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Daily News for Thursday, June 7, 2007
Gradyville Flood 100th Anniversary: Mary Keltner house The following story first first appeared in issue 14, of Columbia Magazine's print publication, and was first posted on Columbia Magazine.com on June 16, 1997 Keltner House Used As A Morgue; Voices Sometimes Heard By Linda Waggener James Howard Keltner is the son of a survivor of the Gradyville Flood who tells his story below, and, James Howard and his wife, Mary, have restored the old Moss home in Gradyville which was used as a morgue during the flood. Bodies were laid out in the big parlor room. Caskets were hoisted in and out of the front windows because the hallway was narrow. Click Here to read the rest of this story. 2007-06-07 17:14:41 | Comments | Printable version
Over 150 at city pool for WHVE 92.7 Day Chart answering FAQ's about City Pool in this story By Greg Thomas, City Park Director Yesterday, Wednesday, June 6, 2007, was WHVE 92.7 Day at the Columbia City Pool with around 150 people stopping in to enjoy the free admission for the day, free hot dogs, free chips, free snow cones, and prizes. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-06-07 15:17:06 | Comments | Printable version
Bob Shirley Bug Run starts from Edmonton on July 28, 2007 Bikers have chance to win prizes, have a lot of fun, and raise money for one of Kentucky's great causes. Goal for victory may astonish non-bikers, at least a little. Volkswagens are not involved The Bob Shirley Bug Run will start from the Square in Edmonton, KY, on Saturday, July 28, 2007. Motorcyclists are encouraged to participate to help raise funds for the Trooper Island, located on Dale Hollow in Cumberland County. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-06-07 15:05:09 | Comments | Printable version
Benson Sexton named director of Freshman Experience at LWC Benson Sexton has many ties to Adair County as well as Lindsey Wilson College, a place he has come to love. United Methodists around Adair County have met Benson Sexton's father, Rev. Tommy Sexton, when he has held revivals here. Rev. Sexton's charges were in Russell County, where the family lived for seven years, and later, in Clinton County, where they spent 11 years, including Benson's school years. Benson Sexton's cousin, Rev. Bobby Sexton, was pastor of Bearwallow and Barnett's Creek United Methodist Church.He's been involved in the local community in a number of ways. He's been active in Lindsey Wilson College's Adair County Relay for Life team. And he's been a performer at the Dream Depot on a number of occasions. He's already earned an MA in Communications from WKU and plans to obtain a doctorate in communications. He means to put that degree to use in Columbia, at Lindsey Wilson College. "I mean to stay here as long as they will have me," he said. - CM By Emily Harlan, Lindsey Wilson College staff writer Benson Sexton, who came to Lindsey from Albany, KY, has been named Lindsey Wilson College Director of Freshman Experience in the Academic Success Center. Since graduating from Lindsey Wilson in 2004, Sexton has served as a freshman adviser in the Academic Success Center. Sexton said his time as a Lindsey Wilson student and employee gave him a unique understanding of first-year students' needs. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-06-07 14:30:25 | Comments | Printable version
(Adv) Mapping Yard Sale routes just got easier Yard Sales shopping trips just got a little easier to plan, with links to map addresses for most of the sales. When you send your copy for ar free ColumbiaMagazine.com Yard Sale ad, don't forget to include your street address, so a map to your sale will be online! To see the latest Yard Sales, to check out the links, or to place your free Yard Sale ad, Click Here 2007-06-07 13:41:23 | Comments | Printable version
Early Wed. a.m. collision near Coburg takes life of E-town woman Drivers flown from scene, about 8.5 miles north of Columbia An early morning two vehicle accident on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, took the life of a passenger in one vehicle and resulted in the drivers of the two vehicles being flown from the scene--one to Nashville, the other to Elizabethtown. Tiffany A. Slinker, 27, 2912 Sportsman's Lake Road, Elizabethtown, KY, was pronounced dead at the scene by Taylor County Coroner Terry Dabney. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-06-07 12:49:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
ACRD in Districts 1, 2, 5, & 7 today June 7, 2007 - Anniversary of Gradyville Flood - June 7, 1907 Road Department asks your help to stop sign vandalism We have had several road signs which have been torn down in the Milltown area. The vandals have also bent some posts over into the the road edges. One worker is out in the Milltown area, District 5, straightening the posts today. Road signs cost the county approximately $85 to replace. The ACRD mowing crews are in District 1, 2, and 7 today. Please remember to drive carefully in these areas and be prepared to stop. -LISA LEE, from the office of Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton. 2007-06-07 09:44:53 | Comments | Printable version
June 7, 2007: 100th Anniversary of Gradyville Flood Adair County News Flood Report As It Appeared June 12, 1907 These excerpts are from an article which appeared in the 1907 Adair County News from keepsakes of Paul White, edited and republished by Columbia Magazine and ColumbiaMagazine.com. Though it might have been appropriate to wait until June 12, 2007 to return it to the Front Page of ColumbiaMagazine.com then. Other stories will be moved to the front page periodically in the next few days. If you like to read the most extensive Gradyville Flood archive available, there's a link at the end of this story. ROADSIDE MARKERS for both the Gradyville Flood and to commemorate Gradyville as the birthplace of E.A. Diddle are at the Adair County Road Department Barn, ready for placement in the Gradyville area. If you have suggestions on the propeer site for the markers, contact Sue Stivers, at (270) 384-6020; Judge Ann Melton at (270) 384-6020; or let your opinion be known in Gradyville at D&F Grocery and Deli.-Editor, ColumbiaMagazine.com The following story is from the Adair County News, June 12, 1907. It has been online at ColumbiaMagazine.com since June 16, 1997: Columbia was thrown into a state of intense excitement last Saturday morning, when a telephone message came from a farm house stating that an avalanche of water had struck Gradyville Friday night, destroying the town, drowning a large number of its inhabitants. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-06-07 05:27:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Gradyville Flood Special Issue
AC Sheriffs arrest driver on DUI after LBN crash late last night (ADV) Remember to send Yard Sales now for FREE listing 1999 Ford overturns in media in 11:00pm wreck last night The Adair County Sheriff's Department responded to a one vehicle accident on the Louie B. Nunn Parkway around 11:00pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-06-07 04:56:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Today, Thurs., June 7, 2007: 100th Anniversary Gradyville Flood Spotlighting, in full, today's events for Day 158 of 2007 (207 days remaining). Today is the 100th Anniversary Gradyville Flood Worst natural disaster in Adair County history. Read ColumbiaMagazine complete archives on the Event and follow stories featured on Front page of ColumbiaMagazine.com during June 2007. Click here for Index to articles. 6:00pm: Arts Council at Trabue House Thursday, June 7, 2007, 6 p.m. at the Trabue House is the next meeting of the Adair Arts Council. As always, the public is invited. The historic Trasbue Russell House is provided to the Arts Council by the City of Columbia and is available for tours by calling 384-2501. -ELLEN ZORNES 7:00pm: Parks & Rec Board at 7:00pm CT The meeting will start at 7:00pm CT in the Council Meeting Room, City Hall, Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. The Parks & Rec Board meets at 7:00pm each 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Chairman Charles Grimsley. Members Donna Shirley, David Herbst, Greg Thomas, and Richard Phelps. Movies: "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End." at the Columbian Weather: The National Weather Service outlook for Thursday, June 7, 2007: ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGHEARLY THIS EVENING FOR AREA LAKES... Today...Windy. Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Click Here for National Weather Service page for Columbia, KY, with lots of interesting interactive features, including radar and satellite images of planet earth, America, and Adair County, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2007-06-07 04:17:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 7 Happy Anniversary, Jay and Ida Wheeler (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Judy and Phillip McLean (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bethany Keith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cassie Taylor (1996) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, David Franklin (1962) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeannie Picknell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Josh Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Justin Stearns (2002). | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kenneth Farris (1949) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kenny Cox | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lee Ann Collins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Leon Huff (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Samantha Kemp | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tina Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rondal C. Rexroat, Russell County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alan W. Warriner, Adair and Russell Counties, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernon C. Curry, Adair County, KY (1926-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pete McKinney, Russell County, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sandra Paulette Acree, Russell Springs, KY (1952-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Clifton Riggins, Liberty, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Enola Vest, Casey Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret Ann Simpson Underwood, Greensburg, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donnie Ray Burton, Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ella Hazel Bunch, Adair Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William H. (Billy) Sandusky, III, Adair Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nancy Gilpin, Taylor County, KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eudinia McFarland Fox, Campbellsville, KY, Russell Co., KY native (1930 - 2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louis Edward Mudd, Caneyville, KY (1931-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lucille Absher Turner, Adair County, KY (1932-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Aaron A. Phipps, Adair County, KY (1976-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Linnie Pearl Manis Wells, Cumberland Co., KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Parker Goforth O'Neal, Casey Co., KY (1918-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vincent Thomas Hayden, 50, Taylor Co, KY (1965-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara J. Murrell, Adair County, KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald Dean Crosier, Casey County, KY (1974-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Laura Lee Kennard, 87, Russell Co., KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marie Roy, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lyle Heitz, 88, Adair Co., KY (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Dowell, 84, Edmonton, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Cloristine (Tena) Corbin Myles, Adair Co. KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David A. Braun, Russell County, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby M. Smith, Russell County, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Connie Walters Bland, 68, Campbellsville, KY (1954-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elmer Russell Powell, 52, Adair Co., KY (1969-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Howard Keltner (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph (Leon) McGowan, 77, Russell Springs, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mae (Tucker) Sneed, 76, Knifley, KY (1947-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Miyanta Emony (Mony) Matney, 25, Greensburg, KY (1997-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Joyce Jones, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phillip M. Shroyer, 84, Gulfport, MS (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Smith (1915-1992) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rollin Wayne Wright, 71, Greensburg, KY (1949-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Earl Branham, 79, Burkesville, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, June 7, 2007 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form. The events database was created in late 2007, and doesn't contain any data for earlier dates. |
 
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