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Sen. Wise and Rep. Carney hold Education Town Hall at CU

Well attended Town Hall meeting with attendees from over five counties addresses teacher retirement, charter schools, and tax reform
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By Dr. John Chowning
Executive assistant to the president of Campbellsville University for government, community and constituent relations

Senator Max Wise and Rep. Bam Carney held an Education Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Dec. 29 at Campbellsville University in the Gheens Recital Hall.

The regional Town Hall Meeting focused solely on education issues that will be coming up in the 2017 legislative session.


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2016-12-30 18:32:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

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Guy Babin: Creature captured in Gradyville!!!



2016-12-30 - Cool Springs Farm, Paradise, Gradyville, USA - Photo by Guy Babin.
The abonomial snowman, chewbacca, or perhaps the cookie monster gone rogue???? Submitted for analysis by the experts. The esteemed BJF might perhaps help...Ya just never know what critter might show up in our little neck of Gradyville, Paradise, USA. (Just ask Lisa Hayes) - Guy Babin

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AC Fire Department fires residential fire on Gentry Mill Road

Fire reportedly due to kerosene heater igniting gas from car occupant was working on.
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By Donald Hare, Public Information Officer
Adair County Fire Department

The Adair County Fire Department received a call on Friday morning, December 30, 2016 at 2:20amCT, to a large residential building at 3163 Gentry Mill Road to property occupied by Tony Hale.


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2016-12-30 18:27:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

The Word from Wes: Adair School students start Mon 2 Jan 2016

By Wes Feese

There's been some confusion as to when students return to school for the spring semester. Students are back MONDAY, January 2, 2017 Thanks, Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County School District.


2016-12-30 12:48:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

The Maury Review: Sleep Inn - Build it and they will come

Maury Lewis writes:
I stopped in and they gave me a tour. Everyone was VERY NICE. They asked if I wanted to eat breakfast. They had plenty and it looked good. The suite room had a large shower no tub with a king bed, very nice.The regular room had 2 queen beds with a tub shower combo.

Build it and they will come. They are ready for the people. Melewi reporting. --Maury Lewis
Comments re article 87801 Columbia KY Sleep Inn Suites opens today 30 Dec 2016


2016-12-30 12:44:16 | Comments | Printable version

Link: Story in Lexington Herald on Cox Interior of Campbellsville

There's a story in the Lexington Herald-News on Cox Interior of Campbellsville, KY, by Bill Estep. See: Campbellsville factory burns wood waste to produce its own electricity and steam.

2016-12-30 10:07:56 | Comments | Printable version

Mr. Bobby Rainwater, 67, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2016)

He leaves 12 direct living descendants
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Mr. Bobby Rainwater, age 67 of Campbellsville, KY, passed away Thursday at the Campbellsville Nursing and Rehab Center in Campbellsville, KY.

The funeral services for Mr. Bobby Rainwater will be conducted at 12pmNoonCT, Sunday, January 1, 2017, at the Cowherd & Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Summershade Cemetery in Metcalfe county. Visitation is requested from 4pm until 8pmCT, Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7am, Sunday until time of the funeral service.


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2016-12-30 09:58:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

CAUD Boil Water Advisory: KY 55 South Road areas

Date Issued 12/30/2016, Time Issued 8:30amCT. Received 9:45amCT. Posted 10:08amCT

A boil water advisory is in effect for consumers of Columbia Adair Utilities District for customers on
4800 Hwy 55 South to 7735 Hwy 55 South and all side roads in between, 61 Montpelier Road to 1098 Old Montpelier Road and all side roads in between, 45 Hwy 900 to 257 Willie Grant Rd and all side roads in between, and Hwy 768 East to Hwy 768 Glensfork Road down to 2478 Glensfork Road.
The advisory has been issued due to a main line leak. Following such an event, the potential exists for bacteriological contamination of the water supply therefore this Boil Water Advisory has been issued as a precautionary measure. Until further notice, boil all water used for drinking and cooking, bringing the water to a rolling boil for three minutes before using. This advisory will remain in effect until the situation has been corrected and test results have shown the water to be of an acceptable quality. For more information concerning the Boil Water Advisory, contact Lennon Stone at Columbia Adair Utilities District, 270-384-2181. CAUD is an equal opportunity provider and employer. "Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Speech Impaired users, call the Kentucky Relay Service at 800-648-6056.


2016-12-30 09:47:12 | Comments | Printable version

Mr. Theodore Archie Akin, 81, Green County, KY (1935-2016)

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Mr. Theodore Archie Akin, age 81 of Greensburg, KY passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2016, at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital in Greensburg.

The funeral services for Mr. Theodore Archie Akin will be conducted at 10amCT, Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Cowherd & Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the A.H. Akin Cemetery. Visitation is requested from 4pm until 8pmCT, Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Saturday until time of the funeral service.


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2016-12-30 09:37:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

LWC Women's Basketball hosts IU-Southeast today at Biggers

LWC holds 24-5 edge in the all-time series against Grenadiers
Next:Lindsey Wilson Women Blue Raiders host IU-Southeast at 2pmCT, Friday, 30 Dec 2016, at Biggers Sports Center, 367 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY.

By Charles Balcom, Assistant Sports Information Director
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY- The Lindsey Wilson women's basketball team returns to action on Friday afternoon as the Blue Raiders host Indiana University-Southeast in a non-conference matchup at 2pmCT at Biggers Sports Center.


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2016-12-30 08:50:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Columbia, KY Sleep Inn & Suites opens today 30 Dec 2016

65 rooms, 13 Suites.
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From Mike Neal, Tommy Grider & Terry Harvey

A three-story Sleep Inn & Suites hotel, located at 350 Dohoney Trace, Columbia, KY, near the Cumberland Parkway, is open for business.


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2016-12-30 08:18:05 | Comments | Printable version

Tip for Maury for buying stainless steel

Stainless Steel for Maury Lewis
Comment re: Maury Lewis: Information, please

Doug McCammish writes:
The first place I would try would be Sandusky Sales. They always did a great job for us and prices were reasonable when I needed small pieces for my own use. -Doug McCammish
Thanks, Doug McCammish. And for Maury, the company is Sandusky Sales, 1831 Campbellsville Rd, Columbia, KY 42728. Phone 27-384-4716.


2016-12-30 08:06:05 | Comments | Printable version

CES students honored at leadership luncheon

Community guests included Griffin Hash of Campbellsville Water Co.; Debbie Edwards, retired teacher; Yvette Haskins, Dan Durham, Jill Chandler, Kirby Smith, and the Rev. Jim Murphy
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By Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer
Campbellsville Independent School District (CIS)

Campbellsville Elementary School's Leaders of the Month for the month of December were recently honored with a luncheon. Teachers choose one student from their classrooms who exhibit leadership skills throughout the month to be named a Leader of the Month.


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2016-12-30 05:07:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

The Whitehurst Diaries: The Between Week

The week following Christmas unfolds with fewer demands than usual. No school for children, often a shortened work week or 'time off' for those who go out to a job. When the last of the leftovers have been re-purposed and trotted out, simple meals suffice. - SHARON WHITEHURST
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By Sharon Whitehurst

The week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day has always, for me, had an odd out-of sync quality. Not in a bad way, not as a 'let-down', but a time rather less purposeful than usual.


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2016-12-30 04:59:44 | Comments | Printable version

Maury Lewis: Information, please

Maury Lewis writes:

I am reworking a wooden cabinet for my Kitchen island and I want to put a sheet of food grade stainless on the top. Is there any where around Columbia that I can purchase this stainless and how much will it cost me. The size I need is 18 9/16 ins wide X 47 11/16 inches long. Maury, 270-634-2092 or just answer me on the Magazine. - Maury Lewis


2016-12-30 03:26:20 | Comments | Printable version

Mattie Lourene Garrett Syra, 87, Metcalfe Co., KY (1929-2016)

She and her husband, Stanly Syra, who survives, had celebrated their 70th year of marriage just four months and three days ago. She was the matriarch of a highly regarded South Metcalfe County, KY, family. She leaves 23 direct living descendants. She was a homemaker and member of the Cedar Flat Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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Mattie Lourene Syra age 87 of Edmonton, KY passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.

Funeral services will be held 2pmCT, Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Metcalfe County Memorial Gardens, Edmonton, KY. Visitation will be 4pm-8pmCT, Friday, December 30, 2016, and after 9amCT, Saturday at the funeral home.


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2016-12-30 01:21:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Today, FRIDAY with CM - 30 Dec 2016

Haiku by Robert Stone for December 30, 2016:
One wakes up promptly
when presence of three strangers
rouses consciousness.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 30 December 2016.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1935



2016-12-30 01:00:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 30
Business Anniversary: Sleep Inn & Suites, Columbia, KY. (2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Adam Womack | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angie Pierce (1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bradley Caldwell (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandon Dial (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bryan Harvey (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carolyn Hinkle, (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dewayne Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ellie Marian Staten (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ethan Brooks Compton (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Fannie B. Shaw | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacob Kessinger (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James Brian Coomer 1972 | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jimmy C. Young (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jordan Christopher Travis Baker (1988) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lacey Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Larry Edward White | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, LouAnn Russell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mylee Bell (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rachel Waggener (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sebastian Alexander Bingham Hancock (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tyler Sandusky | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karen Kinnaird, Liberty, KY (1947-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Ann Ross, Russell Springs, KY (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Jean Cornett, Walton, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lenwood Graves, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Carl Rich Thompson, Green Co. KY (1926-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert C. (Bob) Marshall, Adair Co., KY, native (1946 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Rose Buis Chadwell, Casey Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Durham Blakeman, Green Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Ann M. Huntsman, Greensburg, KY (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Hall, Casey County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Grant, Adair County, KY (1928-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Joe Parnell, 66, Adair County, KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Jean Jones, Green County, KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Hazel Cravens Arnold, Sano, KY native (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry D. Huckaby, Russell Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Jessee, 83, formerly of Columbia, KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cora Jane Gibson Rice, 51, Glasgow, KY (1964-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daryl Clayton Nichols, 69, Russell Co., KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Faye Oakes, 71, Russell Co., KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mike Barbee, 57, Taylor Co./Adair Co. native (1959-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Richards, 67, Russell County, KY (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beatrice Blankenship Light, 92, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Beard, 82, Adair Co., KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Michael (Mike) Kelly, Metcalfe Co., KY (1956-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathy Graham, 60, Campbellsville, KY (1961-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wayne Hatcher, 77, Columbia, KY (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, December 30, 2016
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
4:00amCT Jobs are waiting for you. NEW listing in last 24 hours See in CM EMPLOYMENT .
If you need positions filled, find the best among the readers of ColumbiaMagazine.com Using any Contact/Submit Button. If you have questions Call 270-250-2730. | (ID:45070, Comment)
7:00amCTCIS Infinite Campus system to be down 29 Dec 2016-2 Jan 2016 - Calen McKinney Campbellsville Independent Schools. | (ID:45020, Comment)
Adair Recycling Center, 32 Service RD, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782
OPEN 7am-3pmCT Monday through Friday. CLOSED Saturdays & Sundays. - Teresa Spencer | (ID:45071, Comment)
7:45amCTCHRISTMAS BREAK: No Classes - Campbellsville University. Lindsey Wilson College. Adair County Public Schools District Campbellsville Independent Schools. Casey County SD. Cumberland County SD. Green County SD, Metcalfe County SD. Russell Co. SD. Taylor County SD. | (ID:45073, Comment)
8:00amCTAdair County Sheriff's office open regular hours today for taxpayers to pay before the penalty period. . Upstairs, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY Harrison Moss, Adair County Sheriff | (ID:44961, 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. No (0) Events in District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. No (0) 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. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) 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. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) in District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:45072, Comment)
Today is a State of Kentucky holiday | (ID:45079, Comment)
NoonCTServices, Edmonton, KY, for Mattie Lourene Garrett Syra, 87, Metcalfe Co., KY (1929-2016) | (ID:45069, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:45074, Comment)
2:00pmCTSleep Inn & Suites, 350 Dohoney Trace, Columbia, KY officially opens today. | (ID:45077, Comment)
Lindsey Wilson Women's Basketball Blue Raiders host IU-Southeast at Biggers Sports Center, 367 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. - Charles Balcom STORY | (ID:45078, Comment)
5:00pmCTADAIR COUNTY BAND BINGO - at Adair Band Bingo Building - Doors Open 5pmCT - Close 10pmCT Bingo is each Tuesday and Friday. Open 5pm-10pmCT/6pm/11pmET, in the Adair Band Bingo Building, 50 Shady Lane (Bing Map/Direction from Anywhere) Columbia, KY. License # ORG0002285. Five Regular Games, Pull Tabs, and Much More. Concessions available at all sessions. (Sponsored) | (ID:45075, Comment)
Chimes for the evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:45076, Comment)
6:00pmCTOpen House at Journey To Recovery, 114 Office Park Drive, Columbia, KY. - Laverne Hadley | (ID:45042, Comment)

 

































 
 
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