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Christmas in Columbia Annual Parade Under the Lights lineup

Click on headline for 24th Annual Parade Under the Lights line up as of 4:30pmCT, Thu 4 December 2014, just 49.5 hours before the 2014 Parade Under the Lights, gets underway.

By Debbie Selby
For the Columbia/Adair County Chamber of Commerce

The Parade is shaping up to be the best ever. Already, Debbie Selby said, there are 60 units registered to be in the lineup, and additional units are always expected at this stage. That compares to 56 in 2013.

The floats will line up at the McCammish/Morgan Mfg. plant on Industrial Drive. The floats will be judged there, and be given placards to display along the parade route. The veterans float will be at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene. As the parade from Industrial Drive approaches, the veterans float will go to the front. The parade will proceed North on Jamestown Street, where many of the best spots for watching from cars will be located.

The parade will enter the Square on Jamestown Street circling three quarters of the square, and will go past the traditional review stand in front of the Adair Annex, where awards and prizes will be presented, announced by news personalities from The WAVE 92.7 and WAIN 93.5 and Columbia/Adair County Chamber officials.

The procession will exit on Burkesville Street, still in formation to Guardian Street, where it will disband.


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2014-12-04 18:26:38 | Comments | Printable version

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ACHS Football Banquet: Saying goodbye to Seniors



2014-12-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Cathy Luttrell. Saying goodbye to our seniors. Front Row: Austin Alley, Dakota Price, Adam Harris, Austin Horton. Back Row - Logan Coomer, Spencer Claypool, Katy Roy, Brandon Burton, Dylan Conn.
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Gov. Beshear announces federal funding for transportation museum in Springfield

The museum will be on Police Drive in Springfield near the L&N Depot, Lincoln Heritage National Scenic Byway, Renaissance District and the Main Street District included in the National Register of Historic Places.
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FRANKFORT, KY (Dec. 4, 2014) - Governor Steve Beshear today joined state and local legislators to announce $800,000 in federal funding to construct the Mike Haydon Transportation Museum in the city of Springfield in Washington County.


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2014-12-04 16:30:57 | Comments | Printable version

Kentucky get $313,000 in Farm to School grants

Taylor County School District one of recipients; awarded a $45,000 grant or school garden where students will grow produce tht will be sold to the school food service office
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By Ted Sloan
News from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky has been awarded five grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture totaling nearly $313,000 aimed at getting more local foods into Kentucky schools, the USDA announced on Tuesday.

Two grants for a total of $87,957 went to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.


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2014-12-04 16:26:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Food

Many items added to Jaycees Radio Auction List of Items

On the final night of the auction,& Thursday, December 3 & 4, 2014 from 6pm to 10pmCT, please join us by listening to The WAVE 92.7 FM or WAIN 93.5 FM and bid on items as we broadcast the annual Adair County Jaycees Radio Auction. - JENNIFER CARTER
For complete list: Jaycees Radio Auction List of Items

by Jennifer Carter
News from the Adair County Jaycees

Here is a list of items turned in today that will be on tonight’s Radio Auction:
  • Jeff’s Tire: Oil Change, 25
  • Jeff’s Tire: Balance & Rotation, 40
  • Hello Gorgeous: Haircut, $10
  • Fiesta Mexico: Gift Certificate, $10
  • Karnes Photography: Mini photo session in Columbia, $30
  • Taken by Tiffany: Mini Photo Session, $35
  • Burton’s Supply: Goose Creek Candle French Vanilla, $16
For more information or to donate to the Adair County Jay Cee Radio Auction contact: Jennifer Carter at 270-634-1649. Remember the money raised from this action will be used to purchase toys and food to help people in our community who need a little extra help during the holiday. - Greg Thomas


2014-12-04 15:56:15 | Comments | Printable version

Al Owens: A visit to Dallas, 51 years after JFK assassination

'I was overcome by a powerful presence as I entered the school book depository that day. It was an eery feeling to be in this locale.' - BIG AL OWENS
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By Allen Owens, the Big Rig Trucker

It was 51 years ago that tragedy struck in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The official record states that Lee Harvey Oswald shot John F Kennedy from the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository.

I had the opportunity to tour Dealey Plaza recently and view for myself the entire location of this tragic event in American history. In my expert opinion, it is my duty to say that I do that believe that story.


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2014-12-04 13:58:11 | Comments | Printable version

White House event to recognize KY's college readiness plans

In an effort to expand college access, the Obama Administration has increased Pell scholarships by $1,000 a year, created the new American Opportunity Tax Credit worth up to $10,000 over four years of college, limited student loan payments to 10 percent of income, and laid out an ambitious agenda to reduce college costs and promote innovation and competition.
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By Sue Patrick

Today, Thursday, December 4, 2014, Council on Postsecondary Education President Bob King will join President Obama, the First Lady and Vice President Biden along with hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college.


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2014-12-04 13:48:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Elmer (Dink) Hatfield, Casey County, KY (1919-2014)

He was a longtime employee of the Casey County Hospital. He was a World War II Army Veteran and a member of the Salem United Methodist Church. He was a native of Casey County, KY; a resident at the time of his death, and will be laid to rest Salem Cemetery. He was the son of the late Sam and Ollie Lawson Hatfield and the widower of Flossie Cain Hatfield.
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Elmer (Dink)Hatfield, of Liberty, KY, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at the Liberty Care Center. He was 95.

Funeral services will be at 5pmCT/6pmET, Friday, December 5, 2014, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Hershel Lawhorn officiating. Visitation will be from 2pm-5pmCT/3pm-6pmET, on Friday at the funeral home. There will be a graveside funeral service at 10amET/11amCT, on Saturday, December 6, 2014, at Salem Cemetery with military honors by the Caswell-Saufley American Legion Post 18, Stanford, KY.


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2014-12-04 12:07:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Margie Breeding Coomer - One coolest moms from writer's youth

Jim T Barbee writes:
Margie is a kind, generous, beautiful person and human being. Though we have had minimal contact over the past decades, I have fond memories of her as being one of the "coolest" moms from my youth! And of course, Willie Breeding was a very "happening guy" himself. Happy Birthday Margie! - Jim T Barbee
Comments re photo 57931 90th birthday celebration for Margie Breeding Coomer


2014-12-04 11:34:54 | Comments | Printable version

Beef producers vote for another $1 per head of cattle

The final tally was 1,816 in favor of the state check off and 1,423 against. The assessment will take effect April 1, 2015.

By Ted Sloan
News from KY Department of Agriculture

FRANKFORT, KY - Kentucky beef cattle producers voted to assess themselves an additional $1 per head on cattle marketed in Kentucky in a statewide referendum held in November.


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2014-12-04 11:27:21 | Comments | Printable version

Marion Co., KY selected as a HeartSafe Community

By Beth Fisher and Jill Midkiff
News from the Kentucky Department of Public Healh

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the Department for Public Health (DPH) announced today that Marion County is the most recent Kentucky county to earn the designation of HeartSafe Community, an honor set aside for communities that have met criteria to better respond to cardiac arrests.


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2014-12-04 10:59:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Healthy Lifestlyes by Kelli Bonifer

Basketball: LW Men/Women host CU tonight Thu 4 Dec 2014

Blue Raider vs Tiger Basketball tonight

By Tyler Scott
News from Lindsey Wilson College

Lindsey Wilson Blue Raider Basketball hosts Campbellsville University, women at 6pmCT/7pmET, with the men's game following immediately afterward, at Biggers Sports Center 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, Kentucky, 42728


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2014-12-04 10:12:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Happy 90th birthday to great neighbor: Margie Breeding

Yvonne Marshall writes:
Happy Birthday to my sweet, kind and loving neighbor, Margie Breeding. She always has a beautiful smile for everyone! - Yvonne Marshall
Comments re photo 57931 - 90th birthday celebration for Margie Breeding Coomer


2014-12-04 09:53:52 | Comments | Printable version

Jobless rates down in all 120 counties for third straight month

By Manoj Shanker, Kim Saylor Brannock
News from Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet

FRANKFORT, KY (Thu 4 Dec 2014) - Unemployment rates fell in all 120 Kentucky counties between October 2013 and October 2014, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. This is the third consecutive month that Kentucky has seen a year-over-year drop in all counties.


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2014-12-04 09:02:47 | Comments | Printable version

Green Co., KY Grand Jury 3 Dec 2014 returns indictments

Indictments brought against 3 individuals; total of 5 counts. Charge include forcible rape/persistent felony offender; wanton endangerment/criminal mischief; and credit card fraud.

The Green County, KY Circuit Court Eleventh Judicial District Div 1 & Div II grand jury, Greensburg, KY, returned indictments against the following individuals on Wednesday, 3 Dec 2014, filed in the office of Green County Circuit Court Clerk Ann Mattingly:


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2014-12-04 08:54:31 | Comments | Printable version

Invitation: 50th Anniversary Celebration - Elbert & Edith Hadley

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Please join our family as we celebrate Elbert & Edith Hadley's 50th Wedding Anniversary 2pm-4pmCT on Sunday, December 7, 2014 in the basement of the Hadley Community Church, located at 8269 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY. - Rita Carter


2014-12-04 08:20:28 | Comments | Printable version

Anon: Mystery vet likely Lindel rather than Findel Coomer

Looking for a WWII vet from Columbia: Findel Coomer

By Anon

I suspect the Coomer gentleman about whom Mr. Bruce Brown requested information was Lindel (rather than Findel) Coomer.


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2014-12-04 07:55:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

Christmas Trees of Conviction will aid Historic Jail Restoration

Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY
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By Mike Watson, Adair County Historian

The Metcalfe County Historical Society would like to invite everyone to attend the first annual "Trees of Conviction", a Christmas Tree decorating contest with proceeds going to the continued restoration of the the Metcalfe County Historic Jail, 101 East Street, Edmonton, KY, which will be open for public viewing and voting on your favorite decorated tree beginning Sunday, December 7 during the Holiday Home Tour, 1pmCT - 4:30pmCT and from December 8-12, 2014, Monday - Friday, the jail will be open from 11am-1pmCT. Then again on Saturday, December 13,, during the Holiday Parade, 10am-4pmCT. Please join us as you begin your festive holidays! From Mike Watson, Adair County Historian


2014-12-04 06:39:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

Today, THURSDAY with CM, 4 December ] 2014

Haiku by Robert Stone for December 4, 2014:
When one dominates,
others find making small talk
to be difficult.
--Robert Stone, Thursday, 4 December 2014.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1178



2014-12-04 05:50:55 | Comments | Printable version

CU Lady Tigers makes it to the NCCAA National semi-finals

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By Jordan Alves/CU

Mhairi Fyfe gave Campbellsville University women's soccer its first ever NCCAA National Tournament semifinals appearance with a golden goal in overtime Wednesday to beat Houghton College, 2-1 on Wednesday, 3 Dec 2014.

The Lady Tigers face Lee University (TN) on Friday, December 5, 2014, at 2:30pmCT/3:30pmET at Austin-Tinsdall Park, 4100 Boggy Creek Road, Kissimmee, FL 34744.

It will be a rematch of the NCCAA Mid-East Region championship, which Lee won 4-0 on Nov. Jordan Alves/CU


2014-12-04 00:10:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 4
Happy Anniversary, Barry and Angela Estes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, James and Judy Watson (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angela Estes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daniel Franklin (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Devan Foster (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Matthew Coffey (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tanner Garmon (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tevin Harvey (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Linda L. Richerson, LaRue Co., KY, formerly of Campbellsville (1945-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Veleria Edna Colson Davis, Burkesville, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Mark Greathouse, Nashville, TN (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelia Krahn, Columbia, KY (1957-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey Lee Ray, Summersville, KY (1977-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Dwayne Dobson, Summersville, KY (1963-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arlis Lee Clements, Casey Co., KY (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Coop, Cumberland Co., KY native (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zenith Burton, Adair County, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Dale Wilson, Taylor Co., KY (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Moore, Russell Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnny Ray Newton, Taylor Co., KY (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willard Joe Curry, Green Co., KY, Adair Co. native (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Barry Hayes, Adair County, KY (1953 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Henry Wayne (Mr. Bounce) Epperson, Adair Co., KY (1952-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Hatter, 77, Liberty, KY (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Daniels, Adair Co., KY (1964-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Beard, Taylor Co., KY ( 1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zella Withers Owens, Russell Co., KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Bobby Joe Tweedy, Cumberland Co., KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Crystal McFarland, 37, Columbia, Adair Co., KY; Liberty, KY native (1978-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Maxine McGaha, 83, Adair Co., KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Bruce Edward Hartman, Taylor Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Beatrice Tucker Rodgers, 78, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terrance Keith (Terry) Poynter, 60, Green Co., KY (1956-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Patterson, 57, Hustonville, KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonita Lee Comer, 55, Russell County, KY (1961-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Dean Williams, Adair Co., KY/Tarrant Co., TX (1948-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eddie Hutchison, Adair Co., KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Huston Crowe, 87, Casey Co., KY/Marion Co., KY native (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Webb Coe, 64, Cumberland Co., KY (1953-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Larimore Stearman, 89, Green County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold E. (Hudge) Hudgins, Green County, KY (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Myrtle Flowers Taylor, Adair County, KY (1918-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James D. Russell, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linnie Wright, 104, Liberty, KY (1918-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Loretta Wells, 79, Jamestown, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randy L. (Boogie) Flowers, 51, Burkesville, KY (1969-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sheila Price, 61, Columbia, KY (1958-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Cape, 67, Cundiff, KY (1956-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie Francis Carter, 82, Burkesville, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2014
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:00amCTAdair Recycling Center, 32 Service RD, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782
Open 7am-3pmCT Monday through Friday; 7am-12pm noon CT, Saturdays. | (ID:31609, Comment)
8:00amCTColumbia Chamber: "Support local businesses" Nov 29 - Dec 13, 2014 | (ID:31491, Comment)
7 County Area Court: Circuit Courts. District Courts, at at Glance. Not Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties Once at Docket for all Kentucky Counties, Choose 1) Circuit or District, 2) County - from drop down list 3) Verify dates :
Adair County. Adair Co. Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST. Columbia, KY: Four (4) Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Twenty-six (26) Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Twenty-six (26) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. Five (5) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Two (2) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) Court Event(s) District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:31814, Comment)
NoonCTPause for Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:31635, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Colulmbia, KY, for Treva Perkins Bryant, 78, Adair County, KY (1936-2014) | (ID:31790, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes at the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:31667, Comment)
6:00pmCTLindsey Wilson Women's Basketball hosts Campbellsville, at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY | (ID:31601, Comment)
Jaycees Radio Auction 3-4 Dec 2014, 6pm-10pm each night. on The WAVE, 99.9 FM and WAIN 93.5 FM. See update: LIST of ITEMS, with added items today. Many items were sold last night. | (ID:31787, Comment)
Lindsey Wilson Blue Raider Basketball hosts Campbellsville University, - Women at 6pmCT/7pmET, and men's game following immediately afterward, at Biggers Sports Center 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. | (ID:31815, Comment)
6:30pmCTGraduand ceremony for WKU/Glasgow, KY Campus at Plaza Theatre, 115 E Main, Glasgow, KY | (ID:30941, Comment)
7:00pmCTA Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Classic. At Lindsey Wilson College's V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY. | (ID:31526, Comment)
8:00pmCTLindsey Wilson Men's Basketball hosts Campbellsville, at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY | (ID:31599, Comment)

 


































 
 
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