| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Daily News for Sunday, July 16, 2017
Pitman Valley Boys will be in concert at SBC 23 July 2017 Saloma Baptist Church, 1505 West Saloma Road, Campbellsville, KY, will be hosting a gospel concert featuring the Pitman Valley Boys on Sunday evening, July 23, 2017 at 5pmCT/6pmET. Admission is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. Email salomabaptistchurch@windstream.net for further information. - Dr. John Chowning, pastor 2017-07-16 20:56:46 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Middle School SBDM Council meets Tue 18 Jul 2017 The Adair County Middle School Site Base Council will meet in regular session on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at 3:30pmCT, at the school, at 322 General John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY. The meeting is open to the public. - Alma I. Rich, Adair County Middle School Principal 2017-07-16 19:27:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Where in the World is Mystery 'Old Swimming Hole' Comments re photo 73426 Where in the world is this mystery swimming hole Willard Jessee writes: Where is the old swimming hole? Have not seen the answer. Thanks - Willard JesseeWillard Jessee - Thanks for the prompt. We had two guesses, yours, which is in the right county, and another for Metcalfe County. Apparently, steps nailed to trees leaning over deep waters was a common practice in the olden days. The guest puzzlemaster said to tell everyone it is Adair County, in a kayakable tributary to a large body of water. That's all we can say today. - EW 2017-07-16 19:09:07 | Comments | Printable version
Joe Spires built several beautiful homes in Kokomo, IN BettJ52 writes: I admire Uncle Joe Spires. He also built several beautiful homes where I live in Kokomo , Indiana. -BettJ52Comments re article 91652 Joe Spires by himself an entire Spout Springs school reunion 2017-07-16 16:45:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Taylor Co. Rescue searching for possible GRL drowning victim Search scene is near Pavilion, Lone Valley Boat Ramp, just north of Coburg, KY Click on headline for story with photo(s) from search scene by Larry Smith By Larry Smith, FM 99.9 the Big Dawg radio (16 Jul 2017) - Taylor County Sheriff Alan Newton has confirmed that the Taylor County Search & Rescue Team is searching the waters of Green River Lake near the pavilion at the Lone Valley Boat Ramp in Taylor County, KY, for a missing 18 year old male. The missing man is believed to be from the Bardstown, KY, area. - Larry Smith, General manager, The Big Dawg, FM 99.9 FM; reporting also on FM 92.7 The WAVE 2017-07-16 16:10:13 | Comments | Printable version
Josephine (Joie) Goodin Willis, Adair Co., KY native (1931-2017) She was the daughter of the late John & Mary Goodin of Columbia, KY. Her final resting place will be in Tallula, IL Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Josephine "Joie" Willis, 85, passed away July 14, 2017. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Hurley Funeral Home, 22 West Douglas Avenue, Petersburg, IL in Petersburg, IL, from 9am to 11amCT. A graveside service will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Tallula, IL, with Pastor Terry Sims officiating. The family has requested that everyone who attends dresses in casual attire. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 15:31:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Mr. Jeffery Lynn 'Cotton' Branham, 52, Cumberland County, KY (d. 14 Jul 2017) His wife, Angie Cleary Branham, survives. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Mr. Jeffery Lynn "Cotton" Branham, age 52, of Marrowbone, KY, passed away Friday July 14, 2017 at The Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, KY. The Funeral service for Mr. Jeffery Lynn "Cotton" Branham will be conducted on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 2pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with burial in the Mud Camp Cemetery in Cumberland County, KY. The family will receive friends after 1pmCT, on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, until the funeral hour on Wednesday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 15:03:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Martha Thurman Garrett, Cumberland Co. KY (d. Fri 14 Jul 2017) Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Mrs. Martha Thurman Garrett, age 88 of Beech Grove Road in Cumberland County, KY, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. The Funeral service for Mrs. Martha Garrett will be conducted on Monday, July 17, 2017, at 1pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with burial in the Leslie Cemetery in Cumberland County, KY. The family will receive friends after 5pmCT, on Sunday, July 16, 2017, until the funeral hour on Monday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 14:47:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Aldridges make ceremonial crossing of Barnett's Crk Rd Bridge Have you been? - As every proper Pellytonian must, and every Adair Countian should, the Aldridges made a special trip for their first crossing of the new bridge, paused on the span for a bit of a social event, and gave their approval. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Ed and Linda Waggener Barnetts Creek Road curves to the right where it meets Scott Hill Road and when we turned to view the newly opened Barnett's Creek Road bridge, we had the pleasure of meeting Jackie Aldridge, her son Bill, and their dog Pansy who shared our curiousity and were already there checking it out. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 14:20:19 | Comments | Printable version
Duncan Rand, Adair Co, KY/Oxford Co., ME, native (1940-2017) Duncan was a retired carpenter and served as in the United States Marine Corps. He enjoyed reading, working jigsaw puzzles, and caring for pets. His wife, Faye, preceded him in death in 1986. He leaves two direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Duncan Rand, age 76 years of the Fairplay Community in Adair County, KY, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at 2:25pmCT, at Signature Health at Summit Manor, Columbia, KY. Cremation was chosen. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 13:55:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Linda Gail Burton Bell, 66, Adair Co., KY (1950-2017) She was an employee of Summit Manor Nursing Home for many years, where she worked in the housekeeping department. She was native of Adair County, KY, the daughter of the late Jesse & Emma Telia Hadley Burton, and the widow of Steve Bell. She was the matriarch of a large, respected Adair County, KY, family. She leaves 25 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Linda Gail Burton Bell, 66, of Columbia, KY, died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at 1:48amCT at Hospice of Lake Cumberland Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, KY. Funeral service will be Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 11amCT, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Willard Parson officiating. Burial in Bearwallow Cemetery, 6090 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 12:12:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Ralph Roy Waggener: Colby & Wayne and help with tomato crop The year he got gardening fever, got help from two of the best neighbors anyone ever had, their help, and the crop yield report Related: Impressionist tomato Click on headline for complete story By Ralph Roy Waggener Editor, "It's Just for a Smile News" With all the experience we got in our Dad's, E P's one-acre garden, you would think you could have a better tomato crop! When Glinda lived in the Rice addition our house was next to Colby & Wayne Pickett - two of the best people I know. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 11:52:58 | Comments | Printable version
Joe Spires: by himself an entire Spout Springs school reunion He lives in Columbia, now, but he heads back to the north side of Green River almost every chance he gets. He's still the bigger than life figure he was fifty years ago, when he provided the title for one of Janice Holt Giles most beloved books, "A Little Better than Plumb." Click on headline for story with photo(s) By Ed & Linda Waggener Joe Spires will be 97 years young on his upcoming birthday November 29, 2017. He was seen at one of his favorite places, Green River Bait Shop, Saturday, July 8, 2017, bringing news to the stores regulars and keeping owners Kenneth & Lois Janes owners there for 34 years, informed. He was taking the blow off that day, of the Columbia Gas Transmission Pipeline as just an expected event, but remembers almost every time it has been necessary. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 08:54:30 | Comments | Printable version
Ineze Loy Mills, 85, Taylor Co., KY/Russell County, KY native (1932-2017) She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Campbellsville Baptist Church. Inez retired from Fruit of the Loom after more than forty-six years of dedication. After her retirement she would most often be found meticulously grooming her lawn. She leaves 10 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Ineze Mills, 85, Campbellsville, KY, daughter of the late Ezra Loy & Nellie Campbell Loy, was born April 10, 1932, in Russell County, KY. She died Friday, July 14, 2017 in Campbellsville. Age: 85. Funeral service will be at 10amCT/11amET, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, by Bro. Larry Rhodes and Bro. Steve Wagers Entombment will be in Brookside Mausoleum, 700 Old U.S. 68, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be 4pm-7pmCT, Monday, July 17, 2017, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 05:30:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Link: Story on heroic rescue in Russell Co., KY on WLEX-Tv There's a followup story to the houseboat explosion on Lake Cumberland a week ago at Lake Cumberland Boaters Help Save Victim Of Houseboat Explosion posted on WLEX-Tv, updated July 15, 2017, at 7:37pmET. 2017-07-16 05:08:26 | Comments | Printable version
Rev. Jesse R. Long, 79, Russell County, KY/Casey Co. native (1938-2017) He was a retired Separate Baptist Minister and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Willie Virgil & Ebbie Hicks Long, and the widower of Doris Jean Shepherd Long. He leaves 13 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with survivors, list of pallbearers Rev. Jesse R. Long, 79, of Russell Springs, died Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs, KY. Funeral service for Rev. Jesse R. Long will be 10amCT, Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Rodney Smith and Bro. Clifton Cowan officiating. Visitation will be 4pm-8pmCT, Sunday, July 16, and and after 8amCT, Monday. Interment will be in the Gum Lick Cemetery, Clementsville, Casey County, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 04:31:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Today, SUNDAY with CM - 16 Jul 2017 Haiku by Robert Stone for July 16, 2017: One may feel less urge--Robert Stone, Sunday, 16 July 2017. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2133 2017-07-16 03:29:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Amelia & John McGough send thanks for help following fire Though the family has had tremendous help from a caring community following the fire which destroyed their house while they were away, there are still items the family still needs, Amelia McGough writes. Next earlier story on the fire: Amelia McGough sends thank you to AC Fire Dept., others Click on headline for complete story By Amelia McGough Looking for someone to help with some simple construction inside (a wall to separate the kitchen), a very short wall to separate the laundry/bathroom. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-07-16 03:27:25 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 16 Happy Anniversary, McDonald's of Columbia (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, William G. Hobaugh, II, and Leila A. Hobaugh (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Angela McVay | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Anna Nicole Curry (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Austin Day (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charlie Furkins (2015) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Connie Cheatham | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Diane Coomer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Emma | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Burton (1966) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Keltner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jim Richards (1936) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joe Hare | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jordan Knifley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kathy Goodin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kayla Chambers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lauren Grant (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Noah David Keltner (2014) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sharon Payne | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sherica Karnes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shirley Mings | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tori Kimbler (2001) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tyler Cowan | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zayne Tyler Grant, 2011 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Monica K. Turner Heitz , 56, Greensburg, KY (1961-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles H. Caudill, Russell County, KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Letha Marie DeWitt, Green County, KY (1934-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Kay Irvin Gardner, Adair Co., KY (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Graham Lemmon, Green Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jane B. Hutchison, Adair Co., KY (1933 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Thomas J. (Bean) Price, Green Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. James T. Stearman, Green County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Milton Stephens, Adair Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Faye Arnett, Salyersville, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul E. Ladebauche, Adair County, KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl Ray Noel, 88, Casey Co., KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Hartford, 64, Burkesville, KY (1950-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry M. Dabney, Taylor Co., KY (1952-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Sylvester Ingram, 54, Green Co., KY (1961-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Carolyn Franklin Jones, Green County, KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vineta Roy, 89, Nancy, KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Paul Morris, 46, Edmonton, KY (1970-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Darrell Jeffries, 68, Savoyard, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ineze Loy Mills, 85, Taylor Co., KY/Russell County, KY native (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph K. Anderson, Jr., 70, Cumberland Co., KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Johnny (Wheelman) Wheeler, 54, Taylor County, KY (1963-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Seaborne Brown, 62, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alvin Cravens (1957-1992) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Austyn Tylar Deel, 22, Russell Springs, KY (1998-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billie Derringer, 79, Casey Co., KY native (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Barnett, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Sue Wilson, 78, Columbia, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cheryle Darlene Stockton, 40, Greensburg, KY (1982-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald Cranston (Crank) Farmer, Marion Co., KY (1933-2018)] | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eugene Hodge, 88, Casey Co., KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jordan Isaiah Caven, 24, Green Co., KY (1996-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Ann (Becky) Hamm, 67, Ozark, MO (1947-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Leon Jewell, 79, Green Co., KY (1943-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Leon Jewell, 79, Greensburg, KY (1943-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Sunday, July 16, 2017 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
|
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
