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Daily News for Thursday, July 16, 2026
KELC releases June 2026 Unemployment Report From Mike Clark/Kim Saylor Brannock Frankfort, KY - Kentucky's seasonally adjusted preliminary June 2026 unemployment rate was 4.7%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. The preliminary June 2026 jobless rate was up from the 4.5% reported in May and up 0.1 percentage points from one year ago. The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for June 2026 was 4.2%, which was down from the 4.3% recorded for May and up from the 4.1% recorded in June 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-07-16 10:26:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
Community invited to T.J. Health Columbia Celebration From Stacey Biggs T.J. Health Columbia is turning 10, and the community is invited to help celebrate. T.J. Health Columbia will be hosting a community cookout from 11amCT to 1pmCT on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at T.J. Health Columbia, 901 Wellness Way. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be served, and there will be activities for the kids. T.J. Health Columbia is excited to commemorate this special milestone and thank the community we're proud to serve. We hope to see you on Wednesday. 2026-07-16 10:24:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Health Care
Opinion: Adair Co. does have the resources datacenters need By Robert Morrison Ph.D, Ph.D, MBA, MSc, MSc, MSc. After reading the submission by Mig Feuser of the Adair Progress while doing my morning check of my hometown news, I felt the need to interject about what I find to be a major analytical gap leading to the conclusion of the article, which is that Adair County is not a good candidate for a datacenter. Actually, Adair County is an outstanding candidate for a datacenter location. On a comical note, I asked some datacenters via three different AI chatbots, and all three agreed with my assessment that Adair County is a good location for a datacenter. However, I applaud county and city officials for being proactive and discussing these impacts. My intent is not to pick a fight with Mig Feuser, but to provide some insight from the Texas experience, hoping Adair County takes that into account if the need should arise. Although datacenter engineering is not my professional expertise, I have gained some reliable insight from a close family member who is a mechanical engineer and has been building datacenters for the past few years. However, my personal expertise is business management, finance, technology management, information systems, accounting, and industrial technology, the majors of my graduate degrees, and I have consulted on international industrial development projects, so it is not completely outside my wheelhouse. The error in the conclusion results from ignoring some obvious resources somewhat unique to Adair County that make it attractive. Those are abundant water, two natural gas pipelines, and a fiberoptic backbone running down the Cumberland Parkway. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-07-16 09:09:05 | Comments | Printable version
Opinion: Green River priceless! By Marie Freeman There needs to be a projection on our water sources. Water is life. Green River is priceless for our county, Taylor County. And the interest in a data center in Cave city. It's been put on a 12 month hold if that project takes course 300,000 gallons of water will be used that will affect the Green River, Mammoth Cave! People in Kentucky need to stand up now to protect our water if we want to shower, hydrate, and have our livestock tomorrow, the projection is already there! We better look far outside of today, outside the box now! These data centers will ruin our State. And they are not for the device in your hand your computer. Theyre for military, surveillance and corporate easement on labor. Just my humble opinion. For our children yes we need water conservation and protection of our ONLY water source, Green River! 2026-07-16 09:00:14 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 16 Happy Anniversary, McDonald's of Columbia (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, William G. Hobaugh, II, and Leila A. Hobaugh (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Angela McVay | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Anna Nicole Curry (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Austin Day (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charlie Furkins (2015) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Connie Cheatham | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Emma | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Burton (1966) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Keltner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jim Richards (1936) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joe Hare | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jordan Knifley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kathy Goodin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kayla Chambers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lauren Grant (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Noah David Keltner (2014) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sharon Payne | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sherica Karnes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shirley Mings | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tori Kimbler (2001) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tyler Cowan | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zayne Tyler Grant, 2011 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Monica K. Turner Heitz , 56, Greensburg, KY (1961-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles H. Caudill, Russell County, KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Letha Marie DeWitt, Green County, KY (1934-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Kay Irvin Gardner, Adair Co., KY (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Graham Lemmon, Green Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jane B. Hutchison, Adair Co., KY (1933 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Thomas J. (Bean) Price, Green Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. James T. Stearman, Green County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Milton Stephens, Adair Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Faye Arnett, Salyersville, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul E. Ladebauche, Adair County, KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl Ray Noel, 88, Casey Co., KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Hartford, 64, Burkesville, KY (1950-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry M. Dabney, Taylor Co., KY (1952-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Sylvester Ingram, 54, Green Co., KY (1961-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Carolyn Franklin Jones, Green County, KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vineta Roy, 89, Nancy, KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Paul Morris, 46, Edmonton, KY (1970-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Darrell Jeffries, 68, Savoyard, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ineze Loy Mills, 85, Taylor Co., KY/Russell County, KY native (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph K. Anderson, Jr., 70, Cumberland Co., KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Johnny (Wheelman) Wheeler, 54, Taylor County, KY (1963-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Seaborne Brown, 62, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alvin Cravens (1957-1992) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Austyn Tylar Deel, 22, Russell Springs, KY (1998-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billie Derringer, 79, Casey Co., KY native (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Barnett, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Sue Wilson, 78, Columbia, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cheryle Darlene Stockton, 40, Greensburg, KY (1982-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald Cranston (Crank) Farmer, Marion Co., KY (1933-2018)] | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eugene Hodge, 88, Casey Co., KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jordan Isaiah Caven, 24, Green Co., KY (1996-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Ann (Becky) Hamm, 67, Ozark, MO (1947-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sheila Diane Coomer, 61, Columbia, KY (1962-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Leon Jewell, 79, Green Co., KY (1943-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Leon Jewell, 79, Greensburg, KY (1943-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 2026 All events are listed in Central Time. 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