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Beverly Brumley joins Golden Rule-Wilson Estate & Auction

Business news

Jamestown, KY resident Beverly Brumley has received her real estate license and has joinedGolden Rule Wilson Real Estate and Auction Co.

Brumley is the wife of Perry Brumley. The couple has three children, Ashley, Kaylie, and Mason, and one granddaughter, Madison.


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2014-11-03 19:43:03 | Comments | Printable version

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Two hearts became one on Thursday, October 23, 2014, as Lori Wade and Kerry Morrow were married in a private wedding ceremony in Jamestown, KY by Gary Robertson. The ceremony was witnessed by friends of the couple, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Flanagan. After a brief honeymoon to The Great Smoky Mountains, the couple will reside in Russell Springs.

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Adair Clerk lists Polling Places, Officers, 4 Nov, 2014 Election

VOTE TODAY!!! in the 4 November 2016 General Election
Polls are open 6am-6pmCT/6am-6pmET, depending on local time zone, throughout Kentucky.


The 12 locations, listed alphabetically, with the precincts voting there and officers presiding are as follows:
  1. A-1 Gate, 7624 Liberty RD, Columbia, KY
    • Eunice Pellyton precinct
      Officers: Betty Wethington, Sally Marple, Christopher Patton, Margie Absher
    • Little Cake precinct
      Officers: Anna Burton, Margaret Antle, Elizabeth Hogue, Dorothy Bailey

  2. Blair Park/(formerly Christian Life Center), 901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY
    • South Columbia #2 precinct
      Officers: Debora Nobles, Jo Ann Elder, Vickie Pike, Patty Nall, Debra Nobles, Brenda A Harmon.
    • West Columbia precinct
      Officers: Patricia Bennett, Billy Nobles, Cynthia Rowe, Tera McQueary, Phyllis Burton, Pam Grant.

  3. Breeding Fire Department, 290 Fire Department RD, Breeding, KY
    • Sparksville-Breeding precinct
      Officers: Charles Dial, Tiffany Smith, Diane Campbell, and Mary Holler

  4. D & F Grocery, 4731 Edmonton Road at Gradyville
    • Gradyville-Nell precinct
      Officers: Robert Burt, Joanna Smalle, Daryl Sanders. Johnny Richards.

  5. Gaddie Office, 4997 Highway 55 South RD, Columbia, KY (KY 55 at KY 92(
    • Glensford/Melson Ridge
      Officers: Anita Fletcher, Valorie Barnett, Claudette Fletcher, Vickie Hill.

  6. Garrison Construction Company, 6980 Greensburg RD (KY 61 North)
    • Milltown precinct
      Officers: Alice Graves, Edwin Jackson, Marty Burris, Jean Brock.

  7. Knifley Fire Department,6130 Elkhorn Road, Knifley
    • Knifley-Roley precinct
      Officers: Page Lynn, Lisa Taylor, Shirley Burton, Norene Feese.

  8. Leon Huff Building, 7692 Russell Springs RD, Columbia, KY
    • Ozark precinct
      Officers: Gail Flatt, Glenna Shofner, Lois White, Joyce Evans.

  9. Mary Carter Building on Sano Road
    • White Oak precinct
      Officers: Alesia Michele Arnold, Julie Stephens, Sue Carter, Deltris Cravens.

  10. Trinity Fellowship Hall, 2252 Campbellsville RD, Columbia KY (KY 55 N/Campbellsville Road)
    • Cane Valley Holmes precinct
      Reba Rogers, Glenda Butler, Lora Lynn Atchley, June Shanklin.
    • North Columbia precinct
      Officers:Connie Stone, Carolyn Burton, Talissa Moore, Donald Keith, Pam Shearer, James K. Montgomery.

  11. VFW Building, 411 Fairground ST, Columbia, KY
    • Hurt precinct
      Officers: Faye Davidson,Bessie Willis, Judy Watson, Sharon Edwards, Mary Pelley, Pamela Shouse Montgomery.

  12. Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1208 Jamestown ST, Columbia, KY (KY 55, Jamestown Road)
    • East Columbia precinct
      Officers: A.L. Sinclair, Charles M. Barnes, Wanda Bardin, Shirley Moore, Shirley Reliford, Katherine Jones.
    • South Columbia-Harmony precinct
      Officers: Vicki Johnson, Ramona Akin, Wendy Burt, Judy Spoon, Angie Estes, Ashley Feese.

Voters who have questions can call the Adair County Court Clerk's office at 270-384-2801. The office is located at Suite 3, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY.


2014-11-03 19:25:15 | Comments | Printable version

Amy Pike: Regardless of who is elected, tax won't be repealed

Personal opinion of the writer
See response by Billy Joe Fudge: Mayoral leadership, vote of people, could stop Payroll Tax

Amy Pike writes

The election is tomorrow and everyone is still abuzz about the recent tax that was passed by the City Council.

This election has NOTHING to do with that tax and unless an entirely new council is seated, the tax is not going to be repealed.


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2014-11-03 18:55:58 | Comments | Printable version

Marjorie (Roonie) Myers Sparks, Burkesville, KY (1921-2014)

She was a native of Cumberland County and a resident at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Mae Easter Myers. She was the widow of Preston Sparks. She leaves 18 direct living descendants. She was a member of Lawson Bottom United Methodist Church and an Agriculture Surveyor for the U.S.D.A. for 35 years.
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Mrs. Marjorie "Roonie" Myers Sparks, age 93, of Lawson Bottom Road in Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky.

Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 2pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with burial in the Burkesville Cemetery, N Main Street, Burkesville, KY. The family will receive friends after 4pmCT, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 until the funeral hour on Thursday.


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2014-11-03 18:15:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

LWC's Perez, Henriksson sweep MSC Women's soccer awards

Fourth defensive weekly honor of the season for Henriksson

By Charles Balcom

COLUMBIA, KY - Lyana Perez and Johanna Henriksson are the Mid-South Conference Women's Soccer Players of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.

The weekly honor is the fourth this season for Henriksson, while Perez earns her first conference award of the season.


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2014-11-03 17:52:29 | Comments | Printable version

Chester M. Bennett, 67, Adair County native, KY (1966-2014)

He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired after 32 years from SKF, Inc., and attended Glasgow Wesleyan Church. He was a native of Adair County, KY, and a resident of Barren County, KY, at the time of his death. He was the son o fhe late Riley Bennett and Leoner Blaydes Bennett. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Betty Smith of Glasgow. He leaves two direct living descendants and may relatives in the Columbia, KY area as well as Glasgow and elsewhere.
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Chester M. Bennett, 67, of Glasgow, gained his angel wings surrounded by his loving family at his home, Sunday, November 2, 2014.

Funeral service will be Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 1pmCT, at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home, 201 E Washington Street, Glasgow with burial in Happy Valley Memorial Gardens, 1504 Happy Vally Road, Glasgow, KY. Visitation after 4pmCT, Wednesday, November 5, 2014. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the American Cancer Society.


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2014-11-03 17:37:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Family lost everything in fire. Community aid needed at this time

From County Judge Executive's Office

The family of Brian and Nicole Turner of 854 Loy Cemetery Road lost their home and everything in a house fire Sunday, 2, 2014.

They have two small children. Any donations of clothes, household items, toys, etc., would greatly be appreciated.

The sizes are as follows:
  • Brian Turner - Pants, 42 x 32 - Shirts 3x. - Shoes 13.
  • Nicole Turner - Pants xlg or size 20. - Tops 2x. - Shoes 10
  • Caleb Turner, 3 years - Pants, 5. - Shirts, 4T. - Shoes, 11 kids
  • Levi Turner 6 months - Pants, 6-9 months. - Shirts, 9-12 months. Shoes (wears socks).
Donations may be left at the Adair County Judges Office, 424 Public Square, Ste 1, Columbia KY. For additional information please contact, 270-384-4703. - Lisa Greer


2014-11-03 16:46:56 | Comments | Printable version

LWC Blue Raider Football No. 10 in the nation in latest NAIA poll

Blue Raiders received 222 total voting points. Campbellsville is No. 25
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By Charlie Balcom

COLUMBIA, KY - The Lindsey Wilson College football team cracked the top 10 in this week's NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Monday, November 2, 2014.

The Blue Raiders (7-2, 4-0 MSC East) come in at No. 10 after receiving 222 points from the panel of national raters.


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2014-11-03 16:00:42 | Comments | Printable version

The Annual Community Revival is Mon-Sat, 3-8 Nov 2014

By Paula Daugherty

The Annual Community Revival will begin on Monday, November 3, and continue through Saturday, November 8, 2014, services start at 6:30pmCT, each night. The Schedule of speakers and locations is as follows:
- Monday, 3 Nov 2014 - Jimmie Dale Cox at Picketts Chapel, 3047 Portland Rd, Columbia, KY
- Tuesday, 4 Nov 2014 - Darrell Coffey at Tarters Chapel,3450 Milltown Church Road, Columbia, KY
- Wednesday, 5 Nov 2014 - Larry Wisdom at Milltown UMC, 3300 Milltown Church Road, Columbia, KY
- Thursday, 6 Nov 2014 - Herbert Janes at Bethany, 4537 Greensburg Rd, Columbia, KY
- Friday, 7 Nov 2014 - Rod Walley at Summershade, 499 Bramlett Kemp Road, Greensburg, KY
- Saturday, 8 Nov 2014 - Gary Daugherty at Fry Baptist, 3612 Fry Ridge Road, Greensburg, KY
The Pastors and congregations invite everyone to come and Worship with us. For more information please call 270-314-4922. --Paula Daugherty


2014-11-03 14:39:18 | Comments | Printable version

Morrison family cabin, at Chance, is one of oldest in Adair

Cabin built in 1815; Trabue-Russell House built six years later

Robby Morrison writes:
A somewhat interesting addition to the story is that the family traces it roots back to the very beginning of Adair County and before. The cabin built in 1815 on Charlie Morrison Road is still standing today. It was originally build by the Patterson family which was Eb's mothers family. Given that the Trabue Russell house was built in like 1821, that old cabin is probably one of the oldest buildings still standing in Adair County.

--Robby Morrison
About: Dale Morrison art with the 5 sons of Ebb & Vestoria Morrison


2014-11-03 14:17:46 | Comments | Printable version

Ellen Louise Fields England, Metcalfe Co., KY native (1934-2014)

She had made a profession of faith in Christ and attended Gadyville Baptist Church, in Adair County, KY, where her grandson Keith was her pastor. She was a native of Metcalfe County, KY, the daughter of the late Leonard and Bertha Fields. She leaves 58 direct living descendants.
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Ellen Louise Fields England, 80, departed this life Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus, Indiana

The funeral will be at 10amCT, Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home, 209 W Court Street, Greensburg, KY. Visitation is 4pm-8pmCT, and after 7amCT, Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the funeral home. The minister will be Rev. Glen Poynter. Interment will be in the Foundation Cemetery in Metcalfe County, KY.


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2014-11-03 14:05:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Assisted Transportation Systems payroll has 40 employees

People the payroll tax will affect

Rob Wilkerson of Assisted Transportation Systems, estimated that annual payroll at all ATS Columbia plants approximately $1.8 - $2. million annually. Wilkerson said that employment at ATS manufacturing facilities now averages up to 40 employees.


2014-11-03 13:53:50 | Comments | Printable version

A note received on Lindsey Wilson employment.

About Lindsey Wilson College payroll is $18M annually
This note was graciously sent to us to clarify the Lindsey Wilson payroll. "LWC has employees at branch campuses outside Columbia. So those on the payroll who aren't here in town won't be subject to the tax," the writer said. Our apologies if that was not clear in the earlier article. -EW


2014-11-03 12:59:07 | Comments | Printable version

Anna Mary Skaggs, Taylor Co., KY (1923-2014)

She professed faith in Christ and was a lifelong member and one of the oldest members of Mt. Roberts Baptist Church. She was a native of Taylor County, KY, and a resident at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Earl Skaggs and Mattie Mathely Skaggs.
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Anna Mary Skaggs, 91, of Campbellsville, KY, died at 12:15amET, Sunday, November 2, 2014 in Greensburg, KY.

Funeral service 12pmCT/1pmET, Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at The Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY by Rev. Michael Ticknor. Burial willl be in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens, 700 Old US 68, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be 10am-12pmCT/11am-1pmET, Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at the funeral home.


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2014-11-03 12:42:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Happy Ending: Cookie returned 30 minutes after photo posted

'All my little kids that I take care of were jumping for joy to have our Cookie back,' Mary Blackwell writes.
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By Mary Blackwell

Ed within 30 minutes of posting, my front doorbell rang & the sweetest lady was returning Cookie to me. She kept her last night, safe & warm . . . even gave her a bath. It was a lady on Frazier Street. My prayers were answered with the help of my friends, also.

There are good, good people in this world. We only hear about the bad. I am so thankful & relieved. Her daughter had seen it on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

A big heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Rowe for returning & taking such good care of her. All my little kids that I take care of were jumping for joy to have our Cookie back. Ed, Thank you so very much for sharing on ColumbiaMagazine.com. Thanks, - Mary Margaret Blackwell


2014-11-03 12:18:36 | Comments | Printable version

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2014-11-03 12:09:50 | Comments | Printable version

Lindsey Wilson College payroll is $18M annually

Includes all employees, not all of whom will be subject to new Columbia Payroll Tax, set to take effect January 1, 2015; though write in candidate for Mayor Ben Arnold says that repealing the ordinance imposing the tax will be the first order of business should he be elected - CM
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Requested information below from Lindsey Wilson College

The total Lindsey Wilson College payroll (without benefits) is $18M annually. That includes all LWC employees. ColumbiaMagazine.com received note that it would take a few days to just break out the ones affected by the new payroll tax.


2014-11-03 10:58:48 | Comments | Printable version

LWC Volleyball travels to Cumberlands tonight: Mon 3 Nov 2014

Lindsey Wilson has won the last seven matches against Cumberlands dating back to 2010 season.

By Tyler Scott

COLUMBIA, KY - The 10th-ranked Lindsey Wilson volleyball team travels to Williamsburg, Kentucky, to take on Cumberlands (KY) at 6pmCT/7pmET, Monday at the O. Wayne Rollins Center, 6178 College Station Drive, Williamsburg, KY 40769.


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2014-11-03 10:47:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Thanks to Charles & Holly for Breast Cancer Awareness window

Mary Knight writes:
The Adair County Extension Homemakers would like to thank Charles and Holly Grimsley for allowing us to use their store window to showcase information during Breast Cancer Awareness month We appreciate their generosity. Ethelean Keltner, Committee Chairwoman. - Mary Knight

2014-11-03 10:29:51 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Get Out and Vote

Victoria Pike writes:
I encourage everyone in the city, county, and state to get out and vote tomorrow. This morning I read a dear friends post that said his father was serving in the military many years ago to protect our right to go to the polls to vote. So lets remember and honor our veterans who have served by going out and voting.

Also, a big thank you to all of those who have volunteered to work the polls tomorrow. It is a long day that begins around 4 am and is over when the last vote is counted. So while you are at the polls, don't forget to give a big thank you to those citizens who have stepped up to do what they have for so many years by working the polls.

Hope to see each and everyone of you out voting tomorrow.

- Victoria Pike, Adair County Citizen




2014-11-03 10:16:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Adair Co. collection for Operation Christmas Child: Fri 17 Nov - Fri 14 Nov 2014

By Denise Fudge

Adair residents are packing joy into shoeboxes for children in need overseas.

With holiday supplies already covering the store shelves, individuals, families, churches and groups in and around Adair County are working to make Christmas a reality for kids in need around the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene items and notes of encouragement. National collection week, observed in Columbia, KY, November 17-24, 2014 operating hours above, at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY.

Anyone can drop off a gift-filled shoebox to send to a child overseas during the collection hours (See : Operation Christmas Child Schedule. Then, using whatever means necessary - trucks, trains, boats, bikes, and even elephants -the shoebox gifts will then be hand-delivered to children worldwide. For many children, this shoebox gift will be the first gift they have ever received. Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 113 million shoebox gifts to suffering children in more than 150 countries since 1993, and hopes to collect another 10 million gift-filled shoeboxes in 2014. Contacts: Operation Christmas Child in Adair County, contact Denise Fudge at 270-378-6356 or fudged@lindsey.edu or Carrie Redford at 270-634-3347 or redfordcarrie@gmail.com.


2014-11-03 09:53:04 | Comments | Printable version

Occupational License Tax Ordinance:

To read the payroll tax ordinance enacted Monday, October 6, 2014, by the Columbia City Council on a 5-1 vote, at the recommendation of Mayor Mark D. Harris, and the Revenue Committee (Councillors June Parson, Craig Dean, and Robert Flowers) see: Occupational License Tax Ordinance PDF This regular monthly meeting. Though posted as a working copy, only minor typographical changes were made.

Whether you are for the tax or not, the document makes interesting reading. Those opposed to the tax have asked that it be re-emphasized before the election so that everyone knows what they are facing. Only one Mayoral Candidate, write in candidate Ben Arnold, has called for the repeal of the ordinance on day one. One council member, Linda Waggener, voted against the ordinance on October 6, 2014. The other five council members voted for it. We have not yet heard the stance of Council candidates Kenneth Dulin or Craig Lasley, or whether any of the original supporters of the tax would wish to take a new look at it. Comments welcome. - EW


2014-11-03 09:14:50 | Comments | Printable version

City Tax would be levied on $15 million AC School Payroll

Tax will mean $150,000, deducted from paychecks of all faculty and staff in the District. (In effect, it means a give back of one-half the small two percent pay increase allowed the teachers in their first pay increase in 7 years - EW)
Comments from other employers - pro or con - welcome, whether you see the tax as beneficial or are against it. -EW

Response from Superintendent Alan W. Reed

I want to answer Dr. Arnold's question regarding the percentage of our district's budget that is expended to salaries (Ben Arnold: How much of schools' $30 million budget is Payroll):
Out of a total budget of $28,352,589.29, salaries are a little under $15,000,000, or around half the budget.

This amount reflects the $600,000 in salary cuts after our consolidation efforts and personnel cuts last year This amount is likely below state average for percentage of total budget going to salaries. I will attempt to get the state average for you today.

According to our calculations, the City of Columbia, with the new 1% payroll tax, will receive about $150,000 in additional revenues for our salaries alone. I cannot answer for Lindsey Wilson College, but both CM and Dr Arnold are correct in that education is likely the biggest economic sector in the county.
Alan W. Reed, Superintendent
Adair County Schools, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY 42728


2014-11-03 08:30:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Washington Co., KY fatal collision, Mon(ET) 3 Nov 2014

Driver dies after losing control of 1996 Mustang on KY 555, north of Springfield, KY, leaving roadway, and being ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger was treated at Springview Hospital in Lebanon, KY, for non life threatening injuries

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

SPRINGFIELD, KY - Tpr. Josh Dicken is investigating a collision that occurred today, Monday, November 3, 2014, at approximately 12:20amET, 14 miles north of Springfield, on KY 555 and Polin Road. 29-year-old Brian Chesser was traveling north on KY 555, operating a 1996 Ford Mustang. Chesser lost control of his vehicle, ran off the roadway and was ejected. Chesser was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger, 25-year-old Richard Robinson, of Springfield, was transported to Springview Hospital in Lebanon where he was treated for non life threatening injuries. Tpr. Dicken was assisted at the scene by Washington County EMS, Sheriff's Department and Willisburg Fire and Rescue.


2014-11-03 07:43:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Jim: A curious bit of Adair County history - 3 Nov 1920

By JIM

An arcane bit of local history appeared in the Adair County News ninety-four years ago today, November 3, 1920. The last line apparently misidentifies the purchaser, as the gentleman named was preceded in death by his wife.

"The bedstead upon which R.A.C. Martin, was laid out on, who was cashier of the Bank of Columbia, and who was murdered in the bank by the James boys and Youngers on the 29th day of April, 1872, left Adair County last Friday afternoon [October 29th]. It was purchased by Mr. T.P. Jeffries, and his widow gave it to her daughter, who lives in Lebanon."


2014-11-03 07:35:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

Green Co., KY woman dies as result of Brush Creek Hill crash

By Larry Smith, FM 92.7 the WAVE

A Green County Woman died after an auto accident Sunday, November 2, 2014, on Hudgins Highway in Green County.

Green County Sheriff Robby Beard say that 46-year-old Veronica Green died after her auto veered out of control and struck a rock wall on Brush Creek Hill.

Green was pronounced dead at the scene by Green County Coroner Carroll Ray. - Larry Smith, Operations Manager, Shoreline Communications.


2014-11-03 04:58:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

The Scary Animals at Keltner: A childhood school days memory

The woods along the one-mile walk to Keltner School on the Adair-Metcalfe County line were fraught with frightening sounds, especially for a imaginative six year old when the courageous trek was taken all by herself

As related by Linda Waggener
Who heard the delightful story first hand in Greensburg; unfolded by CM

Ella Lee Oliver Wilson, remembers how scary the one mile trek to grade school at Keltner was when she was a child. She remembers that every school day, all along the wooded way to the schoolhouse for fourth grade classes, there would always be scary sounds, sounds of animals much more horrid than the Big Bad Wolf. A big bear. A huge bird. A big snake with huge teeth. All kinds of creatures.

Sometimes, in the 10 year old's imagination, the forest sounds made her heart beat so fast it would nearly jump out of her body; and her steps would quicken to the safety of the one room school. Sometimes she would even run - always do whatever it took to avoid the danger of the creature making he sound in the woods.

The worst day was when she heard an elephant. She said she'd shared this with her Sunday School class.


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2014-11-03 04:11:50 | Comments | Printable version

Recurrent Events now posted for Nov 2014

School, sports departments, churches, events organizers, and others posting: Please scan the events for November 2014. Send THANKSGIVING closures, events early. In order to maintain reliability, send Events at least 3 days before day of event if Front Page News. Call 270-250-2730 if you are a first time user - we'll help! If an Event is not posted within two business hours, CALL 270-250-2730 (Please do not email 2nd time on same event). To correct errors, please call. We'll help. Thanks. And remember - when cancellations, rescheduling, and postponement of Events are necessary - It's simple and Free for any Event already posted in the CM Events calendar.
There's already a huge calendar for November, especially with the election, sports events, and special events and changes for Thanksgiving. Please check the CM Events Calendar, and submit any additional Events for November 2014, now, using any Contact/Submit button

Those additional meetings, including sports and other events will be added continuously daily, sometimes hourly, throughout the month. Readers are invited to scan and help update: Events are is provided primarily to be of interest to readers in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor Counties of South Central Kentucky. To submit, use any Contact/Submit button. If an item is not posted within 2 business hours, 8amCT/9amET-5pmCT/6pmET, please call 270-250-2730 for assistance. - Your friends at CM - ColumbiaMagazine.com


2014-11-03 03:40:54 | Comments | Printable version

Heavy fire damage at Loy Cemetery RD home - Sun 2 Nov 2014

By Donald Hare, Public Affairs Officer
Adair County Fire Department, 200 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY

The Columbia Adair County fire department responded at 4:04pmCT, Sunday afternoon, November 2, 2014, to a residential house fire at 854 Loy Cemetery Road, Columbia, KY, to a home owned by Brian and April Turner. Upon firefighters arrival there was heavy smoke and fire showing. The fire seemed to originate in the laundry room area of the house and the house sustained heavy damage. There were 20 firemen on the scene for about 1.5 hours. Donald Hare


2014-11-03 02:22:55 | Comments | Printable version

LWC Wrestling's Adams, Flint place at the MSU open

Chico Adams finished fourth while James Flint took sixth place

By Charles Balcom

EAST LANSING, MI - A pair of Lindsey Wilson College wrestlers placed at the NCAA Division I Michigan State University Open on Sunday, November 2, 2014.

Chico Adams took fourth in the 285-pound weight class while James Flint finished sixth at 125 pounds in the freshman/sophomore division.


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2014-11-03 02:18:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Today, Monday with CM, 3 Nov 2014

haiku for Monday, November 3, 2014 : Charming substitutes cannot replace real prince who breaks Haiku by Robert Stone for November 3, 2014:
Charming substitutes
cannot replace real prince
who breaks enchantment.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 3 November 2014.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1147




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CM's Meet the Candidates, Nov. 4, 2014 General Election
Click to link to Election 4 Nov 2014 - Adair Co. KY - Combined Sample Ballots (PDF)
LRC: Duties of Elected Officials (PDF) | All County Sample Ballots


NEW!!! See CM ANNOUNCEMENTS For the latest developments in Election 2014.

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For Adair County Clerk: Lisa GREER (R)
For Adair County Property Valuation Administrator: Jeffrey L. FEESE
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2014-11-03 02:02:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Kelli Bonifer will speak to ACGU on 'Going Green'

Class will teach how to make many cleaning products usually bought at the store
By Donna Jones, President
Adair County Garden Club

Kelli Bonifer of the Adair County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences will be teaching a class on "Going Green" for the Adair County Garden Club on at 1pmCT, Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the Chamber of Commerce Lower Level 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY 42728.


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2014-11-03 01:52:27 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for November 3
Happy Anniversary, Keith and Cindy Gilbert (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Holden Bryce Gabehart | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alexia Sharee Snider (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Belinda Jane Rice (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Byron Chandler Corbin (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Cravens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Craig Cravens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Crystal Tucker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joseph Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kylie Grace Cowan (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda Taylor (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michelle Moore (November 11, 1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Randy Hatcher | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Terry Rice | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tonya Powell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Warren Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffery Garland Scales, Russell County, KY (1956-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Faye Blythe Morgan, Greensburg, KY (1949-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karen King, Casey County, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Rhea (Red) Goff, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Kay Rector, Columbia, KY (1964-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnel Lee Benningfield, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Henry Pierce (November 3, 1928 - September 19, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Smith Ferguson, Cumberland Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Klarissa Grace Moore, newborn, (2010-2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry D. Lay, Casey Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maxine Phillips, Campbellsville, KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beatrice Walters, Russell Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Edwards Tompkins, Green Co., KY (1956) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ola Lawhorn, Adair County, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Goodman, Casey County, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred W. Emerson Randolph, Casey Co. KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Lee Graybeal, Taylor County, KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline C. Power, 83, Russell County, KY (1929-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva Anderson, 83, Russell Co., KY (1929-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Orville E. Noe, Green County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norris L. Long, Jamestown, KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy Charles, Taylor Co., KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Ann Revis Collier, 74, Adair Co., KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dellie Jewel Feese Evans Johnson, Adair Co., KY native (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon Lee "Pete" McKinney, 80, Adair Co., KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Clayton Eugene Edwards, 62, Green Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruel H. (Sonny) Wilson, Taylor Co., KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Samuel F. Cook, Green County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Douglas Dewayne (Bubba) McAfee, Jr., 48, Adair Co., KY (1968-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garland (GB) Lanham, Casey County, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arnold Paul Spears, 83, Cumberland Co., KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Dale Parker, 74, Campbellsville, KY native (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Rodgers, 75, Adair County, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earnest Richardson, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Herald Gaddis, 78, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerome Lee Raney, 64, Liberty, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John W. Holtzclaw, 83, Adair Co., KY native (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Naomi London, 87, Metcalfe County, KY (1932-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Mae Davidson, 59, Burkesville, KY (1962-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Eads, 79, Liberty, KY (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephen Walter Noel, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry George, 72, Russell Springs, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
Services, Russell Springs, KY, for Laverne Grider, 78, Russell Co., KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, November 3, 2014
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:00amCTAdair Recycling Center, 32 Service RD, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782
Open 7am-3pmCT Monday through Friday; 7am-12pm noon CT, Saturdays. | (ID:31177, Comment)
8:00amCTAbsentee Voting Machine open Mon-Friday 8am-4:30pmCT
Adair County Clerk's Office, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY | (ID:30779, Comment)
DAV Service officer will be at VFW Post 6097, 411 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY. Hours: 8am-11amCT. First come, first served. | (ID:31068, Comment)
7 County Area Court: Circuit Courts. District Courts, at at Glance. Not Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties Once at Docket for all Kentucky Counties, Choose 1) Circuit or District, 2) County - from drop down list 3) Verify dates :
Adair County. Adair Co. Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST. Columbia, KY: No (0) Event(s) Circuit Court. Thirty-eight (38) Event(s) District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. One (1) Event(s) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Eighty-six (86) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Ninety-eight (98) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. One Hundred forty-four (144) Event(s) Court Event(s) District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:31163, Comment)
10:00amCTAdair outdoor warning sirens TEST -Monthly, 1st Mondays (Recurring Event)
| (ID:31222, Comment)
11:00amCTServices, Greensburg, KY for Vernell Bennett Yates, Green County, KY (1942-2014) | (ID:31097, Comment)
NoonCTPause for Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:31103, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Columbia, KY, for Lola Shaffer, 95, Adair County, KY (1919-2014) | (ID:31091, Comment)
4:00pmCTAzucena Trejo Williams Art Exhibit Reception at CU | (ID:31028, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes at the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:31132, Comment)
6:00pmCTLWC Women's Soccer at Lee (TN) at Lee Soccer Field, 1120 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311 | (ID:31049, Comment)
Columbia City Council Regular meeting at City Hall. (AGENDA)
116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. CM Directory of Recurring Events | (ID:31063, Comment)
Adair Co. Genealogical Society regular 1st Monday meeting Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY.(Recurring Event). | (ID:31223, Comment)
Russell County Bee Club meets 1st Mondays (Recurring Event)
Russell County Extension Office at 2688 S. Hwy 127, Russell Springs, KY. | (ID:31224, Comment)
Boy Scouts - Russell Springs, KY - BSA Troop 241 meets on Mondays at Liberty Baptist Church, 215 Wilson Street in Russell Springs, KY. Contact Becky at 270-585-1151. | (ID:31225, Comment)
LWC Volleyball at Cumberlands tonight, at the O. Wayne Rollins Center, 6178 College Station Drive, Williamsburg, KY 40769. | (ID:31269, Comment)
6:30pmCTThe Annual Community Revival is Mon-Sat, 3-8 Nov 2014 (FULL SCHEDULE )
Tonight: Jimmie Dale Cox at Picketts Chapel, 3047 Portland Rd, Columbia, KY | (ID:31280, Comment)
7:00pmCTStephen Beus to give recital at Campbellsville University, Ransdell Chapel, 401 N Hoskins Avenue, Campbellsville, KY | (ID:31054, Comment)

 

































 
 
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