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LWC Caps Off Record-Breaking Commencement Weekend

By Venus Popplewell

Lindsey Wilson capped off its largest graduating class in the college's 114-year history at Saturday's spring commencement held before a record crowd of over 3,000 guests. The college awarded a total of 282 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the college's 105th commencement. Combined with the degrees awarded at last winter's commencement ceremony, the Lindsey Wilson Class of 2017 was a record 689 students.

Graduates of the second half of Lindsey Wilson College's Class of 2017 were told to "pray for guidance" and "take time to listen" at Saturday morning's commencement ceremony.


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Senior Banquet: Class of 2017 gift is $2,298.30



2017-05-15 - Robert D. Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Venus Popplewell, LWC Director of Public Relations.
Members of the Lindsey Wilson College Senior Class Council, from left, Megan Aubin, Jerrica Shannon, Carolyn Laux Hannah McCandless, Courtney Sandlin, Catherine Marrinan, and Chelsy Soloman pose with President William T. Luckey Jr. at the annual senior banquet after presenting a check for $2,298.30 representing the 2017 senior gift. - VENUS POPPLEWELL

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CU graduates record number, 760 for academic year

By Joan C. McKinney, director of university communications

CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - "Through Christian education, lives are changed." Dr. Michael V


2017-05-15 15:39:53 | Comments | Printable version

Roy F. Hawkins, 59, Russell County, KY (1958-2017)

He was a supervisor at Stephens Pipe and Steel. He was the son of the late Mildred Grant & James M. Hawkins. His wife, Dandra Wethington Hawkins, survives. He leaves six direct and 21 step living descendants.
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Roy F. Hawkins, 59, of Jamestown, KY passed away on Sunday May 14, 2017 at University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY.

Funeral Services for Roy Hawkins will be at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY Wed, May 17, 2017 11amCT, with Bro. Phillip Miller officiating. Friends may visit after 5pmCT, Tuesday May 16, 2017, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Jack Lawless Cemetery in Jamestown, KY.


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C/AC Economic Development Authority meets Tue 15 May 2017

Budget for next fiscal year major topic of meeting
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The regular meeting of the Columbia/Adair County EDA Board is at 8amCT, Tue 15 May 2017. in the Board room of the Chamber of Commerce, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY, with Mark Dykes, chairman, presiding, with following agenda:


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New Creation singing at Knifley Christian Church - 21 May 2017

Knifley Christian Church 7710 Elkhorn Road, Columbia KY, will be having a singing with the group "New Creation," Sunday May 21, 2017 at 6pmCT/7pmET. Everyone is invited to attend. Bro Hugh Withers, Paster --Marsha Bennett

2017-05-15 09:25:02 | Comments | Printable version

NAIA Softball opening round/LW Bracket today at Sparks Park


Be a City of Columbia welcoming host when needed today. If visitors ask, give them the street and number for Sparks Park. Commit to memory, "928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY." The visitors may not have time to thank you as they plug the number into their phone, mutter "Got it" and speed off for the the game, but you can bet they'll appreciate our town more for the elementary courtesy. - CM

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From Matthew Wurzburger
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - Action in the 2017 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round Lindsey Wilson Bracket begins Monday at 1pmCT at Marilyn D. Sparks Park, inside the Lindsey Wilson Sports Complex, 928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY.

Today's Schedule at Marilyn D. Sparks Park:
- 01:00pmCT, Mon 15 May 2017: Corban (OR) v Taylor (IN)
- 03:30pmCT, Mon 15 May 2017: Lindsey Wilson College v Madonna (MI)
Top-seeded Lindsey Wilson is joined in its bracket by No. 2-seeded Corban (OR), No. 3-seeded Taylor (IN) and No. 4-seeded Madonna (MI).


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David Alan Herbst, Jr. Graduates from U of PA School of Medicine

Columbia, KY, family attends ceremony. Dr. Herbst will begin internship in General Surgery at the Pearlman School of Medicine in June, 2017
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On Sunday, May 14, 2017, David Alan Herbst, Jr. graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Pearlman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Herbst was awarded the Owen Knopping Memorial Award for Exemplary Community Service.


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Today, Monday with CM - 15 May 2017

Haiku by Robert Stone for May 15, 2017:
Small boy with his dog,
seeming equally well pleased,
posed for photograph.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 15 May 2017.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2071



2017-05-15 04:13:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 15
Happy Anniversary, Mark and Cindy Anderson Harris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Neil and Hope Janes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Robert and Sarah Sloan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Grant Whitaker (1974) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Andrew K. Sneed (2002). | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anna Paige Lloyd (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cody Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Harriet McQuaide Gold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacqueline Collins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, JoAnn Collins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John Raymond Keltner (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John W. Arnold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Matt Rogers (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shirl Darnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Teresa Bertram. | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Glenn (J R ) Kimbler, Jr.,, Adair Co., KY (1957-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Morris Ray Nunn, Green County, KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Clark Shively, Taylor County, KY (1926-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Richard Wimsatt, Clarkson, KY (1941-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Millard L. Allen, Casey Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earlene Richardson, Columbia, KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Treber, Russell Springs, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robbin Ray Redmon, Adair County, KY (1962-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Wells Murphy, Cumberland Co., KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Keltner, 98, Adair Co., KY (1915-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alvin (Glenn) Scholl, Adair County, KY (1955-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karen Prince, Taylor County, KY (1956-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherman Allen Murphy, 94, Casey County, KY (1920-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Gina Diane Eldridge, 57, Perry County, KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Hall Appleby, 49, Russell County, KY (1966-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Douglas Ford, 70, Summer Shade, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Malline McDonald, Liberty, KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Thomas, 84, Cumberland County, KY (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frank L. Black, Russell County, KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Don Antle, Taylor County, KY (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenny W. Powell, 61, Columbia, KY (1962-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillian Mae (Lynn) Curtis, 72, Columbia, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lorena Mae Ballard, 98, Adair Co., KY native (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary F. Lester, 97, Jamestown, KY (1923-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret Parrott Rogers, 84, Taylor Co., KY native (1925-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Osborne, 95, Elkhorn, KY (1927-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timmy Combs, 63, Edmonton, KY (1959-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zachary Paul Derman, 25, Edmonton, KY (1995-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, May 15, 2017
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
MidnightCTTODAY IS NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS DAY
during National Peace Officers Week. May 14-May 20, 2017
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4:00amCT Jobs are waiting for you. 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:47350, Comment)
6:00amCT2017 Spring Sports Calendars: Adair County High School.
BASEBALL. SOFTBALL. ACMS & ACHS TRACK & FIELD. MASTER SCHEDULE LINDSEY WILSON BLUE RAIDERS. COMPOSITE SCHEDULE CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY SPORTS | (ID:47351, Comment)
7:00amCT Adair Recycling Center, 32 Service RD, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782
OPEN 7am-3pmCT Monday Wednesday Friday. CLOSED Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays & Sundays. - Teresa Spencer | (ID:47352, Comment)
8:00amCT7 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. One (1) Event(s) Circuit Court. Eighty (80) 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. Seventy-eight (78) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) 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. One hundred fifty-three (153) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Two (2) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. One hundred one (101) Court Event(s) in District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:47360, Comment)
9:00amCTA Reminder:
Noon Wednesday is the deadline to submit Events for this weekend

for the CM 7 County Primary Service area of Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell & Taylor Counties. Check CM Events ALL DURING the day for additions, changes, and cancellations which may occur today. If your event is not listed, let us know by writing edwaggener@gmail.com. Call 270-250-2730 for assistance or if an exception is needed and if you are New to CM? - Call anytime for help posting, regardless of deadline. | (ID:47353, Comment)
10:00amCTBaby Lapsit a time of bonding with and for learning how valuable early literacy is to your 0-24 month old child. At the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. - LEE ANN JESSIE, Director. (Recurrent, Every Monday) | (ID:47354, Comment)
NoonCT Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:47358, Comment)
Services 12pmCT/1pmET, Acton, KY, for Mrs. Estelle Cox, 92, Taylor County, KY (1925-2017) | (ID:47334, Comment)
1:00pmCTNAIA Opening Round Softball Tournament, Lindsey Wilson Bracket
Corban (OR) v Taylor (IN)
at Marilyn D. Sparks Park, inside Lindsey Wilson Sports Complex, 928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY. - MATTHEW WURZBURGER. STORY | (ID:47363, Comment)
3:30pmCTNAIA Opening Round Softball Tournament, Lindsey Wilson Bracket
Lindsey Wilson College v Madonna (MI)
at Marilyn D. Sparks Park, inside Lindsey Wilson Sports Complex, 928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY. - MATTHEW WURZBURGER. STORY | (ID:47364, Comment)
5:00pmCT Chimes for the evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:47359, Comment)
ACHS Baseball hosts Clinton Co. HS (V/JV) at Adair County High School Baseball Field, 336 Gen John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY. - WES FEESE. 2017 ACHS Baseball Schedule
| (ID:47361, Comment)
Adair Co. HS Softball Team hosts Metcalfe County HS (V) at ACHS Softball Field, 580 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. - WES FEESE. Schedule | (ID:47362, Comment)
6:00pmCTColumbia Boy Scout Troop 185 meets regularly each Monday night at Columbia Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY. - Troy Elmore, Scoutmaster. (RECURRING WEEKLY) | (ID:47356, 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:47357, Comment)

 

































 
 
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