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Daily News for Thursday, July 24, 2014
Quarter Auction benefits Tammy Humphress and family There will be a benefit Quarter Auction held on August 1, 2014, at Bearwallow United Methodist Church 6090 Liberty Road. Columbia, KY, at 6:30pmCT. All proceeds raised will be donated to Tammy Humphress and family to pay for medical bills. Contacts: Laura Keltner 270-634-2473 or Marcy Ryan 270-634-0642 . - Laura Grant Keltner 2014-07-24 17:28:11 | Comments | Printable version
Homer Forest Lands, 72, Adair County, KY (1942-2014) He was born in Louisville, KY, and was a resident of Chicago, IL, at the time of his death. He grew up in the big house on the corner of Fairground & Wain Streets, in Columbia, KY with his sister Rebecca, and foster parents, the late Ted & Emma Richards, and attended public school here, and is remembered fondly by many classmates. He had worked as a lineman at the Nabisco Plant in Chicago, IL. Click on headline for complete obituary Homer Forest Lands age 72 years of Chicago, IL formerly of Adair County, KY passed away Monday night July 21, 2014 at the Mac Neal Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. Funeral services will be Saturday July 26, 2014 at 1pmCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Interment in Columbia Cemetery, 315 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements. Visitation after 10amCT, Saturday, July 26, 2014, until time for service Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 15:32:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Fishing options for the dog days 'The Cumberland River below Wolf Creek Dam is another great place to wade in July and August where the water flows cold year round. The completion of repairs on Wolf Creek Dam brought back the normal release schedule that improved the water quality in the Cumberland River for trout.' - LEE McCLELLAN Click on headline for complete article with photo(s) By Lee McClellan, Associate Editor Kentucky Afield Outdoor magazine; KY Fish & Wildlife FRANKFORT, KY - The dog days of summer settled over Kentucky in the last week, bringing the hottest temperatures of the year. The summer heat in July and August make fishing reservoirs a tough prospect. Even bluegill get grumpy in the larger lakes at this time of year, much less largemouth bass. "We are getting to the time of year of the maximum production for baitfish, such as shad, in our reservoirs," said Ryan Oster, fisheries program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 15:22:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Joyce Coomer: Always found June bugs to be happy, shy beings She hardly has any. Busy moles eat their grubs Joyce Coomer writes: Poor drowned June bugs! I haven't had any June bugs nor Japanese beetles for several years at our place, thanks to the busy moles who eat the grubs.Comment about: Better Beetle Buster protects blackberry crop 2014-07-24 14:32:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
4 LWC Men's Basketball players on NABC 2013-14 Honors Court Simon Barres, Alex Giergen, Tony Horne and George Pramagkioulis earned the distinction By Charles Balcom COLUMBIA, KY - Four members of the Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches 2013-14 Honors Court which recognizes student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 12:34:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Unemployment rates down, all 7 CM area counties, June 2014 7-County Area Unemployment Comparison June 2014 vs June 2013; ranked best to worst joblessness/June 2014
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Geneva Christine England, 87, Edmonton, KY, (d. July 23, 2014) She was the daughter of the late Johnny and Amy Wisdom Reece. She was a homemaker and member of the Chestnut Grove Christian Church. She was the widow of Dan England. She leaves 19 direct living descendants Click on headline for complete obituary Geneva Christine England age 87 of Edmonton died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at NHC Health Care in Glasgow, KY. Funeral services will be held 1pmCT, Saturday, July 26, 2014, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Chestnut Grove Cemetery, 54 Chestnut Grove Road, Breeding, Adair County, KY. Visitation will be 11am-8pmCT, Friday, July 25, 2014, and after 9amCT, Saturday at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 12:08:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Mike Branson will give testimony at Victory A.D.O. If you have never been to the A.D.O. (alcohol drug outreach) program @ Victory Community Church, 107 N Reed Street, Columbia, KY this is the night to come, Friday, July 25, 2014 at 6:30pmCT, Mr. Mike Branson will be speaking. He had a life altering experience. Everyone is welcome. If you're a recovering addict or addicted to any thing or are a family member of someone addicted, this program is for you. --Laverne Hadley 2014-07-24 09:58:00 | Comments | Printable version
Birds of KY: Owl at Roley, KY is a screech owl, gray form Comments re photo 56004 Birds of KY Owl at Roley Adair County KY Wendy Butler Burt writes: Screech owl, gray form, the most common coloration. There also are brown form and red form screech owls. - Wendy Butler BurtThanks, Wendy Butler Burt - The information will be posted with the photo. -EW 2014-07-24 09:31:20 | Comments | Printable version
JAIS/CWC Demolition update Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Click on headline for today's album CM is chronicling the phases in the removal of John Adair Intermediate School and Colonel William Casey. The physical buildings are scheduled to be only history and gone before the start of school in the Adair County School District on Thursday, August 14, 2014 with two new Adair County Marching Band practice fields taking their place soon after. The demolition work is contracted to Brockman Construction Company of Columbia, KY. 2014-07-24 06:20:48 | Comments | Printable version
Data Dimensions to bring 100 new jobs to Mt. Sterling, KY Insurance data processing company serves many Fortune 500 companies By Terry Sebastian News from Gov. Beshear's Communications office FRANKFORT, KY. - Governor Steve Beshear today announced Data Dimensions Corporation plans to open a data processing center in Mt. Sterling. Data Dimensions, a document management company, expects to create 100 new jobs and invest $3.2 million into the project. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 06:03:55 | Comments | Printable version
Vacation Bible School is July 26, 2014, at Beulah Chapel BIC Vacation Bible School will be 9am-2pmCT, Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the Beulah Chapel Brethren in Christ Church, 4262 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY, with Bible classes, music, Biblical story-telling, and much more. Lunch will be served. Please come join us. - Kim Goodin 2014-07-24 02:31:59 | Comments | Printable version
Whitehurst Diaries: Better Beetle Buster protects blackberry crop Cute as these leaf-eating scarabs are, Phyllaga are at least a minor plague at blackberry time. Though Andrew Zimmern feasts on roasted June Bugs (See Youtube: June Bugs Three Ways) occasionally, there's no place for them in the blackberry patch; and with no great demand by today's nine year old boys to tether June Bugs with sewing thread and make a flying toy of them, the Whitehursts take great glee and sweet endings for the creatures, who are now hastened to Junebug heaven with Jim Whitehurst latest contraption, the wildly successful Better Beetle Buster, which Sharon Whitehurst shares with the world in today's Internet Reveal - CM Click on headline for complete diary entry, photo(s) By Sharon Whitehurst Jim is quite protective of his blackberry crop. While this hasn't been as productive a season as previous years, there has been a sweet first picking and now a second crop forming. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 02:06:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sharon Whitehurst - Whitehurst Diaries
Geraldine Davenport Hamilton, Green Co., KY (1921-2014) She was a member of a large, highly regarded Green County, KY, family. She leaves four direct living descendants. (Additional obituary information may be added. Please check back) Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Mrs. Geraldine Davenport Hamilton, age 93, of Campbellsville, Kentucky, a native of Green County, passed away Monday at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital in Greensburg, KY. The funeral services for Mrs. Geraldine Davenport Hamilton will be conducted at 2pmCT, Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Davenport Cemetery. Visitation is requested 4pm-8pmCT, Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Thursday until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 01:46:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Mr. Orval Wayne Jeffries, Green County, KY (1926-2014) He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Oak Grove Separate Baptist Church and was a lifelong farmer. He was the son of the late George Jeffries and Tura Davis Jeffries. His wife of 69 years, Jessie Arlene Bishop Jeffries, survives. Click on headline for complete obituary and photo(s) Mr. Orval Wayne Jeffries, age 87 of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday at his residence in Green County, KY. The funeral service will be conducted at 10amCT, Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery. The family requests visitation 5pm-8pmCT, Friday, July 25, 2014, and after 7amCT Saturday until time of the service at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 01:36:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Gov. Beshear announces award of I-69 contract in Webster Co. Project involves reconstruction of KY 56 interchange near Sebree. "I-69 is the most important infrastructure project Western Kentucky has seen in decades," said Sen. Dorsey Ridley, of Henderson. Click on headline for complete story By Terry Sebastian FRANKFORT, KY (July 23, 2014) Governor Steve Beshear today announced award of a contract for more of the improvements needed for bringing a portion of the Breathitt-Pennyrile Parkway up to interstate highway standards and eventual designation as Interstate 69. The project involves reconstruction of the parkway's KY 56 interchange near Sebree, in Webster County. Dumey Contracting was awarded the contract on a low bid of $10 million. The project has a completion date of October 1, 2015. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 01:20:11 | Comments | Printable version
Norine Lawrence Johnson, 91, Russell Co., KY (1923-2014) She was a nurse. She was a native of Clinton County, KY, and a resident of Russell County, KY, at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Thomas Lawrence and Helen Cowan Thomas. Her husband, Grover C. Johnson, survives. She leaves 22 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Norine Lawrence Johnson, age 91, S Hwy 92, Jamestown, KY, died at 4:36amCT, Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Jamestown, KY. Funeral services will be at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY, at 11amCT, Saturday, July 26, 2014, with Bro. Cornett officiating. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, Friday, July 25, 2014, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Jamestown Cemetery, N Main Street, Jamestown, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 01:13:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Today, THURSDAY with CM, July 24, 2014 Haiku by Robert Stone for July 24, 2014: Some have both failures ----Robert Stone, Thursday, 24 July 2014. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1045 Reminders of Great Recent Reads we hope you didn't miss: Mostly from Sunday with CM, July 20, 2014, 2013 and a few others from the past week. Please note date of posting Search Box for to find your family members in Veterans List The family search for Veterans has been a very popular feature on ColumbiaMagazine.com since it was started. There are more than 600 local families represented on our List of Adair County Veterans. You can find them easily. Just enter your last name in the box, and press enter.We'd like to thank everyone, including our sponsors, who help us maintain this list of veterans from Adair County, Kentucky, and we welcome your additions and corrections at webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. 2014-07-24 00:35:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Adair Co. Middle School site council will hold interview session The Adair County Middle School SBDM council will meet in special session on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 2pmCT at the school located at 322 General John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY. The purpose if the meeting is to interview for vacant positions. - Alma Rich, Principal 2014-07-24 00:14:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Dorothy (Dotty) Bragg Coffey, Russell Co., KY (d. July 23, 2014) She was a former Toyota employee and a member of the Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Adair County, KY. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Sally Dickson Bragg. Her husband, Garry Coffey, Georgetown, KY, survives. She leaves four direct living descendants. Two sisters, Lois Wilson and Vola Bennett of Adair County, KY, survive. Dorothy "Dotty" Coffey, age 59 of Georgetown, KY, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Baptist Health in Lexington. Funeral services will be 12pm noon CT, on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Wilson Funeral Home, 391 E Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Garlin Wilson officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Wilson Funeral Home in Russell Springs, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-07-24 00:07:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 24 Happy Anniversary, Douglas and Edath Johnson Bradshaw (1960) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Sammy and Tammy Kassem (2012) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Steve and Sarah Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Tim and Rhonda Bradshaw (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bobby Ray Roberts | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carol Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Crystel M. Stephens (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dana Oakes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Darin Taylor (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donna Oakes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donovan Baker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dyllon Reece Kermeen (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Eldon Lane Furkins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Gina Pittman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jackie Hodges | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, James Petty | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kynadie Brooklyn Hancock (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Laura Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Leslie Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Marley Corbin (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Martha Price Coffey (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Lee Cundiff | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Misty Claywell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Stephanie Dykes | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Matt Luttrell, Liberty, KY (1991-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Shell, Hustonville, KY (1937-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sheila Lynn Burress, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Watson, Columbia, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Adell Brown Smith, Russell Springs, KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virgie Luttrell, Russell Co., KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Andrew Wright, Jr., Adair Co. KY (1944-2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Coy Lee Godbey, Russell Springs, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert L. Miller , Mayor of Campbellsville, KY for 33 years (1927) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Brock, Adair Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Aaron Thomas Davis, formerly of Cumberland Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth M. Dunkin, Casey Co., KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Lee Cundiff, Adair County, KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Genola Ripley, Adair County, KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Merle Wise, Taylor County, KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Olene Chumbley, Russell County, KY (1924-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elnor (Ann) Neat, Dunnville, KY (1922-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Homer Forest Lands, 72, Adair County, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Mary Skaggs, Taylor Co., KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Guy White, Taylor County, KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rodney Glen Wethington , 33, Casey Co., KY (1981-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Ray Kibbons, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Ray Kibbons, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Avis Bennett, 81, Russell County, KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ervin Kemp, 61, Russell County, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Lou Shepherd, 71, Russell County, KY (1944-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert Paul (Bob) Rotschi, 82, Taylor Co., KY (1933-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Laverne Henderson Yarberry, Green County, KY (1926-2016 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald David Gray, Cumberland Co., KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Steven Wayne Williams II, Russell County, KY (1979-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Andrea Danielle Melton (Jul 24, 1980 - Feb 19, 2001) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bettye Jean Kincheloe, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby P. Campbell, 86, Adair Co., KY native (1935-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carlos Coffey, 91, Russell County, KY (1927-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald Doyle Waymon, 82, Taylor County, KY (1936-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joan B. Roy (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Howard Dulin, 66, Adair County, KY (1952-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kingsley Evan. (Smitty) Smith, Jr., 87, Columbia, KY (1936-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lula Frances Selby, 94, Russell County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Irene Nell, 107, Columbia KY (1915-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Morris Ray Pace, 68, Cumberland Co., KY native (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nelda Juanita O'Neall, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patricia Jean Hodge, 69, Columbia, KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Monte Chaudoin, 66, Green Co., KY native (1954-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2014 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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