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Obituary: Lera King, 100, Metcalfe Co., KY

She was a retired Supervisor of Metcalfe County Schools and taught Sunday School for many years at Antioch Baptist Church, Knob Lick, KY

Lera King age 100 of Knob Lick, Metcalfe Co., KY, died Friday, July 16, 2010 at NHC in Glasgow, Barren Co., KY.

Funeral services will be held 1pmCT, Monday, July 19, 2010, at Antioch Baptist Church, KY 70, Knob Lick, KY, with burial in the Pink Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5pm-8pmCT, Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East ST, Edmonton, KY and after 11amCT, Monday, July 19, 2010 at the church.


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2010-07-17 20:31:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Adair All-Star Little League Team wears ribbons for Sarah



2010-07-17 - Photo by Amanda Cross. Joe Johnson Little League Park, 170 Doc Walker RD, Columbia, KY
The Members of the Adair County Little League Allstar Baseball team all wore pink ribbons for Sarah during their baseball game Friday night, July 16, 2010. From left, above, are: Elliott Biggs, Jacob Morrison, Hunter Crowe, Noah VanArsdale, Brady Cundiff, Braxton Coomer, Jonathan Grant, Ethan Cundiff, Mason Adams, Jayln Cross, Hayden Vanarsdale, Daezon Scholl, Jason Cross, Tyron VanArsdale and Daniel Adams.

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Obituary: Karen Fields, 51, Taylor Co., KY

She was a member of the Campbellsville Baptist Church and was a former assistant manager at Kmart.

Karen Fields, 51, of Campbellsville, KY,died at 1amET/12 noon CT, Saturday, July 17, 2010, in Campbellsville, KY.

Funeral services will be at 11amET/10amCT, Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY by Dr. James Jones and Rev. Tim Richardson. Burial will be in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens, 3878 Greensburg RD, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be after 6pmET/5pmCT, Monday, July 19, 2010, at the funeral home.


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2010-07-17 20:16:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Fatality occurs in collisions near Springfield, KY

Semi sideswipes two vehicles then collides head on with third, whose driver is killed as a result of the impact; pronounced dead at the scene

By TFC Billy Gregory, Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY

Springfield KY -Sgt. Jamie Heller, Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:47amET, on US 150, 5 miles east of Springfield, KY.

Stephen Sizemore, age 54 of Somerset, KY, was operating a 1999 Peterbuilt Semi when he fell asleep at the wheel, sideswiping a 2011 Toyota Camry operated by Koichi Kaawamur age 29 of Bardstown, KY and a 2000 Nissan Sentra operated by Amanda Joe Trent, age 26 of Bardstown, KY.


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2010-07-17 13:54:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Dr. Luckey extends major scholarship offer to Rogers Scholars

Lindsey Wilson College president visits Rogers Scholars at The Center, outlines exclusive full-tuition scholarship offer available to graduates of the youth program. Scholarships have total value of approximately $85,000 each
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By Sharon Dodson
News from The Center for Rural Development

It's not every day the president of a leading Kentucky college offers a full-tuition college scholarship to high school students with two years remaining until graduation.

But that is exactly what Dr. William T. Luckey, president of Lindsey Wilson College, did as he spoke July 14 to the second summer 2010 session of The Center for Rural Development's prestigious Rogers Scholars youth program.


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2010-07-17 12:57:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College

You are not seeing double: Some photos moved to today

We got a call from a reader who thought he has 'having deja vu all over again or was seeing double.

Some of the photos in todays photo album are repeats from some posted on Saturday, but so early that they were retained in the final Daily News for Friday, July 16, 2010.

These orphaned photos were moved to the Saturday, July 17, 2010, Daily News slide show.

We'll still be posting new photos and some we just couldn't get to for the "Hope for Sarah" day. If your photo or messas was not posted yesterday, there may have been a technical problem and we had no way to contact you. -EW


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Obituary: Russell J. Flowers, 75, formerly of Cumberland Co, KY

Russell Jackson Flowers, age 75, of Carrollton, Ky., formerly of Cumberland Co., KY, passed away on Monday July 12, 2010 at the Carroll County Hospital in Carrollton, KY.

Services for Russell Jackson Flowers will be held on Saturday July 17, 2010 at 1pmCT. in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N. Main ST, Burkesville, KY, with burial in the Rose of Sharon Cemetery, Cumberland Co., KY.


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Obituary: Mrs. Jamie C. Thomas, 94, Taylor Co., KY

She was a member of the Burnside Baptist Church and was a native of Cumberland Co., KY

Mrs. Jamie C. Thomas, 94, of Campbellsville, KY died at 8:30pmET, Thursday, July 15, 2010, in Campbellsville, KY.

Funeral services will be at 2pmET/1pmCT, Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon AV, Campbellsville, KY, by Rev. Brian Rafferty. Burial will be Burkesville Cemetery in Burkesville, Cumberland Co., KY. Visitation will be after 5pmET/4pmC., Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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Obituary: George H. Branham, 79, Columbia, KY

He was a member of a respected South Adair County Family and was an Air Force Veteran who will be accorded full military honors by the US Air Force Wright-Patterson AFB

George H. Branham, 79, of Columbia, KY passed away July 15, 2010.

Funeral service will be held Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 2pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St. Columbia, KYwith Bro. Herbert Janes the officiating clergy. Interment in Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty RD, Columbia, KY, with full military honors presented by the US Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Visitation will be from 4pm until 8pmCT on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the funeral home.


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Obituary: Geneva Ruth Lyles, 75, Russell Co., KY

She was a native of Russell Co., KY and a retired nurse. She was a member of the Carrollton Christian Church

Geneva Ruth Lyles, 73, Jamestown, KY, formerly of Carroll Co., KY, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Jamestown, KY.

The funeral service will be Sunday, July 18, 2010, at 1pmCT, at Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 Main ST, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Cleveland Johnson the officiating Clergy. Burial will be in Carrollton, KY. Friends may call after 5pmCT, Saturday, July 17, 2010.


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Driver, passenger charged after injury crash in Marion Co

By TFC Billy Gregory, Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY

MARION CO., KY - Trooper Ricky Underwood of Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY is investigating a single vehicle injury collision that occurred on KY 208, 7 miles south of Lebanon, KY.George Rakes Jr., age 38 of Lebanon was operating a 1984 Dodge pickup when he lost control of the vehicle and struck an embankment.


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Citizens Branch Bank in Campbellsville, KY robbed

Thanks to Larry Smith, News Director for 99.9 The Big Dawg in Campbellsville, KY, and 92.7 The Wave in Columbia, for forwarding information and photos from the Campbellsville Police on the robbery. Anyone witnessing the suspect or have any information on the suspect, please contact the Campbellsville Police Department at (270) 465-4122

From news release from Campbellsville, KY, police department

The Citizens Branch Bank on Highway 210 in Campbellsville, KY, was the victim of an armed robbery Friday afternoon, July 16, 2010, at 2:40pmET.

Officers arrived on the scene six minutes later, at 2:46pmET.

Police say an undermined amount of money was taken.


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2010-07-17 08:36:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Precious memories of Adair County

CM gets highest accolade: Comparison to Annie Roonie's potato salad at Lowe's Drug. And writer recalls a few of the many memories which make her love living in Adair County. No place like home she says.

By Trilby Harvey Vance

Adair County. The CM is one of the many blessings we all enjoy!

Was my friend Linda (Marcum Waggener, like me a descendant of the Old Turners of Adair County) the one who came up with the CM concept?


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Special Ads, News, Saturday, July 17, 2010

Hope for Sarah Photo Albums

Photo courtesy Garrison Construction

Kayla Garrison sends a Happy Birthday and Hope for Sarah, Phillipians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." This photo was just one of over 30 photos received in the outpouring of love for a treasured Adair Countian, whose strugges with cancer, indominatable spirit, and courage has inspired tens of thousands, marked an unforgettable day in the photo slide show in the Friday CM Daily News for July 16, 2010
Tributes are still being posted today, and can be followed in the Saturday CM Daily News for July 17, 2010 photo slide show. .



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Today is Pink Out Day to honor Sarah
Everyone is asked to wear pink in honor of Sarah Irvin Gardner's 30th birthday. Today, Friday, July 16, 2010, from 8am-6pmCT, I will be in the parking lot at Walmart 2988 Burkesville RD, Columbia, KY, taking pictures to send to Sarah of her Pink Out Day. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come out and have their pictures taken, whether it is individuals, or groups. For more information or questions, contact Beth Bailey-Hancock at (270) 634-1533. -Beth Bailey-Hancock
Live, Local Right Now Mesonet Weather:
Mesonet Stations are located at these locations in the CM 7-county area. They provide detailed reports. For the weather nearest you, click on one the following: Mesonet stations are not located in either Green or Russell Counties. For those and other Mesonet stations throughout Kentucky, Click on Kentucky Mesonet Live Data then select the station you want. The Kentucky Mesonet is The Commonwealth's Official Source for Weather and Climate Data.

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2010-07-17 07:13:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Commends squirrel photo by Bub

About: The Squirrel Family Moe adolescent squirrel eating and eating

To ColumbiaMagazine.com:

Wonderful picture by Bub! Enjoying all the pictures on this wonderful Magazine!

s/Patricia Bennett


2010-07-17 06:27:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Get well to Sarah Irvin-Gardner

About: Thanks for joining the Pink Out for Sarah Irvin-Gardner

To ColumbiaMagazine.com:

It really is not a chore when you do something you are passionate about. Get well soon Sarah and Caroline!

s/Glenna Cowan


2010-07-17 06:13:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Welcomes Burger King

About: Burger King underway in Holladay Place

To ColumbiaMagazine.com:

I would like to see Dairy Queen come back to Columbia! I'm glad to see Burger King is coming, but those ice cream treats are missed on hot summer days! Welcome Burger King!

s/Deena Murphy


2010-07-17 05:51:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback


Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 17
Happy Anniversary, Corey and Katelyn Rutledge (2021) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Gary and Judy Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Johnnie and Marina Gabehart (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brian Yarberry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bro. Hugh Withers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charlene McInteer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Bragg | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christian Ford | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christopher Tristen Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Corine Petty | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, daughter, Abby Maulden, and father, James Maulden | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Harden | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Grant Caldwell (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Jessica Renea Phelps | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joyce A. West (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kallie Stotts (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kim Dial (1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leslie Tupman Melton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Logan Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Neal Gold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sherry Spoon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Steve Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Terica Derringer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tyler Hodges (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Whitney Turner (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sis. Vernice Robinson, Green Co., KY (1941-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Kay Payne Clark, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Baker, Adair Co., KY native (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. L. Palmer Young, A Great Man of God and native of Dunnville, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernece Estes Rigney, Casey County, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe George, 83, Adair County. KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Myrtie K. Kearney, Taylor County, KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maxie Rowe, Adair County, KY, (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grace Johnson, 86, Jabez, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alfred Jones Thomas, Adair Co., KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosa Garrison, 102, Adair County, KY (1912-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rhodie M. Hadley, 47, Russell Co., KY, Adair native (1967-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alta Mae Cook, 91, Adair Co., KY (1923-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Lea Luttrell, 41, Casey County, KY (1973-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roxie Leontine White, 98, Green Co., KY (1916-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Mings, 84, Taylor Co., KY, Adair native (1930-2015)> | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenwood Russell Overstreet, 83, Taylor Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Alice Rich, 48, Edmonton, KY (1968-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Evelyn Trammell, Liberty, KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cheryl Lynn Scott, 50, Taylor Co., KY (1966-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Lonnie (Joe) Flinchum, 59, Taylor Co., KY (1957-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Eric Lee (Rik) Johnson, 69, Adair Co., KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bessie Louise Johnson, Casey County, KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Benny Ray Lawson, 63, Adair County, KY (1957-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Boyce Houk, Jr., Russell Springs, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brad Hyde, Columbia, KY (1951-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Ann Hernandez, 60, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Kneil Ford, Metcalfe Co., KY (1933-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Consuela Dawn Turner, 60, Greensburg, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Derrick Bruce Ellett, 37, Greensburg, KY (1983-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Holmes, 79, Columbia, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Pearl Chelf Beard (1898) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Brummett, 78, Glens Fork, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnny Ray (Junior) Allen Jr., 92, Waynesburg, KY (1930-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Frank Dartt, 81, Columbia, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rollin K. Pyles, 101, Adair County, KY (1917-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Ford, 72, Columbia, KY (1952-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Ann Gabehart, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy Gene Cowan, 45, Columbia, KY (1973-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, July 17, 2010
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
2:00amCT Sulphur Creek Road is closed due to the construction
of a new bridge over Sulphur Creek. The closing will be for the duration of the construction, a project of the Adair County Road Department, Jobe Darnell, Superintendent. -Ann Melton, Adair County Judge Executive | (ID:9078, Comment)
10:00amCTFlatwoods VBS Daycamp is Sat., July 17, 2010
Flatwoods Separate Baptist Church, 5680 Burkesville RD, KY, will be having a Vacation Bible School Daycamp on Saturday July 17, 2010, from 10amCT through 5pmCT with cook out and games to follow that evening. The theme for this year is "Noah's Ark." For a ride to Daycamp, call (270) 384-6391 or (270) 250-2199. (Must know by Friday evening if you need a ride) -Mike Bennett | (ID:9126, Comment)
NoonCTFirst Simpson-Roark-Yates-Lawhorn reunion is July 17, 2010REUNIONS
The 1st Annual Simpson-Roark-Yates-Lawhorn Family Reunion will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at 1pmET/12 Noon CT, at the Poplar Springs Fire Department, 85 Russell Drive (off KY 1649/Dry Ridge RD in Liberty, KY. Signs will be posted. Food and drinks will be provided-side dishes appreciated. We will have corn toss boards and horseshoes set up. A hay ride is planned (if no rain), There will be some door prizes. For more information please call Robyn (Simpson) Durham at (606) 787-1564 (leave message if no answer). Robyn Simpson Durham | (ID:9018, Comment)
1:00pmCTFuneral services in Edmonton, KY, for Donald R. (Pie) Calhoun, 66 | (ID:9192, Comment)
Funeral service in Burkesville, KY, for Russell J. Flowers, 75, formerly of Cumberland Co, KY | (ID:9201, Comment)
6:00pmCTVBS is July 14-17, 2010 at Bearwallow United Methodist Church
Bearwallow United Methodist Church, 6090 Liberty Rd Columbia, KY will be holding Vacation Bible School from 6-8:30pmCT, starting Wednesday, July 14, 2010 and continuing through Saturday, July 17. The programs will be about Paul and the Underground Church Roman Style. Classes will be for children 12 years and young. For more information, contact Beth Hancock at (270) 634-1533. -Sue Bailey | (ID:9131, Comment)
Funeral service in Greensburg, KY, for Mrs. Anna Compton Shively, 85, Green Co., KY | (ID:9193, Comment)
6:30pmCTGospel Sounds at White Oak Saturday night, July 17, 2010
Gospel Sounds with Cecil Dickson and others. will be singing at White Oak Church, 48 Wids RD,, Columbia, KY, at 6:30pmCT, Saturday night, July 17, 2010. The church is located off White Oak RD, in District 2, Adair County/ Pastor Davis Franklin invites everyone to attend. -Janie Potts | (ID:9183, Comment)

 


































 
 
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