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Important dates for the 2026 Kentucky Primary Election

From Lisa Greer
Adair County Clerk
  • April 4, 2026: Online absentee request portal opens

  • April 20, 2026: Last day to register to vote

  • May 5, 2026: Last day to request mail-in absentee ballots

  • May 6,7,8,11,12, and 13, 2026: Excused in-person absentee voting

  • May 14,15, and 16, 2026: Early Voting (in-person, no excuse voting)

  • May 19, 2026: Election Day Tuesday, polls open 6amCT-6pmCT

You can check your voter registration and precinct location online at govote.ky.gov, or by calling the Clerk's Office at 270-384-2801. (See also: Important Voting Precinct location changes for 2026)


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2026-03-18 09:54:12 | Comments | See topic Politics


International Marketplace on April 2


2026-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University.
This year's Lindsey Wilson University International Marketplace, pictured from 2025, will open at 11amCT on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the university's Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center, 399 Williams St., Columbia, KY.

The immersive experience will feature samples of students' native cuisines as well information about their home countries' cultures. The annual event is free and open to the public, and it will close when the food runs out.


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3rd annual Student Exhibition of Learning is April 2

Adair County Schools will hold their 3rd annual Student Exhibition of Learning from 4pmCT to 6pmCT on Thursday, April 2, 2026, in John Burr Memorial Gymnasium, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY.

There will be:
  • Student Projects
  • CTE Exhibits
  • Extracurricular Showcase
  • Musical Performance
Come celebrate Pre-K to 12th Grade Student Learning! Concessions will be available.


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2026-03-18 09:39:44 | Comments | See topic Education

Current Local Conditions
Adair: 45 F
Casey: 44 · Cumberland: 45 · Green: 45
Metcalfe: 45 · Russell: 45 · Taylor: 45
Updated at 12:00pm Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  High/Low: 45 F / 27 F
SLP: 1021.2
Wind: S at 5
Dewpoint: 26 F
Relative Humidity: 47.75%
Precipitation: 0 in. today

Kentucky Mesonet Links:
Adair County - Casey County - Cumberland County - Metcalfe County - Taylor County

National Weather Service Links:
Burkesville. Campbellsville. Columbia. Edmonton. Greensburg. Jamestown. Liberty. Russell Springs


Letter: Drivers Ed article

Fred Thomas writes:
Great article. Thanks for the memories. Hoping our current curriculum allows the likes of a Mr. Price to bless our kids.
Comments re: Tales From the UP: Driver's Education


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2026-03-18 08:50:46 | Comments | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

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Community Revival in the Sparksville and Breeding areas

From Pastor John Campbell

Five churches will be joining together for a Community Revival, at 6pmCT nightly beginning Sunday, March 22, 2026, and running through Friday, March 27, 2026. The services will rotate throughout the five churches with a different preacher each night:
  • Sunday night at Sparksville Baptist with Larry Lemon preaching
  • Monday night at Chestnut Grove with Darrell Landis preaching
  • Tuesday night at Sparksville Nazarene with Jeremy Burton preaching
  • Wednesday night at Breeding Church with John Campbell preaching
  • Thursday night at Harrods Fork Baptist with Robert Adkins preaching
  • Friday night at Red Lick Church with Dave Book preaching
For more detailed information call Pastor John Campbell 270-576-1590.


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2026-03-18 08:45:13 | Comments | See topic Church News

Events scheduled for today, March 18, 2026
All events are listed in Central Time. | Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCT Columbia-Adair Co. Economic Development Authority Board meeting (click for agenda) (ID:70413 | Permanent Link | Comment/Correction)
9:00amCTKY Virtual Job Fair (ID:70358 | Permanent Link | Comment/Correction)
Produce distribution at Adair Food Pantry (ID:70408 | Permanent Link | Comment/Correction)
10:30amCTKBC Blood Drive
Columbia Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 501 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY (ID:70392 | Permanent Link | Comment/Correction)

Visit the Events Page for details about the events listed above and for events on upcoming days. Please use our Contact Form to let us know about your organization's upcoming events.

Place Names bring memories of people and events


2026-03-17 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Don Knifley, at right, points in the direction of a memory shared with Bro. Paul Patton at the March 2026 meeting of the Adair County Genealogical Society. The presentation on "Place Names In Adair County was first scheduled for February but storm Fern didn't allow for it to happen until this month.


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Words of Wisdom for March 18, 2026
For Day 77 of 2026. There are 288 days remaining in 2026.

From Miss Donna Rieder
"Dance like no one is watching, love like you'll never get hurt, sing like nobody's listening, and live like there's no tomorrow."


Donna Rieder's Clifty Creek Farm is located at 3190 White Oak Church Rd, Russell Springs, KY. You can reach Donna by email at cliftycreekkikos@aol.com, or on the Clifty Creek Farm Facebook page.


There is no more text for this article. Posted on 2026-03-18 08:32:00

ACSO: Seeking assistance from Knifley, Roley Yuma community

From the Adair County Sheriff's Office

On March 15, 2026, Deputy Josh Durbin heard Adair County 911 dispatch Knifley Volunteer Fire Department to a residential fire at 16 Dry Creek Road in the Roley Yuma community of Adair County. Deputy Durbin, having prior knowledge of altercations at the address, also responded to the call in order to assist on scene.

Upon Deputy Durbin's arrival, he discovered that a neighbor had alerted the land owner of the fire. Together, the land owner and the neighbor were able to contain the fire until Knifley Fire Department arrived to extinguish the blaze.

Preliminary investigation determined arson to be a significant factor in the cause of the fire. The Adair County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for more information regarding this incident. Anyone with any relevant information is urged to contact The Adair County Sheriff's Office 270-384-2776 or Adair County 911 270-384-4760.

Sheriff Gary Roy says, "We are looking for anyone that has any type of home surveillance systems or cameras in the area to check them. We are specifically interested in any surveillance of the intersection of Knifley Road and Dry Creek Road and any roads that branch off of Dry Creek Road. While we would still like any and all information we can get, we are hoping someone may have clear footage of a vehicle of interest on camera around the time of the suspected arson. The specific time frame we are looking into is the early morning hours of March 15, 2026, between 12:20amCT and 12:50amCT."

This investigation by Deputy Josh Durbin and Kentucky Deputy Fire Marshal Nathan Looney is ongoing.


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2026-03-18 08:42:09 | Comments | See topic Police and Fire Reports

LWU International Marketplace to be held April 2

By Duane Bonifer

The foods and cultures of Lindsey Wilson University's international students will be on display at this year's International Marketplace, which will open at 11amCT on Thursday, April 2, 2026, in the university's Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center, 399 Williams St., Columbia, KY. The immersive experience will feature samples of students' native cuisines as well information about their home countries' cultures. The annual event is free and open to the public, and it will close when the food runs out.

In past years, the International Marketplace has remained open for about 60-75 minutes.

"This is one of our most popular events every spring," said Lindsey Wilson International Student Affairs Communications and Global Student Support Coordinator Makayla M. Wright '24. "Everyone looks forward to it because it's a wonderful opportunity to taste new foods, as well as learn about cultures from around the world."

This year's Lindsey Wilson student body includes more than 160 students from more than 40 countries from six continents. This year's International Marketplace will feature foods and displays from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, England, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Paraguay, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Uganda.


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2026-03-18 08:36:03 | Comments | See topic Lindsey Wilson University

NCAAT Preview: Kentucky vs Santa Clara

By Ryan Hoots
Sports Director, UntdWeStnd.com

Lexington, KY -- The name next to Kentucky on the bracket isn't one you circle for comfort.

It's one you study twice.

Kentucky scratched a 7 seed in the Midwest Region and opens the 2026 NCAA Tournament against 10 seeded Santa Clara. Tip is set for 11:15amCT on Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis. Kentucky will roll in at 21-13. Santa Clara arrives with a record of 26-8, first trip to the tournament since 1996 when they had some guy named Steve Nash (yeah, the 2X NBA MVP one) was running point.

However, that last part matters more than people think. Teams that haven't been in a while don't always come in wide eyed and just happy to be there. Sometimes they come in starving and foaming at the mouth.

This matchup has teeth.


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2026-03-18 08:29:16 | Comments | See topic Sports


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How Adair County and its communities were named


2026-03-17 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Adair County was formed 11 December 1801. The seat of justice of new Adair County was established on a tract of land that came to be called Columbia. The Place Names presentation by Mike Watson, at right, was presented to a crowd of history lovers at the Adair County Genealogy and History Research Center recently.


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Place Names - Adair County, Kentucky

By Michael C. Watson
Adair County Genealogical Society

Place and Time are important factors in historical and genealogical research. We must remember that time changes many things, including our understanding of location.

Kentucky was a wild land when the first explorers crossed the mountains and found a kind of paradise. By the time of the Revolutionary movement the Virginia government had taken an important interest in the Western lands of their domain. Division of the lands, in the form of counties, began early in our recorded history.


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2026-03-18 00:05:48 | Comments | See topic Local History


Gov. Beshear recognizes sacrifices of soldier and airman

From Scottie Ellis

Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear recognized the sacrifice of a Kentucky soldier and a Kentucky airman who died while supporting Operation Epic Fury.

"Sgt. Benjamin Pennington and Tech. Sgt. Ashley Pruitt are two American heroes who called our commonwealth home, and we must stand together as Kentuckians to honor their sacrifice," said Gov. Beshear. "Please join Britainy and me as we continue to pray for their families, our fellow Americans in mourning and our brave service members."

According to the U.S. Department of War, Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, died March 8 from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March 1, 2026, at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. He was assigned to 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, CO.

The Department of War also announced that Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, died March 12, 2026, in the crash of a KC-135 refueling tanker in western Iraq. She was assigned to 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, FL.


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2026-03-17 15:07:35 | Comments | See topic Veterans and Veterans Day


Tales From the UP: Driver's Education

By Donna Rieder

Back in the day (in my case, that being the 1970s) all high school kids were required to take Driver's Education once they reached the age of 16. Driver's Ed was mandatory, not elective.

Driver's Ed was taught by one of our school's teachers, Mr. Price. I don't remember exactly which other subject he taught, but after 40-some years, I can still picture his face. He had wavy black hair and black-framed glasses, and looking back now he might be labeled a geek, but there was nothing meek about him when it came to teaching us kids how to drive.

There was a fire hydrant situated close to one of the big back parking lots, and in the winter the snow plows would push all the snow up around the edges, except at the entrance, and the local fire department would open the hydrant and flood the parking lot so that the local kids could skate and play hockey there.

"The Rink," as we called it, was Mr. Price's arena of choice for teaching winter driving skills. He took his position seriously. We all learned street and highway driving during the early fall, but when winter came, it was time to learn the fine art of driving on ice and snow.

Mr. Price was well-loved and respected by us kids, and we trusted him. He taught by using real-life scenarios; he took us out on the rink in an old funky-green Chevy Impala and put us through maneuvers that would have made Steve Austin nervous!


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2026-03-17 15:02:46 | Comments


Boil Water Advisory lifted on Greenbriar Road

From Columbia/Adair Utilities District
March 17, 2026

As of 8:35amCT on March 17, 2026, the Boil Water Advisory for all consumers on 1132-5524 Greenbriar Road and all side roads in between 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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2026-03-17 14:52:42 | Comments


Homemakers celebrate St. Patrick's Day


2026-03-17 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Shannon Steveson.
The Adair County Homemakers made Shepherd's Pie and enjoyed a little lesson on Irish Culture to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Pictured from left to right are Shannon Steveson, Peggy Brown, Bridgett Powell, Margie Bloyd, Joy Arnold, Shirley Dudley Reliford, Debra Pardue, Diana Campbell, Amy Clark, Kathy Curry, and Dylan Gentry (FCS Agent).


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Counseling grad students shine in team competition

By Duane Bonifer

Two Lindsey Wilson University counseling graduate students were part of a winning team that demonstrated the power of teamwork and an integrated approach to serving clients in rural areas.

Madyson Jones, of Elizabethtown, and Brittany Sulfridge, of Williamsburg, were recognized for their work on a winning project in Interprofessional Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration Case Competition. The competition was held between graduate students at Lindsey Wilson, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Louisville.

But the win is more than an award, according to one of their professors.

"It signals readiness for complex, collaborative health-care environments where integrated care is not optional -- it is essential," said Patricia F. Stewart-Hopkins, who is a professor in Lindsey Wilson's nationally accredited graduate program in counseling.


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2026-03-17 14:44:11 | Comments | See topic Lindsey Wilson University

Special Singing at Millerfield BIC on March 22

From Marcia Grider

Millerfield BIC will host singing by special guests The Sneed Family Trio from Glasgow and The Hoppers from North Carolina at 10:30amCT this Sunday morning, March 22, 2026. Pastor Troy Grider and congregation invite everyone to be a part of this special service. A love offering will be taken.

Millerfield BIC is located at 1891 Millerfield Rd., Columbia, KY.


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2026-03-17 08:36:39 | Comments | See topic Church News


Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 18
Happy Anniversary, Randolph and Ruth Ann Lewis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bobby Ray England (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Byron Rodgers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Destiny Jade Burton (2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eric Minton (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeanie Withers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, June Shanklin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kantlee Joriah Destynei Grace Harvey (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lacey Blaire Sexton (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Rotch (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nick Palumbo (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sandra Thorpe, grandmother of Victoria Thorpe Luttrell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sandy Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Summer Brooke Whittington (1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Trinity Jade Hancock (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tyler Hovious (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Whitney Stearns | (Updates/Corrections)
View all birthdays and anniversaries for this month and next month on our Celebrations Page. Submit your birthday or anniversary using our Contact Form.

ACES SBDM Council to meet March 17

From M. Jordan Williams, Principal
Adair County Elementary School

The Adair County Elementary School SBDM Council will conduct its March meeting at 3:30pmCT on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in the Library at Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY.


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2026-03-17 08:32:44 | Comments | See topic Education


Joseph Habedank to perform at Kelleyville Community Church

From Linda Tucker

Kelleyville Community Church is excited to host Christian music artist Joseph Habedank on at 7pmCT on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Kelleyville Community Church is located at 77 Kellyville Rd., Columbia, KY. For more information you may call 270-469-0327. Bro. Matt Pendleton and congregation invite everyone to attend.


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2026-03-17 08:23:05 | Comments | See topic Church News


Birds of Kentucky: Cardinals


2026-03-17 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Roldcat.
Roldcat writes, "A pair of cardinals stop by the feeder to get a snack on a snowy morning."


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LWU starting Sport Performance Major in 2026-27 school year

By Duane Bonifer

Recognizing the academic and professional benefits of intercollegiate athletics, Lindsey Wilson University will begin offering a sport performance major in the 2026-27 school year.

Lindsey Wilson is the first college or university in Kentucky and the second in the nation to offer a sport performance major.

"Competitive sport participation is an embodied, experiential form of liberal arts learning," said Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Academic Growth Eric Carter, who is a sociologist by education and part of a national movement that promotes the power and potential of competitive sport to shape and create leaders. "This model reframes athletic participation not as an extracurricular activity but as a rigorous academic discipline. Like the performing arts, it develops measurable intellectual, ethical and creative capacities through disciplined practice, reflection and performance feedback."

The 120-hour bachelor of arts degree will include 11 core courses (33 hours) and four electives (12 hours) that draw on the disciplines of business; communication; English; history; physical education; psychology; recreation, tourism and sport management; sport performance; and women's and gender studies. It will also include four practicum-style courses of 90 hours of structured participation and 750 minutes of classroom-based instruction, which mirror expectations of clinicals, internships and performance practicums in the university's other academic programs.


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2026-03-17 08:18:30 | Comments | See topic Lindsey Wilson University



Register/Verify registration at: GOVOTEKY
Registration Deadline is April 20, 2026, at 4pm.


Writers, readers and listeners gather March 28

Saturday, March 28, 2026 is Writers' Day when The Adair County Arts Council showcases the literary arts. Everyone is welcome to attend and to read if they'd like.

Things get started at 9amCT and finish up at 3pm at the Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia.

2026 Annual Adair County Writers' Day Preliminary Schedule follows - all times are CST:


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2026-03-16 23:13:03 | Comments | See topic Local Arts Scene

What's Cooking in Columbia Today
Click restaurant names for hours, directions, and prices.

Fiesta Mexico of Columbia
819 Jamestown St., Columbia KY. 270-384-6004. Hrs.: 10:30amCT daily; Sun, 11amCT
Authentic Mexican Restaurant
Wednesday Special: Quesadilla Roja Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with chicken or beef with cheese, served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes. $8.50

Appetizers & Salads, Combination Dinners, Vegetarian Combinations, Especial of the House Grill, Especial Seafood, Especial Steak, A La Carte Orders, Side Orders, Kids Menu, Desserts and Beverages. Call in orders are welcome!

Special: Pollo Fiesta A whole chicken breast filled with bacon and cheese, and covered with cheese dip. Comes with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.

--Roy Ayala


Happy Hawg BBQ
114 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY. 270-585-4671. Open from 10:30amCT to 5pmCT Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Mastercard, Visa, and Discover accepted.
Wednesday Special: Homemade meatloaf, green beans, fried taters and a roll, just $10.00

Happy Hawg BBQ is open again on Jamestown Street with shoulder, brisket, chicken, smoked bologna, and ribeye steaks, plus burgers and hotdogs, cold cut sandwiches, fries, nachos, appetizers, homemade sides, ice cream cups, Italian Ice cups, and more!
Randy Young, owner


Black Stallion Steakhouse
202 Will Walker Rd., Columbia, KY. 270-380-1800. Open seven days a week 11am to 10pmCT.
Nonsmoking. Credit cards accepted. Private rooms available. Full Bar Seating, Beer & Wine, 7-days a week

Black Stallion is open today from 11amCT to 9pmCT!
Steaks & Ribs, Seafood, Chicken, Combinations and Vegetarian Platters, Sides, Salads, Soups, Sandwiches, Wraps, Burgers

Click here to read our menu


Betty's Country Cooking
MENU | 2339 Campbellsville RD, Columbia, KY (MAP) Phone 270-384-5664 | Non-smoking. Breakfast served anytime. Credit Cards accepted.
For the Fall and Winter, Betty's is open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 530amCT to 8pmCT, and on Sunday from 8amCT to 3pmCT


Acapulco Authentic Mexican Grill
Columbia - Russell Springs - Nancy | Offering excellent, authentic Mexican food 7-days-a-week. Express specials five days a week, plus appetizers salads, soups, a children's menu and desserts!
Try a dinner combination and choose from beef, pork, chicken, or seafood, or select a vegetarian combination anytime.

Call our Columbia location at 270-380-1980, or order online at acapulcomexicangrillky.com.


Adair County Schools
Adair Co. School District, Dayna Parnell, Director of Food Services, 270-384-2476
ACES and ACPC menu for March 18, 2026:
Breakfast: Pancakes with syrup
Lunch: Hot ham and cheese on bun or chili cheese coney, tater tots, baked beans, orange sherbet, fresh fruit options

ACMS and ACHS menu for March 18, 2026:
Breakfast: Pancakes with syrup
Lunch: Chili cheese coney, tater tots, baked beans, orange sherbet, fresh fruit options


Adair Senior Citizens Center
901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY 42728. 8amCT to 2pmCT Monday through Friday. Phone 270-380-1899. JoAnn Smith, Director.
Menu for Wednesday, March 18, 2026:
Oven fried chicken, white rice, stir fry veggies, orange, roll, margarine, milk



St. Patrick's Day - enjoy it more when driving sober

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate March 17, 2026 with a designated driver, return home safely.

FRANKFORT - This St. Patrick's Day, Team Kentucky is reminding everyone to do their part to prevent drunk driving and avoid turning celebration into tragedy. Kentuckians who plan to drink should think ahead by arranging a safe ride or designated sober driver to keep themselves and others safe.

"This St. Patrick's Day, we ask that everyone does their part to make sure you are keeping yourself and your fellow Kentuckians safe," said Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray. "If you plan to drink, plan for a sober driver to get home safely."


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2026-03-16 21:47:42 | Comments

Ag visits Tuesday in Green and Adair counties

FRANKFORT -- State and local representatives, and community partners will visit three schools and a dairy in southern Kentucky on the second day of All In For Agriculture Education Week.

The day will begin at a Farmer Appreciation Breakfast at 7amCT at Green County High School in Greensburg. At 9:30 the dignitaries will travel to Adair County Primary Center in Columbia, where they will visit second- and fourth-grade math classes.

After lunch at 11 at Happy Cow Cafe, there will be a live virtual dairy farm tour and "Ask an Aggie" panel discussion at 12:30 at Compton Dairy in Columbia.


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2026-03-16 18:47:04 | Comments | See topic Local Government

Kentucky Weather Roulette


2026-03-17 - Owingsville, KY - Photo by Pen.
Traveling on Interstate 64 on Monday, March 17, 2026, was a game of Kentucky Weather Roulette, changing from whiteout conditions between Ashland and Mt. Sterling, to warm(ish) sunshine and spring pastels around Lexington, and then back to blowing snow again on the other side.

Note: Photo taken from the navigator seat, not the drivers' side.


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From Hostage Crisis to Winner's Circle: They Got Curry

By Mig Feuser and Chris Melton / Adair Progress

Sometimes there are coincidences -- events nearly 14 years apart, both highlights in their own time, connected in the strangest of ways. One of them happened just a few weeks ago. So, without further ado, let's get into the story.

Part I: The Race

It was a sunny day on January 22 around Philadelphia. Forty-eight degrees and barely a cloud in the sky. At Parx Race Course in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a three-year-old filly owned by Super C Stables of Mike Coombs was ready to run.

And it would not just be her first race -- it would immediately become the first win of her young career. By 4 1/4 lengths, the filly defeated the field, and on the big board her name stood at the top: Winner: They Got Curry!


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2026-03-16 14:24:28 | Comments


Remembrances for March 18
In Memory Birthday, Larry L. Russell, 42, Russell Springs, KY (1976-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Taylor Kay Grider, Russell Springs, KY (1999-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Ann Stephens Early, Campbellsville, KY (1943-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Newcomb, Taylor Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Violet R. Thomas, Casey County, KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelia Bennett, Casey Co., KY (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Wayne Womack, Sano, KY (1955-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clifton (Cliff) Holt, Casey Co., KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva Mae Young, 82, Cumberland Co., KY (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, L.C. Simpson, Adair Co., KY native (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Melinda Bernard, 43, Russell Co., KY (1971-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rachel Carol Huff Ballard, 69, Metcalfe Co. KY (1945-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Altman, Green Co., KY (1919-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ian Christopher Davis, 13, Liberty, KY (2001-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tae In Wheeler, Middleburg, KY (1937-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Travis Adams, 81, Columbia, KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Rea Parnell, 87, Adair County, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garland Hayes, 86, Green County, KY (1931-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Iva Richerson Hardesty, Taylor County, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patrick Gordon Evans, 56, Green County, KY (1961-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Clayton Baker, 55, Adair County, KY (1963-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Garmon, 69, Edmonton, KY (1951-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva Franklin Shirley Gilpin, 81, Green Co., KY (1929-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
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In Memory Birthday, Mildred Coffey, 95, Casey County, KY (1925-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Lee Walker, 77, Adair County, KY (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
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