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Stewart Davis, 59, Russell County, KY (1963-2023)

Stewart Davis, age 59, of Jamestown, KY passed away Thursday, June 15 2023 at Jewish Hospital.

He was born on Saturday, June 29 1963, in Columbia, KY, the son of Clema Thomas Davis and Alvin Davis who preceded him in death. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, a truck driver and was a member of Greater Hope Church of God of Prophecy.


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2023-06-16 23:26:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Robert Reece and the Model T



2023-06-16 - Edmonton, KY - Photo courtesy Chris Lagermann.
Robert Reece, Metcalfe County's oldest World War II vet, celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the historic courthouse in Edmonton. Bob arrived in a 1923 Model T owned by Jody Curry of Jody Curry Used Cars.

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Boil Water Advisory lifted

From Columbia/Adair Utilities District
June 16, 2023

As of 3:31 pm on June 16, 2023 the boil water advisory for customers on 6074-7435 Edmonton Rd, Brock Burris Rd, and G Taylor Rd has been lifted by the Division of Water. This means your water is safe for human consumption. You no longer have to boil your water.


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KADB approves more $600K in local CAIP funds

From Lisa Tolliver

Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $4,364,618 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting.

Local approvals include CAIP funds for:
  • Adair ($206,000)
  • Casey ($270,000)
  • Russell ($195,400)
"The grants awarded today will enhance the ability of Kentucky's agriculture community to build upon its already vast achievements," said Commissioner of Agriculture and board chair Dr. Ryan Quarles. "The Kentucky Agriculture Development Board's focus on a variety of projects and programs helps encourage diversity among our agriculture community and builds more farming and agricultural capabilities across the commonwealth."


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Phillip Despain, 72, Campbellsville, KY (1951-2023)

Phillip Dale Despain of Campbellsville passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was 72 years old.

Funeral services will be held at NoonCT on Monday, June 19, 2023, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Tucker and Bro. Joel Patton officiating. Burial will follow in the Green County Memory Gardens in Summersville, KY. Masonic services conducted by Elkhorn Lodge 568 will be held at 7pmCT on Sunday night at the funeral home, and the public is welcome to attend.

Visitation will be on Sunday from 4pmCT until 8pmCT, and will continue on Monday morning until the time for the service at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.


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2023-06-16 15:26:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Curry Family Reunion on July 2

From Alma Rich

The descendants of S.N. and Cordelia Curry will hold a family reunion at the Bearwallow Church Fellowship Hall on Sunday, July 2, 2023, with a potluck meal around NoonCT. Doors to the Fellowhip Hall will open around 11:45amCT. All descendants are invited to come and have a great time of fellowship.

Bearwallow Church is located at 6090 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY, and the Fellowship Hall is located at 200 Bearwallow Cemetery Road, Columbia, KY.


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Eric Ford, 62, Campbellsville, KY (1961-2023)

Eric Ford of Campbellsville died at 9:16 P.M., Wednesday, June 14, 2023. He was 62 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 2pmET on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Bro. Mike Woodrum. Burial will follow in Callahan Cemetery, with full military honors by the Casey County Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation is requested from 10amET until 2pmET on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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Grants announced for Recycling, Household Hazardous Waste

From John Mura/Robin Hartman

Frankfort, KY - On Friday, June 16, 2023, Governor Andy Beshear and Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman announced $6.5 million in grants to local governments, fiscal courts and universities for 76 projects to expand recycling, reduce the amount of solid waste going into landfills and improve the handling of household hazardous waste.

Russell County Fiscal Court was awarded a $157,279.32 Recycling grant, and Adair County was awarded a $9,000.00 Household Hazardous Waste grant.

Gov. Beshear announced 33 recycling grants worth a little over $4.1 million, 33 household hazardous waste grants worth $905,241 and 10 composting grants worth $1.48 million. These grants require a 25 percent local match in the form of cash or in-kind labor, educational activities or advertising to promote the program from those receiving the awards.

A complete list of grant recipients can be viewed here: https://eec.ky.gov/Environmental-Protection/Waste/recycling-and-local-assistance/recycling/Pages/default.aspx.


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RCAWL Cats-only Spay and Neuter Clinic

The Russell Co. Animal Welfare League is taking appointments for neutering of male cats at their Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Cats-only Spay and Neuter Clinic.

The cost for surgery is $45/cat. Services included are spay/neuter, a yearly booster vaccination, and a rabies vaccination (if age appropriate). The clinic will be held at the DAV (formerly the VFW), 155 Owenstown School Road, Russell Springs, KY.

Note: there are no remaining appointments for female cats for the June 21 clinic. We do still have many open appointments for male cats.

We have grant funds available for Russell County pet guardians age 65 and older. The grant funds will allow us to provide veterinary services to your pet at no cost.

Read this post in its entirety before scheduling an appointment. To request an appointment, please click here and complete the form: https://forms.gle/qoqXGpLMx8PS3PRa8


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Carol Perkins: Noticing changes

Previous Column: I've Had IT

By Carol Perkins

Guy walked through the house and stopped at my chair. "When are you going to the beauty shop this week?" My reply, "I went today."

He smiled and tried to climb out of the hole he dug. "Looks the same to me as before you went."

I said, "I'll be sure and tell Benny (my hairdresser) next week!"

Sometimes when I come home from the beauty shop, he'll say, "Had that hair cut, didn't you?" My answer. "Yes, two weeks ago." He isn't observant, but thinks he is.

Often on Sunday mornings when I try to "fix up" a little more than usual, he will say, "I like that outfit. Is it new?"


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7-County Area Courts for Fri 16 Jun 2023

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Friday, June 16, 2023, at a glance:
  • Adair County: No 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: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 6 events Circuit Court. 17 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2023-06-16 08:28:22 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for June 16, 2023

One who has charge of
will always feel great relief
when duties discharged.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 16 June 2023.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4294


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 16
Happy Anniversary, Deanna and Greg Mann | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Maurice and Juanita Cheatham (1956) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Nicole (Taylor) Rickard Taylor & Jason Rickard (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Vernon and Leisa Keith (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aimee Reed Kidd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donnie Josh Smith (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donnie 'Josh' Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Evelyn Dillingham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ima Lee Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ivan Greer (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joseph Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kyle Riddle (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Shawn Hare | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mitch McKinley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Reba Burris (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Richie Melson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rodney Ford | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sam Everidge | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Hayes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tony Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bobby) Russell, Liberty, KY (1937-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lenneth Bartley, Greensburg, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Lynn Roy, Russell County, KY (1961P) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Jane Davis Foster, Green County, KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia L. Turner, 80, Burkesville, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas Hagen, Russell Co., KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edwin Carl McKinney Jamestown, KY, Adair Co., KY native (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah Moran, Green County, KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Josh Davis, Taylor County, KY (1977-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nelda Estes Taylor, Adair Co., KY (1934-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marshall (Snake) Pierce, Russell County, KY (1938-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Pauline Short Blythe, 89, Marrowbone, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie (Buck) Sneed, Columbia, KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nannie R. Dykes, 84, Russell Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles (Charlie) Maynard | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Lee Coe, 55, Russell Co., KY (1959-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hettie Ruth Smith Anderson, Burkesville, KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary E. (Jean) Johnston, 86, Edmonton, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Consuela Bajar Ragadon Yarbrough, Taylor Co., KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnny Glen Thrasher, 70, Burkesville, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline Woodrum Marple, 91, Casey Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine Marie Rose, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Conrad Claycomb, Sr., Taylor Co., KY (1924-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Woody Blankenship, 70, Green County, KY/Adair Co. native (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christopher Steven Little, 25, Russell County, KY/NC native (1991-2017)> | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Rondal DeWitt, 73, Taylor Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Don Wilson McWhorter, 71, Casey County, KY (1946-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold Thomas Coomer, 74, Russell Co./Adair Co., KY native (1943-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven Vince Kelsey, 44, Russell County, KY (1973-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beverly Jean Williams, 82, Louisville, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Bagby, 58, Campbellsville, KY (1964-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chief Jimmie Cox, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Scearce Karnes, (1955-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Jean Wooley, 80, Liberty, KY (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Steven Lambert, 52, Edmonton, KY (1970-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Greg Collins, 63, Columbia, KY (1957-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Herron Coomer, 81, Adair County, KY (1938-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Roger Beard, 80, Columbia, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Laymar Murphy (1932-2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Ann Sanders Giles, Adair County, KY (1936-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marshall Eugene Wethington, 75, Monticello, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Jones, 79, Casey County, KY native (1939-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, June 16, 2023
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
9:00amCTCommodities for Adair Co. citizens at Jim Blair Center | (ID:65154, Comment)
NoonCTSMART Recovery meeting at Russell Co. Health Dept | (ID:65065, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for JC Coomer, 80, Columbia, KY (1942-2023) | (ID:65161, Comment)
6:00pmCTVacation Bible School at Mt. Carmel Church | (ID:65100, Comment)

 


































 
 
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