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Daily News for Friday, December 16, 2016
Four Cumberland County residents receive degrees from LWC By Travis Smith Four Cumberland County residents recently graduated from Lindsey Wilson College. The 4 area residents were among 407 students who received undergraduate or graduate degrees at the college's 104th commencement ceremony, held Dec. 10 in Biggers Sports Center. The graduates from Burkesville were:
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Teresa Shofner of Casey Co. receives degree from LWC Teresa Shofner of Liberty has earned a master of education degree in counseling and human development from Lindsey Wilson College. Shofner was among 407 students who received undergraduate or graduate degrees at the college's 104th commencement ceremony, held Dec. 10 in Biggers Sports Center. 2016-12-16 16:34:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
The SnapDolls story: It started in Casey County, KY Company started in 2010 now has products in Crackerbarrel Stores and ships internet orders around the world. It's manufacturing facility, much like the the guy at the North Pole has - and every bit as busy at Christmas - is located on the Liberty Square Click on headline for story with photos By Tom Waggener If you happen to be on the Square in beautiful downtown, Liberty, KY, this holiday week (and it is worth a visit) you might check out Sweet Beans n' Things Coffee, 543 Middleburg Street, which has ice cream items, in addition to its great coffees. Within less than a block, there's Liberty Lights, 36 Hustonville Street, a first run movie theatre, set amid the many local downtown stores and restaurants. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 16:28:27 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Board of Education announces holiday closings The Adair County Board of Education Central Office, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, will be closed for the holidays on the following dates: Friday, December 23, 2016, and Monday, December 26, 2016. - Becky Bailey Administrative Assistant Adair County School System 2016-12-16 16:07:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Robert Redmon, 96, Adair Co., KY (1920-2016) He was the son of the late James Thomas & Bella Zona Bryant Redmon, and the widower of Margaret Madlean Sullivan Redmon. He was a farmer. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Robert Redmon age 96 of the Allen Schoolhouse Road, Columbia, KY died Friday morning, December 16, 2016, at 5amCT, at the Signature Health & Rehab at Summit Manor in Columbia, KY. Funeral services will be Monday, December 19, 2016 at 10amCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Rev. Travis Keltner, the officiating clergy. Interment will be in the Redmon Cemetery. Interment will be in Redmon Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, December 18, 2016 after 4:30pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 16:01:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
CU social work students, faculty in Harlan County for ministry By Kasey Ricketts, student news writer CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - A group of Campbellsville University social work students and faculty recently traveled to several communities in Harlan County, Ky. to learn and serve Nov. 15-19. The group stayed in Lynch in a renovated house that is part of Meridzo Ministries founded and operated by Lonnie and Belinda Riley who also have several additional ministries in the area. This is the third-year Carver School of Social Work and Counseling students have traveled to Harlan County the week before Thanksgiving. The big event is a community Thanksgiving dinner on Friday evening. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 15:32:34 | Comments | Printable version
Tammy Lynn Bledsoe, 48, Adair Co., KY (1968-2016) Tammy was a member of 3Trees Church and a lab technician for Dr. Eric Loy in Russell Springs, KY. She was a member of a respected Adair County, KY family with strong family ties in Russell County, KY. She was the daughter of the late Holland and Ora Mae Karnes Furkin. Her husband, Ricky D. Bledsoe, survives. She leaves nine direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obitury with photo(s) Tammy Lynn Bledsoe, 48, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 11:55pmCT, at TJ Health/Columbia. Funeral service will be at 1pmCT, Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Jason Hood officiating. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery, 315 Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be after 4:30pmCT, Saturday, December 17, 2016. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 15:26:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Bullitt Co. man pleads guilty charge of enticing a minor to engage in sexual act Man arrested without incident in parking lot of movie theater in Eastern Jefferson County, KY, which was the agreed upon location to meet the 15-year-old girl - but unbeknownst to him, he had been communicating with an undercover agent from the Kentucky Attorney General's Office Click on headline for complete story U.S. Attorney U.S. Justice Department, Western District of Kentucky LOUISVILLE, KY (Fri 16 Dec 2016) - United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. today announced the guilty plea of a Bullitt County, Kentucky, man before District Judge David J. Hale, in United States District Court, on December 15, 2016, to a charge of enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 15:10:12 | Comments | Printable version
Remembering Professor Mark Dunphy Related: Mark Raymond Dunphy, 66, Adair Co., KY (1950-2016) By Paul Thifault "The late, great Professor Mark Dunphy of Lindsey Wilson College was known for his hilarious classroom antics and his encyclopedic knowledge of Moby-Dick. For those who never took a course with Mark, his clever manner of getting students to engage with classics of American literature is perfectly captured in Moby-Dick itself, when we learn how the character of Stubb was able to lead and motivate his crew to row and row with all their might into dangerous waters: "Stubb…had rather a peculiar way of talking to them [the crew]…he would say the most terrific things to his crew, in a tone so strangely compounded of fun and fury, and the fury seemed so calculated merely as a spice to the fun, that no oarsman could hear such queer invocations without pulling for dear life, and yet pulling for the mere joke of the thing. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 15:08:56 | Comments | Printable version
Dallas Edward (Billy) Richards, 79, Adair Co., KY (1937-2016) He was an outstanding citizen of Adair County, KY who made many friends along his way with his warm, sincere manner. He was the son of the late Dallas Abraham and Mary Jane Harmon Richards. His wife, Mary Ann Floyd Richards, survives. He leaves one direct living descendant, Vickie Richards of Columbia, KY. He was a retired plumber and a former employee with the Columbia Utilities Department. Click on headline for complete obituary Dallas Edward "Billy" Richards age 79 of Columbia, KY died Thursday, December 16, 2016, at 1:43pmCT, at T.J. Samson Hospital, Glasgow, KY. Funeral service will be at 2pmCT, Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, Bro. Jody Perkins the officiating clergy. Interment will be in Adair County at Freedom Cemetery, 515 Freedom Church Road, Russell Springs, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 14:53:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Christmas program at Calvary Temple Church Sun 18 Dec Calvary Temple Church, 88 New Concord Road, Columbia, KY 42728, will be having its Christmas program this Sunday night, December 18, 2016, at 6pmCT, to celebrate the birth of our Saviour. Our youth will be doing a small skit depicting the birth of Christ. Our choir will be singing praises to God for the birth of our Saviour and a brief message will follow afterward. We welcome anyone and everyone to attend! --Wes Bryant 2016-12-16 13:41:36 | Comments | Printable version
Fourteen Adair Co. residents receive degrees from LWC By Travis Smith Fourteen Adair County residents recently graduated from Lindsey Wilson College. They were among 407 students who received undergraduate or graduate degrees at the college's 104th commencement ceremony, held December 10, 2016, in Biggers Sports Center. The graduates from Adair County were:
Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 13:39:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Michael Edward McKinley, 63, Adair Co., KY (1953-2016) He was a former factory worker at Recto Molding. His wife dora Lee Kroeger McKinley, survives. He leaves three direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo Michael Edward McKinley, 63, of Columbia, KY, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 10:15pmCT, at the Bowling Green Nursing & Rehab Center, Bowling Green, KY. Cremation has been chosen and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 12:25:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Two charged with methamphetamine possession in Russell Co. TFC Billy Gregory KSP Post 15 Columbia, KY RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY (16 Dec 2016) - 24-year-old Corey Stone, of Columbia and 29-year-old Johnny Brandt, of Jamestown, were arrested at 10:32pmCT on Thursday, December 15, 2016, following a traffic stop. Stone was charged with No Registration Receipt, Improper Registration Plate, Failure of owner to maintain required Insurance, License to be in Possession, Possession of Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Meth), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 1st Degree. Brandt was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (Meth), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 1st Degree. Both men were lodged in the Russell County Jail. Note: An individual charged by police or in a warrant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding 2016-12-16 11:01:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Trinity UMC to have Combined Service 25 Dec 2016 Trinity United Methodist Church, 2418 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. will have one combined service on Sunday, December 25, 2016, at 9:30amCT. There will be no Sunday School on this day. Everyone is welcome to attend. Connie Scott, Trinity United Methodist Church 2016-12-16 10:55:16 | Comments | Printable version
Trinity UMC to host Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Trinity United Methodist Church, 2418 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY will host a Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at 4pmCT. Everyone is invited to attend. - Connie Scott, Trinity UMC Secretary 2016-12-16 10:53:15 | Comments | Printable version
LWC Men's Basketball hosts Lindsey Wilson Christmas Classic COLUMBIA, KY - Lindsey Wilson men's basketball welcomes three teams to Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY for two days of basketball as it hosts its Christmas Classic Friday and Saturday. The games are as follows:
2016-12-16 10:44:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Mark Fudge: Remembering Jimmy Wentworth He had a lasting impact on Adair County High School Basketball program About: Dr. James H. Wentworth, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2016) By Mark Fudge During the 2006-07 basketball season I invited Coach Jimmy Wentworth to come to one of our team practices and tell me what he observed. Little did I know that it would start a relationship with he and our basketball team(s) that would last 7 1/2 years. From that time until the end of the 2014 season coach Wentworth drove from Campbellsville to Columbia every day during basketball season and volunteered his services for our basketball program. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 10:32:25 | Comments | Printable version
The day the lights came on in Greater Bliss Miss Victoria Browning Pike One year ago today, on December 16, 2015, the lights came on in Greater Bliss/New Columbia and life was forever changed for the better. Onward and upward from here. Miss Vicky 2016-12-16 10:28:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Dr. Gerald Chafin presents mosaic to Gov. Bevin Art piece is made of 650 photos taken by Lindsey Wilson Singers on trip representing Kentucky at 75th commemoration of attack on Pearl Harbor Click on headline for article with photos Dr. Gerald L. Chafin presented Governor Matt Bevin a mosaic from the Lindsey Wilson College Singers recently in Frankfort. The LWC Singers represented Kentucky in the National Festival of the States for the 75th Commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The mosaic is 650 photos taken by the LWC Singers during their travels and merged together showing the Kentucky flag that is beside the USS Missouri, the site where the treaty to end World War II was signed. 2016-12-16 08:12:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Tpr Adam Likins, KSP Post 15, recognized by Casey County EMS For service above and beyond the call of duty Click on headline for complete story By TFC Billy Gregory Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY LIBERTY, KY (16 Dec 2016) - Tpr. Adam Likins has been recognized by the Casey County Emergency Medical Service for "service to the community that was above and beyond the call of duty", according to EMS director, Malcolm Miller. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 07:25:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
I65 SB near MP 96 significantly impacted by fatal crash Crash is between Lebanon Junction and Elizabethtown By Chris Jessie, Public Information Officer KY Transportation Cabinet, District 4, Elizabethtown, KY (7:31amCT, Fri 16 Dec 2016) Traffic Advisory: I65 Southbound traffic between Lebanon Junction and Elizabethtown is significantly impacted this morning due to a fatal crash near Mile Point 96. Investigation and cleanup is expected to take most of the morning. To avoid delays, motorists should consider an alternate route heading south out of Louisville by using US 31W or US 31E. Those on I65 can take Exit 102 (KY 313) to US 31W to bypass the incident scene. Motorists through Radcliff and Elizabethtown areas should be aware of increase volume on local roads. 2016-12-16 07:19:02 | Comments | Printable version
CES teacher Marcia Sharp receives Dare to Soar award Her passion to see her students succeed is unwavering and her ability to motivate and make others around her better is second to none. - CIS SUPT. CARL DEATON Click on headline for full story with photo(s) By Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer Campbellsville Independent Schools Campbellsville Elementary School third-grade teacher Marcia Sharp received the Dare to Soar award at the Campbellsville Board of Education meeting on Monday, December 12, 2016. Campbellsville Independent Schools Superintendent Mike Deaton made the presentation. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 05:47:57 | Comments | Printable version
Wendy Burt is new Chair of the Adair County Democratic Party Results of session at Circle R From Secretary/Treasurer Victoria Browning Pike Adair County Democratic Executive Committee Wendy Burt has been elected Chair of the Adair County Democratic Executive Committee, succeeding long time chair Ben Loy. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 04:16:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
Dr. James H. Wentworth, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2016) Among his many life honors, he was member of the Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Hall of Fame and a member of the Spurlington United Methodist Church. Click headline for details, complete obituary with photo(s) Dr. James H. Wentworth of Campbellsville, KY, son of the late Mattie Wentworth Greenwood and Frank P. Wentworth, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Funeral service will be at 10amCT/11amET, Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY by Minister Derek W. Hunter and Rev. Robert Morris. Visitation will be 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Friday, December 16, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. There will be a private burial in Science Hill Cemetery in Science Hill, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 03:58:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Betty L. Corn, 69, Hustonville, KY (1947-2016) She was a former employee of Liberty Sportswear and a caregiver. Click headline for details, complete obituary with photo(s) Betty L. Corn, 69, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at her home in Hustonville, KY. Funeral services are 1pmCT/2pmET, Monday, December 26, 2016 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Kevin Pittman and Bro. Jim Simpson officiating. Burial will follow in the Wilham-Corn Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, December 26, 2016 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home from 9amCT/10amET, until funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 03:21:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Mr. Jerry Wayne Adams, Burkesville, KY (1954-2016) He was a Christian and a truck driver. His wife survives. He had strong family ties in Cumberaland, Adair, Russell, and Allen Counties and elsewhere Click headline for details, complete obituary with photo(s) Mr. Jerry Wayne Adams, 62, of Burkesville, KY, died Thursday, December 15, 2016, at The Cumberland County Hospital, Burkesville, KY. Funeral Services will be conducted on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 3pmCT, in The Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with Bro. Gary Cash officiating. Burial will be in the Burkesville Cemetery in Burkesville, KY. The family will receive friends after 1pmCT on Saturday, December 17, 2016 until the funeral hour on Sunday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 03:06:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Today, FRIDAY with CM - 17 Dec 2016 Haiku by Robert Stone for December 16, 2016: When one gives up hope,--Robert Stone, Friday, 16 December 2016. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1921 2016-12-16 02:01:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
College Basketball 15 Dec 2016: LWC 86. Boyce 50. Strong second half lifts Lindsey Wilson Men's Basketball to win over Boyce College Next Lindsey Classic: Lindsey Wilson hosts Kentucky Christian, at 3pmCT, Friday, December 15, 2016, at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. By Matthew Wurzburger News from Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, KY - (Thu 15 Dec 2016) The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team shook off a slow first half, sprinting past Boyce (KY) in the second half of Thursday night's 86-50 home victory. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-16 01:54:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 16 Happy Anniversary, James and Dolly Riley (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Jamie and Annette Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Marcy and Doug McCammish | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Barbara Janes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bob Spires | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Denissa Corbin (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, James Roberts | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jamey Neat | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Katie Karnes Everidge | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Keith "Peanut" Gilbert | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kyle Jordan Garner (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Michelle Mann (1968) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Pam Murphy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy birthday, Sammy Taylor | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sondra Bryant | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tony Joe Compton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zane Wesley Greer (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Joyce Jones (1939) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eloise Bea Baker, Taylor County, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Janrose Rapier Green Co., KY (1944-2010) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Dean Withers, Russell Co., KY (1960) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles O'Brien, Taylor County, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Steven Joe Cain, Russell County, KY (1955-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tresa Ann (Kennison) Kinslow, Glasgow, KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Mae Mouser, 85, Adair County, KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Magdalene Coomer, Adair County, KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Christine Janes Froedge, 75, Glasgow, KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, M.D. Shirley, 89, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Frederick W. Handy, 57, Green Co., KY (1958-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sharon Martin, 60, Casey County, KY (1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Catherine Turner Feather, 86, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Heady Warner, 70, Taylor Co., KY (1945-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael Edward McKinley, 63, Adair Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daniel T. Curry, 54, Green County, KY (1962-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles (Charlie) Dencil Simpson, Green County, KY (1942-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Beula Grant, 93, Columbia, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carol Ann Powell, 72, Columbia, KY native (1950-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ethel Cundiff, Casey Co., KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Junior Beauchamp, 71, Metcalfe Co., KY native (1949-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patty Johnson, Cumberland Co., KY native (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Friday, December 16, 2016 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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