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Monarch Butterfly seminar part of Outdoor Expo 3 Aug 2019

Michaela Rogers, Monarch Coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, will be presenting a seminar on habitat and its importance to the Monarch Butterfly in Columbia on Saturday August 3, 2019.

The seminar is part of the South Central KY Outdoor Expo at 2pmCT at the ACHS Library.


2019-07-26 20:42:45 | Comments | Printable version

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Lela Hoskins, 82, Casey County, KY (1937-2019)



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Lela Hoskins, 82, Casey County, KY (1937-2019)

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Free: bed liner for a F150 long bed

Update: The bed liner is spoken for

Free - Bed liner (mat) that fits F150 long bed. Can be picked up at Printing Creations, 110 N. Monroe St, Columbia. Call 270-634-2133. - Joyce M. Coomer


2019-07-26 20:38:54 | Comments | Printable version

Ribbon Cutting to be held at Taylor's Taxidermy 31 July

The Columbia Adair Chamber of Commerce will hold a Ribbon Cutting at Tracy Taylor’s Taxidermy Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 1pmCT.

The business is located at 4660 Bull Run Road, Columbia, KY.


2019-07-26 20:26:37 | Comments | Printable version

Randy K. Bolin, 58, Russell County, KY (1960-2019)

Randy K. Bolin, 58, of Jamestown, KY passed away Monday, July 8th, at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY.

Memorial visitation will be held at Clear Springs Baptist Church, Hwy 619, Russell Springs, KY, from 2-5pmCT on Saturday, August 3, 2019.


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2019-07-26 18:10:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

One injured in single vehicle collision in Russell Springs

Russell Springs, KY (July 26, 2019) - Trooper Zach Scott is investigating a single vehicle injury collision that occurred on July 25th, 2019 at approximately 9:21pmCT, eight miles south of Russell Springs on KY HWY 379.

Ellen Moore, age 62 of Jamestown, was operating a south bound 2005 Nissan when she struck a calf that had entered the roadway. Moore was wearing her seat belt and transported by EMS to the Russell County Hospital where she was treated for minor injuries.

Trooper Scott was assisted at the scene by the Russell County Sheriff's Department and Russell County EMS.


2019-07-26 15:54:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Hungry Kids Cafe menus for Saturday morning, 27 July 2019

Hungry Kids Cafe menu from Lois Cunningham for Farmers Market on the Square Saturday morning, July 27, 2019:

Free Kids Breakfast:
Cheese Scrambled Eggs, Strawberry Parfait and Veronica's Variety Muffins.

Free Kids Lunch menu:
Roasted Turkey Sandwiches, Veggie Chips, Sliced Tomatoes and Miniature Peach Pies.

As always, grownups are welcome to eat for a donation.


2019-07-26 11:15:25 | Comments | Printable version

Lindsey Wilson Women's Soccer 2019 schedule

By Chris Coombs

Lindsey Wilson women's soccer head coach Drew Burwash announced the schedule for the upcoming 2019 season on Friday.
Lindsey Wilson Women's Soccer 2019 schedule
The Blue Raiders regularly play one of the toughest schedules in the country each year and will once again be put to test. Lindsey Wilson faces five teams that qualified for the national tournament last year, including a national semifinalist and the 2018 NAIA National Champion.


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2019-07-26 09:59:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Transportation Directory for 2019/20 School Year

By Rita Carter

The Adair County Schools Transportation Directory is now available online, so that parents getting ready for back to school can see what bus and who their driver is for the upcoming year.

There are a few driver changes as well as route changes and we want to make it as convenient as possible with Back To School readiness as we can. The following link will have the most current data as it becomes available:
Transportation Directory for 2019/20 School Year
We have some of the best Bus Drivers and Transportation Director around and hope that everyone has a great beginning for the upcoming school year. More information about school transportation is available at adair.kyschools.us.


2019-07-26 09:55:58 | Comments | Printable version

RMH yard sale going on today & tomorrow 26, 27 July 2019

From the RMH Committee

Come and shop the yard sale in the basement of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce today and tomorrow and help raise funds for the Ronald McDonald Houses - everything is $1 or less!!

The RMH Committee is having the yard sale today, Friday July 26, from 7:30amCT until 3pmCT, and tomorrow, July 27, from 7:30amCT until 1pmCT, with all proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald Houses of Kentucky.

The Chamber Office is located at 201 Burkesville St., Columbia, KY.


2019-07-26 09:35:01 | Comments | Printable version

Lela Hoskins, 82, Casey County, KY (1937-2019)

Lela Hoskins age 82, of Liberty, KY passed away on Tuesday July 23, 2019 at the Casey County Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held at 12noonCT/1pmET Sunday July 28, 2019 at South Fork Separate Baptist Church with Bro. Troy Coffey and Bro. David Coffey officiating. Burial will be in the South Fork Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5pmET Saturday July 27, 2019 at South Fork Separate Baptist Church.


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2019-07-26 08:59:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

LWC spring degree recipients from Adair County

Lindsey Wilson College has released the names of degree recipients from Adair County for its 109th commencement ceremony, which was held in May in Biggers Sports Center.

The thirty-six Adair County residents who received degrees were:


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2019-07-26 06:40:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College

State Budget Office announces FY19 Budget Surplus allocations

By Nicole Burton

Frankfort, KY - The Office of the State Budget Director is releasing the results of the budget surplus for the year. The Commonwealth's FY19 General Fund revenues exceeded estimates by $194.5 million, reaching an all-time high and surpassed FY18 revenues by more than $550 million.

The Office of the State Budget Director announced that, following payment of $33.2 million in unbudgeted but necessary government expenditures (NGEs), the following appropriations were made, as prescribed by the FY 2018-2020 biennial budget:
  • Coal severance tax to coal counties - $15 million
  • Mineral severance tax to mineral counties - $2.7 million
  • Lottery receipts to need-based scholarships - $14.9 million
  • Teachers Retirement System (TRS) post-retirement health insurance fund - $70 million
  • Kentucky Employees Retirement System (KERS) Nonhazardous unfunded pension liability fund - $60.1 million


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2019-07-26 06:28:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

Sunny skies on through the weekend, high 85F

It's currently 61F in Adair County. Sunny skies should continue today and on through the weekend. Today's high will be near 85F, with light and variable wind.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 62F and calm wind.

Saturday will be Sunny, with a high near 85F, and calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Skies will be mostly clear again on Saturday night, with an overnight low around 64F. Light south wind.

The National Weather Service in Louisville is predicting mostly sunny skies again on Sunday, too, with a high near 87.


2019-07-26 06:25:00 | Comments | Printable version

Today - FRIDAY with CM - 26 July 2019

Haiku by Robert Stone for July 26, 2019:
After drying tears,
restraining one’s impatience
shows maturity.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 26 July 2019.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2873


2019-07-26 06:19:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Fri 26 July 2019

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Friday, July 26, 2019, at a glance:
  • Adair County: 3 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Green County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Russell County: 1 event Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 14 events Circuit Court. 10 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2019-07-26 06:18:53 | Comments | Printable version

Planning & Zoning to meet in Columbia 8 Aug 2019

From Jada Atwood

Please be advised the City of Columbia Planning and Zoning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 6:10pmCT in City Hall.

The purpose of the Public Hearing is to consider the following:
Request for zone change from R2 Low-Moderate Density Residential to C2 Highway Oriented Commercial for a lot located at 172 Parrott Avenue (PVA Map No. 000-01 10-010.00). Property owned by Charles Tarter.
The hearing is open to the public.


2019-07-26 06:10:20 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 26
Happy Anniversary, Jeff and Charlene Pike (1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Pam and Ralph Shearer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alicia Garnon ( July 26,1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alisa Reeder (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Nobles | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Blane Bardin (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandi Miller | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brother and Sister - Yulanda Bradshaw and Brother Everrick "Moe" Bradshaw | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bryan Miller | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charley Michelle Decker (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Crystal "Chris" Gayle Bennett (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Erica Turner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Everrick "Moe" Bradshaw | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Greg Hill | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jared Brock | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, LaGene Stephens Sexton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lindsey Caroline Darnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Daniel | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melissa Gayle Harvey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melissa Horton (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melissa Jo Rooks | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, mother and daughter, Shanna and Lindsey Darnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nancy Lynn Griffith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nicholas Hopper | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nick Hopper | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shanna Darnell | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Lee (Eddie) Haynes, Campbellsville, KY (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward W. Danhauer, Louisville, KY (July 26, 1928 - August 15, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Pike, Adair Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alfred Thomas Mason Russell Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Leon Wilson, Taylor Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Louise Taylor Selby, Russell Co., KY (1916) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roger Neal Parnell, Adair Co., KY native (1975) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenna Mann, Adair Co., KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lou Ann Riggs Turner, 71, Taylor Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Tawanna Lou Spears Cash, Cumberland Co., KY (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. (Sonny) Perkins, Taylor County, KY (1938-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jane Catherine (Pelly) Cundiff, Russell Co., KY, Adair Co. native (1915-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christopher Miller, Cumberland Co., KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gertrude Welsh, Dunnville, KY (1919-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alta Bernice Hoskins, Russell Co., KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Brian Lee Karp, Sr., Green County, KY (1938-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Roy Hale, Casey County, KY (1941-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Ray Garrett, 70, Metcalfe Co., KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Forrest , Elk Horn, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Paul Howard (Bodie) Bow, 76, Burkesville, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Joan Turner, 68, Russell Co., KY/Metcalfe Co. native (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley M. (Biddix) Pilkington, Adair Co, KY/NC native (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Betty Cole Hurt, Cumberland Co., KY (1926-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David V. Roy, 61, Russell Springs, KY, formerly of Columbia (1956-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Jean Peake Williams, 73, Clementsville, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Duval Lorena Sidebottom Hay, Greensburg, KY (1923-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alouise Wilson Johnson, Russell County, KY (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Justice (Pete) Milby, Gabe, Green Co., KY, (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Lee Benningfield, 77, Taylor Co., KY (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara "Barbie" Faye Young, 74, Breeding, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carrie Lee Lindsey, 80, Columbia, KY native (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Campbell, III, 20, Russell Springs, KY (1999-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cindy Wood Denton, 58, Campbellsville, KY (1963-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Browning Depp, Columbia, KY (1931-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric D. Rowe, 37, Columbia, KY (1985-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Pauline Hayes Troop, 91, Liberty, KY (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary W. (Frog) Rooks, 59, Columbia, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Griffin, 85, Green County, KY (1932-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kay Burton Thomas, 74, Columbia, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Corbin, 88, Columbia, KY native (1934-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Dale George, 70, Columbia, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Alma Keltner, 92, Adair Co., KY (1931-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Elizabeth Grider, 80, Columbia, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Lee Woodhouse, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rose Derrington Walton, 81, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Becker, 97, Green Co., KY (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, July 26, 2019
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:00amCTBack-to-School Giveaway and Clothing Drive at Cane Valley Christian Church | (ID:58279, Comment)
7:30amCTRMH yard sale going on today & tomorrow 26, 27 July 2019, everything's $1 | (ID:58406, Comment)
10:00amCTSafety Committee meeting | (ID:58396, Comment)
11:00amCTFarewell reception for Kelli Bonifer at Extension Office, Columbia | (ID:58367, Comment)
Services for Ferry White, 87, Cumberland County, KY (1932-2019) | (ID:58393, Comment)
6:00pmCTWorship on Main in Russell Springs | (ID:58380, Comment)

 


































 
 
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