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Paddling Russell Creek

By Derek Coomer

A few weeks ago, my father, Steve Coomer, and I took a short paddling trip on Russell Creek, putting in at Hatcher Road and taking out at Milltown. This section of the creek is eight miles long. We took our time with it, finishing in six hours. This was the first paddle on Russell Creek for both of us, and dad's first time in a kayak.

While I expected a pleasant trip, both of us were stunned by the beauty of lower Russell Creek. Being mainly familiar with the upper creek, we were surprised at the width and depth of the water through most of this section, particularly after the confluence with Petty's Fork.

Wildlife was abundant. We spotted hawks of several species, a single bald eagle, numerous green and great blue herons, turkey, and otter. The creek itself was alive with fish, crayfish and turtles. Late summer phlox was blooming along the banks, and I was pleased and surprised to find a stand of my favorite tree - eastern hemlock - growing on the north side of a steep bluff. This is the first time I have seen these trees growing wild in Adair County.


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Rain headed in to Adair County



2021-08-21 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Mike Keltner.
Mike Keltner, Director of Adair Co. Emergency Management, captured this dramatic drone photo of rains moving into Adair County.

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2021 Kentucky State Fair Cloverville results

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

Congratulations to all the Adair County youth who participated in the 2021 Kentucky State Fair Cloverville! (We will have the results from the 4-H Country Ham project by end of the week. We will announce those results as soon we receive them.)

Three youth received Class Champions:
  • Ava Harrison- Horticulture- Potates- Champion
  • Katherine Lemmon- 4-H Cake Decorating- Champion
  • McKenzie Bennett- Photography- Competitive Sports- Champion
Other Results:


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2021-08-21 11:36:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

LCDHD COVID-19 Public Information 8-20-2021

By Sam Price
Lake Cumberland District Health Department

This is the single largest day of new cases for the district that we have reported since the pandemic began. Our previous highest day was 301 cases on 12/30/2020. Today we report 318 total cases for our ten counties. Additionally, it is the highest day ever reported for Adair and Taylor Counties. Please be cautious and take the necessary safety measures for you and your families. Consider the vaccine, if you are not vaccinated, and mask up when in large gatherings, especially indoors.

On Monday (8/23), the health department clinics will begin scheduling appointments for the additional dose of vaccine for the immunocompromised groups that have been identified as needing another dose. Those groups include persons who:
  • are receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood;
  • received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress their immune systems;
  • received a stem cell transplant within the last 2 years or are taking medicine to suppress their immune system;
  • have moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, WiskottAldrich syndrome);
  • have advanced or untreated HIV infection;
  • are undergoing active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that suppress their immune response.
Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 12.8%.


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Haiku by Robert Stone for August 21, 2021

If you must act up,
do not take offense to what
no one else would mind.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 21 August 2021.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3630


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Phillip Coffey - Operation Whistle Britches

Operation Whistle Britches -- By Phillip Coffey
Operation 'Whistle Britches' began with limitless, stealth government funds
Going up and down the highway of information - never anything beneficial done.
Spreading out the rumors, falsehoods and innuendo from sources under the sun.
Nothing of substance ever accomplished but sure can spread - making a long run.

Toughen up your hide my son while sitting there, silently - think it over a sunny spell.
Sure confuses our very existence of trying to do our best in the Commonwealth.
The science of suspicious activity against upward mobility doing so exceedingly well.
Back to the early fifties, red commies everywhere, my goodness, boy -'oil up your shotgun.'


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 21
Happy Anniversary, Bill and Maury Lewis (1982) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Dallas and Sheila Neat (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ranel and Kathleen Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alicia Roution | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Andy Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bethany Bryant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bethany Thompson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, BJ Brown (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Byron Scott Bell (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hannah Caroline Brown (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jessica Wilkinson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joe L. Barbee | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Gaskin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Laura Milby Marcum | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marsha Rowe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary Ann Bryant (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Monica Spencer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nick DeVore | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stacey Perkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Yvonne Marshall | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday Ms. Betty Ann Lee Thompson, 84, Casey County, KY (1933-2017)< | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Gilbert Larimore, Green Co., KY (1928-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Burns, Burkesville, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mavis Dye Price, Columbia, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard A. Banks, Columbia, KY (1948-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas (Sonny) Reed, Taylor Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Emma Lloyd, Adair County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louetta Bell, Casey County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca (Becky) Weston, Russell County, KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Dewey Chester Young, Cumberland Co., KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Hardwick, 71, Casey County, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Wariner, Jamestown, KY (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Erwin Heinrich Lepiarczyk II, Adair Co., KY (1956-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Lee Bright, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Chewning, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dannie Keith Newton, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny D. Poynter, Metcalfe Co., KY (1947-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delora E. Ford, 91, Campbellsville, KY native (1932-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Mae Youngman Garcia, 80, Breeding, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Irwin, 73, Russell Springs, KY (1949-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Ann Roy, 98, Russell Springs, KY (1920-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jackie Ray Mondie, 77, Liberty, KY (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Linda Lintner, 78, Columbia, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Ann Vetter, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1943-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Keith Summers, 70, Campbellsville, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pooch Grider, 86, Russell County, KY (1933-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rheda Mae Smith, 75, Burkesville, KY (1946-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roger Darrell Shields, 74, Burkesville, KY (1947-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sonny Michael Wray, 44, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stella Morrison, 89, Taylor Co., KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephen R. Murphy, Adair County, KY (1973-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry White, 64, Campbellsville, KY (1957-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, August 21, 2021
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTFarmers Market on the Square | (ID:62065, Comment)
10:00amCTMusic Festival at Branstetter Park, Summer Shade, KY | (ID:62047, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for Jimmie Brummett, 78, Glens Fork, KY (1943-2021) | (ID:62114, Comment)

 
































 
 
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