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Quenton Truett Stephens, 75, Russell County, KY

Quenton Truett Stephens, age 75, of Jamestown, died on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in Jamestown.

Born on July 15, 1945, in Russell Springs, he was a son of the late George and Fairlee Hopper Stephens. Quenton was a logger and a farmer for most of his life. He truly enjoyed working. Quenton was a very loving person. He liked to collect guns and Case knives. Quenton attended Solid Rock Full Gospel Church.


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Quenton Truett Stephens, age 75, Jamestown, KY



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Winford Lewis Beams, 88, Green County, KY

Winford Lewis Beams of Greensburg, Kentucky, son of the late Woodford Lewis Wood Beams, was born on Wednesday, April 5, 1933 in Green County, Kentucky and departed this life on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the Taylor Regional Hospital. He was 88 years, one months, and eight days of age.

He had made a profession of faith in Christ, attended South Summersville Baptist Church, and was a farmer.


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Marlene Rodgers Tucker, 73, Russell County, KY

Marlene Rodgers Tucker, of Russell Springs, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021, at her home. She was 73 years of age.

Marlene was born on September 29, 1947, in Danville, only child born to the late Ora and Jessie Henson Rodgers. She married Elvis Tucker on November 4, 1967. They shared 50 years together, with Marlene as the perfect help mate to Bro. Elvis, as a pastor's wife and working side by side on the family farm. She was a homemaker who loved to travel. Marlene was a member of Pine Grove Separate Baptist Church.


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2021-05-15 23:24:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Phillip Coffey - Butter and Lasses

By Phillip Coffey
If the past is Prologue - Where should I be?
Sitting in the corner -no sipping hot tea
Mounted with questions - no solvable answers.
Take up the snapping whip - pony, "run faster".

Totally always - away from the crowded masses.
Charm of fresh Mustard Greens - meekly casual.
More hot biscuits, please - butter and 'lasses.
If I were totally in charge - upcoming disaster.


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Neat Family Gathering will be Sun 30 May 2021

By Gayla Baker

The annual Neat Family Gathering will be held on Sunday, May 30, 2021, from 3pmCT until ?, at 530 New Hope Church Rd. Columbia, KY.

Come join us, bring a dish.


2021-05-15 18:45:47 | Comments | Printable version

Gracie Parrott earns MSC Freshman of the Year honor

Bowling Green, KY - After getting her true freshman season shortened by the COVID-19 outbreak, Campbellsville University women's golfer Gracie Parrott was named the Mid-South Conference Freshman of the Year following her win at the Mid-South Conference Championship last Friday afternoon. Parrott, a Greensburg, KY, native, is the daughter of Walt and Deana Coffey-Parrott, and the granddaughter of Adair County Magistrate, Billy D. Coffey.

Parrott shot the lone under par score in the three-round tournament with rounds of 69 (-3), 74 (+2), and 71 (-1) to finish at 214 (-2). That 214 was 10 strokes better than the second place finisher as Parrott was able to cruise to the victory and clinch the Freshman of the Year honor.

That honor is the first for CU since Cassidy Scantland also did so the year she won the MSC Championship in 2013-14. The honor takes into account the three tournaments hosted by the conference in the Fall and Spring Invites.


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Haiku by Robert Stone for May 15, 2021

Anger when stirred up
can make a long walk seem short,
ignoring the cold.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 15 May 2021.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3532


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LCDHD COVID-19 Public Information Brief 5/14/2021

By Amy Tomlinson
Lake Cumberland District Health Department

We added 196 new cases this week compared to 184 last week. So, our several weeks' trend of increasing cases continues. On the upside, over the last few days, our new cases have been less than for the same time period the week prior. Hopefully, next week this will continue, and we will have a week of fewer new cases. We had 1 death that occurred over the last 7 days. We have 168 active cases today compared to 156 last Friday. We have 12 hospitalized cases compared with 9 last Friday. Our 7-day average incidence rate of new cases per 100,000 today for our district is 13.37 today, last Friday, 12.55.

Today, our 7-day average incidence rate of new cases per 1000,000 chart is showing only 5 counties in the "yellow-community-spread" category, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Russell, and Wayne; 4 counties in the "orange-accelerated" range of community-spread: Casey, McCreary, Pulaski, and Taylor; and 1 county in the "red-critical" range, Adair.

We are still experiencing a higher average of new cases per week than the state as a whole. This is to be expected since our COVID-19 vaccine uptake rate is lower than the state average in all 10 of our district's 10 counties.

Our citizens need to take the vaccine, which is safe and very effective. Of our 8,141 new cases since the vaccine started becoming available, almost 99% of them had not taken any doses of the vaccine.

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 3%.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 15
Happy Anniversary, Mark and Cindy Anderson Harris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Neil and Hope Janes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Robert and Sarah Sloan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Grant Whitaker (1974) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Andrew K. Sneed (2002). | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anna Paige Lloyd (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cody Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Harriet McQuaide Gold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacqueline Collins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, JoAnn Collins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John Raymond Keltner (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John W. Arnold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Matt Rogers (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shirl Darnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Teresa Bertram. | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Glenn (J R ) Kimbler, Jr.,, Adair Co., KY (1957-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Morris Ray Nunn, Green County, KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Clark Shively, Taylor County, KY (1926-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Richard Wimsatt, Clarkson, KY (1941-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Millard L. Allen, Casey Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earlene Richardson, Columbia, KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Treber, Russell Springs, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robbin Ray Redmon, Adair County, KY (1962-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Wells Murphy, Cumberland Co., KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Keltner, 98, Adair Co., KY (1915-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alvin (Glenn) Scholl, Adair County, KY (1955-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karen Prince, Taylor County, KY (1956-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherman Allen Murphy, 94, Casey County, KY (1920-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Gina Diane Eldridge, 57, Perry County, KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Hall Appleby, 49, Russell County, KY (1966-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Douglas Ford, 70, Summer Shade, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Malline McDonald, Liberty, KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Thomas, 84, Cumberland County, KY (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frank L. Black, Russell County, KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Don Antle, Taylor County, KY (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenny W. Powell, 61, Columbia, KY (1962-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillian Mae (Lynn) Curtis, 72, Columbia, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lorena Mae Ballard, 98, Adair Co., KY native (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary F. Lester, 97, Jamestown, KY (1923-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret Parrott Rogers, 84, Taylor Co., KY native (1925-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Osborne, 95, Elkhorn, KY (1927-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timmy Combs, 63, Edmonton, KY (1959-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zachary Paul Derman, 25, Edmonton, KY (1995-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, May 15, 2021
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:00amCTGrace Union pancake breakfast fundraiser
At Leftwich Hall in Bowling Park on the Glasgow Road in Edmonton | (ID:61487, Comment)
8:00amCTFarmers Market on the Square
Weekly on Saturday, at the corner of Market & Campbellsville Streets, Columbia | (ID:61593, Comment)
10:00amCTRevival at Gradyville Baptist Church | (ID:61665, Comment)
11:00amCTACHS Baseball at Wayne Co. | (ID:61620, Comment)
Services for Willard Morris Coomer, 75, Columbia, KY (1946-2021) | (ID:61689, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for Mary Frances May, 94, Columbia, KY (1926-2021) | (ID:61688, Comment)
6:30pmCTRevival at Gradyville Baptist Church | (ID:61663, Comment)
7:00pmCTMetcalfe County High School Prom, MCHS Gym | (ID:61431, Comment)

 

































 
 
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