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Daily News for Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Robert Brock will portray Mark Twain in Russell Springs, KY Robert Brock portrays Mark Twain for Kentucky Chautauqua. Robert F. Brock is an assistant professor of theatre at Lindsey Wilson College. He recently served as the artistic director at Kentucky Repertory Theatre in Horse Cave. Prior to that, he served as the theatre's education director for four years. The event is free and open to the public By Nancy Phelps News from Somerset Community College SOMERSET, KY (October 9, 2014) - The Somerset Community College (SCC) Student Government Association, together with Kentucky Chautauqua(r), will present Mark Twain: American Icon on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 1pmCT/2pmET. at SCC's Russell Center, 848 W. Steve Wariner Drive in Russell Springs, KY. There is no charge and all are invited. Born November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, Mark Twain (originally named Samuel Clemens) penned several novels including two major classics of American literature, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He was also a riverboat pilot, humorist, lecturer, journalist, publisher and inventor. His mother, Jane Lampton, was born in Adair County, Kentucky, where she met Clemens' father, who was clerking at a law office in Columbia, Kentucky. They married and spent two years living in Columbia, KY before moving to Tennessee and eventually to Missouri. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 18:09:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene
ACES Art Museum/Ice Cream Social/Basket 21 Oct 2014 There will be an Ice Cream Social & Basket Auction & Art Museum at Adair Co. Elementary School, 828 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY, at 5pmCT, 21 Oct 2014. Themed baskeds will be auctioned off at 5:15pmCT, with an opportunity to stroll through the halls to see wonderful art created by students. Christy Jo Roy 2014-10-08 17:31:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene
Frances Johnson, Taylor County, KY (1924-2014) She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Campbellsville Christian Church. She was a proud graduate of Centre College in 1946, having received a Bachelor of Science Degree. She was a retired math teacher and librarian, church secretary, volunteer at The Daughter's of American Revolution and employee of Dewure High School in Zinbabwe and an avid supporter of Central African Mission Service. She was a distinguished member of a prominent old line Adair County, KY, family. She was the daughter of the late Horace Cundiff and Victoria Hughes Walker, and the widow of Doug Johnson, her husband of over 44 years. She leaves 13 direct living descendants. She will be laid to rest in Columbia, Adair County, KY Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Frances Cundiff Johnson, 90, died at 8:47amET, Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in Elizabethtown, KY. Funeral service will be at 10amCT/11amET, Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Parrott &Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY, by Minister Joe Hatchett. Burial will be in Columbia City Cemetery, 315 Campbellsville Street, Adair County, Kentucky. Visitation will be 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Friday, October 10, 2014, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 17:20:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Member of CBC Domican mission trip will be giving report Members of the recent mission trip to the Dominican Republic will be giving their report at the Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, at 6:30pmCT, Sunday, November 2, 2014. Everyone in our community has been so supportive of this trip with prayer and donations. Everyone is now invited to hear about all the work God has done. - William Sandell 2014-10-08 16:35:52 | Comments | Printable version
Columbia Baptist Church to show movie: God's Not Dead Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY will be have free viewing of the movie "God's Not Dead," at 6:30pmCT on Sunday, October 26 and everyone is invited to attend. The movie is about a college student who is challenged to defend his faith. - William Sandell 2014-10-08 16:25:51 | Comments | Printable version
Guy Babin: From Gradyville, Paradise, USA - on Jar Flies 'If one was aware and observant, you could find the relics of their cast-away exoskeletons stuck to the bark of an old tree; wings, legs, and all. We boys liked to toss them at girls before we learned there were better ways to flirt with the opposite sex - that took us a while unfortunately.... - GUY BABIN By Guy Babin Mr. Fudge, et al: In Maryland these creatures are referred to as cicadas. In the land of my youth in the delta country of south Louisiana, we call them locust. They are a vivid part of my barefoot summer memories down in Louisiana--their rhythmic calls especially late in the afternoon, so intense sometimes it would overwhelm all other sounds reverberating through the live oaks. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 16:05:51 | Comments | Printable version
Campbellsville University to present guest piano duet by alumni Free Concert will offer works by Gershwin, Mozart, Milhaud, Osieck, Kim and Zhang By Joan C. McKinney CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - Campbellsville University will present a guest piano duet by CU alumni Yuri Kim and Zhui Zhang at 7pmCT/8pmET, Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at The Gheens Recital Hall in the Gosser Fine Arts Center at 210 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 14:10:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene
Louise Mosby Cook, 58, Metcalfe County, KY (1956-2014) She was a native of Adair County, KY, and was a resident of Metcalfe County, at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late James Mosby and Rosie Garmon Mosby. Her husband, Kenneth Cook, survives. She leaves one direct and one step living descendants. She was an employee of Jomel Seams Reasonable Click on headline for complete obituary Louise Mosby Cook age 58 of Edmonton, KY passed away on Tuesday, October 07, 2014 at Cumberland County Hospital, Burkesville, KY. Funeral Services will be Friday, October 10, 2014 at 1pmCT, at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 North Main ST, Burkesville, KY with burial in Casey Fork Cemetery. Family request visitation 3pm-9pmCT, until at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home in Burkesville. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 12:22:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Stolen Pumps taken from Portland area- Reward Offered $2,000 Reward offered by owner Five 5-horse oil well pump motors were stolen in the Portland area of Adair County. A $2000.00 reward has been offered by the owner for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator. Contact the Adair County Sheriff's Office with any information. 270-384-2776 Sheriff Harrison Moss 2014-10-08 11:27:28 | Comments | Printable version
Renaissance Columbia Downtown Days Schedule October 10 & 11, 2014, Columbia, KY The Columbia Police Department will be closing access to the Square at approximately 2pmCT Friday, 10 Oct 2014, to allow vendors to set up, streets will be closed all day Saturday, 11 Oct 2014 at the following points, according to CPD Ofc. Tracy McCarol: 1) Jamestown at Reed, 2) Campbellsville at Reed/Merchant Streets, 3) Greensburg Street at Monroe, and 4) Burkesville Street at Fortune Street Click on headline for full day's schedule From Gina Baker, Renaissance Columbia With Special Edits, added information (c)CM The following is a schedule of events for Renaissance Columbia Downtown Columbia, KY: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 11:19:41 | Comments | Printable version
Billy Joe Grider, 41, Russell County, KY, Adair native (1973-2014 He was a native of Adair County, KY and has many relatives in Adair, Russell, and Taylor Counties of Kentucky. He was the son of Olene Shepherd Grider and the late Joseph Wayne Grider. He leaves two direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Billy Joe Grider, 41, of Russell Springs, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 of injuries sustained in auto accident. Funeral service for Billy Joe Grider will be 10amCT, Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Richard Lehman officiating. Visitation will be 5pm-8pmCT, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Tarter Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 10:15:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Streets to Square closures start at 2pmCT, 10 Oct 2014 For Downtown Days, which on Saturday 11 Oct 2014 coincide with Book Fair in Historic Adair County Courthouse and Farmers' Market on the Square The Columbia Police Department will be closing access to the Square at approximately 2pmCT Friday, 10 Oct 2014, to allow vendors to set up, streets will be closed all day Saturday, 11 Oct 2014 at the following points, according to CPD Ofc. Tracy McCarol: 1) Jamestown at 2014-10-08 09:55:12 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Annex announces Downtown Days schedules Downtown Days/Book Fair/Farmers Market County Judge Executive Ann Melton's office announces these special hours for County Offices in the Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY, during Downtown Days for Friday, 11 October 2014:
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USDA emphasis on Farmers Mkts helps Specialty Growers USDA announces Specialty Block Grants totalling $302,620.11 to strengthen markets for Specialty Crops in Kentucky. The latest round of grant recipients includes the Kentucky Blueberry Growers Association, 1103 W Stockton St, Edmonton, KY 42129, to help introduce new blueberry value-added products into public schools and retail markets by increasing the capability of local blueberry producers to sort, wash, and dry blueberries. By Ted Sloan News from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture FRANKFORT, KY The Kentucky Department of Agriculture was awarded a Specialty Crop Block Grant for $302,620.11 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with the University of Kentucky and other organizations and commodity groups to strengthen markets for specialty crops in Kentucky. "This funding will greatly enhance our efforts to help Kentucky's specialty crop businesses grow and prosper," Agriculture Commissioner James Comer said. "This investment in our specialty crop industry will boost Kentucky's rural economy." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 08:14:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Food
Mike Watson: Will be Capt. W.W. Bradshaw in Silent City See complete list of enactors and roles in next earlier story on "Silent City" now updated Six performers named for Silent CIty Mike Watson writes I can now add my "ghost" for the Silent City tour for this year: Capt. W.W. Bradshaw, Civil War Captain, businessman, and noted Sunday School organizer. Thanks, - Mike WatsonThis year's "Silent City," will start at 5pmCT, Monday, October 27, 2014, starting from the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, (Google Map) followed by a walk to the Columbia City Cemetery, 315 Campbellsville Street, (Google Map), Columbia, KY, for presentations and a return to the Library or followup discussions and refreshments. The production is sponsored by the Adair County Genealogical Society and the Adair County Public Library. 2014-10-08 07:55:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Mike Watson - History
Today, WEDNESDAY with CM, 8 Oct 2014 Haiku by Robert Stone for October 8, 2014: Dawn of day and life,--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 8 October 2014. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1121 Favorite Stories you may have missed Mostly from Sunday with CM, 05 Oct 2014 and a few others from the past week. Please note date of posting
2014-10-08 06:52:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Contractor sentenced in Ft. Knox HS refurbishing case Former President Of Central Kentucky Glass Company sentenced to 27 Months in prison for fraud involving installation of glass and windows at Ft. Knox High School From the office of the US District Attorney Western District of Kentucky LOUISVILLE, KY - The former president of Central Kentucky Glass Company, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 27 months in prison by Senior District Judge Thomas B. Russell on Friday, October 3, 2014, after pleading guilty to a single count of wire fraud in connection with a multi-million dollar contract at Fort Knox High School, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. Central Kentucky Glass Company (CKG) was charged separately in a grand jury indictment, with wire fraud, mail fraud and major fraud against the United States. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2014-10-08 06:45:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
Moonlight Sonata - Earth perfectly lodged between Sun & Moon Jon Halsey writes: Great night (Morning) for insomniacs, moonbats, dingbats and just plain curious ole folk. 2014-10-08 05:35:59 | Comments | Printable version
Fog is a factor in this morning By Larry Smith Fog is a factor in the morning commute, especially on KY 55 between Campbellsville and Columbia and especially around the lake area. It's thick as a brick. So please drive carefully. 2014-10-08 05:24:12 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 8 Happy Anniversary, Barry and Tracy Stephens (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Boon & Anita Matney (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Boon and Anita Matney (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Caitlin & Jimmy Helm (2011) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Dustin & Jennfer Martin (2005) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Forrest & Ella Lee Wilson (1966) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Jared & Chelsea Conover (2011) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Phillip and Dana Richard (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alexander Kyle Biggs | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dona Depp Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Gary Wayne Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Haley Blaydes Martin (1987) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hannah Blaydes Shaw (1987) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jackson Lee Willis (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jamie Collins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jamie Hatcher | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Julius Feyette Holmes (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kathy Parker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Korey Hundley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lauren Jessie | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Marketta Ann Lawless (1993) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Matt Mouser | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Natalie Sneed | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Reagan McCalister (2001) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sammie Jo Wheat | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tanner Caldwell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tim Curry | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday Mary Jane Bryant, Adair Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Allen Taylor, 83, Adair Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harry Taggart, Russell Springs, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy Carol Huff, Columbia, KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Randall Thomas Baldwin, Campbellsville, KY (1986-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Morris Wade DeHart, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lilburn Glyn Kelly, Greensburg, KY (1934-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul E. Bennett, Russell Springs, KY (1950-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roger Wayne Humphrey, Burkesville, KY (1957-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Molen Corbin, Adair Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rick Bailey, Adair Co., KY (1953-2010) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James (Jimmy) Forsyth, Green Co., KY, Adair Co., KY, native (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alma Shofner, Taylor Co., KY (1925 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Lee Goode, Casey County, KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Connie Jo Davis, Green County, KY (1955-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shelby Dewey Key, Cumberland Co., KY (1944-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda C. Houston, Russell Springs, KY (1965-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Larry Wayne Scott, 66 Burkesville, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geneva Thomas York, 85, Burkesville, KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Warriner Loy, Russell County, KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kerry Roger Jones, 61, Knifley, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Johnnie Janes, 79, Adair Co., KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edna Mae Sullivan, 90, Glasgow, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marie Powell, 75, Louisville, KY (1940-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Peggy Sue Johnson Stratton Adair Co., kY native (1968-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Earl Ray, Sr., 61, Green County, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Annie Aline Froedge Whitlow, 91, Metcalfe Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vera Delphine Shaw, 77, Burkesville, KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alice Helen Haney, 91, Greensburg, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ann Waggener Richards, (d. May 12, 1982) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anthony (Craig) Byrd, 50, Russell Springs, KY (1970-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Audrey Spivey, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1940-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cathy Turner, 69, Columbia, KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clarice Jean Franklin, 67, Greensburg, KY (1954-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dallas Lee Miller, 74, Russell Springs, KY (1946-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jack David Catron, 59, Columbia, KY (1961-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Darrell Loy, 65, Columbia, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice Sneed, 64, Columbia, KY (1959-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jenna Rose Ferguson, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Sinclair, 84, Columbia, KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lee John Rogers, 55, Adair County family (1964-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marcus Scott Sheene, Casey Co., KY (1990) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Stevie Joe York, 64, Columbia, KY (1959-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Walter Oglesby Peatross, 61, Jamestown, KY (1961-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2014 All events are listed in Central Time. 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