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Daily News for Thursday, March 21, 2019
Reagan Turner named to the NAIA All-America Team By Chris Wells Reagan Turner, the Lindsey Wilson College sophomore from Gamaliel, KY, has been named to the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Second-Team All-America Team. Earlier this season, Turner was named the Mid-South Conference Player of the Year, first-team all-conference and to the WBCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Team. Turner led the Mid-South Conference and finished sixth in the NAIA this season averaging 20.4 points per game. Her scoring average is tied for the eighth-best single season scoring average in the program's history. J'Nayah Hall also earned a mention in the season-ending honor. Hall was selected NAIA All-America Honorable Mention. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 16:24:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
State's winningest basketball coach retires By Kal Oakes, Georgetown News-Graphic The coach who elevated Scott County High School boys' basketball to a place among the elite programs in the nation, and won more games than anyone in 100-plus years of Kentucky hoops in the process, is officially retired. Nine days after indicating that Scott County's loss to Louisville Trinity in the KHSAA state championship was more than likely his final game, Billy Hicks confirmed those intentions to school administration on Tuesday. "It wasn't like it was a decision I made just now," Hicks said in an exclusive interview Wednesday with the News-Graphic. "You have certain red flags out there that you know when it's time." Read the full article at news-graphic.com. 2019-03-21 13:10:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Mary Poppins production includes several Adair County kids By Lee Grider Several Columbia kids will be involved in this weekend's production of Mary Poppins at Living Word Ministries in Burkesville, KY March 22, 23 and 24, 2019. The show will include: Maya Caldwell, Emma Grider, Baylie Somerville, and Liberty, Michaela and Sophia Topping. The Choreographer for the show is Arabella Caldwell. 2019-03-21 13:07:01 | Comments | Printable version
LWC International Day of Cultural Awareness and Diversity By Travis Smith Students at Adair County Middle School in Columbia, KY got a unique opportunity on Thursday. The Lindsey Wilson College International Student Program (ISP) visited ACMS for the International Day of Cultural Awareness and Diversity, a day set aside each year for middle school students to meet college students from other countries and learn more about different cultures and customs. Over 25 LWC students from 12 different countries led ACMS students through the event by stamping passports, teaching facts about their countries of origin, playing educational games and even holding Q & A sessions. Adair County Middle School Principal Alma Rich was pleased with the event and what it brought to her students. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 12:56:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Mark D. Noel, 58, Taylor Co., KY (1960-2019) He will always be remembered as a good provider for all of his family. Mark D. Noel of Taylor County died at 1:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his home. He was 58 years old. The funeral service will be held at 1pmET on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Dr. Joe Segree. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery. Visitation is requested from 5pmET until 8pmET on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 12:51:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Tuba recital by CU adjunct instruct Chris Pearlberg is Mar 31 By Joan C. McKinney, director, Office of University Communications CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Chris Pearlberg of Indiana, who serves as an adjunct instructor in tuba at Campbellsville University, will present a faculty recital on the tuba at 3pmET Sunday, March 31 in The Gheens Recital Hall of the Gosser Fine Arts Center at 210 University Drive, Campbellsville, Ky. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 12:47:51 | Comments | Printable version
KSP: Injury Collision on KY90 in Metcalfe Co By Sergeant Jason Morris Summer Shade, KY - Kentucky State Police investigated a single vehicle injury collision today, 4 miles East of Summer Shade on KY90 at 8:52amCT. Preliminary investigation indicates 26 year-old Sabrina Heaton of Burkesville was operating a 2013 Dodge when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a guardrail. Heaton then crossed the roadway, running off the road striking an embankment and a tree. Heaton was transported to TJ Samson Hospital by the Metcalfe County EMS with non-life threatening injuries. Heaton was wearing her seat belt at the time of the collision Senior Officer Casey Tooley is investigating and was assisted on scene by the Metcalfe County Fire Department, Metcalfe County EMS and Metcalfe County Sheriff's Offices. 2019-03-21 12:46:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Jerry Lee Franklin, 73, Columbia, KY (1945-2019) Jerry was retired from Fruit of the Loom and a former employee of the Adair County Recycling Center. Jerry Lee Franklin of Columbia died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the T.J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow. He was 73 years old. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 1pmCT at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Michael Corbin officiating. Burial will follow in Haven Hill Cemetery. Visitation is requested after 5pmCT on Friday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 12:42:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
February 2019 unemployment report By Mike Clark/Kim Saylor Brannock Frankfort, KY - - Kentucky's seasonally adjusted preliminary February 2019 unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for February 2019 was down from the 4.2 percent reported for January 2019. The preliminary February 2019 jobless rate was down 0.2 percentage points from the 4.3 percent recorded for the state in February 2018. The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for February 2019 was 3.8 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from its January 2019 level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 12:38:19 | Comments | Printable version
KSP: One injured Wednesday in Metcalfe collision By Tpr. Nick Hale Metcalfe County, KY - Trooper Robert Maxwell is investigating a single vehicle injury collision that occurred on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 at approximately 10:29amCT on KY 218 at the Metcalfe/Green county line. Patricia Stovall, age 71, of Center, KY, was operating a 2005 Nissan passenger car east bound on KY 218, when she failed to stop for an unoccupied 2015 freightliner garbage truck that was parked in the roadway and struck it in the rear end. Stovall was belted, and was transported by Barren/Metcalfe EMS to T.J. Samson Community Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Trooper Maxwell was assisted at the scene by Metcalfe County Fire and Rescue. 2019-03-21 11:37:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Sherri Robertson Coffey speaking at Mt. Zion Church Sherri Robertson Coffey will be speaking this Sunday, March 24, 2019, at 10amCT, at Mt. Zion Church, 100 Buell Collins Rd., Columbia. Mt. Zion Church is on South 55 past Glensfork. Everyone is welcome--you are sure to be blessed. --Laverne 2019-03-21 11:31:20 | Comments | Printable version
Video: Green River Lake at Holmes Bend Ducks were feasting on gifts delivered to them by the high water and big waves on Green River Lake over the weekend. We only saw one boat try the water and a bit of unsuccessful fishing but many people were driving by to see the lower parking lot and beach completely flooded. The dock was almost out of sight, having floated away on the rising water. 2019-03-21 10:08:19 | Comments | Printable version
TheatreFest! Announces second summer of IMAGINE! Youth Theatre TheatreFest! the Summer Theatre hosted at Lindsey Wilson College each year will hold a day camp known as IMAGINE! Youth Theatre starting Tuesday, June 4 through Thursday July 18, culminating in four performances of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer based on the novel by Mark Twain, adapted by Ken Ludwig, with music and Lyrics by Don Schiltz. IMAGINE! Youth Theatre will run Tuesday, June 4, 2019 through Thursday, July 18, 2019, from 8amCT until NoonCT each day in V.P Henry Auditorium meeting each week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. The camp is open to students ages 8-18. For more information or to register your child, please visit www.theatrefest.org or contact Jeremy Cloyd at cloydj@lindsey.edu or (270) 427-6848. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 08:44:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Carol Perkins: Home self is the truest self Previous column: On cooking By Carol Perkins A typical Sunday is to come home from church, have lunch, and disappear for the perfect nap, which is guilt free from chores I feel I should be doing instead of stretching out and drifting away. Last Sunday was no different. After lunch, I disappeared into the bedroom down the hall from the den, stretched out under the bedspread of the made-up bed, and finished the Auburn/Tennessee game while Guy reclined in his chair in the den and watched golf. While on the edge of dropping off, I heard a shout, "Carol, you alright?" Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 08:41:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins
Judge Garnett Rodgers, 93, Adair Co, KY native (1925-2019) He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the St. Mark United Methodist Church. He was also a former Tool Clerk for Parker-Kalon Manufacturing. Mr. Judge Garnett Rodgers, Jr. of Campbellsville, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019. He was 93 years old. The funeral services for Mr. Judge Garnett Rodgers, Jr. will be conducted at NoonET on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the St. Mark United Methodist Church, 400 Meador St., Campbellsville, KY, with burial to follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. Bro. Tony Franklin will be officiating. Visitation is requested after 10amET on Saturday at the church until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 06:10:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Maxie Twyman Matney, 68, Greensburg, KY (1950-2019) Mr. Maxie Twyman Matney of Greensburg, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. He was 68 years old. The funeral services for Mr. Maxie Twyman Matney will be conducted at 11amCT on Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main St., Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Maple Hill Cemetery. Bro. Steve Janes will be officiating. Visitation is requested after 9amCT on Friday at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 06:04:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Dr. Elijah Brown to speak at Baptist Heritage Lecture Series By Zoe McAninch Campbellsville, KY - Dr. Elijah Brown, general secretary of Baptist World Alliance (BWA), will present the annual Baptist Heritage Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 5pmCT/6pmET in the Banquet Hall of the Badgett Academic Learning Center, 110 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. His lecture will be on "Blessed are the Peacemakers: Engaging in Justice Today." Brown will also be speaking at a chapel service on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at 9amCT/10amET in Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville, Ky. Both events are free and the public is invited to attend. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 05:56:10 | Comments | Printable version
Head Start registration Fri 29 Mar 2019 By Jiminy Hale Adair County Head Start is taking applications for the 2019/2020 school year for three- and four-year-olds on Friday, March 29, 2019, from 8:30amCT until 2:30pmCT at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg St, Columbia, KY. Come and put in an application for Head Start. Please bring income verification, child's birth certificate, social security card and medical card. For any questions please call the Adair County Head Start Family Support Specialist at 270-384-4111. 2019-03-21 05:52:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Math Literacy project is fully funded! Lisa Hayes First Grade Teacher at Adair County Primary Center writes: My literacy math project that I had you post about yesterday has now been FULLY funded. Just wanted you all to know. THANKS!Original article: Help ACPC math students get books for their classroom Note: There's another active funding project in Adair County, a Kiln Replacement for Ms. Davenport's Visual Arts students at Adair County High School. Click here to read more: donorschoose.org. 2019-03-21 05:45:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Download the HGR March newsletter George Kolbenschlag The March 2019 Homeplace on Green River newsletter is now available for download. In this issue, Gospel of St. John told by Robert Brock will kick off the Shakespeare in the Barn season on April 13, 2019, and the Plow Day/Spring Festival will be April 27. An American Chestnut tree nursery is coming to HGR, and there's a list of other projects and news. Download the newsletter here: 2019-03-HRG-March-Newletter (PDF) 2019-03-21 05:43:01 | Comments | Printable version
LWC International Students to visit ACMS By Sabine Eastham International Students from LWC are visiting Adair County Middle School on Thursday, March 21, 2019, from 7:45amCT to 2pmCT, for an International Day of Cultural Awareness and Diversity. 13 countries will be represented, and students will engage in a Scavenger Hunt geared to increase their cultural awareness. 2019-03-21 05:33:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Chance of showers then mostly cloudy, high 53F It's currently 46F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Showers are likely this morning, mainly before 9amCT. Mostly cloudy skies are in the forecast, with a high near 53F. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%, with new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies with a low around 34F. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Friday should be mostly sunny, with a high near 55F. West wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Skies will remain mostly clear on Friday night, with an overnight low around 27F. North wind 5 to 9 mph. 2019-03-21 05:29:12 | Comments | Printable version
7-County Area Courts for Thu 21 Mar 2019 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Thursday, March 21, 2019, at a glance:
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Today - THURSDAY with CM - 21 Mar 2019 Haiku by Robert Stone for March 21, 2019: Poor who pinch pennies--Robert Stone, Thursday, 21 March 2019. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2746 2019-03-21 05:23:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Mervin Lee Dyer, 75, Cumberland County, KY (1944-2019) He attended Dutch Creek Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, was a U. S. Army Veteran and a Truck Driver for Latham Trucking. Mervin Lee Dyer of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his residence, having attained the age of 75 years, 1 month, and 5 days. The Funeral Service will be Friday, March 22, 2019 at 2pmCT in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home in Burkesville with Bro. Ronnie Pitcock and Bro. Bob Thrasher officiating. Burial will be in the Perkins Cemetery in Cumberland County. The family will receive friends after 3pmCT on Thursday, March 21, 2019, until the funeral hour on Friday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-21 04:07:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 21 Happy Birthday, Anita and Barbara | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Betty Wall | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Stapleton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joe N. Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, John Howery (1952) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Johnnietta Jessie (1958) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Justin R. Tucker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kara Murphy (2000) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mark Baker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mark Karnes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rick Wilson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tim Judd | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Parthena McQueary Bradshaw, 92, Russell Co., KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lorene Rhodes, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marla Jean Walls, Russell Springs, KY (1953-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Melody I. Coffey, Russell Springs, KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rebecca June Watts, Edmonton, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Steven Randall (Randy) Richards, Liberty, KY (1961-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John C. Bray, Burkesville, KY (1921-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernie Alice Brewer English, Greensburg, KY (1938-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, R.B. Tincher Taylor Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Versie Colwell, Taylor Co., KY (1915 ) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joslynn Ann Luttrell, Adair Co., KY (2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Byron Whittle, Russell County, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judge James G. Weddle, Liberty, KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marvin Ray Patton Casey County, KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Andy A. Miller, Casey County, KY (1962-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Randy Elmore, 46, Russell Co., KY (1967-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Russell Murphy, Casey County, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Lee Page Wayne, Taylor Co., KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobbie J. Hinton, 80, Russell Co., KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lorinda Key, 55, Cumberland Co., KY |1959-2014| | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, M. Rey Yarberry, Green Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Gladys M. Keltner, Green County, KY (1916-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory birthday, Johnnie W. Price, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Genia Lynn Stephens, 45, Russell Co., KY (1970-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bernice Underwood, 69, Taylor County, KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl Ballenger, 74, Jamestown, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory birthday, Danny Lee (Dan) Dunbar, Russell Springs, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Sue Miller, Adair Co., KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Levettia (Tiny) Hicks, Campbellsville, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mabel Sullivan, 90, Taylor Co., KY (1926-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dennis Hopper Selby, Russell Co., KY (1966-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John L. Burchett, 49, Russell Co., KY (1967-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Denesa Burton Veatch, Taylor County/Adair Co., KY native (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph Henry Judd, 97 Jefferson County, KY/Green County Native (1921-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Rodney Earl Scott, 46, Marrowbone, Cumberland Co., KY (1972-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gloria Dean Luttrell, 60, Dunnville, KY (1960-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harold Wayne Acree, 71, Green Co., KY native (1952-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Iza Pearl Helm, 91, Jamestown, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Norman Coffey, 90, Columbia, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Karsyn Rubbo, 4 months, Jamestown, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rev. Clifford Buel Hayes, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Dale Wilson, Sr., 66, Campbellsville, KY (1957-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Steven (Half-pint) Mitchell, 35, Taylor Co., KY (1987-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Theresa A. Goldsmith, 66, Taylor Co., KY native (1957-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Uriel C. Sparks, formerly of Adair County (1930-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Junior 'Willie' Murrell, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willie York, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2019 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form. |
 
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