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Library time is a fun part of school day at CES

By Calen McKinney

Campbellsville Elementary School students are enjoying spending time reading in their library. They routinely visit their school's media center, where they can check out books, use computers, play STEM games and much more.


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2018-08-30 23:36:00 | Comments | Printable version

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Clayton Nickoles Folden, 67, Adair County, KY/Barren Co. native (1951-2018)



2018-08-30 - 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo Grissom-Martin Funeral Home.

Clayton Nickoles Folden, 67, Adair County, KY/Barren Co. native (1951-2018)


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Campbellsville High School to host parent-teacher conferences

By Calen McKinney

Campbellsville High School will host parent-teacher conferences on Monday, September 10, 2018 from 5-6:30pmET at the school, 230 W Main Street, Campbellsville, KY.

Teachers will be on hand to meet with parents and students to discuss their grades.


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2018-08-30 22:50:20 | Comments | Printable version

Clayton Nickoles Folden, Adair County, KY/Barren Co. native (1951-2018)

Updated Tuesday, September 4, 2018
May 10, 1951 ~ August 30, 2018 (Age 67)
He was a resident of Columbia, KY. He was born in Glasgow, KY and died in that city. He was the son of the late Clayton Elvis & Hallie Mae Houchens Folden. He leaves 13 direct living descendants. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Mintonville Masonic Lodge.
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Clayton Folden, 67, of Columbia, KY, died Thursday, August 30, 2018, at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.

The family has chosen cremation. A memorial meal will be served Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 5pmCT/6pmET, at the Mintonville Masonic Lodge, in Mintonville, Casey County, KY followed by a memorial service at 6pmCT/7pmET. Inurnment will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 2pmCT/3pmET in Caney Fort Cemetery in Etoile, Barren County, KY.


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2018-08-30 19:23:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Buie Talmarg Williams, 90, Cumberland Co., KY (d. 29 Aug 2018)

Radio obituaryAdditional information to be added later
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Mr. Buie T. Williams, age 90 of Burkesville, KY, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his home in Burkesville, KY.

The Funeral service for Mr. Buie T. Williams will be conducted on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 1pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY. Burial will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 31, 2018 after 5pmCT until the funeral hour on Saturday.


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2018-08-30 17:55:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Rita King: Comments on navigating Columbia

Rita King writes:
I think those types of signs would help. What about billboards on the Parkway? Business pay for space. Please include which exit to take. Best I remember that has always been a major downfall for my sister and I. --Rita King
Comments re photo 80507 Signs and upgrades on the Columbia Public Square make news


2018-08-30 17:38:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Commentary

Carol Perkins: The oldest living graduate of Edmonton High

Oldest living graduate of Edmonton High School is author's mother, Marguerite Reece Sullivan, a native of Adair County.
Next earlier Carol Perkins column: Carol Perkins: Massive -maybe only ever- Edmonton HS reunion
The Edmonton High School Reunion is 3pm-5:30pmCT, Sunday, September 9, 2018, at the Old School Cafe in Edmonton, 805 W Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. Contact: carolperkins06@gmail.com for information.


By Carol Perkins

In preparing for the 200th Birthday Celebration in Edmonton next weekend and the Edmonton School Reunion, I have been looking for former graduates of Edmonton High School as far back as I could go only to discover that the oldest living graduate is in my own family. It is my mother.


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2018-08-30 17:36:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins

Charles Marshburn: Walmart E Commerce Center? He wants gas!

About: - Walmart to open e-commerce fulfillment center in Bullitt County
Charles Marshburn writes
I'm waiting for the Walmart gas station to open in Columbia! - Charles Marshbur
Thanks for the comment - Check it out. Maybe with the new bridge you'll be able have gas delivered with e-commerce. This is an amazing time to be living in the outback and have all the modren conveniences. - EW


2018-08-30 13:18:43 | Comments | Printable version

Traffic stop, Campbellsville, KY leads to two drug arrests

Trooper Scott Curry stops vehicle allegedly speedin 23 miles over speed limit westbound on Hodgenville Road in Campbellsville, KY. Investigation leads to arrest of driver, passenger on multiple charges. Both driver and passenger lodged in Taylor County Detention Center
Note: An arrest is not a finding of guilt. An individual placed under arrest is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding.
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By Tpr. Nicholas Hale, Public Information Officer
KSP Post 15, Columbia, KY

TAYLOR COUNTY, KY (Thu 30 Aug 2018) On August 29, 2018 at approximately 9:31pmET, Trooper Scott Curry was on routine patrol when he observed a black, 2017 Dodge pickup truck travelling west bound on Hodgenville Road at a high rate of speed.
Trooper Curry initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver of the pickup, Sara Hartman age 29 and a passenger, Justin Ratliff, age 31, both of Campbellsville.


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2018-08-30 13:09:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Adair County 4-H Horse Club meets Thu 6 Sep 2018


UPDATE:
Meeting RE-SCHEDULED: Will be September 13, 2018 instead of September 6, 2018

By Tony Rose, Adair County Extension Agent for Youth and 4-H

The 4-H Horse Club will have it's first meeting of the new year on Thursday, September 6, 2018, September 13, 2018, starting at 6pmCT at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY. The 4-H Horse program is open to all youth who have an interest in horses and learning more about the horse industry.

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2018-08-30 12:40:00 | Comments | Printable version

Walmart to open e-commerce fulfillment center in Bullitt County

Gov. Matt Bevin Thursday announced Walmart will invest $41 million and create 400 full-time jobs at a new facility in Bullitt County dedicated to fulfilling online orders from Walmart.com and Walmart subsidiary Jet.com.
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Kentucky Press News Service
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FRANKFORT, KY (Thu 30 Aug 2018) - Gov. Matt Bevin Thursday announced Walmart will invest $41 million and create 400 full-time jobs at a new facility in Bullitt County dedicated to fulfilling online orders from Walmart.com and Walmart subsidiary Jet.com.


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2018-08-30 12:19:31 | Comments | Printable version

Kid friendly FM2 eat-free menu for Sat 1 Sep 2018

Reminder: - Use your Free Food Vouchers before it's too late.

By Lois Cunningham

Kids eat free at the Hungry Kids Cafe, open Saturdays for breakfast and lunch at Farmer's Market on the Square, Corner Merchant & Campbellsville Streets, Columbia, KY 8am-1pmCT (our hours may be slightly different from FM2). Here's our menu for Saturday, September 1, 2018:
  • Breakfast: Cinnamon Fried Toast. Sausage Patty. Fresh Fruit.
  • Lunch: Sloppy Joes. Vegetable Crisps. Caprese Salad. Cafe Special Dessert: Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls.
Drinks for both meals: Apple Juice. Orange Juice. Water. Milk.

Parents are welcome to join children for a donation. And thanks to the seniors who eat with us and tell us it's the best meal they've had all day. We really appreciate that. - LOIS All kids eat free every Saturday. - LOIS


2018-08-30 11:57:40 | Comments | Printable version

ACHS Golf Boosters Scramble- Sun 9 Sep 2018 at the Pines

By Travis Gay

The Adair County High School Golf Boosters announce a 4-Person Blind Draw Scramble Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Pines at Lindsey Wilson, 275 Country Club Road, Columbia, KY.

Registration begins at 10:30amCT and closes at 11:30amCT. Shotgun Start is at 1pmCT.


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2018-08-30 10:31:00 | Comments | Printable version

Adair Co. 4-H blue ribbon winners - 2018 Country Ham project

By Tony Rose, Adair County Extension Agent for Youth and 4-H

Congratulations to all the Adair County 4-H youth who participated in the 2018 Country Ham Project at State Fair.

Results from State Fair are:
- Tori Kimbler - Blue Ribbon
- Wesley Rose - Blue Ribbon
- Noah Newell - Blue Ribbon and tie for 2nd place speech in 2003 year
- Parker Bonifer - Blue Ribbon
- Morgan Spoon - Blue Ribbon
- Eliza Spinks - Blue Ribbon
- Keaton Burton - Blue Ribbon
- Kylie Cowan - Blue Ribbon
- Beth Cowan - Blue Ribbon
- Lily Loy - Blue Ribbon
- Madison Irvin - Blue Ribbon
- Katherine Lemmon - Blue Ribbon
- Malloree Kimbler - Blue Ribbon
- and Derek Burris - White Ribbon
Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. --Tony Rose


2018-08-30 10:30:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Farm and Garden

Billy Joe Fudge: When Doc Grant pole vaulted without a pole

Cattle seen along Casey County byway, Ayrshires, philosopher/forester believes, reminds him of an incident from his cowboy days in Sparksville, a visit to the vet with his Dad, and Doc Grant's incredible escape from the angry patient
About: Comments re photo 80505 Scene seen along Casey County byway Kentucky Safari

By Billy Joe Fudge

The one laying down has the unmistakable head and horns of the Ayrshire Breed of dairy cattle. Now as to the breed from the ears to the South end; I would hazard a guess, based upon both the hue of red and trademark freckles spattered upon the white, that it may be Ayrshire also.


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2018-08-30 03:53:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge

Today - THURSDAY with CM - 30 Aug 2018

Haiku by Robert Stone for August 30, 2018:
When humbugs rule roost,
best let them have their own way,
and keep your mouth shut.
--Robert Stone, Thursday, 30 August 2018.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2543



2018-08-30 03:43:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 30
Happy Anniversary, Dennis and Renee Reeves (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Don and Fran Neat (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Rollin and Stella McQueary (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Sam and Julie Avery (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Tony and Vonda Derman (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Becky Burton Sharpe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christy Burton (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daniel Polston (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lee Ann Parnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Smith Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Raylan Kayde Isabelle (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Skylar Shoultz (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois McAnelly, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Edward Hughes, Adair Co. native (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Lee Engle, KY (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva Allen, Raywick, KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ocie Hill Long, Taylor Co., KY native (1919-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eddie B. Childers, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Eugene Campbell, Adair County, KY (1943-2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Wayne Coppler, Russell Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Keltner, formerly of Columbia, KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clarence Rigney, Casey County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Max Cameron Taylor, Cane Valley, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delmer E. Roy, Russell County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernell Bennett Yates, Green County, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wilma T. Clark, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Henrietta Holbrook Hall, Burkesville, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harmon Munday, 84, Adair Co., KY, Metcalfe native (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Sam Potts, Adair County, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Diane Jessie, 57, Edmonton, KY (1958-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Sue Garrett, 45, Campbellsville, KY (1970-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin K. Eastridge, 90, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylvia M. Camp, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Jean Patterson , Green County, KY (1961-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Harris, Taylor Co./Green Co., KY native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Kessler, 92, Greensburg, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard C. (Jack) Richardson, 86, Liberty, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lesa Feese Rich, 55, Canton, GA (1964-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester Earl Sneed, 74, Columbia, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Matthew Joseph Tress, 85, Louisville, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Garmon, 70, Columbia, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy Creon Melson (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Thursday, August 30, 2018
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
MidnightCTFlags at half-staff through Sun 2 Sep 2018 for Great American, Sen. McCain - Story by Joe Hare, Commander, VFW Post 6097) Flag status information is available at Governor.ky.gov/flag-status | (ID:55329, Comment)
8:00amCTRemodeled Family Dollar store, 829 Jamestown Street, re-opens today. | (ID:55299, Comment)
Today at the library. See Adair County Public Library calendar, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. OPEN 9am-6pmCT. Bookmobile - Sparksville/Glens Fork Run 8:30am-3:30pmCT. Inclement Weather Policy | (ID:55330, Comment)
7 County Area Court: Circuit Courts. District Courts, at a 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. No (0) 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. Eight (8) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. Six (6) Court Events in Circuit Court. Two (2) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. Sixteen (16) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Twenty (20) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Two (2) Event(s) in Circuit Court. One (1) Court Event(s) District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:55331, Comment)
10:00amCTColumbia/Adair Co. NCIC/Link 911 Board Meeting 30 Aug 2018 , Adair 911 Center, 107 N High Street, Columbia, KY. Open to the public. - Bridget Compton | (ID:55278, Comment)
NoonCTChimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:55332, Comment)
3:00pmCTServices, 3pmCT/4pmET, Campbellsville, KY, for Stephen Dorris II, Louisville/formerly of Campbellsville, KY (1985-2018) | (ID:55283, Comment)
4:00pmCTServices, Russell Springs, KY, for Richard Lewis Riggins, 80, Russell Co., KY (1937-2018) | (ID:55249, Comment)
Adair County Primary Center Site Council Special Meeting to interview for counselor vacancy. - Debbie Bradshaw, principal. | (ID:55320, Comment)
5:00pmCTPause for Chimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:55333, Comment)
6:30pmCTRevival 29-30-31 Aug - 1 Sep 2018 Amandaville Christian Church 7379 Crocus Creek Road/KY 704, Bakerton, KY. W.M. Feese, Jr. FULL SCHEDULE/STORY | (ID:55315, Comment)

 
































 
 
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