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ACHS Project Graduation Organizational meeting 10 May 2017

By Jaime White

There will be a Project Graduation 2017 planning meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 3:30pmCT at the Adair Co. Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Anyone interested in volunteering at this year's event is welcome and encouraged to attend! Help us continue the tradition of providing a safe, fun celebration for our Junior and Senior classes. Thank you, -Jaime White, Youth Services Center. Phone 270-384-6050


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This happy message balloon stopped floating and landed in my yard today. The messages around the hand drawn happy face include, "I heart Kailey" and "I heart Mom" and there are two other messages I couldn't quite read. Handwriting and design looks like it might have been done by a creative four year old. If it belongs to you, feel free to click "contact" in the menu box at the top left of this page and share the back story. -- LW

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Columbia Police will hold second drug forum 16 May 2017

At Breeding Fire Department

By Ofc Josh Brockman, Public Information Officer
Columbia Police Department, Chief Jason Cross

Columbia Police Department second drug forum will be at 6pmCT, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at the Breeding Fire Department, 290 Fire Department Lane, Breeding, KY. The following topics will be discussed at this forum:
  • Growing use of illegal narcotics
  • Growing rate of addiction
  • The rise of health related issues such as Hepatitis
  • Economics impacts on community tax payers
  • Treatment programs
  • How you can help
There will be time for a questions and answers session and we will discuss some things you might watch for that would indicate possible drug activity in your own neighborhood. We were very pleased with the turnout and participation we had at our first forum and we hope to see you again. - Ofc Josh Brockman


2017-05-08 15:18:53 | Comments | Printable version

Polly (Dolly) Mae Chadwell Black, Windsor, KY (1936-2017)

She married Junior "Lewis" Black on January 15, 1955 and they spent most of their married life near Franklin, IN. She worked at several jobs, retiring as a nurse's aid from Johnson County Memorial Hospital in Franklin, IN. In 2003, she and Lewis retired to Windsor, KY. She leaves 20 direct living descendants.
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Polly "Dolly" Mae (Chadwell) Black, 81, of Windsor, KY, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Casey County Hospital, Liberty, KY.

The funeral service will be held at 10amCT/11amET, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Johnny Maupin officiating. Burial will follow in South Fork Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5pm-8pmCT/6pm-9pmET, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the funeral home.


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2017-05-08 14:53:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Mary Glenabelle Meeks McDonald, Casey Co., KY (1922-2017)

She was the widow of James Clyde McDonald, whom she married on January 30, 1937. She became a member of the Athens Church of Christ at a very young age. She was a loving mother to all that knew her. She leaves 69 direct living descendants, spanning four generations
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Mary Glenabelle Meeks McDonald of Liberty, KY, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the Casey County Hospital in Liberty. She was 95.

The funeral service will be held at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Thad Eubank, Bro. Joe Hill and Bro. Arnold Larkin officiating. Burial will follow in the Poplar Hill Cemetery, Casey County, KY. Visitation will be 4pm-8pmCT/5pm-9pmET, Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the funeral home.


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2017-05-08 14:35:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Meredith Corbin will speak at Retired Teachers meeting

Speaker will bring group up to date on Needle Exchange program

By Ellen Zornes

The Adair County Retired Teachers Association will have its last meeting of this year on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 11amCT, at Anderson’s Pizzeria, 1411 Campbellsville Road, Columbia,KY. Our meetings are for all Adair County retired teachers and those who reside in Adair County regardless of the county or counties where you were employed. Our speaker is Meredith Corbin who will give us up to date information about the proposed Needle Exchange Program for Adair County. Remember to bring a food item for JOY Ministries. We welcome all retired teachers to our meetings and look forward to great fellowship together! - Ellen Zornes, President, Adair County Retired Teachers Association


2017-05-08 14:16:56 | Comments | Printable version

Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet is 16 May 2017

By Ellen Zornes, President

This is a reminder of the Columbia-Adair Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Banquet Tuesday, May 16, 6pmCT , on the campus of Lindsey Wilson College.at the Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY.

The speaker is Kristen Branscum, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism, and a native of Russell County.


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2017-05-08 12:30:42 | Comments | Printable version

Adair Co. Fiscal Court meeting, Tue 9 May 2017 - Agenda


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By Gale Cowan

The Adair County Fiscal Court will meet in regular session at 6pmCT, Tue 9 May 2017, in the basement meeting room, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY, with the following agenda:


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2017-05-08 11:56:27 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Anyone know about tire, electronics recycling

John McCasland writes:

Does anyone know if there are any plans for tire and/or electronics recycling this year? --John McCasland


2017-05-08 11:37:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Geneva Bledsoe, Green Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1936-2017)

She was a former employee of Fruit of the Loom where she retired after 31 years of service. She was the daughter of the late Welby & Lettie Collins. She leaves 29 direct and 14 step living descendants.
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Geneva Bledsoe, 81, of Greensburg, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 3pmCT, at Signature Health Care at Summit Manor, KY.

Funeral service will beWednesday, May 10, 2017 at 11amCT at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Jimmy Bunch & Bro. Dewayne Lobb officiating. Burial will follow in Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 4pmCT, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at the funeral home.


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2017-05-08 11:21:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Traffic Advisory - Semi fire, I-65 SB Mile Marker 88, Hardin Co.

Update 9:30am: Scene is clear and I65 Southbound is open. It will take some time for traffic congestion to dissipate.

(Mon 8 May 2017. 7:13amCT/8:13amET) - Southbound I-65 is blocked due to a commercial vehicle fire between Exits 91 (Elizabethtown) and 86 (Glendale). Emergency crews are working the scene. Motorists should utilize US 31W at Elizabethtown to continue south and rejoin I65 at Exit 86. - CHRIS JESSIE, Public Information Officer, KYTC, District 4, Elizabethtown, KY.


2017-05-08 07:02:34 | Comments | Printable version

Ticks like humid weather, temps above 45 degrees F

It's tick season. If you think today is too cold or too rainy, there's a brief article in Wikipedia which may urge a bit more caution. Weather and climate effects on Lyme Disease, exposure.

Readers are encouraged to share methods they use to prevent tick & mosquito bites and enjoy outdoor activities this spring, summer and fall.


2017-05-08 06:52:13 | Comments | Printable version

The Whitehurst Diaries: It always rains on the peonies

'I caught the sun-warmed scent of them before I saw them: peonies in a sprawl close to the sidewalk. Buds were rimmed with a hint of rose, the blowsy cups of half-open blooms were creamy white, perhaps the old-fashioned variety, 'Maxima.' Back at home I inspected my own peonies--I have seven. The buds were still clasped tight in their green jackets.' - SHARON WHITEHURST, after a walk on Burkesville Street in Columbia, way back on April 24th, long before peonies usually bloom in Vermont.
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By Sharon Whitehurst

I had an errand or two in town on the 24th of April, a sunny pleasant morning.

I'm not keen on trundling around the square seeking a parking space, so usually leave the car elsewhere and walk in to the bank, insurance office, or wherever I need to be.

Business accomplished, on a whim I decided to cross Burkesville Street and walk back to my car through a block of residential streets below the Square.
In addition to a bit of exercise, there was the pleasure of strolling past tidy yards where clumps of iris and late tulips danced in the breeze, while petals drifted onto green grass from a variety of shrubs and small trees.


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2017-05-08 06:19:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sharon Whitehurst - Whitehurst Diaries

Sad word of the passing of Eunice Hoots Flowers, 91, Burkesville

The sad word of the passing on Monday, May 8, 2017, of Eunice Hoots Flowers, 91, Eighty-Eight, KY, has reached us. Mrs. Hoots died at Glenview Health Care, Glasgow, KY. She was the widow of Tom Flowers a former resident of Cumberland County, KY. A complete obituary will be posted on ColumbiaMagazine.com when available from Norris & New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY.

2017-05-08 06:01:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Meet the New French President: Link, BBC profile

Here's a link to a BBC analysis of the newly elected President of France: Emmanuel Macron's irresistible charm CM International Desk recommendation, about the brightest new political figure on the world stage, who can make sentences.

2017-05-08 05:53:18 | Comments | Printable version

Today, MONDAY with CM - 08 May 2017

Haiku by Robert Stone for May 8, 2017:
A lovely evening
wherever you are always,
compliment the best.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 8 May 2017.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2064



2017-05-08 04:13:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 8
Happy Anniversary, Donnie and Janie Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jason & Melena Lacy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Michael and Megan Staten | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Richard and Betty Burris (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ann Young (May 8, 1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bryce Farris (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy BIrthday, Danny Hammond | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dello Jessee (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eula Goetz | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jonathan Begley (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kristal Bunch | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda A. Grider (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Logan Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marcus Foster (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Owens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelby Elizabeth Jones | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Julia Francis (Judy) Franklin, Taylor Co., KY (1954-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Joe Tilford Pettey, Russell County, KY (May 8, 1922 - September 30, 1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bettie Jean Chelf Benningfield, Taylor County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Russell Lee Byrd, Dunnville, KY (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James T. Emerson, Casey Co., KY (1916) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frank J. Rowe, Adair Co., KY native (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Alton Brewington, (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clifton Eugene Bradshaw, 54, Russell Springs, KY (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucille Edwards Stitzel, 93, Green County, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin C. Brown, Adair County, KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Audrey Hatter Hines, Casey Co., KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lana Bryant, Casey County, KY (1960-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linken Alexander Close, Taylor County, KY (May 8, 2014-May 8, 2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Coffman, Casey County, KY, (1933-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer Beaty, Casey County, KY, Adair native (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Eddie V Walker, Taylor County, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Nina Mae Riddle Jarvis, 96, Burkesville, KY (1919-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Mitchell Reed Jeffries, Greensburg, KY (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pamella Ann Harrison Harper, Edmonton, KY (1967-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barry Michael Reynolds, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John R. Blankenship, 77, Russell County, KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garnett Allen Coffman, 48, Hustonville, KY (1968-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Ann Young, 40, Green County, KY (1967-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Boyd Meece, 83, Russell Springs, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Deward Dean Davis, Casey County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fannie England Hall, 91, Taylor County, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Gilpin, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Andrew R. Westholm, 37, San Francisco, CA (1985-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Blanche Grider, Russell Co., KY (1920-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Warriner, Russell County, KY (1974-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chasity Lynn Studivant, 46, Edmonton, KY (1974-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delbert E. Jewell, Green County, KY (1941-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennie Lee Johnson, Casey County, KY (1950-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald (Jerry) Alvin Holt, 76, Columbia, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James D. Coffey, Adair County, KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey P. (Jeff) Wilkerson, 68, Columbia, KY (1956-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jordan Williams, 24, Taylor Co., KY native (1997-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marsha Lee Jackson, Crocus, KY, native (1943-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mechelle Denise Giles, 57, Columbia, KY (1964-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Carrie Lewis Dobson, Green Co. KY (1917-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Retter Bailey, 72, Adair Co., KY native (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bobby) Cave, Jr., 77, Campbellsville, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephen Alan Wolford, 66, Liberty, KY native (1954-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vivian Perkins, 84, Burkesville, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, May 8, 2017
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
4:00amCT Jobs are waiting for you. See in CM EMPLOYMENT .
If you need positions filled, find the best among the readers of ColumbiaMagazine.com Using any Contact/Submit Button. If you have questions Call 270-250-2730. | (ID:47232, Comment)
6:00amCT2017 Spring Sports Calendars: Adair County High School.
BASEBALL. SOFTBALL. ACMS & ACHS TRACK & FIELD. MASTER SCHEDULE LINDSEY WILSON BLUE RAIDERS. COMPOSITE SCHEDULE CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY SPORTS | (ID:47233, Comment)
7:00amCT Adair Recycling Center, 32 Service RD, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782
OPEN 7am-3pmCT Monday Wednesday Friday. CLOSED Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays & Sundays. - Teresa Spencer | (ID:47234, Comment)
8:00amCT7 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. No (0) Event(s) Circuit Court. Fifty-two (52) Events in District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. Seventy-two (72) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Fifty-four (54) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. One hundred thirty seven (137) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Fifteen (15) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. Forty-nine (49) Court Event(s) in District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:47245, Comment)
8:30amCTDonate Food Today at Columbia Post Office for National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Take food donations to Columbia Post Office, 800 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY, during regular business hours. USPS post offices.com/Columbia, KY - RANDAL MURRELL, Postmaster. DETAILS | (ID:47223, Comment)
9:00amCTA Reminder:
Noon Wednesday is the deadline to submit Events for this weekend

for the CM 7 County Primary Service area of Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell & Taylor Counties. Check CM Events ALL DURING the day for additions, changes, and cancellations which may occur today. If your event is not listed, let us know by writing edwaggener@gmail.com. Call 270-250-2730 for assistance or if an exception is needed and if you are New to CM? - Call anytime for help posting, regardless of deadline. | (ID:47246, Comment)
10:00amCTServices, Campbellsville, KY, for Amanda Clements, 56, Taylor Co., KY (1960-2017) | (ID:47213, Comment)
Baby Lapsit a time of bonding with and for learning how valuable early literacy is to your 0-24 month old child. At the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. - LEE ANN JESSIE, Director. (Recurrent, Every Monday) | (ID:47235, Comment)
NoonCTServices, Russell Springs, Ky, for Dewitt Lee Davis, 69 Russell County, KY (1947-2017) | (ID:47179, Comment)
Services, Campbellsville, KY, for Mildred Woodruff Hamilton, Taylor Co., KY/Scott Co., KY native (1919-2017) | (ID:47203, Comment)
12:05pmCTAdair County Public Library Board of Trustees The Adair County Public Library Board of Trustees meets each second Monday in the library basement, 307 Greensburg Street (Google Map/Directions), Columbia, KY. RECURRENT | (ID:47241, Comment)
2:00pmCTMemorial Service, Greensburg, KY, for Mr. Albert Parent, 92, Green County, KY (1924-2017) | (ID:47161, Comment)
5:00pmCTServices, 5pmCT/6pmET, Campbellsville, KY, for Mark Wilson Warren, 53, Taylor County, KY (1964-2017) | (ID:47229, Comment)
Adair Co. HS Softball Team hosts Clinton County HS (V) at ACHS Softball Field, 580 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. - WES FEESE. Schedule | (ID:47244, Comment)
6:00pmCT Boy Scouts - Russell Springs, KY - BSA Troop 241 meets on Mondays at Liberty Baptist Church, 215 Wilson Street in Russell Springs, KY. Contact Becky at 270-585-1151. | (ID:47237, Comment)
Columbia Boy Scout Troop 185 meets regularly each Monday night at Columbia Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY. - Troy Elmore, Scoutmaster. (RECURRING WEEKLY) | (ID:47238, Comment)
Adair County Ambulance Tax District holds regular meetings each at 6pmCT, second Monday, at the Adair County Emergency Medical Services building, 906 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY. RECURRENT | (ID:47239, Comment)
Columbia Rotary Club meets every second and fourth Monday of the month at Lindsey Wilson's Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY at 6pmCT. Rotary is an international service club and Columbia Rotary welcomes men and women who are interested in serving their community. Guests and all who wish to become Rotarians are welcome at the meetings. - George Kolbenschlag | (ID:47242, Comment)
7:00pmCTRevival May 7-May 12, 2017, at Calvary Temple Church, 88 New Concord Road, Columbia, KY 42728. - WES BRYANT. | (ID:47193, Comment)

 
































 
 
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