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Benny Hugh Smith, 84, Cumberland County, KY

Benny Hugh Smith of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, having attained the age of 84 years, and 23 days.

He was born in Breeding, Kentucky on Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the son of Finis & Norma (Jessie) Smith. He was of the Christian faith, attended the First Christian Church of Burkesville, and worked as a machine mechanic and a supervisor at Bob Evans Manufacturing.


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Fire report on Dwight Curry Road



2024-05-02 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Grant Loy.
Firefighters with the Columbia - Adair County Fire Department found a shed type structure fully engulfed with heavy fire conditions when they arrived on the scene. Firefighters then made an attack on the fire and quickly extinguished it, but the structure was deemed a total loss.

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CACVFD: Structure Fire on Dwight Curry Road

From Grant Loy, Public Information Officer
Columbia Adair County Fire Department

The Columbia - Adair County Fire Department was dispatched to 390 Dwight Curry Road at 0107 hours on Thursday morning, May 2, 2204, for report of a structure fire.

Upon arrival, firefighters found a shed type structure fully engulfed with heavy fire conditions. Firefighters then made an attack on the fire and quickly extinguished the fire. The fire had spread from a controlled burn that the homeowner had started earlier in the evening. The structure was deemed a total loss.

There were 14 firefighters on scene for approximately 1.5 hours. No injuries were reported at the time of the incident.

Assisting Agencies included Adair County E911 Center and the Adair County Ambulance Service.


2024-05-02 21:02:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Golf: LWC teams take MSC Tournament Championships

Bowling Green, KY - The Lindsey Wilson men's and women's golf teams captured the Mid-South Conference Tournament Championships on Wednesday at Bowling Green Country Club.

The women captured their first conference tournament title since 2011 and eighth overall. The Blue Raiders men capture their first conference tournament title since 2015 and sixth overall.

With the victories, Lindsey Wilson earns the conference's automatic bids into the NAIA Golf National Tournaments. The NAIA Women's Golf National Championship will take place from May 14-17 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. The NAIA Men's Golf National Championship will be held May 21-24 at Dalton Golf and Country Club in Dalton, Georgia.


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Small Business Week proclaimed in Adair County

In honor of National Small Business Week, April 28 through May 4, 2024, a proclamation was signed by Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots and Adair County Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant, declaring Small Business Week in Adair County.

Judge Bryant and Mayor Hoots met with a number of small business owners, with an emphasis on women-owned busineses, at the Courthouse Annex Basement on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, for the signing cermemony.

Those in attentance included Dr. Lynda Wilkerson from The Support Agency, Netty Grider from Blessed Billing, Credentialing, and Consulting, Tia White from TECE Title Services, Cecelia Bunch and Ashley Hardwick from Serenity Counseling Services, Tiffany Priddy from Breath of Grace Wellness, Tammy Stotts from Southern Nest Realty, Crystal Stapleton and Shelby Smith from The Coffee Hut, and Susan Loy from Barger Insurance Agency.

Proclamation: Small Business Week, April 28 - May 4, 2024


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Reminder: Filing deadline for the General Ballot is June 4

From Lisa Greer
Adair County Clerk

The last day for candidates to file for races that don't have primary voting--such as City Council, School Board, and Soil Conservation Officer--is June 4, 2024, by 4pmCT.

Packets can be picked up at the Adair County Clerk's Office, 424 Public Square, Ste3, Columbia, KY during normal business hours, or downloaded from web.sos.ky.gov/CandidateFilings/. Whether you pick up a packet or download it, filing papers must be returned to the Adair County Clerk's Office before close of business on June 4, 2024.

Questions should be addressed to the Adair County Clerk's Office at 270-384-2801, or by emailing Lisa Greer or Nadalie Inscho.


2024-05-02 13:41:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

Veterans Banners to be installed for 2024

From Tiffany Collins

Banners will start being hung in downtown Columbia during mid-May in honor of veterans in our community, with the plan to have all of them in place before Memorial Day. The service for dedication of the banners will be during Memorial Day Weekend.

In addition to banners that were printed for previous years, 33 new banners will be hung this year:

  • Tom Andrew
  • Larry T. Antle
  • John W. Arnold
  • Radius Brown
  • Kenneth Bryant
  • Wilburn Cheatham
  • Ronald Cheatham
  • Leonard Price Cheatham
  • Charles L. Cole
  • Jimmie Dale Cox
  • Raymond Curry
  • Willie Ray Foster
  • Felton Fudge
  • James Gaskins
  • Robert Gossett
  • James Wolford Grant
  • Stevie Foster Graves, Sr.
  • Walter Ray Graves
  • Ples T. Grimsley
  • Clifton Hadley
  • Larry D. Huckaby
  • Stanley Jones
  • Clay Jones
  • Danny D. Kearney
  • Phillip Keltner
  • Leslie Land
  • Francis McGowan
  • Clay Thomas Moore
  • Ray Partin
  • Garold Russell
  • Tommy Lee Scott
  • William Billy Spoon
  • Thomas A. Turner
  • To see names already on banners, click here: Veterans Banners will start being placed this week for 2023


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    ACHS Operation 10-46 shows mock accident results

    Sirens wailed and a medical helicopter landed on the Adair County Schools campus this morning as part of a simulated automobile accident designed to reinforce the importance of smart decisions in and around prom weekend driving.

    Student Trey Stephens said, "It absolutely hit home and reminded us that it can happen to anyone. Huge thanks to Adair County EMS, Columbia Police, Adair County Sheriff's Department, Columbia Fire Department, Breeding Fire Department, Air Methods and Air Evac.


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    Breeding VFD 26th Annual Fish Fry & BBQ Chicken/Auction

    The Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department will hold their 26th Annual Fish Fry & BBQ Chicken/Auction starting at 4pmCT on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department, 290 Fire Dept Lane, Breeding, KY.

    Meals will be $10.00 (includes dessert and drink) for adults, $5.00 for Children 6-12, and free for Children 6 & under. The auction will start at approximately 5:30pmCT, and Gospel Signing by the Blakeys will be from 4pmCT to 5:30pmCT.

    If you would like to donate items for auction, you may bring them to BAVFD or call Chief Terry Harvey at (270) 378-1807.


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    Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 2
    Happy Anniversary, Charles and Opal Hudson (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, Victoria Buchanan Compton | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, Bethoni Stinson (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, Debbie Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, Katelyn Charlina Moore (1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, Preston Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, Rick Shelton (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, Tia Smith White | (Updates/Corrections)
    Happy Birthday, twins Zane and Gracie Gist | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Brandon Wayne Morgan, Green Co., KY (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Glen Hubbard, Taylor Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Michael "Mickey" Pyles, Russell Springs, KY, Adair Co., KY native (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Minnie Catherine England, Adair County, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Ruth Cunningham, W. Hwy 76, Russell Springs, KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Mr. Raymond H. Thompson, Jr., Green Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Abe Luttrell, 92, Casey Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, H.D. Patterson, Breeding, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Sherry Morgan Yates, Green County, KY (1949-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Judith Russell Vaughn, Taylor Co., KY (1950-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth May Eastham, 78, Russell Co., KY (1937-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Davey Lawson, 43, Russell Co., KY (1972-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, David Hoover, 74, Adair County, KY (1942-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Carl Wethington, 77, Taylor County, KY/Casey County, KY native (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Clifford Ray Hutchison, Taylor County, KY (1960-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Lola Mae Rexroat, 91, Russell Springs, KY (1926-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Donnie J. Wheeler, 62, Adair County, KY (1955-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Shelby Jean Brown, 81, Jamestown, KY (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Patsy Ann Leslie, Adair County, KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Hubert Dean Paxton, 65, Green County, KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Janet Quivey MacHattie, 84, Casey County, KY/Schenectady County, NY native (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Aileen Milby Skaggs, 88, Cambpellsville, KY (1928-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Beulah McAllister, 74, Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Coakley Hoosier, 79, Liberty, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Bunch, 90, Russell Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Howard Richard Carter, Russell County, KY (1953-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, James Howard Sexton, 87, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Lucy Kassem Mullinix | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Paula Lewis Baker, 92, Columbia, KY native (1930-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Richard L. Knight, 87, Columbia, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Tandy Rodgers, 58, Columbia, KY (1964-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Terry Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
    In Memory Birthday, Warren H. (Buck) Perkins, 102, Columbia, KY (1921-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

    Events scheduled for Thursday, May 2, 2024
    All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
    7:00amCTACHS Operation 10-46
    Expect sirens on and around the Adair Co. Schools campus this morning, as part of a simulated automobile accident response, designed to reinforce the importance of smart decisions in and around prom weekend. | (ID:66847, Comment)
    8:00amCTSMART Recovery meeting at Adair Co. Health Dept | (ID:66723, Comment)
    9:00amCTSchools holding mock accident trainings May 1 and 2 | (ID:66868, Comment)
    NoonCTNational Day of Prayer | (ID:66855, Comment)
    Services for Ronnie W. Blackwell, 68, Columbia, KY (1955-2024) | (ID:66858, Comment)

     

































     
     
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