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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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Bid opening on Justice Center at 1:00pm

Bids will be opened on the new 35,000 s.f. Adair County Justice Center at 1:00pm CT, today, Tuesday, October 23, 2007, in the Adair Annex Building.

2007-10-23 11:30:10 | Comments | Printable version

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Author Bill Elder signs book at LWC



2007-10-23 - Slider Hall, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo By Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College Photograph.
AUTHOR BILL ELDER signs a copy of his book for Lindsey Wilson Athletics Administrative Assistant Peggy McWhorter following his talk in Slider Recital Hall.

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Beshear, Mongiardo, at VFW Hall Wed., Oct. 24, 2007 8:30am

Democratic Candidate for Governor Steve Beshear and his running mate, State Senator Dan Mongiardo, will be in at the VFW Hall in Columbia, KY, Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at 8:30am CT. Richard L. Walker, Adair County Campaign Coordinator, asks everyone to come out and meet the candidates and to take part in a breakfast which will include ham biscuits, fruit, coffee, juice and milk.

2007-10-23 11:23:31 | Comments | Printable version

Fletcher-Rudolph campaign bus here Friday, Oct. 26

Gov. Ernie Fletcher and Lt. Governor candidate Robbie Rudolph will make a campaign stop in Columbia, KY, on Friday, October 26, 2007. The bus is expected to arrive at 2:00pm CT in front of the Adair County Annex Building.

Other candidates on the Republican ticket will also be here, but the announcement received did not include a list.


2007-10-23 07:45:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

Adair PDB board meeting re-scheduled for Nov. 13

The Adair County Project Development Board (PDB) meeting originally scheduled for tonight has been cancelled and is rescheduled for Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 5:00pmCT. It will be held in the basement of the Adair COunty Annex Building. The meeting is open to the public

2007-10-23 07:24:34 | Comments | Printable version

More memories from bridge, Simon Finn Store

A delightful story from back when. The pace of life was wonderful. Julia Ann Pickett Thompson's grandfather would go to porch of store to see who was passing, but there weren't man, back then
Inspired by: Taking a last walk across historic Simon Finn bridge

By Julia Ann Pickett Thompson
Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story

This picture of the Kessler boys walking across the Kemp bridge brought back memories of when my cousins and I used to walk (or play) on that bridge.

My grandfather J.W. Pickett then owned the Charles Pickett farm. My father's resting place is in the Orr cemetery among the other Picketts that have passed.



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2007-10-23 07:21:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

LWC Safe halloween is tonight, starting at 6:00pmCT

By Duane Bonifer

Area trick-or-treaters will have a chance to collect candy early when they attend Lindsey Wilson College's annual "Safe Halloween" tonight.

Parents and guardians can bring children to the Lindsey Wilson Cralle Student Union Building lobby from 6-8:00pmCT, Tuesday, October 23.

Lindsey Wilson students will lead children and their parents or guardians through residence halls, where residents will hand out candy.


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2007-10-23 07:03:02 | Comments | Printable version

Daniel Trabue check for sale at e-Bay

Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story

Ann Curtis noticed an e-Bay auction with an item which should be of particular interest to Adair Countians. She wrote:
"Wow! If you click on the larger image, you'll see a check made to D. Trabue, signed by Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Caldwell. Dated 1818. Definitely an item for the Columbia Museum of History! Apparently there are 3 other similar documents up for auction. Know anybody who would pay this kind of money?? -ANN CURTIS"


2007-10-23 06:39:24 | Comments | Printable version

KHD maintenance schedule, Adair Co. Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2007

By Stephanie Daffron
Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story

Department of Highways personnel, District 8, plan to conduct the following maintenance activities in Adair County for the week of October 29 - November 2, 2007:


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2007-10-23 06:20:19 | Comments | Printable version

Adair schools website fully functional today

Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story

The Adair County School's District wide website, http://www.adair.k12.ky.us. is fully functional this morning, after an overnight outage from Sunday evening October 21, 2007 to Monday morning, October 21, 2007.

Carla Perkins, technology director for the system, brought the system back online from data back-ups in an impressively short time.


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2007-10-23 05:41:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Technology News

Today, Tues., Oct. 23, 2007: Ice House demolition begins

The Big Events: 1) Demolition of the Old Ice House, North High Street, Columbia, KY, scheduled to start today. Photo below. 2) Pretrial conference on change of venue for reckless homicide trial of KSP Trooper Bramlett (BJ) Burton, 1:00pmCT

Spotlighting, in brief, today's EVENTS for Day 296 of 2007 (69 days remaining).
  • 4:00pmCT: "All Guts" author Bill Elder at Slider Full Story
  • 6-8:00pmCT: LWC 14th annual Safe Halloween Full story
  • 6:00-7:00pm CT: Bible prophecies study at Phillip Campbell's
  • 6:30pm CT: Rev. Bill Davenport evangelist at Milltown revival
  • 6:30pmCT: Community Crusade: Rev. Alexander at Columbia UMC
  • 7:00pm CT: Adair CJE Ann Melton, addresses Woman's Club at Chamber Building
  • 7:00pmCT: Jaycees meeting at Chamber building
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Election countdown: 14 days to November 6, 2007, Kentucky General Election.


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2007-10-23 04:45:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Seven charged in BG predator sting

By Corey Bellamy, Commonwealth News Center
Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story with link to 7 photos

On Monday, October 22, 2007, Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced the arrests of 7 sexual predators, including a former Indiana law enforcement employee, who were caught in a child sexual predator sting in Bowling Green.

During the sting operation from October 18 - 21, 2007, seven men, ages 24 to 41, drove to a home in Bowling Green intending to victimize an innocent child. The men came from Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana.

Upon arriving at the sting location, the predators came face to face with Kentucky law enforcement, NBC's "To Catch A Predator" host Chris Hansen and volunteers from Perverted Justice, a public watchdog group.


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2007-10-23 04:21:55 | Comments | Printable version

Feedback: Family upset over Simon Finn bridge replacement

To the editor, ColumbiaMagazine.com

The Finns are so upset about the bridge being replaced instead of restored.

We have years of memories and everyone still going down home to the Finn farm are sad to see to see it go.

It won''t be the same view from the carport anymore!

s/Carol Marie Finn Wade

See related: "Taking a last walk across historic Simon Finn bridge"


2007-10-23 03:51:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

KSP arrests Albany woman in finance case

Kentucky State Police arrested Ashley P. Polston, Albany, KY, at 11:00amCT, Monday, October 22, in Albany on five counts of false statement/ID/financial condition. She was lodged in the Clinton County Jail. The arresting officer was Detective Kevin Hunt of Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY.

Story Courtesy Trooper Dwaine Barnett, Public Affairs Officer, Kentucky State Police Post 15, 1118 Jamestown ST, (at Exit 49, Louie B. Nunn Parkway), Columbia, KY. For more on Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, Click Here Thanks also to Dispatcher Della F. Shaw.


2007-10-23 03:45:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

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2007-10-23 03:32:10 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 23
Happy Anniversary, Cortez & Ruth Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Larry and Patricia Goodin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Nick and Diana Roy (1982) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Roger and Virginia Garner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Tommy and Lisa Edwards (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aaron Gaskins (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Arraya Phelps (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bubby (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carl Lewis Burris (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dick Scholl | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donna McKinley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dorothy VanArsdale | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dustin Pegg (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Geneva Kemp | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kali Ann Irvin (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lacey Helm (1988) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lali Ann Irvin (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nathan Dickey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Renee Garmon Kemp | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ricky Daryl Huckaby, Jr. (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Ray Marshall | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Susan Coomer Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, William (PeeWee) Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memoriam, Ellis Pickett (-1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Arthur J. Hendrickson, Columbia native, (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rufus F. Hansford, Sr, Taylor County, KY (1939-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joshua Logan Brockman, Bowling Green, KY (1991-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Sayers, Liberty, KY (1938-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ray Junior Pierce, 75, Green Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Edward Wayne Morrison, Green Co. KY native (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lisa Adell Ballou Wolfe, Adair Co., KY native (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Reynolds Vance, Green Co., KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. John K. Durham, Green County, KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Neal Whitley, Sr., Clinton Co., KY (1976-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jackie Dudley, 66, Adair County, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garnett Durham, Taylor County, KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Meredith Lee Lawless, 74, Russell County, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Appleby, 68, Russell County, KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pat Hare, 73, Adair County, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Ann Benningfield, Taylor Co, KY, (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Shearer Yates, Adair native, Edmonton, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mae Raney, Yosemite, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Darrell Boggs, Green County, KY (1931-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anthony Padgett, Russell Springs, KY (1952-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Ann Janes, Adair Co., KY (1943-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel Richard Muttersbaugh, Casey Co., KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Faye Doris Houk, Green County, KY (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Faye Root, 66, Russell County, KY (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Ernest Shreve Price, 72, Green County, KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charles Arvid Cusumano, Taylor Co., KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Thomas C. Morrison, 96, Cumberland County, KY native (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edra Ann Reliford, Adair Co., KY (1951-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Hancock Janes, 82, Louisville, KY/Cane Valley, KY native (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Goldie (Bell) Jones, Adair County, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Agnes Warren, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dollie Jane Harrison Cruse, 71, Campbellsville, KY (1950-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Nell Vanarsdale, 89, Columbia, KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eloise Elmore, 103, Campbellsville, KY (1919-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric M. Antle, 56, Columbia, KY (1967-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jackie Dale Turner, 60, Columbia, KY (1959-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewel Ann Taylor Gupton, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Wheeler, 79, Columbia, KY (1943-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Daryl Huckaby, Jr., 41, Adair County, KY (1978-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Ann Pyles, 79, Taylor Co., KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, October 23, 2007
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
NoonCT"All Guts and No Glory: An Alabama Coach's Memoir of Desegregating College Athletics,"
By Bill Elder, author and retired college coach, 4:00pm. CT, Slider Recital Hall. Lindsey Wilson College Cultural Affairs Series. | (ID:119, Comment)
Adair Project Development Board
Cancelled for tonight. Re-scheduled for November 13, 2007
The Adair Project Development Board (PDB) for the Adair County Justice Center. The PDB regularly meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:30pm CT in the Adair Annex. | (ID:185, Comment)
Jaycees meeting
Regular 2nd Tuesday meeting, at 7:00pm CT, of the Columbia-Adair County Jaycees, in the Chamber of Commerce Building on the Corner of Burkesville and Fortune Streets. The C-AC Jaycees meet each 2nd and 4th Tuesdays here at 7:00pm CT. | (ID:186, Comment)
Bible prophecies study at Phillip Campbell's
We will be studying how current world events relate to Bible prophecies Tuesday nights in October from 6:00-7:00pm CT. October 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2007. Everyone is welcome. Our house is located 3.5 miles from the city limits just off highway 206. We are at 62 Rattler Curry Road. For more information contact Phillip Campbell at (270) 384-4923. Call anytime. -PHILLIP CAMPBELL | (ID:313, Comment)
CJE will be special speaker at Columbia Woman's Club meeting
The Columbia Woman's Club will meet Tuesday, October 23, 7:00pm CT in the basement of the Chamber of Commerce Building. Our speaker will be Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton. All women interested in being members are cordially invited to attend. -VONNIE KOLBENSCHLAG | (ID:328, Comment)
Rev. Bill Davenport evangelist at Milltown revival
There will be a fall revival at Milltown United Methodist Church beginning on Sunday night, October 21, 2007, running through, Wednesday night, October 24, 2007 begining at 6:30pm CT each evening. The evangelist will be Rev. Bill Davenport a well known and outstanding minister from this area. There will also be special singing each evening. The pastor, Rev. Jadell Janes and the entire congregation invite everyone to attend. | (ID:421, Comment)
Community Crusade: If We are the Body
The Adair County Ministerial Association is sponsoring a community wide crusade Sunday night, October 21, through Wednesday night, October 24, 2007. Nine Churches are participating in this series of meetings. Tonight, the service will be at the Columbia United Methodist Church, with Rev. David Alexander preaching..Service times are 6:30pmCT nightly. Special music will be provide by the one of the nine churches and each pastor will preach or exhort at one of the services. "This is an effort to increase our Christian voice in our county and to recognize that we are all part of a spiritual kingdom," says Ministerial Association President Gerald Reliford. | (ID:443, Comment)
14th Annual Safe Halloween at LWC
6-8:00pmCT: LWC 14th annual Safe Halloween Full story | (ID:479, Comment)
14th Annual Safe Halloween at LWC
6-8:00pmCT: LWC 14th annual Safe Halloween Full story | (ID:482, Comment)
UPDATED NO. 483. DELETED VIA RedatingBeshear, Mongiardo, at VFW Hall
Democratic Candidate for Governor Steve Beshear and his running mate, State Senator Dan Mongiardo, will be in at the VFW Hall in Columbia, KY, Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at 8:30am CT. Richard L. Walker, Adair County Campaign Coordinator, asks everyone to come out and meet the candidates and to take part in a breakfast which will include ham biscuits, fruit, coffee, juice and milk. | (ID:483, Comment)

 
































 
 
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