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Mark Foley, 57, Russell County, KY (1965-2023)

Mark Foley, age 57, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Friday, July 14 2023.

He was a supervisor at Stephens Pipe and Steel.


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2023-07-17 22:49:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Looking back to 2005 - LEAD Adair



2023-07-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Columbia Magazine archives.
These Adair Countians attended the Berea College Brushy Fork Leadership Conference in 2005 and worked on a team project with a goal to strengthen the skills of local leaders committed to working together for the public good. LEAD Adair was the result, a program started to train future leaders. Brushy Fork attendees in 2005 were, front row, l-r: Sarah Durbin, Kelli Bonifer, Monica Rodgers and Joe Payne; center: Charles Grimsley, Beverly England, Kaye Bowman, Linda Waggener, Lee Ann Jessee and Ellen Zornes; In back are Ben Evans, Stacey Bailey, Jacob Edwards and LeeAnna Bennett. Click here to read the details of that work

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State real property tax rate drops for third year

Rate decreases to 11.4 cents per $100 of assessed value

Gov. Beshear announced the commonwealth's real property tax rate will drop for the third consecutive year on July 1, decreasing to 11.4 cents per $100 of assessed value in 2023.

"This is great news for many Kentuckians as they'll see property taxes drop for the third year in a row," Gov. Beshear said. "Every dollar our families can save helps them build toward their future and the amazing opportunities we have coming our way, as Kentucky's economy booms.


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2023-07-17 21:38:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Dorothy Imogene Brown, 97, Casey County, KY

Dorothy Imogene Brown, age 97, of Liberty, KY, passed away on Friday July 14th, 2023, at the Liberty Care Center. She was born June 20th, 1926, in Yosemite, KY, a daughter of the late Earnest and Ora Rhoda Lanham Coleman.

She was the widow of Charles Irwin Brown and was a salesperson.


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2023-07-17 16:56:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

CM readers get 15% off Crucial Kit wellness program

Pharmacist Easton Bryant is offering Columbia Magazine readers a 15% discount on his new "Crucial Kit" of supplements, designed to help simplify and thrive "with components that just make sense."

Click on his North Century Pharmacy banner in the news section through July 2023 for a link to his website and full details. Or give them a call at 270-380-1230.


2023-07-17 16:55:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Health Care

Helen Clements, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2023)

Helen Helm Gribbins Clements of Campbellsville departed this life on Monday, July 17, 2023. She was 91 years old.

There will be a funeral service for Helen Helm Gribbins Clements at 1pmET on Friday, July 21, 2023, at L.R. Petty Funeral Home Chapel, 1765 New Columbia Rd. Campbellsville, KY with Bro. Roger Bland officiating. Burial will follow in Merrimac Cemetery.

The family requests visitation on Friday, July 21, 2023, from 11amET until 1pmET at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville.


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2023-07-17 16:40:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Dale Gorley, 59, Campbellsville, KY (1964-2023)

Dale Gorley of Campbellsville died at 6:00 A.M., Sunday, July 16, 2023. He was 59 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 11amET on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Rev. Paul J. Dicken and Rev. Ronnie Dooley. Burial will follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

Visitation is requested from 4pmET until 8pmET on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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2023-07-17 16:37:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

July 18, 2023 Special Called School Board Meeting

From Carolee Lloyd

The Adair County School Board will hold a special called meeting at 4pmCT on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in the Board Conference Room at the Adair County Board of Education, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY.

Board Agenda:


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2023-07-17 16:32:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Cynthia Bradshaw, 56, Columbia, KY (1966-2023)

Cynthia Lynn Stapleton Bradshaw of Columbia passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023, at her home in Columbia. She was 56 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT on Friday, July 21, 2023, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Bro. Greg Wade officiating. Burial will follow in the Bearwallow Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Friday July 21, 2023, from 10amCT until time for the service at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.


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2023-07-17 16:15:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Multiple Boil Water Advisories issued

Update: Two Boil Water Advisories lifted

From Columbia/Adair Utilities District

  1. A Boil Water Advisory is in effect for consumers of 11-649 Roley Yuma Road, 16-2662 Dry Creek Road, and 14585-14711 Knifley Road. The advisory has been issued due to a main line leak. Date Issued 7/17/2023, Time Issued 2:40pmCT

  2. A Boil Water Advisory is in effect for consumers of 703-709 GlenMary Rd, 311-505 Young St, 101-200 College Park, 110-130 Pine Lake, 902-1013 Appen Ave, 702-704 Wright Dr, 104-108 Lowes Ln. This advisory has been issued due to a main line leak. Date Issued 7/17/2023, Time Issued 3:45 P.M.
Following such an event, the potential exists for bacteriological contamination of the water supply therefore these Boil Water Advisories have been issued as a precautionary measure. Until further notice, boil all water used for drinking and cooking, bringing the water to a rolling boil for three minutes before using.

These advisories will remain in effect until the situation has been corrected and test results have shown the water to be of an acceptable quality. For more information concerning the Boil Water Advisory, contact Lennon Stone at Columbia Adair Utilities District, 270-384-2181.


2023-07-17 16:12:43 | Comments | Printable version

Special Called Fiscal Court meeting

From Bridget Compton

The Adair County Fiscal Court will meet in special called session at 4pmCT on Tuesday, July, 18, 2023, in the basement of the Adair County Annex building located at 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. The main item on the agenda is a Tax Rate discussion. The public is invited to attend.

Meeting Agenda:


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2023-07-17 10:56:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Adair County 4-H & Cloverbud Floral Hall Exhibits

By Tony Rose, Agent for 4-H Youth Development
Adair County Cooperative Extension Service

Floral Hall exhibits will be entered from 10amCT to NoonCT on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Entries will be taken at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service located at 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY.

Adair County youth ages 9-18 are encouraged to enter their 4-H projects at the Adair County Fair. Age is based on the youth's age as of January 1 of the calendar year of the Fair.

Cloverbud youth (ages 5-8) may display their exhibits also during the County Fair. There will also be a Cloverbud category for youth ages 1-4 years old.

For non-animal based projects, the Adair County Fair is the qualifying event for a youth to advance to the Kentucky State Fair. Information about the categories and their requirement can be found on the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service webpage at http://adair.ca.uky.edu or the office Facebook page.


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Derby Rose Gala passes $500K in scholarship funds raised

By Gerard Flanagan

Campbellsville, KY - Working hard, working smart and doing what is right. Yes, Campbellsville University has done all that and more over the past year, according to Dr. Joseph Hopkins, the university's president.

But Hopkins says what's happened in that time is the result of so much more.

"This is what's happened this year: God has just blessed us," Hopkins told supporters of Campbellsville University at the 13th Derby Rose Gala on April 21 at Swan's Landing in Campbellsville.


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2023-07-17 08:40:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Campbellsville University

ACSO: Laurel County man injured after rollover on LBN Parkway

From Sheriff Josh Brockman
Adair County Sheriff's Office

On Friday, July 14, 2023, at 09:33amCT, Adair County 911 received a report of an accident around the 39 mile marker westbound on the LBN Cumberland Parkway. The caller advised dispatchers that a vehicle had overturned after striking a rock wall.

Preliminary investigation by Deputy Jason Camfield shows the 2003 Ford Ranger was being operated by Robert Centers, 72, of Laurel county. The vehicle dropped off the left hand side of the westbound passing lane. In an effort to bring the vehicle back up onto roadway, Centers overcorrected and lost control. The vehicle then traveled across both west lanes of travel where it struck a rock wall and overturned.


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2023-07-17 08:37:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

ACSO: Two men arrested after car theft

From Sheriff Josh Brockman
Adair County Sheriff's Office

Adair County man along with a Russell County man arrested on theft and drug charges after vehicle was reported stolen in Adair County.

On Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 9:21pmCT, a 2005 Saturn passenger car was reported stolen to the Adair County Sheriff's Office. At around 11:19pmCT on July 13, Deputy Josh Durbin and K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten initiated a traffic stop off of A. Jones Road after observing the vehicle.


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2023-07-17 08:34:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Haiku by Robert Stone for July 17, 2023

For the time being
you must go to closest church
because you must walk.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 17 July 2023.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4325


2023-07-17 08:31:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 17
Happy Anniversary, Corey and Katelyn Rutledge (2021) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Gary and Judy Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Johnnie and Marina Gabehart (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brian Yarberry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bro. Hugh Withers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charlene McInteer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Bragg | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christian Ford | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christopher Tristen Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Corine Petty | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, daughter, Abby Maulden, and father, James Maulden | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Harden | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Grant Caldwell (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Jessica Renea Phelps | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joyce A. West (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kallie Stotts (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kim Dial (1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leslie Tupman Melton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Logan Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Neal Gold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sherry Spoon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Steve Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Terica Derringer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tyler Hodges (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Whitney Turner (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sis. Vernice Robinson, Green Co., KY (1941-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Kay Payne Clark, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Baker, Adair Co., KY native (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. L. Palmer Young, A Great Man of God and native of Dunnville, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernece Estes Rigney, Casey County, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe George, 83, Adair County. KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Myrtie K. Kearney, Taylor County, KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maxie Rowe, Adair County, KY, (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grace Johnson, 86, Jabez, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alfred Jones Thomas, Adair Co., KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosa Garrison, 102, Adair County, KY (1912-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rhodie M. Hadley, 47, Russell Co., KY, Adair native (1967-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alta Mae Cook, 91, Adair Co., KY (1923-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Lea Luttrell, 41, Casey County, KY (1973-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roxie Leontine White, 98, Green Co., KY (1916-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Mings, 84, Taylor Co., KY, Adair native (1930-2015)> | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenwood Russell Overstreet, 83, Taylor Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Alice Rich, 48, Edmonton, KY (1968-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Evelyn Trammell, Liberty, KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cheryl Lynn Scott, 50, Taylor Co., KY (1966-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Lonnie (Joe) Flinchum, 59, Taylor Co., KY (1957-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Eric Lee (Rik) Johnson, 69, Adair Co., KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bessie Louise Johnson, Casey County, KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Benny Ray Lawson, 63, Adair County, KY (1957-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Boyce Houk, Jr., Russell Springs, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brad Hyde, Columbia, KY (1951-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Ann Hernandez, 60, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Kneil Ford, Metcalfe Co., KY (1933-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Consuela Dawn Turner, 60, Greensburg, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Derrick Bruce Ellett, 37, Greensburg, KY (1983-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Holmes, 79, Columbia, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Pearl Chelf Beard (1898) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Brummett, 78, Glens Fork, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnny Ray (Junior) Allen Jr., 92, Waynesburg, KY (1930-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Frank Dartt, 81, Columbia, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rollin K. Pyles, 101, Adair County, KY (1917-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Ann Gabehart, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy Gene Cowan, 45, Columbia, KY (1973-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, July 17, 2023
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
4:30pmCTVacation Bible School at Christie Chapel | (ID:65308, Comment)
5:00pmCTBible School nightly at Columbia United Methodist Church | (ID:65223, Comment)

 

































 
 
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