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Daily News for Saturday, August 8, 2015
AC Early Childhood Council receives funding for school readiness Data shows nearly 63% of students entering Kindergarten in Aidar County in 2014 were considered Not Ready for School The Adair County Early Childhood Council will meet Monday, August 17, 2015 at 6pmCT, at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia. All interested persons are invited to attend Contact council chairperson, Paula Garrison at 270-384-9752. By Debbie Cowan The Adair County Early Childhood Council (ACECC) is pleased to report receiving an $8,900 grant from the Governor's Office of Early Childhood to address early childhood needs in the Adair County community. The ACECC is comprised of community volunteers from the local school district, public library, Headstart, child care centers and other groups or individuals with an interest in early childhood issues. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-08-08 16:26:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
David Ray Gibbs, 42, Campbellsville, KY (d, 6 Aug 2015) 
He was a Sergeant with the Kentucky State Police, assigned to KSP Post 15, Columbia, KY. He had been a Kentucky State Policeman for 18 years and was scheduled to be promoted to Lieutenant. He was a member of the KSPPA. He is survived by his parents, Randy and Carolyn Gibbs and he loved his dog Murphy, who always had a smile for him.Click on headline for complete obituary Sgt. David Ray Gibbs, 42 of Campbellsville, died Friday, August 7, 2015 as a result of an auto accident. He was a native of Hardin County, served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was a member of Rineyville Baptist Church. The funeral will be Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, at Severns Valley Baptist Church, 1100 Ring Road, Elizabethtown, KY, with Rev. Jerry Shacklette and Rev. Raymond Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Rineyville Cemetery, Rineyville, KY. Visitation will begin at 3pmCT/4pmET, Monday and continue after 8amCT/9amET, Tuesday at Brown Funeral Home, 306 College Street, Elizabethtown, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-08-08 10:08:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Gerald Doss: Those paying water bills are the boss Gerald Doss writes: If we are paying water board the why can't we get the answer to some questions usually those paying the bills are the boss; so what's different here? - Gerald DossAbout: 2015-08-08 09:54:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Commentary
Letter: Sgt. David Gibbs will be missed Roger P. Elliott writes: During my time as District Judge, I knew Sgt. Gibbs from the time he first became a trooper. He was a good person a fine officer and he will be missed. --Roger P Elliott(Obituary: David Ray Gibbs, 42, Campbellsville, KY (d, 6 Aug 2015)) 2015-08-08 07:30:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Mysetta Montgomery, 91, Green County, KY (1924-2015) 
She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She was a clerk for several years at the Corner Drug Store in Greensburg, KY. She was a native of Green County, KY and a resident of the county at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Vester Pierce and Nettie Perkins Pierce, and the widow of Eugene Montgomer, her husband of over 45 years. She leaves two direct living descendants.Click on headline for complete obituary Mrs. Mysetta Montgomery, 91, of Greensburg, KY, departed this life on Thursday, August, 6, 2015 at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. The funeral services for Mrs. Myzetta Montgomery will be conducted at 1pmCT, C, on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Green County Memory Gardens in Summersville, Kentucky. Bro. Curtis Slinker will be officiating. Visitation is requested 4pm-6pmCT, Saturday, August 9, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Sunday until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-08-08 07:16:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Clifford Steele, 90, Glasgow, KY (d. 6 Aug 2015) He was the son of the late James Leslie and Lizzie Tudor Steele and the widower of Alma Steele. He was a retired machinist by trade and attended Coral Hill Baptist Church in Barren County, KY Click on headline for complete obituary Clifford Steele age 90 of Glasgow, KY formerly of Louisville passed away Thursday August 6, 2015 at Highland Ridge Assisted Living in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held 2pmCT, Sunday, August 9, 2015, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Hiseville Cemetery. Visitation will be 5pm-8pmCT, Saturday, August 8, 2015, with Masonic Rites at 7pmCT; visitation continues after 9amCT Sunday at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-08-08 06:54:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Eudora Cooper, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2015) 
She was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Baptist Church. She was native of Russell County, KY, a resident of the county at the time of her death, and will be laid to rest in Russell County at Salem Cemetery. She was the daughter of the late John Elliott & Vonnie Lee Popplewell Humble. She is survived by her husband, James Cooper. She leaves eight direct living descendants.Click on headline for complete obituary Eudora Cooper, 86, of Russell Springs, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Jamestown, KY. Funeral service for Eudora Cooper will be 2pmCT, Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Larold Gosser officiating. Visitation after 5pmCT, Saturday, August 8, 2015. Interment will be in the Salem Cemetery. Pallbearers: Wayne Hart, Clint Hart, Samuel Gosser, Benjamin Hammond Tony Wilson, and Ronnie Jackson. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-08-08 05:47:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Link: Story on Sgt. David Gibbs One of the most complete stories on the tragedy which took the life of KSP Post 15, Columbia, KY Kentucky State Trooper, Sgt. David Gibbs, (Obituary: David Ray Gibbs, 42, Campbellsville, KY (d, 6 Aug 2015)) in an early morning collision on KY 210 near in LaRue County, near the Green County, KY line is at this link: Friends say trooper died on the way to grandmother's funeral on wlky.com posted 08 Aug 2015 by Lauren Adams. There is an indepth story, a video with newscaster Vicki Dortch, and photo(s) of Sgt. Gibbs. 2015-08-08 05:22:11 | Comments | Printable version
Cyrus G. Miller, 75, Russell County, KY (1940-2015) He served in the U.S. Army and will be accorded military honors at committal rites, in Rexroat Cemetery, Jamestown, KY. He was born in Jamestown, KY, and was a resident of the city at the time of his death. Mr. Miller was an auto mechanic Click on headline for complete obituary. Cyrus G. Miller, 75, of Jamestown, KY passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his residence. Funeral Services for Cyrus G. Miller will be Sunday, August 9, 2015, 3pmCT, at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY. with Bro. Michael Carnes officiating. Friends may visit after 10amCT, on Sunday at the funeral home. Burial with Military Honors Rexroat Cemetery in Jamestown, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-08-08 04:22:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Today, SATURDAY with CM, 08 Aug 2015 Haiku by Robert Stone for August 8, 2015: No doubt better but ----Robert Stone, Saturday, 8 August 2015. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1425 2015-08-08 03:58:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Billy Joe Fudge: We can rejuvenate Downtown Columbia Comments re article 76938 Lt Gov Luallen cuts Ribbon on renovated Springfield building By Billy Joe Fudge We can do the same thing in Columbia but it takes leadership, cooperation, dedication and hard work. We, the Homeplace on Green River and Tebbs Bend Nature and Recreation Area, just dedicated 5+ miles of trail located just over in Taylor County. It was a $160,000 project of which $80,000 was a grant. Taylor County Judge Executive, Eddie Rogers found out about the grant opportunity and asked me and others if we would help him to put together the figures needed to make the application. After many hours of research and meetings with individuals with expertise in various fields we made the application and was ultimately successful. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-08-08 03:52:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Commentary Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 8 Happy Anniversary, Jr. and Donna Feese (1966) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Wally and Laura Burress (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ashlynn Jaggers (2005) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donna Bivens | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ed Darnell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ella Ann Conover (2013) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ernie Rogers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hannah Peck | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, JC Bean | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jenna McGaha | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jenny Cundiff | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lexxus (Lexi) Danielle Evans (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nikki Loy (1978) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rick Wilson (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Robert Flowers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Susan Minton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Todd Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ty Cundiff (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Sue (Ann) Melton, 66, Adair Co., KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geneva Louise Knifley Spires, Columbia, KY (1928-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Skaggs Taylor Co., KY, (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vontress Jones, Taylor Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William C. (Bill) Moore, Green Co, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Lois Bartley, Green Co., KY (1936 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles William Nicklas, 23, Russell Co., KY (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Elvin O. Giles, Adair Co., KY (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert L Bob Wise, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kimble Parker Jessie, Taylor Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. John William Phillips, 67, Burkesville, KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lula Hawthorne, Green County, KY (1920-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mavis Jude Burkhart, infant, Casey County, KY (2015-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jasper Leon Burton, 69, Adair County, KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Appleby McQueary, 62, Russell Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Susie Lee White, 74, Adair Co., KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Martha Dean (Murrell) Brockman, 85, Adair Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willie Van Coop, Adair Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dr. Yolande Ann Marie Wittamer Oostens, 78, Adair Co., KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Garnett (Dean) Redford, Casey Co., KY (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert Rahill, Green County, KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Edith Gooch Birch (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Glen Capps, 60, Cumberland Co., KY (1957-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Reba Bryant Dobson, 78, Green Co., KY/Adair Co., KY, native (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Stephen Acree, Metcalfe County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donna Vanarsdale Bivens, Adair County, KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Benjamin Dennis (Bennie) Warren, 75, Columbia, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Lucille Grider, 70, Columbia, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Beverly C. Smith, 56, Columbia, KY (1967-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billie Ann Hadley, 63, Columbia, KY (1957-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Catherine Darnell, 92, Columbia, KY (1930-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Curtis Lee Sneed, 81, Columbia, KY native (1943-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Davis B. Brockman, 87, Columbia, KY (1937-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Diane M. Rowe, 78, Columbia, KY (1946-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ericka Wooldridge, 48, Columbia, KY native (1972-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ilda Stanley, 84, Liberty, KY native (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, J.C. Bean, 89, Adair Co., KY native (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John Bennard (Ben) Meyer, III, 66, Adair Co., KY (1954-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Bennett, 73, Columbia, KY (1949-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Lou Marcum Blakeman, 75, Green Co., KY native (1948-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Liza Louise Murphy, 87, Columbia, KY (1937-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Martha Alice Martin, Liberty, KY (1921-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nadine Rafferty, 91, Louisville, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nancy Elaine Brown, 93, Burkesville, KY (1929-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norma Collins, 67, Columbia, KY (1956-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Otto Brock, 78, Columbia, KY (Aug. 8, 1914-Aug. 15, 1992) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Philip Mason Blaydes, 81, Edmonton, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sandra Lee Shirley, 55, Green Co., KY (1965-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Velma Hershberger, Greensburg, KY (1962-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, August 8, 2015 All events are listed in Central Time. 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