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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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Schools strategic leadership team meets

Meeting three of the Adair County Schools Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) was held last week at the Extension Office for discussions with students represented from grades 5-12 who spoke about their experiences.

This is meeting three of six or seven meant to complete all the research, set goals and make plans for improvement.


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2023-02-07 22:17:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

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Students on panel at strategic leadership meeting



2023-02-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Seventeen students from three of the four Adair public schools made up a panel at the strategic leadership meeting for research and goal setting. From ACES were: Leo Garsee, Mason Rose, Jordan Staten, Brisa Perez. From ACMS: Summer Rowe, Lucas Davis, Addie Baker, Jasper Kemp, and Emma Dorman. From ACHS: Jonathan Gold, Trey Stephens, Rachel Brown, Millie Brown, Jazzy Kemp, Emylou Miller, Keaton Burton, Beth Cowan. (Students are not listed in order and some came in to join the panel after the photo was made.)

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Ellen Rose Murphy, age 83, Casey County, KY (1940-2023)

Ellen Rose Murphy, age 83, of Liberty, Kentucky passed away Sunday, February 5th surrounded by her closest family.

Born January 19, 1940, Rose was a former employee of Liberty Sportswear, but most knew her by her many years of devotion to children in the Casey County school system where she served as a Kindergarten teachers assistant at both Douglas Elementary and Walnut Hill elementary. "Mrs. Rose" as her students called her, was never too busy, too tired or too distracted to give a little extra help and love to the students who needed it most.


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2023-02-07 19:30:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Kentucky Color: Northern Cricket Frog

By Billy Joe Fudge

While exploring the Homeplace on Green River Cave Spring Ecosystem recently, I ran upon this little, inch and half long, ground-lubber tree frog. That's right, a tree frog that doesn't climb trees!

They eat flies, scales, mosquitoes, ants, spiders, etc. and like living near streams that run all year long and never freeze. This one is about a hundred feet from the mouth of the cave and the water should remain in the mid to upper 50's winter and summer. If you threaten them they will seek to slide under the leaves or can jump as much at 3 feet toward the water or into the water to escape.

If you are quietly hiking or exploring The Great Wooded South, be sure to take your time so you can look and listen to the world around you.

The KY Department of Fish and Wildlife has more information on the Northern Cricket Frog. On their page you can listen to the calls of the Northern Cricket Frog, and listen to the Salato Exhibit Narration about them.


2023-02-07 19:07:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge

Kathy Moss, 65, Columbia, KY (1957-2023)

Kathy (Horne) Moss of Columbia died on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 9:14 P.M. at Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. She was 65 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 11amCT on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Kyle Riddle officiating. Burial will follow in Haven Hill Cemetery.

Visitation is requested after 10amCT on Monday, February 13, 2023, until time for the service.


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2023-02-07 12:02:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Howard Durham, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2023)

Howard Durham of Campbellsville died at 5:00 A.M. on Monday, February 6, 2023. He was 92 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 11amET on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Lowell Avenue Baptist Church, 420 Lowell Ave, Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Rev. David Griesemer. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, with full military honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held from 5pmET until 8pmET on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, and from 7amET until 8:30amET on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY.

Visitation will continue from 9amET until the time of the service on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Lowell Avenue Baptist Church.


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2023-02-07 10:48:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Adair County Arts Council to meet Feb 9

The Adair County Arts Council will meet at 6pmCT on Thursday, February 9, 2023, in the Chamber of Commerce Lower Level, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY.

Items on the agenda include the logo contest, membership levels, an ACAC directory, and the calendar of events.


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Funding announced for Local Streets and Roads projects

From Naitore Djigbenou/Chuck Wolfe

Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Monday that he has approved requests from 18 cities and counties across Kentucky for transportation funding with which to improve local streets and roads.

The discretionary funding, which totals $1,893,569, is administered through the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).

Local projects include:
  • City of Columbia, Resurface Westlake Drive CS 1140, $50,000.00
  • Taylor County, Resurface Burress Hollow Road CR 1115, $128,330.00
  • Russell Springs, Resurface Sharon Ann Road CS 2090 0.411, $30,450.00
  • Russell Springs, Resurface Delphia Street CS 2027 0.141, $10,875.00


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February is Lamb Month in Kentucky

From Lisa Tolliver

Kentucky sheep and lamb producers joined Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles in Lexington on Monday to commemorate February as Lamb Month in Kentucky.

About 5 million sheep are raised by roughly 80,000 farmers and ranchers across the United States. With more than 12 million acres of agriculture land in Kentucky, the commonwealth is home to 58,000 head of sheep and lamb, ranking it 25th nationally for sheep inventory. Those 58,000 sheep are spread over more than 4,000 sheep producers who are dedicated to producing high quality products for consumers.


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Adair Co. Grand Jury returns indictments

On Thursday, January 26, 2023, the Adair County Circuit Court Grand Jury met and handed down indictments against 5 individuals from Columbia, KY, and Stafford, TX, on charges including assault, tampering, terroristic threatening, robbery, theft, and wanton endangerment.

NOTE: Indictments are considered formal charges. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding.

The indictments can be viewed here: 2023-02-06-Adair-Indictments (PDF, 4.9MB)


2023-02-07 10:33:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Benjamin S. Curry, 82, Shepherdsville, KY (1940-2023)

Benjamin Samuel Curry of Shepherdsville passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Norton Audubon Hospital. He was 82 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 1pmET on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Maraman Billings Funeral Home, 605 South Preston Hwy., Shepherdsville, KY. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, 187 Deatsville Road, Shepherdsville, KY.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 10amET until 8pmET, and will continue on Thursday from 9amET until the time of service.


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2023-02-07 10:25:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Haiku by Robert Stone for February 7, 2023

So many questions
that one would have liked to ask,
but one could not dare.
--Robert Stone, Tuesday, 7 February 2023.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4165


2023-02-07 06:34:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Tue 7 Feb 2023

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at a glance:
  • Adair County: 1 event Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. 32 events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Green County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Russell County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 2 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for February 7
Happy Birthday, Jaxon Piercy (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Simpson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Fletcher | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dawn Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dylan Gentry (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth McCubbin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gregoy Stapleton (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hanna Durbin (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Heather Sommer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jackie Dale Cox (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jon Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kyle Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Madison Stotts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phillip Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Renae "Nae Nae" Grant (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Jean (Sissy) Gaddis, Marrowbone, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Oval Monroe Foley, Russell Springs, KY (1929-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael David Mings, Bardstown, KY (1963-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelby D. Druien, Sr., Taylor Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wymon (Buster) Harmon, Taylor Co., KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Henry Critt Young, Green Co, KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Williams, Taylor Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Elizabeth Price Taylor County, KY (1916) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Esther Bell Taylor Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Ray Huddleston, Adair Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beatrice C. Ladebauche, Adair Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Russell Price, Liberty, KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillian Grimmer, Adair County, KY, (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Shannon Reeves, 44, Campbellsville, KY (1971-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vicki Cook, 65, Cumberland Co., KY (1951-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillie Wilson Withers, 88, Russell Co., KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. James Raymond Hood, 74, Green Co., KY native (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester Coffey, 81, Russell County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vada Faye Conover Blankenship, 86, Russell Co., KY/Adair native (1931-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Simpson, 79, Adair Co., KY/Cumberland Co., KY native (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty D. Jones Adams, Taylor Co., KY/Adair native (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lena Mae (Elliot) Pittman, 82, Casey County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Philip Edward (Eddie) Clark, 69, Casey County, KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jan Rooks Wagner, Columbus, IN (1948-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ann Waggener Melton, 63, Columbia, KY (1959-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bertha Richerson, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Ben Glover, Elkhorn, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Ray Stargel, 59, Russell County, KY (1960-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Fawcett, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey Len Pierce, 64, Campbellsville, KY (1958-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jenny McQueary, 71, Russell Springs, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Branham, 79, Columbia, KY native (1939-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rodney James Wilson, 46, Russell Springs, KY (1974-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Leroy Rhodes, 69, Columbia, KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rose Merilene (Mert) Patton Coffman, 74, Casey County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stella Mae Bennett, 74, Jamestown, KY (1946-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Travis Lynn Tedder, 64, Taylor County, KY (1953-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
9:00amCTAdair Food Pantry, 203 South Monroe Street, Columbia, KY Open 9am-12pmCT, Contact: Michele Fruth, Director, 270-250-5432 | (ID:64549, Comment)
10:00amCTBlack History Celebration at Capitol Rotunda | (ID:64545, Comment)
4:00pmCTAdair Co. Middle School SBDM Council meeting | (ID:64558, Comment)
5:30pmCTACHS JV Girls Basketball at Green Co | (ID:64086, Comment)
6:00pmCTACHS JV Boys Basketball at Clinton County | (ID:64024, Comment)
7:00pmCTACHS Varsity Girls Basketball at Green Co | (ID:64070, Comment)
7:30pmCTACHS Varsity Boys Basketball at Clinton County | (ID:63999, Comment)

 

































 
 
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