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Paula Lewis Baker, 92, Green County, KY (1930-2022)

Paula Lewis Baker of Greensburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late Tom Paul Lewis and Mary Sue Hill Lewis, was born on Friday, May 2, 1930 in Columbia, Kentucky and departed this life on Saturday, June 25, 2022. She was 92 years, one month, and 23 days of age.

She had made a profession of faith in Christ, was a member of South Greensburg Baptist Church. She was a retired Nursing Assistant and she also worked in the Dietary Department at the hospital.


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2022-06-28 19:57:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Scenic Kentucky: Lake Road



2022-06-28 - Taylor Co., KY - Photo by Pen.
The view along Lake Road in Green River Lake State Park on Tuesday afternoon, June 28, 2022.

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Bridge on Mosby Ridge Road in Metcalfe Co. to be replaced

By Wes Watt

A project to replace a bridge on Mosby Ridge Road in Metcalfe County is set to begin Thursday, June 30, 2022. The project will close the road at the bridge over East Fork Little Barren River at mile point 0.2. The bridge is expected to reopen in mid-September.

A signed detour utilizing Society Hill Road, KY 533 Breeding Hill Road and Lewis Free Road will be in place. Central Bridge Co. LLC was awarded the contract in May for a total of $876,767.


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2022-06-28 17:34:06 | Comments | Printable version

City Hall will be closed on Monday

From Tiffany Collins

City Hall will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2022, in observance of Independence Day.


2022-06-28 17:29:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Larry E. Bryant, 69, Casey County, KY (1952-2022)

Larry E. Bryant, age 69, of Liberty, KY, passed away on Monday June 27th, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. He was born December 9th, 1952, in Casey County, KY, a son of the late James T. and Mary Jane Allen Bryant.

Larry was a former Correctional officer at NorthPoint and a former Security officer for the Casey County Sheriff's Office.


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2022-06-28 13:54:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Great turnout for ACHS Class of 1967 Reunion

By Prudence Hutchison Westholm

The Adair County High School Class of 1967 held their 55th Reunion on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Trinity United Methodist Church.

A total of 70 persons were in attendance and we enjoyed a wonderful evening of seeing our former classmates.

A popular display at our reunion was the memorabilia table displaying several memory items from our high school years of 1963-1967. We attended Columbia Junior High from 1963-64, and then attended Adair Co High School from 1964-1967.


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TRH to be 1st in KY to implement TWIAGE System

Campbellsville, KY - Taylor Regional Hospital will introduce TWIAGE System, a cloud-based platform for prehospital notification of impending ambulance arrival, across its network beginning June 29, 2022.

The secure tool streamlines and shares patient information, including EKG transmissions, photographs and video feeds with Emergency Room physicians to provide a complete picture of all incoming ambulances on one central platform - all before the patient arrives at the hospital.


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2022-06-28 10:58:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Health Care

Help prevent impaired driving crashes this holiday weekend

From Erin G. Eggen

Frankfort, KY - As Kentuckians celebrate Independence Day this weekend, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is joining the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind drivers that "Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving."

Unfortunately, the holiday weekend can create dangerous driving situations when individuals choose to drive while impaired.

According to NHTSA, impaired driving fatalities typically spike during holidays. To prevent tragedies from occurring, the KYTC recommends the following:


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2022-06-28 10:55:18 | Comments | Printable version

Economic Development Authority special called meeting Thurs

By Andrea Feese

The Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority, Inc. will have a special called meeting at 8amCT on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in the Board Room of the Chamber of Commerce Building, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY.

The agenda is as follows:


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2022-06-28 10:50:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Haiku by Robert Stone for June 28, 2022

Wishing to be wrong,
one afraid of certainty
dreads checking status.
--Robert Stone, Tuesday, 28 June 2022.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3941


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Tractor Show is this Saturday, July 2nd

Former Adair County Extension Agent Wayne Livesay asked us to remind everyone of the 32nd Annual Tractor Show this coming Saturday, July 2, 2022.

He said the parade and show are open to everyone: Antique Tractors (1960 and Older), Gas Engines, and Old Farm Equipment.

Registration is after the parade which starts at 10amET and the Tractor Show is from 11:30-4pmET. For more details, contact Eddie Cowherd, 270-465-2091 or Wayne Livesay 270-789-7869.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 28
Happy Anniversary, Danny and Connie Phelps (June 19, 1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Freeman and Joyce West (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Pat and Kenny Hopper | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Paul and Kelly Holland (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Randal and Jamie Murrell (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Rick and Sandy Wilson (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Steve and Barbara Hale | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Caroline Kay Gardner (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christgen Joseph "C.J." Rodgers (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Jessie | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Grant Feese (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Isaac Miller | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kalli Jade Bailey. (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Harris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Matthew Edward Harrison Moss (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mitchell Burton (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Paul Abell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shannon Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Bunch | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Harris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sherry Parnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Steven Willis (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Emma Gladys Cochran, Casey Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Guffey, Russell Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frank Wills, 73, Burkesville, KY (1939-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jean L. Land, Casey County, KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christine Pendleton, Casey County, KY (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David L. Guffey, 68, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zackary Goodson Coleman, Metcalfe County, KY, (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janie Kaye Morgan, Green County, KY (1952-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, L V Janes, 90, Gradyville, KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip Austin Shirley, 84, Glasgow, KY (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jim Symmes, Adair County, KY (1956-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester Glen Anderson, Casey Co., KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patrick Benton Sapp, 41 (1975-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David E. Tungate, Taylor Co., KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Addina Fudge Graves, 86, Taylor Co./Cumberland Co. KY native (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arneva Yates Hendrickson, 84, Indianapolis, IN/Adair Co. KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rose Hagy, 89, Casey Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sella (Bertie) Brown, Stanford, KY (1924-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Joyce Peasley, 72, Gradyville, KY (1951-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Ann Williamson, 74, Columbia, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennie Harold Cloyd, 73, Cumberland County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Paul Sacks, 83, Breeding, KY (1940-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Robert Allen, 89, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Pickett Bertram, 86, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Stine, 74, Green Co., KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Monica N. Thompson, 39, Columbia, KY (1982-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Naomi Cheatham, 97, native of Adair County, KY (1921-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ray Nathan Curry, Adair Co., KY native (1913-1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roca Rice, Taylor Co., KY (1919-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Woodrum, 67, Taylor County, KY (1952-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven Earl LeRoy, Taylor County, KY (1957-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willard Corbin, 65, Breeding, Adair Co., KY, native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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