (B.A.) Bishop Anders, 83, Burkesville, KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ovaline McGowan, 78, Russell Co., KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Vest Cook, Casey Co., KY (1954-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George Reed, Adair Co., KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alex Polston, 35, Russell Co., KY (1979-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary June Richardson, Casey Co. KY (1931-2015 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Frances Lindsey Sparks, Green Co., KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin Wayne Shaw, 65, Tompkinsville, KY (1951-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Elvis Tucker, 73, Russell County, KY (1943-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gertrude Burris, 79, Adair County, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Weldon Edwards (1951-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephanie Janice Stephens Helm, Russell Co., KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Walters, age 17, Jamestown, KY (2001-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Lorene Melton Burns, 88, Burkesville, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Derek Wade Cowan, 40, Columbia, KY (1982-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gene Judd, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harvey Dean Nash (1896-1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James William Sebastion, 83, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leonard (Joe) Leslie Walker, 80, Greensburg, KY (1936-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marzon Pyles, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Melvin Douglas Bruce, 69, Columbia, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merkel Zimmerman (Russell County) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard J. (Rick) Espey, 64, Columbia, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Lee Pendleton, 49, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra Neat, 64, Columbia, KY (1957-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Corbin, 86, Columbia, KY (1937-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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