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Free tax service available in Green County

By Beverly Edwards

Free AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Service at the Green County Extension Office will begin Monday, February 7, 2022 and will continue on Mondays only through April 11, 2022. We will be open only on Mondays.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide service is restricted due to Covid and will take no walk-ins, appointments are required. Taxes will be done as a drop-off, pick-up same day model.

A tax packet needs to be picked up at the Green County Extension Office prior to your appointment. Masks are required. You may call 270-932-7459 or 592-888-1853 for an appointment.


2022-01-18 23:12:22 | Comments | Printable version

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EDA meeting features new video of GR Commerce Park



2022-01-18 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority (EDA) Chairman Bobby Morrison and Heather Spoon led the January board meeting Tuesday, sharing a new video created to help showcase the industrial park expansion on Hwy 55 North. Work has been progressing over the past year to get a second entrance to the park to make full use of all the acreage. Promotions are set to begin to let people know acreage is ready for businesses to locate here. For more information, email info@columbiakyeda.com or call 844-232-4726 which should reach one of the EDA Board members.

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Kentucky passes 1 million COVID-19 cases

Omicron Variant Continues to Surge; Positivity rate exceeds 30%; 75% of adult Kentuckians have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

By Crystal Staley/Scottie Ellis

Frankfort, KY -. On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Gov. Andy Beshear said that Kentucky has surpassed 1 million total COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 1,014,703 total cases as of Tuesday.

The Governor also announced the state's highest ever day for newly reported cases on Saturday - 14,896 - as well as the highest ever test positivity rate Tuesday - 30.25%.

"The increase in cases is severe, by far more than any other surge we've had," said Gov. Beshear. "But the good news is, 75% of Kentuckians 18 and up have been vaccinated. I think that's a pretty big deal. Three quarters of everyone in Kentucky who can make their own health care decisions have decided to get vaccinated. That is an overwhelming majority. Hopefully this encourages even more people to get that shot of hope."


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2022-01-18 19:53:42 | Comments | Printable version

Lorraine (Rainy) Robertson Jones, 73, Russell Springs, KY (1948-2022)

Lorraine "Rainy" Robertson Jones of Russell Springs passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at the Russell County Hospital. She was 73 years old.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10amCT on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Bernard Funeral Home, 367 N. Main St., Russell Springs, KY, with Brother Richie Curtis and Brother John Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Family Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Thursday, January 20, 2022, and will continue on Friday, January 21, 2022, from 8amCT until time of services, at Bernard Funeral Home.


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2022-01-18 19:49:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Isaiah Crew, 18, Liberty, KY (2003-2022)

Isaiah Crew of Liberty passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 18 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 1pmET on Friday, January 21, 2022, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville St, Liberty, KY. Cremation rites will follow.

The family will receive friends from 11amET to 1pmET on Friday, January 21, 2022, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.


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2022-01-18 19:45:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Anna Chapman, 62, Jamestown, KY (1959-2022)

Anna Chapman of Jamestown passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at Russell County Hospital. She was 62 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Wilson Funeral Home, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Phillip Miller officiating. Interment will follow in Jack Lawless Cemetery, Jamestown, KY.

Visitation will be held at 10amCT on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Wilson Funeral Home, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY.


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2022-01-18 19:41:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Gladys C. Rowland, 92, Hustonville, KY (1929-2022)

Gladys C. Rowland of Hustonville passed away on Sunday January 16, 2022, at her residence. She was 92 years old.

Funeral Services will be held at 2pmET on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY, with Rev. Tim Jones and Rev. Jim Collison officiating. Burial will follow in the Grove Ridge Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6pmET until 9pmET on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel.


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2022-01-18 19:36:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Philip Mason Blaydes, 81, Edmonton, KY (1940-2022)

Philip Mason Blaydes of Edmonton passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Metcalfe Healthcare Center in Edmonton. He was 81 years old.

Funeral Services for Philip Blaydes will be held at 1pmCT on Thursday at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East St., Edmonton, KY. Burial will follow in the Metcalfe County Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 3pmCT until 8pmCT on Wednesday, and will continue after 9amCT on Thursday at the funeral home.


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2022-01-18 19:32:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Clarence Allen (Bud) Liming, 83, Liberty, KY (1938-2022)

Clarence Allen "Bud" Liming of Liberty passed away on Friday January 14th, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 83 years old.

Funeral Services will be held at 11amET on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY, with Mahlon Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Liming Family Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5pmET until 7pmET on Thursday January 20, 2022, at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel.


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2022-01-18 19:27:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Rebecca (Becky) Ann Wooldridge Judd, 72, Green Co., KY (1949-2022)

Rebecca "Becky" Ann Wooldridge Judd of Green County passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at the Green Hill Rehabilitation and Care. She was 72 years old.

Place and Time of Service: The funeral service will be held at 10amCT on Friday, January 21, 2021, at the Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home, 209 W Court St., Greensburg, KY, with Rev. Garnett Wayne Davis and Rev. Leslie Jewell officiating. Interment will follow in Green County Memory Gardens in the Summersville Community.

Visitation is requested from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Thursday, January 20, 2021, at the Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home.


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2022-01-18 14:14:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Tina Jo Tucker Pelly, 67, Campbellsville, KY (1954-2022)

Tina Jo Tucker Pelly of Campbellsville passed away on Sunday January 16, 2022. She was 67 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 1pmET on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Rev. Ronnie Dooley. Burial will follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

Visitation is requested from 10amET until 1pmET on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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2022-01-18 14:09:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Agenda for School Board regular meeting, Thu 20 Jan 2022

By Rita Carter

The Adair Co. School Board will hold their regular monthly meeting at 6pmCT on Thursday, January 20, 2022, in the Adair County Board Conference Room at the Board of Education, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Social distancing guidelines will be in place.

Note: This meeting follows a special called meeting at 5:30pmCT, to discuss tax rates for the 2021/2022 School Year.

Regular Board Meeting Agenda:


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2022-01-18 12:17:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Agenda for School Board special called meeting, Thu 20 Jan 2022

By Rita Carter

The Adair Co. School Board will hold a special called meeting at 5:30pmCT on Thursday, January 20, 2022, to discuss tax rates for the 2021/2022 School Year, prior to the regular monthly meeting at 6pmCT.

The meetings will take place in the Adair County Board Conference Room at the Board of Education, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Social distancing guidelines will be in place.

Special Called Meeting Agenda:


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2022-01-18 12:15:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

2022 Adair Co. candidates for office as of Jan 14

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From Nadalie Inscho, Chief Deputy Clerk-Elections
Adair County Clerk's Office

Following is a list of Adair County candidates who have filed to run for office in 2022. As of January 14, 2022, over 30 candidates were on the ballot, with several races still waiting for any candidates, and several other candidates unopposed so far.

The deadline for filing to run in the 2022 Primary Election has been extended until January 25, 2022, and the deadline to file to run in non-partisan races in the 2022 General Election is June 7, 2022.


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2022-01-18 10:51:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

Richard recieves Education pin at CU December ceremony

Devin Richard of Columbia received a pin for P-5, Elementary Education at Campbellsville University's School of Education pinning and hooding ceremony in December, 2021.

Devin Richard is a 2019 graduate of Adair County High School. She is the daughter of Jamie and Sharon Richard.

The pin the students receive is in the shape of a puzzle piece, which represents a piece of the School of Education Conceptual Framework that describes the education program. The School of Education's hooding and pinning ceremony began in 2011 at the recommendation of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor education society.


2022-01-18 09:59:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Campbellsville University

CPD: Adair fugitive located in Russell Co.

By Officer Adam Cravens, PIO
Columbia Police Department

A male suspect was apprehended in Russell County Sunday night, January 16, 2022, after having walked away from the Adair County Regional Jail's Class D facility on January 2.

He had been a Class D inmate in Adair County when he walked away and later received a ride at FiveStar on Campbellsville Street.

The man was located and apprehended by officers at a residence in Russell County, where he was still attempting to elude law enforcement.


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2022-01-18 09:50:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Mostly sunny today, high 43F

It's currently 21F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be mostly sunny today, with a high near 43F and south wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with an overnight low around 37F. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday will bring a 100 percent chance of rain, with a high near 47F. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday Night will bring continued rain, changing over to snow and then possible back to freezing rain by early morning on Thursday.New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. The overnight low will be around 20F, with calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the evening.


2022-01-18 07:45:34 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for January 18, 2022

Story worth writing
if one forgets vexing things
while working it out.
--Robert Stone, Tuesday, 18 January 2022.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3780


2022-01-18 07:41:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Tue 18 Jan 2022

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at a glance:
  • Adair County: 2 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. 36 events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Green County: 1 event Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Russell County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 149 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2022-01-18 07:40:22 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 18
Happy Birthday, Andrea Curry (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandon Curl (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charles Greer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Bauer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Begley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donald Hare | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeff Hadley (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Josephine Wilson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy DeRossett (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Krystal N. Sinclair (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Larimie Moore | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lauren Crawhorn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lauren Murphy (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Adams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael and Matthew Hancock (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Pat Rucker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Payton Landon Bell (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tristen Kendrick Stotts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wendell Froedge | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine Graves, Adair Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah Catherine Montgomery, Adair Co., KY native (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hayden Aaron Oseguera-Paxtian, Russell Springs, KY (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jared W. Floyd Casey Co., KY native (1948-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norine Lawrence Johnson, 91, Russell Co., KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley F. Wooley, 79, Taylor County, KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael R. Hammond, 56, Russell County, KY (1959-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Barbara Helen Saviakas Mensik, Taylor Co., KY (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Sullivan, Russell Co., KY/Adair native (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Lee, 90, Casey County, KY (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Lee McQueary, 69, Russell County, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roberta (Bobbie) Leonard, Casey Co., KY (1949-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Dimple Buck, 84, Taylor County/Adair County, KY native (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Jessee, 96, Adair Co., KY (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Russell Duff Brown Jr., Metcalfe County, KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Ray Bale, 83, Green County, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Regina Mae (Parrish) Jones, 84, Cumberland County, KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Connie Lackey, Taylor County, KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Hayden Davis, 90, Metcalfe County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Aaron, 95, Russell Co., KY (1916-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bill Blakley, 77, Louisville, KY native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christine Deener Hall, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dortha Ellen Hoosier, 84, Taylor County, KY (1935-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva Rae Gaskin Russell, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jack Eastridge, 84, Elk Horn, KY (1934-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James C. Hill, Sr., 78, Jamestown, KY family Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marilyn McKinney Noel, 68, Columbia, KY native (1953-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Hansford Penick, 58, Green & Adair Counties, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Evelyn Cannon Wade, 93, Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, January 18, 2022
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTEDA meeting (click for agenda) | (ID:62764, Comment)
9:00amCTAdair Food Pantry, 203 South Monroe Street, Columbia, KY Open 9am-12pmCT, Contact: Michele Fruth, Director, 270-250-5432 | (ID:62687, Comment)
2:00pmCTReception for Dylan Gentry, new Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences | (ID:62684, Comment)
4:30pmCTBasketball: ACHS Boys F/JV/Varsity at Southwestern | (ID:62721, Comment)

 

































 
 
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