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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
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Mt. Carmel UMC Vacation Bible School 19-23 Jun 2017

Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School will be held at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 2472 Mt. Carmel Road, Columbia, KY, 6pm-8:30pmCT, June 19-23, 2017. Meal served each evening. Funshop finale each evening. Pastor, Bro. Lanny Garner, and congregation invite everyone from preschool-adult to attend. - Jeana Pike

2017-05-31 22:19:41 | Comments | Printable version

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Kentucky Color: Building a forest



2017-05-31 - IMO Pump (formerly DeLaval, 211 Industrial Park Road, Columbia, KY 42728 - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge, retired district forester, Kentucky Division of Forestry.
"This was the Fall of 1983 or Spring of 1984. Not every day you get to build a forest. "Those were the days my friend..." - BILLY JOE FUDGE Paired Photo

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  1. Doug McCammish - Comments on orientation: Building a forest . . .

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Mavis J. Ross, 84, Russell County, KY (1933-2017)

She was a homemaker and a member of the Sewellton Church of God of Prophecy. She was the daughter of the late Morris & Dollie (Bell) Collins, and the widow of Russell Ross. She leaves nine direct living descendants.
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Mavis J. Ross, 84, of Jamestown, KY passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at the Fair Oaks Health Systems, Jamestown, KY.

Funeral Services for Mavis Ross will be at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY, at 1pmCT, Friday June 2, 2017 with Bro. Jessie Jewell officiating. Friends may visit after 11amCT, on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Jamestown Cemetery, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY.

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2017-05-31 21:56:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Square Meals Cafe Menu -- Saturday June 3, 2017

Square Meals Cafe Menu -- Saturday June 3, 2017
- Breakfast - Served 7 – 10amCT: Omelets with Ham/Egg/Cheese, Blueberry Muffins and Fruit Cup.
- Lunch – Served 10:30am – 1pmCT: Sloppy Joe’s, Roasted Garlic Potatoes, Crisp Garden Salad. For dessert – Upside down Nectaurine Cake or Popsicles.
- Snack - Fresh Fruit.
The Square Meals Cafe is brought to you by the Farmers Market on the Square, corner of Campbellsville Street and Merchant Street, Columbia, KY, and our community, to provide free hot meals for all kids and students. Adults are welcome to dine with a $5 donation.

2017-05-31 19:45:44 | Comments | Printable version

Congressman Jamie Comer's Columbia Town Hall forum well attended

By Linda Waggener

U.S. Representative James 'Jamie' Comer met the half-way mark in his goal to hold Town Hall forums in every one of his 35 counties in the First District this calendar year at his Adair County Town Hall forum, Tuesday, May 30, 2017.

The event held at the Adair County Judicial Center in the upstairs court room held a large crowd, with those in attendance from Adair and several other nearby counties.

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2017-05-31 12:50:41 | Comments | Printable version

Commencement 2017 at ACHS

"While no valedictorian or salutatorian was named this year, the top two seniors in terms of GPA, Chassidy Bryant and Cole Schmidt, were recognized.' Principal Troy Young and Senior Isaac Carter are speakers. Carter admits that this class best looking, possibly most athletic to ever come through Adair County High School.
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By Wes Feese
Media Relations, Adair County Schools

The Adair County High School Class of 2017 officially moved on to the next phase of their lives Friday night at the school's commencement ceremony. In front of a standing-room-only crowd of parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends, the graduates were recognized for 13 years of hard work and academic achievement.

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2017-05-31 12:28:41 | Comments | Printable version

Summer Shade Fish Fry & Auction

The Summer Shade Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry & Auction will get underway at, the fire house, 50 Fire House Lane Road, Summer Shade, KY, at 4pmCT for the Fish Fry, 6pmCT for the Auction, Saturday, June 3, 2017.

2017-05-31 11:29:59 | Comments | Printable version

Department Awards from the 2017 ACHS Awards Ceremony

Adair County High School held its Awards Night on Friday, May 25, 2017, and awarded nearly 20 departmental awards. Click headline for album with multiple photos.

Also read all the other ACHS Class of 2017 coverage on Columbia Magazine:

2017-05-31 11:24:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

AC School BD, Supt. Search committee to hold joint meeting

Meeting is closed to public

There will be a Special Called Adair Co. School Board Meeting Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7pmCT, at the Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, for the purpose of:
  1. Joint meeting with the Adair County School Board Members and the Superintendent Search Committee concerning the Superintendent Search Process
Meeting is closed to the public. - BECKY BAILEY, Administrative Secretary, Adair County Board of Education.

2017-05-31 10:35:12 | Comments | Printable version

Towering vertical cloud no mystery anymore

Charles Marshburn writes:
"Cumulonimbus.. That's one if I ever saw one!" - - Charles Marshburn
About: Classify this cloud?

2017-05-31 10:15:29 | Comments | Printable version

Jimmy Thrasher at Journey to Recovery 2 Jun 2017

Journey To Recovery, 24 Burnette Road, Old Burkesville Loop, Columbia, KY will be hosting Jimmy Thrasher, Albany, KY, this Friday, June 2, 6pmCT. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come out and support Journey To Recovery program. --Laverne Hadley

2017-05-31 09:59:58 | Comments | Printable version

Elmer George enters not guilty plea for PVA

By Ed Waggener

Attorney Elmer George entered a pleas of not guilty for Adair County PVA Jeff Feese at the arraignment in Adair District Court, Tuesday, May 30, 2017, before Special District Judge Amy Anderson.

Judge Anderson set the date for a Preliminary Hearing in the case for 8amCT, July 25, 2017, and modified the terms of bail to include "no unlawful contact with the victim."

The defendant is facing domestic violence allegations.

2017-05-31 08:56:40 | Comments | Printable version

(Sponsored Ad) Giggles & Grace Consignment Sale 2-3 Jun 2017

Liberty Baptist Church Giggles and Grace Children's Consignment Sale, will be held at the church, 215 Wilson Street, Russell Springs, KY, from 9am to 6pmCT, Friday, June 2, 2017 and 9am to 12pm noon CT Saturday. June 3, 2017. Everyone is invited to come shop our Annual Giggles and Grace sale with hundreds of new and gently used name brand items. For more information, please call 270-866-2580 or email liberty@duo-county.com. - PENNY STEPHENS

2017-05-31 06:15:03 | Comments | Printable version

Maury's Ostrich Ferns all gone - freecycled in less than a day

Maury writes:
The ferns at all gone. Gave away at the Trabue House, Tuesday morning. Thanks for all you do for Columbia. - Maury

Thanks Maury - For such a good deed. If anyone else has a useful items they don't need, or just want to do a good turn by giving them away, submit by using an Contact Submit link.

2017-05-31 04:47:09 | Comments | Printable version

Today, WEDNESDAY with CM - 31 May 2017

Haiku by Robert Stone for May 31, 2017:
Good conversation
just occurs naturally
with no pressing need.
--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 31 May 2017.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2087



2017-05-31 04:11:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 31
Happy Anniversary, Bobby and Jerry Moore (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Richard and Gladys Baker (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Allene Cox | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angelina Firkins (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Long Hogan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandi Garrett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brayden Christopher Stotts (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christy Kessler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Connie Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David J. Wells (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Bardin (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ernestine Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jamie McQueary | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Firkin (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kasen Lane Maulden (2018 | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Laura Lacy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Madison Bishop (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Maryann Koerner (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Natalie Elizabeth Bardin, (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Norma Scott | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Payne | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Vicky Campbell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Vocal Pelly | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Thomas Anderson, 50, of Marrowbone, KY (1965-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Grider Patterson, Liberty, KY (1928-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Ray Smith, Danville, KY (1954-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mabel Aleen Davis, Green Co., KY (1934-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond "Ray" Coles FlewwellinTaylor Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Louise Cox Lobb, Green Co., KY native (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roberta Jackson, Russell Co., KY (1934-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessaphine Janes Wheeler, Adair Co., KY native (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Leon Coomer, Adair Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucille Wright, Green County, KY (1916) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arthur Wayne Cox, Taylor County, KY (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tonnie E. Bell, 70, Casey County, KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lela A. Vetter, Green County, KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ollie J. Robertson, Russell Co., KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grace Goff Cary, Burkesville, KY, (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clemmie Odell Karnes, Taylor Co., KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Isenberg, Summer Shade, KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allene (Peggy) McKinney Darnell, Green Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie White, 60, Columbia, KY (1955-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth M. Houk, Russell Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alene H. Grider, 87, Russell County, KY (1931-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas D. Wilson, 70, Windsor, KY (1945-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James V. (Jimmy) Beams, 82, Green Co., KY (1933-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elma P. Buis, 80, Casey County, KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard L. Blaul, 77, Taylor County, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Myrtle Blakey, 88, Russell Co., KY/Adair native (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elvin Grider, 80, Adair County, KY native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Ray Mondie, 46, Liberty, KY (1971-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Flickner, 76, Adair County, KY (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Long, 83, formerly of Adair County, KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sally Mae Edwards, age 100, Casey County, KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Adam Michael Edwards, 31, Green County, KY (1988-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, August Lepiarczyk (1901-1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Richardson, 70, Greensburg, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Benny Joe Humphress, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Curtis Redmon | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frank W. Loveless, 73, Russell Springs, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Don Abney, 60, Cumberland County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John R. Carli, 72, Columbia, KY (1951-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judith Gail Meeks, 76, Casey County, KY (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ladel Louise Rule Davidson, 29, Somerset, KY (1989-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mabel Upchurch (1913-1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mia Renee Hardaway, 56, Bowling Green, KY (1967-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Darnell Adkins, 84, Greensburg, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wade Breeding, 66, Columbia, KY (1957-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, May 31, 2017
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
MidnightCTNoon today is the deadline to submit Events for this weekend
for the CM-7 county service area of Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell & Taylor Counties. Read CM Events all during the day for additions, changes, and cancellations If your event is not listed two hours after submission, let us know by writing edwaggener@gmail.com. If you haven't posted before, call anytime 270-250-2730 for assistance or if an exception is needed. | (ID:47606, 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. No (0) Event(s) Circuit Court. One hundred fifteen (115) Events in District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. Three (3) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. One (1) Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Ninety-one (91) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. One hundred ten (110) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. One (1) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) Circuit Court. Twenty-nine (29) 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. One (1) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. One hundred thirty-four (134) Court Event(s) in District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:47599, Comment)
10:00amCTThis is MOMMA DOG. Adoptable now. Come take her for a walk today.
 Green River Animal Shelter open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 10am-5pmCT and Saturdays 10am-2pmCT. 455 Appleby Drive, Columbia, KY. You can help. Adopt. Volunteer. Give Time, Donate Money. Give needed supplies. Encourage the staff at GRAS who are doing such a wonderful job! Stop by today. Thanks, Tammy Pollard Campbell, Director.

(See Animal control pickups and GRAS dogs for adoption in CM Animals - CM | (ID:47607, Comment)
Children's Story Hour at Adair County Public Library (Recurring Event)
307 Greensburg Street (Google Map/Directions), Columbia, KY | (ID:47603, Comment)
NoonCTServices, 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Liberty, KY, for Richard Neal Weddle, 61, Casey County, KY (1956-2017) | (ID:47568, Comment)
Service, Greensburg, KY, for Shirley Ann Smith, 76, Green County, KY (1940-2017) | (ID:47583, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:47601, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Burkesville, KY for Harold Dean Rose, 75, Burkesville, KY (d. 28 May 2017) | (ID:47584, Comment)
Homeschool Story Hour at Adair County Public Library (Recurring Event)
307 Greensburg Street (Google Map/Directions), Columbia, KY | (ID:47604, Comment)
4:00pmCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches
for Wednesday Evening worship service schedules. | (ID:47605, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:47602, Comment)
6:00pmCTVacation Bible School will be 6pm-8pmCT at Bethany Baptist Church, 4560 Greensburg Road, Columbia, KY. Contact: 270-378-1360. Thank You - KATHY COX. STORY | (ID:47579, Comment)

  

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