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Monday, October 17, 2022
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Freeze warning Monday night to Tuesday morning

Adair and surrounding counties are under a freeze warning from 10pm Monday night to 10amET Tuesday morning, October 18, 2022.

The National Weather service advises: "take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing."


2022-10-17 23:46:12 | Comments | Printable version

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Selling on Thursday morning



2022-10-17 - Downtown Columbia, KY .
What will be the fate of this historic building on the Public Square in Columbia? We will know after the Master Commissioner's Sale which starts at 10amCT on Thursday, October 20, 2022. It will be held in the Adair County Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville St, Columbia, KY. The building has been closed and deteriorating for many years, causing much speculation and concern.

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Travel: Hamilton inspires summer trip

By Matilda Anne Waggener

The play Hamilton inspired our summer trip east to Charlottesville, VA.

My dad and I toured Monticello, the home of President Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. The home is presented as it was in the days he lived there.


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2022-10-17 23:30:49 | Comments | Printable version

Agenda for the Oct 20, 2022 Regular School Board Meeting

From Carolee Lloyd

The Adair County School Board will meet at 6pmCT on Thursday, October 20, 2022, in the Board Conference room at the Adair County Board of Education, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY.

Board Agenda:


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2022-10-17 19:11:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Master Commissioner Sale on October 20

Master Commissioner JD Zornes has released details of the upcoming sale of 300 Public Square, on the Jamestown Street corner, Columbia, KY.

The building has been closed and deteriorating for many years, causing much speculation and concern. The City of Columbia paid to have windows covered when falling glass panes became a fear for those walking past it downtown.

The sale of this building and three other properties will take place at 10amCT on Thursday, October 20, 2022. The sale will be held in the Adair County Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville St, Columbia, KY.


2022-10-17 18:57:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

ACHS SBDM Meeting will be Oct 27

From Chad A. Parnell, Principal
Adair County High School

The ACHS School-Based Decision Making Council's regular October meeting has been rescheduled from Thursday, October 20, 2022, to 4pmCT on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The meeting will be held at the ACHS Library, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY.


2022-10-17 18:54:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Fiscal Court Vendor Fair is Nov 5

From Gale Cowan
Adair County Judge Executive

The Adair County Fiscal Court Vendor Fair will be held from 10amCT to 3pmCT on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the Jim Blair Recreation Center, 901 Hudson St., Columbia, KY.

We were at full capacity last year and had a great turn out. Set up begins at 8amCT. $25 set up fee gets you a 10 ft X 10 ft booth. The deadeline for vendor applications is 4pmCT on Friday, October 28, 2022.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Adair County Judge's Office at 270-384-4703.


2022-10-17 18:50:13 | Comments | Printable version

A Night of Encouragement at Columbia Christian Church Oct 19

From John Davis, Senior Minister
Columbia Christian Church

This Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Columbia Christian Church will host "A Night of Encouragement" beginning at 6pmCT.

Guest speakers include Kellis Booth from Berean Community Fellowship and David Vincent, local woodworker. Guest musicians include Caleb and Abby Lindsey. Immediately following the service there will be desserts and fellowship.

All are welcome! Columbia Christian Church is located at 206 Campbellsville St., Columbia, KY.


2022-10-17 12:17:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Doc's Market partners with Adair School District athletics

Doc's Market has made a significant commitment to support the Adair County School District's athletics program from their business sales.

The announcement came Friday morning with Athletics Director Craig Biggs, Josh Kemp and Chaz Giles beside the store's number one fuel dispenser newly tagged with the ACHS Tribe logo.

A percent of sales on this pump will go to the school system athletics program in perpetuity.


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2022-10-17 10:59:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

ACES School-Based Decision Making Council meeting rescheduled

From Sommer Brown, Principal
Adair County Elementary School

Adair County Elementary School's School-Based Decision Making Council's regular meeting has been rescheduled from Thursday, October 20 to Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 4pmCT. The meeting will be held in the Conference Room of Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY. The meeting is open to the public.


2022-10-17 10:30:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Sample Ballots for Adair and surrounding counties

Sample ballots for Adair and most surrounding counties for the 2022 Kentucky General Election can be downloaded from the Kentucky Secretary of State's web site: Voting in Adair Co. for the 2022 General Election

2022-10-17 08:24:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

CU: Demetria Gilkey to give Chapel address Oct. 19

By Simon Baker

Campbellsville, KY - Demetria Gilkey, a Christian speaker and 2020 Campbellsville University graduate, will speak at chapel at 10amET on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville, KY.

Gilkey is an author, speaker and master trainer. She is a woman in ministry, and according to her biography, enjoys "speaking and sharing my unique life experiences about confidence, mindset and forgiveness."


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2022-10-17 08:18:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Campbellsville University

Silent City 2022: Miss Sallie Alexander Baker, by Leeann Jessee


Miss Sallie Alexander Baker, 1872-1958, portrayed by Leeann Jessee for the 16th Annual Silent City--Columbia City Cemetery Tour on Monday, October 3, 2022. Videos of all the presentations are now available on the Adair Co. Public Library's YouTube channel.


2022-10-17 08:14:53 | Comments | Printable version

Linda Joyce Wright, 73, Adair Co., KY native (1949-2022)

Ms. Linda Joyce Wright of Greensburg passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Taylor Regional Hospital. She was 73 years old.

The funeral services for Ms. Linda Wright will be conducted at 11amCT on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the Gupton-Landrum Funeral Home, 307 E Columbia Ave., Greensburg, KY, with Bro. Greg Whitlow officiating. Burial will follow in the Green County Memory Gardens.

Visitation is requested on Monday from 5pmCT until 8pmCT, and will continue after 7amCT on Tuesday until the time of the service at the funeral home.


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2022-10-17 08:06:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Patricia Anne Lee Vanarsdall, 60, Greensburg, KY (1962-2022)

Patricia Anne Lee Vanarsdall passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. She was 60 years old.

The funeral services for Patricia Anne Lee Vanarsdall will be conducted at 2pmCT on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main St., Greensburg, KY, with Bro. Micky Pruitt and Bro. Justin Dial officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Visitation is requested from 4pmCT until 8pmCT on Monday, and will continue after 7amCT on Tuesday until time of the funeral service at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home.


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2022-10-17 07:59:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Fish Fry at Bearwallow UMC on Nov 5

From Tina Corbin

Bearwallow UMC will hold a Fish Fry Fundraiser from 5pmCT to 7pmCT on Saturday, November 5, 2022, to help raise funds for Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief.

Dinner will include fresh fish, hushpuppies, fries, baked beans, and coleslaw. Take-out is available- call 270-932-1558 to order.

Bearwallow UMC is located at 6132 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY.


2022-10-17 07:54:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Time to pick up photos from Around the Square Photo Contest

From Phil Hanna

The Adair County Genealogy Center asks those who brought in photos for the Downtown Days Around the Square Photo Contest to come by and pick your photos up. We will be taking them down off the shelves on October 19, 2022, by the end of the day.

Should you feel so moved, you may donate them to our collection of photographs. Just let us know.

We would like to thank the many persons who brought in photos for the contest. We also would like to appreciate you for your attention to the many visual treats one can find on the Columbia Square that lets us look at something we see nearly daily with new and different perspectives.

Thank you from the staff of the Adair County Genealogy and History Research Center.


2022-10-17 06:59:58 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for October 17, 2022

Was it but passion
to act a part that makes us
finer than we are.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 17 October 2022.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4052


2022-10-17 06:58:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Mon 17 Oct 2022

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Monday, October 17, 2022, at a glance:
  • Adair County: 1 event Circuit Court. 70 events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Green County: 2 events Circuit Court. 81 events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: 2 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Russell County: 2 events Circuit Court. 225 events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 2 events Circuit Court. 112 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2022-10-17 06:57:59 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 17
Happy Anniversary, Kevin and Arlinda Kessler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Mitch and Lori Bragg (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Randy and Sara Corbin (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Austin (A.J.) Coffey (1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandy Hargrove | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brayton Milby (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Coomer and son, Braeden W. Coomer (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris W. Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Debbie Grabill | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Debbie Selby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hayden Callaway Neal (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jakeb Isaac Lacy, (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeff Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kylie Marie Redmon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Layla Rain Hensley (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leighann Vanarsdale Loy (1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda Dulworth Tucker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Pamela Oakes (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Roger Glenn Garner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sadie Harper Young (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Silas Graham Young (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sue Bault | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Teresa Shirley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tracy Bardin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Vickie Long | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memoriam, Joey Franklin, (1981-2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Susie Francis Andrews, 52, Russell Co., KY (1963-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eddie Milby Shofner, 96, Campbellsville, KY (1920-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judge Garnett Rodgers, Adair Co, KY native (1925-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca J. Doster, Jamestown, KY (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karen Sue Lawless, Jamestown, KY (1964-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Mirl Brown Wilson, Columbia, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Adams Newton, 72, Campbellsville, KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Marie Goodin, Adair Co., KY (1916) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Newcomb Netherland, Taylor Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Faustine (Tena) Coffey, Russell Co., KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wesley O. Blakey, Russell Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Leland McQueary, Russell Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jehue Reeder, Russell Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Irene Burton Pendleton, Adair Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jean Delp, Casey Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Agnes Burton, Adair County, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Nell Scott, Adair County, KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carina Sue Bault, Taylor County, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Michael Wethington, Casey County, KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Arthur Jackson, Jr., Adair Co. native (1938-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Don Cox, 70, Taylor Co., KY (1944-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, G.T. Leach, Taylor Co., KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Mae Wyatt, 84, Edmonton, KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Junior V. Roy, Metcalfe Co./Russell Co., KY native (1942-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark Schorman, 53, Adair County, KY (1964-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Jones, 86 Green County, KY (1931-2018 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Kay Terwilliger, Dunnville, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Ray Milby, 72, Green Co., KY (1948-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Duensing, 91, Beaverville, IL (1924-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elma Dick Ponser, 96, Science Hill, KY (1921-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Dolen Edwards, Green Co., KY (1949-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Davis, 79, native of Cumberland County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Lewis Jessie, Metcalfe County, KY (1938-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Julian Amon "Teddy" Stephens, 92, Russell County, KY (1926-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Gossett (1916-1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Minnie Holtzclaw Sublett, 87, Adair Co., KY native (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nellie Pearl Roberts Bryant, Columbia, KY (1924-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven Lile Nunn, Green Co., KY (1955-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Valerie J. Baker, 39, Russell Springs, KY (1983-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, October 17, 2022
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTRetired Teachers Appreciation Week in Columbia | (ID:63963, Comment)
8:00amCTSign-up open for October 22, 2022 Food Pantry at Trinity United Methodist Church | (ID:63970, Comment)
1:30pmCTServices for Ernestine Adair, 90, Columbia, KY (1931-2022) | (ID:63959, Comment)
5:00pmCTACMS Girls Basketball vs CKMSAC Semi-Finals T.B.A. | (ID:63659, Comment)

 
































 
 
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