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Daily News for Sunday, August 5, 2018
Meeting to plan ACHS 40th reunion is 7 Aug 2018 in Columbia By Vicky Browning Pike There will be a meeting Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 5pmCT at the new Black Stallion Steakhouse, 210 Will Walker Lane, Columbia, KY, across from Walmart, to try to plan an Adair County High School 40th class reunion. Please attend the meeting if you are interested in helping plan. If unable to attend, you can contact me for more info at 270-634-2604. Please share this with class members you know. - VP 2018-08-05 21:56:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Looking for a kitten with long hair By Jane Stailey We are looking for a kitten for a friend in Cumberland County -- it must have long hair. Have already checked at several shelters. If anyone has, or knows someone who has one, please call 270-403-0017 and leave us a message. - Thanks! 2018-08-05 21:50:52 | Comments | Printable version
SCKY Expo 2018 - NWTF State Champion Turkey Calling winner: Jesse Martin Martin captures his 11th State Championship. He's Kentucky's first and only Grand National Senior Open Champion. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Terry Partin, South Central Kentucky Outdoor Expo Columbia, KY - (5 Aug 2018) - Jesse Martin of Mt. Sterling, KY, secured his 11th Kentucky State Championship at Saturday's South Central Ky Outdoor Expo at Columbia, Ky. Jesse is Kentucky's first and only Grand National Senior Open Champion. His dedication to the sport of Turkey Calling paid off once again as he faced competition from some of the World's top callers to win Saturday's Kentucky Open Championship, the Kentucky State Championship and the Kentucky Friction Championship. Callers from all over the eastern United States travel to Columbia, Ky and the South Central Kentucky Outdoor Expo to compete. 2018-08-05 17:48:11 | Comments | Printable version
Eula Loy, 82, Adair County, KY (1935-2018) October 18, 1935 ~ August 4, 2018 (Age 82) She was a member of Pierce Chapel Baptist Church, a housewife and loved to work outside. She was a member of a highly respected Adair County, KY, family. She was the daughter of the late Chester & Elsie Burton Lawhorn and the widow of Robert Shelby Loy. Her final resting place will be at the Loy Cemetery, Fairplay, KY Click on headline for complete obituary Eula Loy 82 years of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 1pmCT, at the Green Hill Rehabilitation Care Center in Greensburg, KY. The funeral service will be Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 1pmCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Stanley Watson & Bro. Jessie Hagan the officiating clergy. Interment will be in Loy Cemetery, Loy Cemetery, KY 704, Fairplay, KY. Visitation will be after 4:30pmCT, Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 17:36:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
SC KY Outdoor Expo 2018 Results - Sharon Pierce wins Gator By Ed Waggener Sharon Pierce of Columbia, KY, was the winner drawn for the new John Deere Gator raffled as the Grand Prize at the close of the highly successful 2018 South Central Kentucky Expo, Terry Partin said in a telephone interview this afternoon. She's a custodian in the Adair County Schools Maintenance Department, Partin said. The vehicle has a retail value of approximately $7,500, according to Mr. Partin. 2018-08-05 17:06:26 | Comments | Printable version
Myrtle Flowers Taylor, 99, Adair County, KY (1918-2018) She would have lived a full century at her upcoming birthday in December. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Columbia, KY, where she will be honored with her funeral service. In her career she worked in the housekeeping department in the former Millard C. Loy Clinic for many years. She was born to Norman and Lydia Flowers Staton in Cumberland County, KY. She was the matriarch of a gifted family whose contributions to life in Adair County have been great. Click on headline for complete obituary Myrtle Flowers Taylor, 99, of Louisville, formerly of Columbia, KY, died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at 11:55amET at the Hosparus Inpatient Care in Louisville, KY. Her funeral Service will be Friday, August 10, 2018 at 12noonCT at First Baptist Church, 847 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY, with burial to follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery, 4125 Johnson School Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 15:01:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Claristine Richard Sparks, Adair County, KY (1929-2018) December 3, 1929 ~ August 4, 2018 (Age 88) She was a member of Gradyville Baptist Church and a former factory worker at Fruit of the Loom, Edmonton Manufacturing and Osh Kosh B'Gosh. She was the matriarch of a highly regarded Adair County, KY family. She was the daughter of the late Elbert & Arletha Sneed Richard, and the widow of William Arbie Sparks. She leaves five direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Claristine Sparks, 88, formerly of the Gradyville community, died Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 11:38pmCT at Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor, Columbia, KY. Funeral service will be at 11amCT, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Jim Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Sparks Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4:30pmCT, Monday, August 6, 2018. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 14:37:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Sad Word of the passing of Rollin Pyles at 101 years of age Re-direct: Complete obituary now posted. See: Rollin K. Pyles, 101, Adair County, KY (1917-2018) July 7, 1917 ~ August 5, 2018 (Age 101) Rollin Pyles, 101, formerly of Columbia, KY, died early Sunday at the Campbellsville Retirement Home. A complete list of survivors and funeral arrangements will be available Monday afternoon. Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, is in charge of arrangements. 2018-08-05 14:00:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Mayfield Messenger: Parties fight it out at Fancy Farm Original URL: mayfield-messenger.com/news/news.php?ID=10857 By Shelley Byrne The Mayfield Messenger Although the political speeches had their usual share of zingers and one-liners, the crowds at the 138th St. Jerome Catholic Church's Fancy Farm Picnic were loudest when candidates spoke about pension reform for state workers, including teachers. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 12:01:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
Mike Watson: The Columbia Fair was Big Event 90 Years Ago By coincidence, History Siamese twin cousins Jim and Mike Watson, reviewed the same issue of the Adair County News, Tuesday, August 7, 1928. Both historians touch on the big news of the week, Celebrities on their way to Creelsboro, The Columbia Fair, and Statistics on Salvation, Redemption, and Revivals. But their takes on the journal are amazingly fresh reads, regardless of which one reads first. Click on headline for Mike Watson's essay. By Mike Watson, Adair County Historian Four big days of fun and frolic were approaching as the Adair County News went to press for 7 August 1928. The big Columbia Fair was slated for the following week, the 14th through the 17th. Any fair was a time of reunion for those living near and far. A front page article boasted "fine races and lots of show rings which stock lovers will enjoy." The Alabama Show Company was to provide entertainments for old and young alike, day and night. A half page ad promised a "Big Carnival! and a Good Band!" Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 11:12:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Mike Watson - History
George 'Butch' Coleman, 74, Casey County, KY (1944-2018) He was born in the rural community of Yosemite in Casey County KY in 1944 to Ransom and Myrtle Spears Coleman. He worked in Maintance for AmTrack in the state of Delaware. His wife, Betty Thompson Coleman, survives. He leaves five direct living escendants. Click on headline for complete obituary George "Butch" Coleman age 74, of Yosemite, KY, passed away on Thursday August 2, 2018 at the Casey County Hospital in Liberty, KY. Funeral Services will be held at 1pmCT/2pmET Monday, August 6th, 2018 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY with Bro. Johnny Maupin officiating. Burial will follow in the Durham Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 10amCT/11amET Monday August 6, 2018 at the funeral home until time for the service to begin. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 10:28:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
JIM - Goings on Around and Beyond the shire 90 years ago - EARLY AUG 1928 "Goings on around & beyond the shire 90 years ago": Wherein JIM finds lots of parallels to ideas, events and aspirations still unfilled and topical today. Some memorable topics Creelsboro. Chattanooga-to-Louisville Highway. Finally, planning for a bridge across the Cumberland. Shuttle buses, Columbia-to-Creelsboro. The local fair. Bidding for government business to supply post office fuel. Brothers-in-law in short-lived business. Bolt of lightning does grevious injury. Salvation at Clear Springs. Chicken thievery proves bad business, free stay in Graybar Hotel. Future Doctors return from Camp Knox. Jesse James at the picture show. Then, as now, fighting mosquitoes. A few of the Great names in this article: Oris Aaron. Sheriff Evan Akin. Abraham Bowman. Allie Dillon Breeding. S.T. Davis.Catherine Dunbar. Mary Walker Flowers. W.I. Fraser. Margaret Hamlett. Fanny Young Hindman. Jessee James. Hon Ben Johnson. Frances Jones. Clara Kerr. F.X. Merkeley. James Miller. Elbert Nell. Gov. Flem D Sampson. Mary Sandusky. A Mr. Slinker. Otis Rose. Herbert Taylor. Berenice Waggener. Doc Walker. Mike C. Winfrey. If we left any out, call 270-250-2730 and tell us the name and paragraph Click on headline for complete story By JIM*, Historian An odd assortment of news items graced the front page of the Adair County News 90 years ago this week -- Tuesday, August 7, 1928: VIP's came were expected Aug 11, 1928, on way to Creelsboro F.H. Winfrey reminded readers that a number of important persons would travel through Columbia on Saturday, August 11th, on the way to a big meeting at Creelsboro, Russell County, saying that "every one is requested to have their weeds cut and help make the town as clean and attractive as possible." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 07:32:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History
Send birthdays for today & tomorrow, and for Aug & Sep There are over 55 listings today - but that was before we've had time to proof. We'll appreciate any help from readers with that. We're continuously posting Anniversaries, Birthdays, and In Memory Birthdays, and updating the list. If you know of a Birthday or Anniversary not yet listed, or an In Memory Birthday which needs updating, send today, using any Contact/Submit button. We'll do our best to get it posted during the day. As always, if you need help, call 270-250-2730.- CM Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 06:44:06 | Comments | Printable version
Kentucky Color - GWSU Research Project: Fogs-in-August A Bold Proposal for addition to Columbia Calendar of Fairs & Festivals: A gathering of Fog Watchers on the First Day of August, to get the only really scientific predictors of the number of Snow Days in the coming winter (as practiced by Larry Smith, the Fog-is-a-Factor weather man at the Big Dawg). Herein, Billy Joe Fudge, adds to Great Wood South University research and debunks Dark Age beliefs about Garden Spiders. Click on headline for complete GWSU white paper w/pictorial accompaniament By Billy Joe Fudge Yes, number one of the annual August fogs showed up right on queue on the third day of August in the year of our Lord, two thousand and eighteen. Much ado was made about it, as it should have been, and I for one would like to propose that the local Powers That Be, look in to establishing an annual festival in Adair County for August 1st. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 05:26:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge
Connie Kemp updates Bloomington Chapel Directory entry Looking for a place to worship this evening? Bloomington Chapel's evening services are updated - now starting at 6pmCT, Sundays & Wednesdays. Complete new Directory entry in this article and in CM DIRECTORY of CHURCHES By Connie Kemp Please change the church service times in the evenings to 6pmCT instead of 6:30pmCT. That is Sunday and Wednesday, Bloomington Chapel Brethren in Christ, 55 Bloomington Road, Columbia, KY. Thank you --Connie Kemp Thanks Connie Kemp for helping keep this frequently used search up-to-date. The change is being made, in CM DIRECTORY of CHURCHES, now updated to read: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 05:01:20 | Comments | Printable version
Today - SUNDAY with CM - 05 Aug 2018 Haiku by Robert Stone for August 5, 2018: To humble oneself--Robert Stone, Sunday, 5 August 2018. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2518 Video: KET Fancy Farm 2018 coverage Live coverage of the political event in Graves County, Kentucky, including candidate speeches. 2018-08-05 03:45:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Reader helps to ID Photo #76239 Comments re photo 76239 Horses rounding the courthouse completing the 2017 parade Michelle Oglesby writes: I am in the red next to Woody Burton on the white horse. - Michelle OglesbyThanks Michelle Oglesby We're adding that information to that photo. Accurately updating previous entries is very important to us. We're thankful for you and the hundreds of others assist us in this process both occasionally and occasionally. - EW 2018-08-05 03:40:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
West Nile mosquitoes found in Louisville Tips to avoid mosquito bites listed in full article Click on headline for complete story Kentucky Press Association News Service Original Story URL LOUISVILLE, KY (3 Aug 2018) - The Department of Public Health and Wellness has found West Nile infected mosquitoes in surveillance traps in three Louisville ZIP Code areas. The ZIP Codes are 40212, 40213, and 40214. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-08-05 03:28:37 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 5 Happy Anniversary, Chris and Kim Downs | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Anna George | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ashley Stotts (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bailey James Bryant (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ben Coomer (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carol Salato Myers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Clay Nye Ferguson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Connie Brockman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Connie Scott Gupton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Danita Riter | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Daryl Ray Rooks | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donna Brockman Loy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Fanny Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Jessee | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Harold F. "Fred" Taylor | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hortense Edwards | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jarrett Brockman (2005) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Karen Sapp Fawcett | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Leanna Franklin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lelia Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lindsey Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Roselyn Edwards | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sarah Elizabeth Brockman (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sheila Sexton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tony Grant | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Will Shepherd | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zowi Martin (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Karen Gail Sapp Fawcett, Campbellsville, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Porter Lee Hamlett, Columbia, KY (1948-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Doris Irene Thomas, Jamestown, KY (1937-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Joe Corner, Russell Springs, KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Louise George (August 5, 1934 - January 14, 2005) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Fannie L. Curry, Columbia, KY (1910) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Faye Ballard, Casey Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Stephen "Steve" Wheeler, Adair Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Frances Hope Tarter, Casey County, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary E. Luttrell, Casey Co., KY native (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lillian Cox Davis, Casey County, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, May Rock, Tayor County, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alfred Bryant, Green County, KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Walter Richard Groce, Cumberland Co. KY (1944-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Elizabeth Glover, Taylor County, KY (1936-2013)= | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donna Jean Hodge, Russell Co., KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dimple Jane Gilbert, Russell County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Iris Jeanette Shepherd, 85, Russell Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Herbert Caudell, 86, Taylor County, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mabel Trebor, 89, Russell Co., KY (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Tina Rose Penick, 52, Summersville, KY (1964-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roger E. Poynter, 61, Metcalfe Co., KY (1955-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard (Richie) Bennett, 38, Adair Co., KY (1978-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charlie T. Warren, Taylor Co., KY/LaRue Co., KY native (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Duncan Rand, Adair Co, KY/Oxford Co., ME, native (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lisa Llera, Cumberland County, KY (1956-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Homer Leroy Jennings, 69, Metcalfe Co., KY (1948-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Faye Mann Wilson, 73, Russell Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lori Stephens Bragg, 54, Columbia, KY (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jane Hope Hamilton, 72, Taylor County, KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Burton, 86, Adair County, KY (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael Lee Franklin, 70, Russell County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Edward (Jim) Davidson, 65, Cumberland County, KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sonny Dale Tucker, 70, Casey County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ailene Whitlock, 68, Finley, KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alan Robert MacHattie, 89, Liberty, KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alma Furkin, 83, Columbia, KY (1939-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alvin D. Giles, 84, Pellyton, KY (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Robertson Thorsen, 78, Russell Springs, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy Gene Humble, 81, Columbia, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Joe Burton, 50, Knob Lick, KY (1971-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Cutler, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clifford M. Potts, 90, Louisville, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daryl Rooks, 54, Columbia, KY (1968-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ethel L. Hammond, 91, formerly of Russell Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harry Ingram, 93, Columbia, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Kenneth Perkins, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, JoAnn Davis Bragg, 88, Edmonton, KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lucy Fay Vaughn, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Coomer Smith, 85, Adair Co., KY native (1935-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Thomas Glenwood Richerson, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Treonna Wethington, 44, Russell Springs, KY (1975-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Venetta Barnett, 96 Taylor County, KY (1913-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Winfred (Wimp) Simpson, 80, Greensburg, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Sunday, August 5, 2018 All events are listed in Central Time. 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