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William Burnus (Chucky) Ford, 73, Green County, KY

William Burnus (Chucky) Ford was born May 9, 1948, to Mary Ann Ford and the late Rev. Charles G. Ford. He departed this life Thursday, December 30, 2021 in Greensburg, KY, having attained the age of seventy-three years, seven months and twenty-one days.

He was a member of Jacob Grove Baptist Church. He served 10 years in the Army National Guard. He is preceded in death by his father The Late Rev. Charles G. Ford and two brothers: Gary R Ford and Phillip G. Ford.


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New Years Eve sun battling through clouds



2021-12-31 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
The December 31, 2021 sun didn't get much visibility through the heavy clouds.

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Boil Water Advisor lifted for Fairplay Road area

From Columbia Adair Utilities District
December 31, 2021

As of 4:07pmCT on December 31, 2021, the Boil Water Advisory for customers from 7109 Fairplay Road to 9095 Fairplay Road and all side roads in between has been lifted by the Division of Water Columbia office. This means your water is safe for human consumption. You no longer have to boil your water.


2021-12-31 18:26:36 | Comments | Printable version

James Bolin (Jim) Beard, 79, Columbia, KY native (1942-2021)

James Bolin "Jim" Beard of Louisville passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at V. A. Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was 79 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 2pmCT on Monday, January 3, 2022, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with burial to follow in the Columbia Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by VFW Post 6097.

Visitation will be on Monday after 11amCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.

The family request everyone attending wear a mask or face covering.


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2021-12-31 15:45:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Pancake Breakfast at Egypt Christian Church

By Willie Feese, Jr.

Egypt Christian Church invites you to begin the New Year with us on January 2, 2022, with a Pancake Breakfast at 8:30amCT, Sunday School at 9amCT and Worship at 10amCT.

Egypt Christian Church is located at 4867 Knifley Rd., Columbia, KY.


2021-12-31 11:07:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Dogs running loose in Columbia are in the spotlight

An 18-year resident of Columbia is appealing to the City for help with dogs running loose and also excessive barking through the night.

Police have been contacted over and over, they have talked to the neighbors who own the dogs.

The neighbors claim they have the electronic fence with electronic leashes on their dogs. Those dogs, however, are regularly seen outside their yard chasing LWC students jogging by and walkers on the street.


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Roger Dale Martin, 66, Metcalfe County, KY

Roger Dale Martin, 66, of Edmonton passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021. He was born December 19, 1955 to the late Robert K. Martin and Alma Devore Martin. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Keith Martin.

Roger was a graduate of Metcalfe County High School and a former truck driver and tire repairman. He was a member of the Grace Union Baptist Church.


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2021-12-31 09:09:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Story Time with Ms. Aleina: Brown Bear, Brown Bear


Ms. Aleina with the Adair County Public Library reads Brown Bear, Brown Bear for Story Time.

Previous Story Time: Story Time with Ms. Aleina: Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear


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2021-12-31 07:57:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Warm, stormy weather will turn colder by Sunday

It's currently 53F at the Adair County Mesonet station. On Friday skies be mostly cloudy, with a 40 percent chance of showers, and thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Expect a high near 68F. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight will be cloudy, with a 100 percent chance of showers, and possibly thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain, and a flood watch will remain in effect through Saturday evening for most of central Kentucky. The overnight low will be around 58F. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

New Year's Day will be cloudy, with a 100 percent chance of showers, and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. The high will be near 71F, and it will be breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Saturday night will bring an 80 percent chance of showers, and possibly a thunderstorm, which could produce heavy rain. Expect an overnight low around 43F. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday will be mostly cloudy, with a 60 percent chance of rain showers, possibly mixed with snow showers. The high will be near 44F, with northwest wind 11 to 14 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible.

Sunday night will be mostly cloudy, with an overnight low around 21F.


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Haiku by Robert Stone for December 31, 2021

Wedded adjectives
to describe November days,
dull hand-holds gloomy.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 31 December 2021.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3762


2021-12-31 07:41:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 31
Happy Anniversary, Daniel and Megan Polston (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Danny and Janet Antle (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jimmy and Barbara Abrell (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Kenny and Jaimie Wisdom (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Richie and Angie Melson (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ricky and Mitzi Bault (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ron and Peggy Wooley (1984) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cory Stone | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Danny Goodin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hannah Finn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Helen Fetty | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hodge Alan Stephens (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joey McClister (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joseph Tyler Sneed (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Juanita Young | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, KrisDi'anne James (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Comperry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nancy Foster (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Olivia Kate Keltner (2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ryan Doss (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Steven Reynolds | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hermon Ray Conover, Adair County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorla Key Hood, Cumberland County, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ret. Col. Caleb Paige "Pat" Sullivan (1926 ) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jane McCubbin (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Pierce, 64, Adair Co., KY native (1945-2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. David Marcum, Magnolia, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alfred Bob Foster, Casey County, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Joe Mack Price, Green County, KY (1931-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Radford, 86, Cumberland Co., KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
in Memory Birthday, Eva Mae Kimbler, 85, Russell County, KY (1928-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Helen Young Costello, 80, Adair Co. KY (1933-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Ray Davis, 82, Green County, KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carrie Shirk, 6 weeks, Casey County, KY (2014-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Marie H. Loy, Columbia, KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, A.G. Reese, 76, Russell Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey Grant Scott, Adair County, KY (1945-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Taylor Thompson, 86, Casey County/Adair Co., KY native (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles M. Simpson, McCracken County, KY (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ryan Cody Cleary, 31, Burkesville, KY (1985-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arletia Vincent Rucker, 67, Taylor Co., KY/Warren Co., KY native (1950-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sondra Lawless Dunbar Frost, 76, formerly of Adair Co., KY (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Eugene Hubbard, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Raymond Pierce | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Parton, 60, Liberty, KY (1961-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Harvey Bryant, 88, Columbia, KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy E. Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Coomer, 100, Adair & Taylor Counties, KY (1915-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, G. W. Porter, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gwendolyn Love, 53, Adair Co., KY (1955-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marcia Sue Reynolds Colvin, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Jo Hopper, 76, Salem, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rhonda Mae Richerson, 31, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert W. Merideth, 73, Jamestown, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Dale Hadley, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Gaskin, 55, formerly of Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steve Coe, 65, Jamestown, KY (1956-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Donald West, 76, Columbia, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, December 31, 2021
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTNew Year's Eve | (ID:62582, Comment)
7:00amCTLast day to change political party affiliation for 2022 Primary
December 31, 2021 is the last day to change political party affiliation and be eligible to vote in that political party affiliation's upcoming primary election of 2022. You can go online at elect.ky.gov to change party affiliation | (ID:62566, Comment)
Adair Co. Sheriff's Office closed today for New Years | (ID:62662, Comment)
8:00amCTAdair County Clerk's Office closed today | (ID:62520, Comment)
Adair County Judge Executive's Office and Adair County Road Department closed today | (ID:62669, Comment)
Green River Animal Shelter closed today | (ID:62670, Comment)
10:00amCTAdair Co. Middle School special called SBDM Council meeting | (ID:62672, Comment)
NoonCTServices for Judy Shanahan, 63, Adair County, KY (1959-2021) | (ID:62673, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for Kaylee Tennison Frost, 28, Hodgenville, KY (1993-2021) | (ID:62677, Comment)

 
































 
 
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