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Daily News for Sunday, June 7, 2020
Letter: Thanks for a peaceful, respectful protest David Pyles writes: Thanks to Eric Peterson for the peaceful demonstration. It was a chance for us to have our voices heard. It was a good crowd and respectful. Passersby were calm with none of the commotion of other places. 2020-06-07 21:16:14 | Comments | Printable version
Two still missing in Low Gap area of Lake Cumberland By Mary Ellis The search continued today for two men who went under and never resurfaced Friday afternoon in the Low Gap area of Lake Cumberland in Russell County. Russell County's Emergency Services Director - H.M. Bottoms stated this (Sunday) morning that the search continued until dark last night for the two men from "out of the country" and neither of the victim's bodies were recovered. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-07 20:18:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Dee Appleby, 68, Jamestown, KY (1952-2020) Dee Appleby of Jamestown passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at T.J Sampson in Glasgow, KY. He was 68 years old. A walk through visitation will be Tuesday June 9, 2020, from 5pmCT until 7pmCT at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N. Main St., Jamestown, KY. There will be no other services. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-07 14:42:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Charles (Charlie) Collins, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2020) Charles "Charlie" Collins of Campbellsville passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 in Lexington. He was 82 years old. A private funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville, officiated by Minister Larry "Fella" Wilson. Burial will follow in W.P. Campbell Cemetery in Russell County. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-07 14:37:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Iva Joyce Keltner, 85, Columbia, KY (1934-2020) Iva Joyce Montgomery Keltner of Columbia passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home. She was 85 years old. Funeral services will be held at 11amCT on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Bro. Barney Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Milltown Church Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday after 9amCT at the funeral home. For the health and respect of the family, please follow all rules for social distancing and The Healthy at Work Guidelines. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-07 14:32:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
June 13, 1980 Around Adair with Ed Waggener The article below first appeared in the June 13, 1980 issue of the Daily Statesman. Topics included local politics, a local cleanup project by the FFA and Kiwanis Club, the beach at Holmes Bend, inflation, bottled milk and pool room hamburgers. --Pen By Ed Waggener How do the Adair County courthouse officials rate? In town folks have their opinion. And at Absher, at the Bait Shop, folks have their opinion. Tommy Thornton, the Egyptian troubadour, has ideas on the subject and isn't afraid to share them. On the subject of the courthouse officials, Thornton had the following comments:
Have you noticed the trash receptacles on Columbia's Public Square? They're freshly painted a quiet beige color. The painting was done by the Future Farmers of America at Adair County High, under the direction of the FFA sponsor, Norman Grant. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-07 12:21:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Around Adair with Ed Waggener
Letter: Twin Trees Charles Marshburn writes: Isn't it strange how two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different? I see Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee! Ain't the fault of any tree! --CharlesComments re: Letter: The photo of the two beech trees Charles, thank you for sharing your vision of what's happening under those twin beech trees. Always interesting to have different view points of what can be made of the same picture. 2020-06-07 07:24:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
113 Years Ago Today: The Gradyville Flood An Event That Shall Never Be Forgotten in Adair County. 21 Lives Lost in Mere Minutes By Mike Watson This is the anniversary of the catastrophic Gradyville Flood. Every year we stop and remember and to reflect upon this great loss, the earthly end of so many, that changed the course of the community forever. Much has been written of the event. The following two articles, from neighboring county papers, are presented here as a memorial. A Horrible Catastrophe-- Young Johnston Flood Visits Gradyville, Kentucky. Twenty-one Lives Snuffed out in a Moment--Senator Nell's Great Loss Last Friday night a cloud burst in the valley of Big Creek, Adair County, almost destroyed the town of Gradyville. Several families being wiped out. Ex-Senator Nell lost his home and all his family, five in number. Senator Nell would have perished also but for the fact that he was away visiting a patient, being a physician. All day long Sunday daring workers burrowed among the drift piles in search of the five bodies which remain unfound. The search lasted into the night, and sorrow-stricken parents and kinfolk were compelled by darkness to give up the search until another sun, work beginning early next morning, in an attack on the drifts. The desolation of the little hamlet is complete. While half the dwellings remain, and one general store, all other business enterprises were completely wiped out, and one-tenth of the total population was drowned. There has never been anything like a high stage of water before in Big Creek, and never has even the cellar of a house been inundated. The disaster came in an hour, was gone in an hour, leaving desolation, bereavement and poverty in its wake. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-07 06:50:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Gradyville Flood Special Issue
Remembering the Gradyville Flood Today marks the 113th anniversary of the June 7, 1907 Gradyville Flood, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 21 Adair Countians in a matter of minutes. Below is a collection of articles about the event, from Columbia Magazine archives. Some first appeared in a special print edition of Columbia Magazine back in 1997:
2020-06-07 06:49:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Gradyville Flood Special Issue
Haiku by Robert Stone for June 7, 2020 And then the flash came--Robert Stone, Sunday, 7 June 2020. -1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3190 2020-06-07 06:26:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 7 Happy Anniversary, Jay and Ida Wheeler (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Judy and Phillip McLean (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bethany Keith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cassie Taylor (1996) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, David Franklin (1962) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeannie Picknell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Josh Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Justin Stearns (2002). | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kenneth Farris (1949) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kenny Cox | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lee Ann Collins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Leon Huff (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Samantha Kemp | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tina Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rondal C. Rexroat, Russell County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alan W. Warriner, Adair and Russell Counties, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernon C. Curry, Adair County, KY (1926-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pete McKinney, Russell County, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sandra Paulette Acree, Russell Springs, KY (1952-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Clifton Riggins, Liberty, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Enola Vest, Casey Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret Ann Simpson Underwood, Greensburg, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donnie Ray Burton, Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ella Hazel Bunch, Adair Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William H. (Billy) Sandusky, III, Adair Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nancy Gilpin, Taylor County, KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eudinia McFarland Fox, Campbellsville, KY, Russell Co., KY native (1930 - 2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louis Edward Mudd, Caneyville, KY (1931-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lucille Absher Turner, Adair County, KY (1932-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Aaron A. Phipps, Adair County, KY (1976-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Linnie Pearl Manis Wells, Cumberland Co., KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Parker Goforth O'Neal, Casey Co., KY (1918-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vincent Thomas Hayden, 50, Taylor Co, KY (1965-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara J. Murrell, Adair County, KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald Dean Crosier, Casey County, KY (1974-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Laura Lee Kennard, 87, Russell Co., KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marie Roy, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lyle Heitz, 88, Adair Co., KY (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Dowell, 84, Edmonton, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Cloristine (Tena) Corbin Myles, Adair Co. KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David A. Braun, Russell County, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby M. Smith, Russell County, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Connie Walters Bland, 68, Campbellsville, KY (1954-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elmer Russell Powell, 52, Adair Co., KY (1969-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Howard Keltner (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph (Leon) McGowan, 77, Russell Springs, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Miyanta Emony (Mony) Matney, 25, Greensburg, KY (1997-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Joyce Jones, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phillip M. Shroyer, 84, Gulfport, MS (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Smith (1915-1992) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rollin Wayne Wright, 71, Greensburg, KY (1949-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Earl Branham, 79, Burkesville, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Sunday, June 7, 2020 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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