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Lyin' little groundhog, can't trust them with weather forecasting

by Linda Waggener

Mary Sue announced there were six inches of snow outside her Louisville window this morning which prompted the comment, "Lyin' little groundhog. Can't trust them to tell the truth about the weather..."

I thought the chuckle over the outrageous weather could be shared. Mary is a dear one.


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2018-03-21 22:47:37 | Comments | Printable version

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Art Club continues work on project, no more empty seats



2018-03-21 - Adair County High School, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com.
Adair County High School Art Club member C.J. Bonifer made photos at the recent school safety forum as part of the club's work on the project called no more empty seats. At the School Board meeting Supt. Pamela Stephens said the administration is in support of the student project and looks forward to seeing the displays they are creating. - LW

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Make up days scheduled for Campbellsville Independent Schools

Spring break is scheduled for March 30 and April 2-6, 2018. Classes will resume on Monday, April 9, 2018, and the schedule changes will begin.
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By Calen McKinney


Campbellsville Independent Schools' officials have made changes to the calendar for the 2017-2018 school year.

After spring break, and for the three remaining Fridays in April, students will attend class until 3pmET. School is normally dismissed at 1pmET on Fridays.


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2018-03-21 21:54:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education


Office of Adair Clerk will be closed 30 & 31 Mar 2019

For Good Friday & Easter

The Adair County Clerk’s Office, Ste 3, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY, will be closed Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, 2018, for Good Friday and Easter. Our wish is each and everyone has a Blessed Easter Weekend.  - Lisa Greer and Staff


2018-03-21 17:13:04 | Comments | Printable version

ACPC 2nd grade students create video, Bus Safety for Everyone

ACPC students research, create script, star in the movie, and did camera work, and edited new "Bus Safety for Everyone Video," imbedded below. The students names and faces are in the accompanying photo
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By Laura Marcum

This year 2nd grade students participating in the STLP or Student Technology Leadership Program created a project that they thought could benefit our school and other districts as well. Our students picked a topic that they wanted to make a video about to present to a regional showcase. They picked "Bus Safety for Everyone".


Second grade students in the Adair County Primary Center's Student Technology Leadership Program planned, researched, scripted, recorded, and edited the video.


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2018-03-21 16:21:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Charles Marshburn: The weather

By Charles Marshburn

Behold! The White Stuff Falleth!

Doesn't the weatherman have a calendar?

It is Spring!


2018-03-21 14:11:44 | Comments | Printable version

Celia Downey: Gardening with Willis beautifully done

Celia Downey writes:
The Whitehurst Diaries Gardening with Willis is beautifully done. Sharon has a wonderful talent for writing. Loved the gardening story, and, of course, Willis. --Celia downey
Comments re article 96304 The Whitehurst Diaries Gardening with Willis


2018-03-21 10:33:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene

LWC Singers Tour home concert is Thursday evening

Singers are back from tour in six midwest states, which include Dr. Chafin's 600th performance with Lindsey Wilson College
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A tradition for our community is the Lindsey Wilson College Singers Tour Home Concert. The concert is Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY at 7pmCT.


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2018-03-21 08:11:49 | Comments | Printable version

Trinity United Methodist will present The Living Last Supper

The Trinity United Methodist Church, 2418 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY will present "The Living Last Supper" on Sunday and Wednesday, March 25 & 28, 2018, at 6:30pmCT. In this dramatic presentation the disciples of Jesus reflect on His words that one of them will betray Him. Each will offer a brief monologue. The Trinity Women's Choir will add musical accompaniment and special songs. Everyone is invited to see this presentation and consider once again what Jesus Christ went through to pay for our sins. For more information, please call the church at 270-384-3259. - Bro. Steve Pescosolido

2018-03-21 07:50:28 | Comments | Printable version

4-H Teen Council Cravemobile fundraiser is Sat 24 Mar 2018

The White Castle CraveMobile will be open in the Extension Office parking, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY on 11am-3pmCT, Saturday, March 24, 2018 Proceeds from sales will go to support the Adair County 4-H Teen Council programs. - Tony Rose

2018-03-21 07:17:49 | Comments | Printable version

The Whitehurst Diaries: Gardening with Willis

(Introducing Sally-the-Troll-Cat) - Willis, like Alice's Cheshire Cat, has a way of soundlessly appearing whenever I settle to gardening . . . Whatever I decide to attempt in this season's garden, I can be assured I will have a companion: the exasperating but ever-faithful Willis. - Sharon Whitehurst
Click on headline for complete diary entry with photos - maybe with at least one of the area's most famous cats

By Sharon Whitehurst

There was a day last week when the sun shone. Daylight came softly, the air was cool, the sky pearl colored.

A pair of mourning doves sailed onto the bleached grass beyond the side porch, leaned close together as though in intimate conversation; cardinals flashed through the scrubby trees beyond the gravel drive, the sudden drumming of a woodpecker reverberated from farther up the ridge.


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2018-03-21 06:41:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sharon Whitehurst - Whitehurst Diaries

PSC cuts KU and LG&E bills to reflect tax changes

As a result of the revenue reduction, KU and LG&E residential electric customers will see their average monthly bills decrease by about 6 percent, while LG&E residential natural gas customers will see about a 4.5 percent reduction in the base rate portion (not including the commodity cost of gas) of their bills.
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Story from Kentucky Press News Service

Frankfort, KY (20 Mar 2018) – The Kentucky Public Service Commission has reduced the total annual revenue of the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and of Louisville Gas & Electric. Co. (LG&E) by $203.8 million to reflect the reduction in federal corporate income taxes that took effect at the first of the year.


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2018-03-21 05:55:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky

Go or NO GO, Delays, Schedule Changes - Wed March 21, 2018

UPDATED!!! 6:07amCT. Many more listings since original posting.
Adair County Schools are closed. Most area schools are closed today: Click on headline for complete list, as confirmed by Larry Smith, from David Jones. district websites. Calen McKinney reports one hour delay for start of school in Campbellsville Independent Schools

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Compiled by Larry Smith, The Big Dawg, FM 99.9 & by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com

David Jones, Adair County School District Director of Transportation, called early this morning to announce that Adair County Schools will be Closed today, due to snow on overpasses, bridges, particularly in the Breeding and Knifley areas. "With the weather predictions and with snow continuing to fall, we felt it was just best to call off school for today." .

Larry Smith reports a number of school districts in our area are closed or on a delayed schedule today, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, due to the snow, including these:


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2018-03-21 04:41:31 | Comments | Printable version

Today, WEDNESDAY with CM - 21 Mar 2018

Haiku by Robert Stone for March 21, 2018:
Restraint often fails,
when upset the truth pops out,
decorum needed.
--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 21 March 2018.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2381



2018-03-21 03:06:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

EDA Meeting Report II - Retail Academy follow up

Chairman Mark Dykes introduced the brief follow up on the Retail Academy training in Birmingham, Alabama recently.

Three from Adair County participated in the six-hour marketing research intensive - Dykes, from the EDA; Tiffany Kessler from the City of Columbia and Andrea Waggener from Fiscal Court.

Highlights of the experience were shared at Tuesday's EDA meeting, with an open meeting being planned for later in the spring so that all businesses and services can have the opportunity to have equal access to full information about the economic picture in Columbia and Adair County.


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2018-03-21 00:15:51 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 21
Happy Birthday, Anita and Barbara | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Wall | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Greg Stapleton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joe N. Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John Howery (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Johnnietta Jessie (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Justin R. Tucker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kara Murphy (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Baker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Karnes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rick Wilson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tim Judd | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Parthena McQueary Bradshaw, 92, Russell Co., KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lorene Rhodes, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marla Jean Walls, Russell Springs, KY (1953-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Melody I. Coffey, Russell Springs, KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca June Watts, Edmonton, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven Randall (Randy) Richards, Liberty, KY (1961-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John C. Bray, Burkesville, KY (1921-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernie Alice Brewer English, Greensburg, KY (1938-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, R.B. Tincher Taylor Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Versie Colwell, Taylor Co., KY (1915 ) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joslynn Ann Luttrell, Adair Co., KY (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Byron Whittle, Russell County, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judge James G. Weddle, Liberty, KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marvin Ray Patton Casey County, KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Andy A. Miller, Casey County, KY (1962-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randy Elmore, 46, Russell Co., KY (1967-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Russell Murphy, Casey County, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah Lee Page Wayne, Taylor Co., KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobbie J. Hinton, 80, Russell Co., KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lorinda Key, 55, Cumberland Co., KY |1959-2014| | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, M. Rey Yarberry, Green Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Gladys M. Keltner, Green County, KY (1916-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Johnnie W. Price, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Genia Lynn Stephens, 45, Russell Co., KY (1970-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice Underwood, 69, Taylor County, KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earl Ballenger, 74, Jamestown, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Danny Lee (Dan) Dunbar, Russell Springs, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Sue Miller, Adair Co., KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Levettia (Tiny) Hicks, Campbellsville, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mabel Sullivan, 90, Taylor Co., KY (1926-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis Hopper Selby, Russell Co., KY (1966-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John L. Burchett, 49, Russell Co., KY (1967-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Denesa Burton Veatch, Taylor County/Adair Co., KY native (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ralph Henry Judd, 97 Jefferson County, KY/Green County Native (1921-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Rodney Earl Scott, 46, Marrowbone, Cumberland Co., KY (1972-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gloria Dean Luttrell, 60, Dunnville, KY (1960-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold Wayne Acree, 71, Green Co., KY native (1952-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Iza Pearl Helm, 91, Jamestown, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Norman Coffey, 90, Columbia, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karsyn Rubbo, 4 months, Jamestown, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Clifford Buel Hayes, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Dale Wilson, Sr., 66, Campbellsville, KY (1957-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven (Half-pint) Mitchell, 35, Taylor Co., KY (1987-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Theresa A. Goldsmith, 66, Taylor Co., KY native (1957-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Uriel C. Sparks, formerly of Adair County (1930-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Junior 'Willie' Murrell, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie York, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
MidnightCT
Go or No Go lists for today
Compiled by Larry Smith, The Big Dawg, FM 99.9 & by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com will update continously this morning as confirmed. For the latest list, see Go or NO GO, Delays, Schedule Changes - Wed March 21, 2018
| (ID:52687, Comment)
7:00amCT Adair Recycling Center, 32 Service Road, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782 Hours: Mon-Tue-Wed from 7am-3pmCT. Thu-Fri Bins are available outside; Supervisor will be in and out of shelter from 7am-3:30pmCT. | (ID:52679, Comment)
Rally, 7am-7:30amCT, by teachers affected by SB 1 outside Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. - Debra Waddell. DETAILS/PHOTO | (ID:52686, Comment)
8:00amCTRegistration, Absentee requests 8am-4pm local time TODAY at Clerk's Office for May 22, 2018 primary today. - LISA GREER, Clerk | (ID:52680, Comment)
Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. - OPEN 8am-5pmCT TODAY. - LEE ANN JESSEE, Director. Check out GENEALOGY DEPARTMENT with, services, books for sale today. Bookmobile Run 8:30am-3:30pmCT - KY Hwy 206 Run Story Time - 10am-11amCT. Inclement Weather Policy | (ID:52681, 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. Two (2) Event(s) Circuit Court. Five (5) Events in District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. No (0) 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. Seventy-two (72) 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. No (0) Court Events in Circuit Court. Forty-five (45) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. Two (2) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. One (1) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. No (0 Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. One hundred seventy-seven (177) Court Event(s) District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:52685, Comment)
9:00amCTGinny Flanagan gives CU Heritage Day Address | (ID:52436, Comment)
NoonCTChimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:52682, Comment)
4:00pmCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches
for Wednesday Evening worship service schedules. | (ID:52683, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:52684, Comment)
6:30pmCTKids wrestling club at LWC | (ID:52560, Comment)

 

































 
 
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