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Santa letters - batch three - from Adair Head Start

Adair County Head Start students share wishes they hope to find under their Christmas trees. Their letters are below:

In Ms. Veronica's and Ms. Angie's class:

Lariat wants a Barbie camper, a purple four wheeler and Barbie dolls.

Zakyan wants a four wheeler, bike, paw patrol toys, cowboy toys, tractors and a skateboard.

James wants a tractor, a trailer, police car, a derby bike, a truck, a gas station, a mixer track and clay.

Aria wants Fake Santa Claus, Barbies, a baby doll and a fish.

Isabella wants a JoJo toy, a swing set with a slide, baby dolls and clothes.


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2019-12-24 20:04:12 | Comments | Printable version

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What's Santa's GPS location this Christmas Eve?



2019-12-24 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tiffany Kessler, columbiamagazine.com.
Are you and the children tracking Santa's location in the world this Christmas Eve? Thanks to Tiffany Kessler for sharing this photo of Santa and Mrs. Santa in the Christmas in Columbia Parade.

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Letter: where's the location?

Memaw Pittman writes: "Where's the Polly Barn located?"

Thanks for writing to ask about the Polly Barn where the Christmas Play and Dinner took place. From Columbia, take Highway 55 South, turn left on 768, travel 1/2 mile, and find the barn on the left. It belongs to event director Laura Brummett and her husband Matthew.


2019-12-24 19:13:02 | Comments | Printable version

Somerset native runs hospital for orphans in Africa

By Karla Ward, Lexington Herald-Leader

For the past two years, Amy Hehre has been living her dream: she runs a five-story nonprofit hospital for orphaned and abandoned children in the African nation of Kenya. Now, the 27-year-old Somerset native wants to take her organization global, and as a first step, she met last month with the Dalai Lama.

Hehre, who looks as though she just stepped out of the pages of a magazine, is also a top sales representative for a skincare brand, Rodan + Fields. And she and her husband are the adoptive parents to a young Kenyan girl. Yes, she's got a lot going on.

Read more: kentucky.com


2019-12-24 12:05:16 | Comments | Printable version

Mike Wilson, 70, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2019)

A life-long broadcaster, Mike Wilson's love of radio was exceeded only by his love of the communities he served in South Central Kentucky, especially Campbellsville and Greensburg.

Mike Wilson of Campbellsville passed away at his home on Saturday, December 21, 2019. He was 70 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 11amET on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Bro. Bobby Withers and Larry Smith. Burial will follow in Ragan Cemetery, Glens Fork, KY.

Visitation is requested from 5pmET until 8pmET on Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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2019-12-24 12:00:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Lucy Watkins Wayne, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2019)

Lucy Watkins Wayne of Campbellsville passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019. She was 83 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 11amET on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by family. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery.

Visitation is requested from 5pmET until 8pmET on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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2019-12-24 11:53:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

KSP: Liberty traffic stop leads to drug arrest

By Tpr. Nick Hale

Liberty, KY - On Sunday, December 22, 2019, at approximately 3:20pmET, Trooper Billy Begley was on routine patrol 5 miles west of Liberty on KY 206 when he initiated a traffic stop on a 2005 Dodge pickup for a registration violation.

Tpr. Begley made contact with the driver, 32 year old Buddy Bernard of Russell Springs, KY. Consent to search the vehicle was given, resulting in Tpr Begley locating several small bags containing suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, syringes and prescription medications.


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2019-12-24 11:50:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Baby Pearl Foust making TV debut

Pearl Foust, daughter of Will and Brook Foust, will be making her worldwide television debut tonight, Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at 6pmCT on TLC's "Babies, Babies, Babies" show.

2019-12-24 11:48:37 | Comments | Printable version

Santa letters - batch two - from Adair County Head Start

More of Ms. Courtney's and Ms. Shelly's class of Adair County Head Start students sharing their wishes for what they hope to see under their Christmas trees in 2019:

Zayne wants a four wheeler that has a string and a robot.

Junior wants a four wheeler, a backhoe, a dinosaur and a T-Rex.

KY'Rieond wants Three baby dolls, a baby walker, a baby bed, Sky Paw Patrol, a flower, a teacher.

Ziva wants a rhino toy, a unicorn with a handle, shimmer and shine, a spirit toy with peoples, and a Santa Claus hat.

Brynlee wants a Barbie house, Elsa toy, a bus, a car, a kitchen set and a bunch of presents.

Caleb wants a marshal's firetruck (Paw Patrol) Skye from paw patrol, Chase from paw patrol, Rubble and Rocky from paw patrol, Ryder and the bus from paw patrol, Callie the cat, Spiderman and a monkey.

Emma wants and Ariel doll, Elsa, Anna, and Olaf, a phone to charge up, a charger, a bunkbed for Elsa, paint, a big Barbie and Barbie house.

Sofia wants Minnie Mouse, robot, Peppa Pig, books, toy school bus, key toys, phone and pencils.

Lexi wants a Unicorn, cow, dog, horse, cat, baby doll, pencil, Santa Claus, and a fishing pole.

Camreon wants Paw Patrol toy, black panther claws, bike, robot, Spiderman costume and gloves, scary mask, Grinch costume, four wheeler, motorcycle and mustache.

More letters to Santa from the other Head Start classes will be coming in a later post. Feel free to send your Santa letters to CM all day today and tomorrow.


2019-12-24 07:46:46 | Comments | Printable version

Santa letters from Adair County Head Start students

Little ones in Adair County Head Start share their wishes for what they hope to see under their Christmas trees in 2019. Some of their letters are below and more will be posted later as we celebrate Christmas!

In Ms. Courtney's and Ms. Shelly's class:

Gracie wants an LOL doll and Mermaids.

Connor wants Buzz Light Year, Buzz Light Year Rock Man, Ben Tin and Choc-rock.

Zoey wants an Ella Bella doll, LOL doll, Ballerina doll, Mermaid doll that goes in the water, doggy backpack with Ballerinas on it, doggie, ballerina shoes and clothes, real kitty cat, Christmas gnome, ballerina Barbie doll.

Luke wants a dinosaur toy, remote control car, toy food, bunk bed, and blocks.

Waylon wants a teddy bear surprise, toy truck, car, jeep and panda.

Brody wants a white toy truck, ro back, phone, white shovel, markers, PJ mask, PJ mask blanket and PJ mask bed.

Liam wants a big tractor, power wheel tractor, Ford, four wheeler.

River wants JoJoSiwa, baby doll, and LOL dolls.

Kyrie wants a rocket launcher, a big monster truck, a toy computer, a chainsaw and a fire gun.

Zander wants Avengers - Spiderman and Thor.

More letters will follow in later posts.


2019-12-24 07:37:37 | Comments | Printable version

Sunny and warm, high 65F

It's currently 35F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be sunny today, with a high near 65F. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 40F and light and variable wind.

Christmas Day will be mostly sunny, with a high near 68F and south wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday night will be partly cloudy again, with an overnight low around 43F, and south wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.


2019-12-24 07:18:21 | Comments | Printable version

Today - Tuesday with CM - 24 Dec 2019

Haiku by Robert Stone for December 24, 2019:
If one were not taught
about doing right and wrong,
one would choose easy.
--Robert Stone, Tuesday, 24 December 2019.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3024


2019-12-24 07:16:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Dollie Opal Caudill, 85, Casey County, KY native (1934-2019)

Dollie Opal Caudill age 85, of Cincinnati, OH passed away on Wednesday December 18, 2019. She was born in Liberty, KY on January 20, 1934, a daughter of the late Clyde and Emma Richards Helm.

Private Services will be held.


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2019-12-24 00:58:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Christmas Eve programs in five different locations today

There are five Christmas Eve services listed in ColumbiaMagazine.com events today, December 24, 2019:

4:30pmCT - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2418 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY

5:30pmCT - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Glens Fork Church of the Nazarene, 7811 Hwy 55 South, Columbia, KY

7:00pmCT - Christmas Eve program at the historic Rosenwald School located beside Santa Fee Baptist Church in the Flatwoods

8:30pmCT - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Through the Fire Worship Center, 24 Burnett Road, Columbia KY

11pmCT - Columbia United Methodist Church annual Christmas Eve service at 11pmCT, 202 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY


2019-12-24 00:50:26 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 24
Happy Anniversary, Doug and Fredia Melton (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Eugene and Carol Cowan (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Joseph and Norma Jean Parnell (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Randall and Joyce Pyles (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Abby Cornelison (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alvin Shofner (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Sue Chelf Feese, December 24, 1950 | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charles Gwen Powell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dicky Walker (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Johnny Douglas Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leigh Ann Walker Parkinson (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lou Carney Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Mitchum (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Peggy Curry Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Riva Scott | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sawyer Merritt (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tara Elizabeth Jones (1988) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, William L. Dial (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Zachary Mann | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Nelson Wethington, Casey Co., KY (1964-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Ferguson Grant, Columbia, KY (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Misty Hill, Casey County, KY (1970-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jean Lynn Farris, Casey County, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Denois (DeDe) Long Allen, Liberty, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggy Murphy, Russell County, KY (1959-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zelpha E. Wheeler, Columbia, KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charles Tommy Whitlow, Green Co., KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Wilson, Russell Co., KY (1917 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cathy Pike, Taylor Co., KY (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles J. Campbell, Taylor County, KY (1934-2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Buford Coleman Walker, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Bill) Karstetter, Adair County, KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nellie Gabehart, Taylor County, KY (1910-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alma Gayle Bault, 62, Adair Co., KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Inez Jeanelle Gooch, Metcalfe County, KY (1933-2014 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Gordon Tyler Sr., Metcalfe Co., KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fred Neat, Taylor County, KY; Adair native (1944-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thelma L. Hadley, 61, Russell Co., KY (1952-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Wilda Pearl Turner, Metcalfe County, KY, (1917-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel J. (Young) Morrison, Adair Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Johnnnie C. Clark, Taylor Co., KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. James William Scott, 69, Summersville, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zelmadine Antle, Russell Springs, KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Marie Smith Edmiston Morris, Summer Shade, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eudora Cooper, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma Jean Lostutter, 81, Russell Co., KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carlos Lyle Bradshaw, Russell Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christine Johnson, 70, Columbia, KY (1944-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sheila Brady, 68, Taylor Co., KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael J Harmon, 64, Campbellsville, Taylor County, KY (1950-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Toy "Tweetie" Powell, Taylor Co., KY (1933-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geniece Leftwich Marcum, Metcalfe Co. native, (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Jane Branham, 91, Metcalfe County, KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jean Jones, 52, Adair County, KY (1964-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Carol White Shirley, 74, Glasgow, KY (1942-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Jerry Lee Armstrong, Adair County, KY (1952-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ila Emerson Tarter, Casey County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David D. Scott, 70, Columbia, KY (1953-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Wayne Litteral, 59, Columbia, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas Ray Burton, 63, Campbellsville, KY native (1957-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Henry Carl Cook, 97, Center, KY (1925-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Iola Lobb Henderson, 89, Green Co., KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeremy Scott Goodin, 42, Columbia, KY (1979-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Handy, 92, Green Co., KY (1927-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Wood, 68, Campbellsville, KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommie Murrell, (Dec. 24, 1930 - Aug. 29, 1974) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, December 24, 2019
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTAdair Co. Public Library Closed Today | (ID:59663, Comment)
The Adair County Clerk's Office will be closed today | (ID:59752, Comment)
Adair County Board of Education Central Office closed today | (ID:59786, Comment)
County Offices closed today for Christmas:
  • Adair County Judge Executive's Office
  • Adair County Road Department
  • Adair County Recycling
  • Green River Animal Shelter
| (ID:59790, Comment)
8:00amCTCity Hall will be closed today for Christmas Eve | (ID:59793, Comment)
9:00amCTAdair Food Pantry, 203 South Monroe Street, Columbia, KY Open 9am-12pmCT, Contact: Stephanie Long, Director, 270-250-2847 | (ID:59627, Comment)
10:00amCTServices for Shelby Wright, age 78, Green County, KY | (ID:59801, Comment)
11:00amCTColumbia Church of Christ Food Pantry open from 11amCT to NoonCT today | (ID:59802, Comment)
4:30pmCTChristmas Eve Candlelight Service at Trinity United Methodist Church | (ID:59779, Comment)
5:30pmCTChristmas Eve Candlelight Service at Glens Fork Church of the Nazarene | (ID:59803, Comment)
7:00pmCTChristmas Eve program at the historic Rosenwald School in the Flatwoods | (ID:59800, Comment)
8:30pmCTChristmas Eve Candlelight Service at Through the Fire | (ID:59771, Comment)
11:00pmCTColumbia United Methodist Church annual Christmas Eve service at 11pmCT, 202 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY | (ID:59738, Comment)

 


































 
 
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