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Daily News for Thursday, August 19, 2010
Tv show American Pickers contacts local Chamber about visiting area News from the Columbia-Adair Co. Chamber of Commerce The Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce has received the following information from Jennifer Dee a researcher for "American Pickers" for the History Channel American Pickers The pickers would like to come into our area and are looking for people with collections who are ready to sell at least some pieces.They would also love to explore the history of the locations and the items. And of course, they are always looking for great characters. Kathy, C-AC Chamber Office. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 18:39:17 | Comments | Printable version
Somerset Community College names 2010 student ambassadors Somerset Community College Ambassadors include students from this area from Burkesville, Columbia, Russell Springs, and Yosemite Click on headline for story plus photo(s) By Cindy Clouse News from Somerset Community College Somerset Community College announces the Student Ambassadors for 2010-2011. The new Student Ambassadors are Stacy Auterson of Russell Springs, Tammy Bowlin of Burkesville, Andy Bratcher of Waynesburg, Larry Brinson of Somerset, Sheila Cochrane of London, Tonya Davidson of Manchester, Chris Garland of Burkesville, Kristen Grant of Stanford, Seth Grider of Science Hill, Stacy Hancock of Monticello, Courtney Hodgins of Eubank, Heather Keith of Eubank, Melissa Keith of Columbia, Julie Knisley of Somerset, Gaspar Miguel of Somerset, Lillie Morris of Monticello, Angelica Pittman of Yosemite, Shelbie Russell of Somerset, Ann Saich of Somerset, Chris Shelton of Albany, and Natalie Winstead of Somerset. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 17:37:30 | Comments | Printable version
Kentucky Color: Hills are alive with Red-Spotted Purple Butterflies They have few predators, and flourish, because their color mimicks that of the poisonous Pipestem Swallowtail Next earlier Kentucky Color: Kentucky Color: Inquiring minds. By Billy Joe Fudge Retired Kentucky State District Forester The hills are alive with Red-spotted Purple Butterflies at 992 Sparksville Road (Harvey's Ridge). They are on the highway, in the gravel driveway, in the air, and in this instance on the woodbox on the front porch. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 17:26:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge
HOPE International spreads message of empowerment By Linda Waggener News from Campbellsville University CAMPBELLSVILLE -- Chris Oakley, Atlanta-based regional representative with the helping organization HOPE International, was a recent luncheon guest of John Chowning, Campbellsville University vice president for church and external relations and executive assistant to the president. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 16:52:30 | Comments | Printable version
Gum Grove was between Glens Fork and Fairplay, KY About: Reader seeks enlightenment on Gum Grove To ColumbiaMagazine.com Gum Grove school was located between Glensfork and Fairplay, on what is now called Union Church Road. The school building is no longer standing. There was a house across the road from the school and that building is still standing. My mom attended school there in the 1950's and the library found a photo dating back to 1915 of some students from Gum Grove, so school was held there for several years. s/Sandra Bell 2010-08-19 16:44:08 | Comments | Printable version
Kentucky's jobless rate drops to 9.9 percent in July Economy moving in the right direction By Kim Bannock News from Commonwealth News Center Frankfort, KY, August 19, 2010 - For the first time since February 2009, Kentucky's seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate fell below 10 percent to 9.9 percent in July 2010, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The revised rate in June 2010 was 10 percent. The July 2010 jobless rate is .9 percentage points lower than the 10.8 percent rate recorded in July 2009 for the state. The 9.9 percent rate recorded in July 2010 is the lowest unemployment rate recorded since February 2009 when the rate was 9.6 percent. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 12:27:33 | Comments | Printable version
Obituary: Nina Jean Thompson, 70, Edmonton, KY She was a native of Adair Co., KY and was the head of a respected Metcalfe County family. She was a member of the House of Prayer, Edmonton, KY. She was a private nurse and an antique dealer Nina Jean Thompson, 70, Edmonton, KY, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 10:54pmCT, at her residence. The funeral service will be Sunday, August 22, 2010, at 1pmCT, at House of Prayer, 511 Randolph RD, Edmonton, KY, with Bro. Phil Lowery officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Cemetery in Randolph, Metcalfe Co., KY. Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be after 11amCT, Sunday, August 22, 2010, at the church. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 12:17:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Obituary: Terry Randall Hammond, 60, Russell Co., KY He was a member of Fairview Separate Baptist Church. He was the head of family with a distinguished law enforcement presence. He had served 5 years at KSP Post 15 in Columbia, KY, before transferring to KSP Post 4 in Elizabethtown, KY. The funeral will be in Russell Springs, with interment in the county of his birth, Pulaski County, at Mill Springs National Cemetery. Terry Randall Hammond, 60, Cecilia, KY, formerly of Russell Co., KY, died Wednesday August 18, 2010, at his home in Hardin Co., KY. The funeral service will be Friday, August 20, 2010, at 12 noon CT, at Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 Main ST, Russell Springs, KY. Bro. Donnie L Coffey will officiate. Special music will be by Dean and Sheila McKinley. Visitation will be after 8amCT, Friday, August 20, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mill Springs National Cemetery, 9044 W. Highway 80, Nancy, Pulaski Co., KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 11:43:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Big Bluegrass Festival in Russell Springs, KY, Aug. 20-21, 2010 The 7th Annual Lake Cumberland Bluegrass Festival, will be Friday and Saturday, August 20-21, 2010, at the KOA Campground, 1440 HWY 1383, Russell Springs, KY. The event is big and is growing each year, according to Moochie Hart. This year, the organizers are hoping for a record year in 2010, and are expecting this year's attendance to surpass even the 1,200 plus which have enjoyed past festivals. Friday, August 20, 2010
2010-08-19 10:41:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene
Reader seeks enlightenment on Gum Grove To ColumbiaMagazine.com Where is or was Gum Grove? I know of Walnut Grove. s/Ken Page Mr. Page, this issue also troubles me a great deal. I am in the same quandary. I know that two giant figures of present day Adair County, Mr. Rollin Coomer and Mr. Joseph Gadberry, got headstarts on the rest, even we townies, at Walnut Grove. But I am not well versed in matters Gum Grove; which is to say I plead almost total ignorance. Maybe a reader will enlighten us; or, you might ought to do as I am wanting to do: Show up at the reunion and find out. -EW 2010-08-19 10:18:22 | Comments | Printable version
Obituary: Robert Allen Simpson, 67 Green Co., KY He was a member of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. in Bainbridge, IN, after a 35 year career there. He was a Master Mason, and under Scottish Rite in Louisville KY and was also distinguished as Kentucky Colonel. Mr. Robert Allen Simpson of Greensburg, KY, departed this life on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital in Greensburg, KY. The funeral services for Mr. Robert Allen Simpson will be conducted at 10amCT/9amET, Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main ST, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Ebenezer Cemetery. Rev. Liz Kaznak will be officiating. Visitation is requested 4pm-9pmCT/5pm-10pmET, Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT/8pmET, Friday until time of the funeral service. There will be a Masonic Service held at 7pmCT/8pmET, Thursday evening, August 19, 2010 at the funeral home conducted by the Greensburg Masonic Lodge #54 F&AM. All Masters Masons should meet at the lodge at 6pmCT. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 09:45:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
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(ADV) Easy shopping at Walmart from your home: Use Walmart Site to Store. Order items from the comfort of home or office for pick up at your local Walmart. Live, Local Right Now Mesonet Weather: Mesonet Stations are located at these locations in the CM 7-county area: Adair - Casey - Cumberland - Metcalfe - TaylorMesonet stations are not located in either Green or Russell Counties. For 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. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 06:30:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
To Kill a Mockingbird coming to Barn Lot The play is considered an American classic Click on headline for story plus photo By Shane Chambers-Ennis Barn Lot, 207 S. Main ST, Edmonton, KY, will present the stage version of Harper Lee's classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird On September 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 & 26 with all performances at 7pmCT. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 00:51:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene
Special service at Columbia Baptist for Raider football team The Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY, will host the 2010 Lindsey Wilson Blue Raider Football team in a special service at 9:30amCT, Sunday, August 22, 2010. "Our entire team will be attending church at that time," Coach Chris Oliver said. 2010-08-19 00:15:12 | Comments | Printable version
Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency wins PRIDE trophy Group recruited 621 volunteers for the 2010 PRIDE Spring Cleanup to win 2nd Place Click on headline for full story plus photo By Cindy Lackey News from PRIDE Somerset, KY - The Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency won the 2nd Place trophy for greatest volunteer participation by a nonprofit organization during the 2010 Pride Spring Cleanup, which was held in April in 38 counties of southern and eastern Kentucky. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2010-08-19 00:01:07 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 19 Happy Anniversary, Jennie and Chad Snider | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, 42nd U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton (1946) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Annette Keltner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cecil Beard (1939) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charlie Barker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, David Curtsinger | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kristy Keene | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Krystal Barker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Margaret Feese | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nick Tupman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Paul Davidson (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shea Martin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tommy Bryant (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tony Jessee | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Etta Mae Hazard, Campbellsville, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Estes Crew, Russell Springs, KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Robert Lee Johnson, Columbia, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry Russell Brown, Adair Co., KY native (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alie Baker "A.B." Pharis, Cumberland Co., KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wilma Jean Hunt, Taylor Co., KY; Casey Co., KY native (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Davidson, Adair Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Samuel Drye, 72, Taylor Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Julie Ann Crockett Costello, Adair Co. KY (1965) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kathryn Taylor, 91, Adair County, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tom McCubbin, Green County, KY (1936-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Jada Rose Rutheford Chumbley, Adair Co., KY (1977-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Albert Mann, Adair County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Foley, 83, Russell Co., KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia (Jenny) Colyer Frost, Adair Co., KY (1958-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Fred Roalston Cravens, Casey County, KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pina Francis Ballard , Casey County, KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Valta Cox Bland, 84, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tyler L. Brower, 27, Columbia, KY (1987-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David L. McWhorter, Adair County, KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Dencil Ray Montgomery, Green Co., KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Grady Lewis Polston, 73, Burkesville, KY (!942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John Richard Moore, 77, Green County, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Christopher Long, 43, Burkesville, KY (1972-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. L.C. Reliford, Green Co., KY; Adair native (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vickie Phelps, 53, Adair Co., KY (1962-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Connie Butler Coleman, 71, Edmonton, KY (1944-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elroy James Wilson, 67, Russell County, KY (1949-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harold Chambers, 76, Metcalfe Co., KY (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Joann Abston Buckner, 70, Greensburg, KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clarence Swears, 74, Campbellsville, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cora Money Faulkner, 94, Campbellsville, KY (1926-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dannie M. Kelley, 77, Columbia, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eva White, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James (J.C.) McFarland, 62, Russell Springs, KY (1958-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Russell McInteer, 87, Columbia, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John Giles, 77, Columbia, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph Hayden Robertson, 22, Russell Springs, KY (1999-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Juanita Kay Harrison, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leona Crain, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lottie B. Mumphrey, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Micah Weddle, 83, Dunnville, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Barbara Kaye Neal, 53, Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Teresa Gail Stephens, 62, Edmonton, KY (1957-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Teresa Mann Creasman, 62, Russell Springs, KY (1958-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tina Annissia Johnson, 49, Columbia, KY (1971-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vontrice J. Brown, 90, Russell Co., KY native (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, August 19, 2010 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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