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Golf: LWC Men finish 4th at NAIA Championship

Mesa, AZ - The Lindsey Wilson men's golf team wrapped up play at the NAIA National Championship Friday at Las Sendas Golf Club with a fourth-place finish.

The fourth-place finish is the best finish at the NAIA Tournament in program history. Lindsey Wilson finished the tournament with a 16-over par 1168 (293-300-288-287). The Blue Raiders' 287 in the final round is the best score in program history for a round at the National Tournament.


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ACHS 2023 commencement week



2023-05-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Traditional Senior Walk through Adair County Middle School.

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Audrey Spivey, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1940-2023)

Audrey Mae Davis Spivey of Russell Springs died on Friday, May 19, 2023 at Russell County Hospital. She was 82 years old.

Funeral Services will be held at 11amCT on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, 391 E. Steve Wariner Dr., Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Delvin Wilson and officiating. Interment will follow in the Davis Cemetery, Little Brush Creek, Barbourville, Kentucky

Visitation will be from 5pmCT until 9pmCT on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Wilson Funeral Home.


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Houston Jenkins, 90, Adair Co., KY (1932-2023)

Houston Jenkins departed this life on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Jamestown. Houston was a former resident of Adair County and lived for several years in Campbellsville. He was 90 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 2pmET on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY, with Bro. Colin McDaniel, and Bro. Evan Tedder officiating. Burial will follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5pmET until 9pmET on Saturday, and will continue on Sunday after 11amET until time for the funeral.


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Margaret Reeder, 87, Russell County, KY (1935-2023)

Margaret Reeder, 87, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023 at home.

She was born in Creelsboro, KY on July 7, 1935, a daughter of the late Nellie (Garner) and Cameron Mann. She was a homemaker.


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Agnes Warren, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2023)

Agnes Warren of Campbellsville died at 10:50 P.M., Tuesday, May 16, 2023 in Hodgenville. She was 82 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 3pmET on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Rev. Freddy Thompson. Burial will follow in Poplar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is requested from NoonET until 3pmET on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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Greensburg approved for $375K in TAP funding

From Naitore Djigbenou/Chuck Wolfe

Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear announced on May 18, 2023, more than $4.8 million in transportation funding to improve non-motorized transportation and improve sidewalks, bike trails and more in five Kentucky counties. Among the projects was $375K toward a project at the Green County Area Technology Center.

"These projects allow people to get around without driving and enjoy Kentucky's beautiful outdoors whether they are walking or biking," said Gov. Beshear. "I want to thank the local leaders working on these projects. Your partnership is helping us build a better Kentucky for all of our communities."


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Haiku by Robert Stone for May 20, 2023

Thinking of return
to the place one truly loves
makes leaving less sad.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 20 May 2023.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4267


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 20
Happy Anniversary, Micah and Jaclyn Abbott (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, William and Ople Dial (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Briley Ann Breeding (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brooklynne Carroll (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacob Stewart Cowan (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Janet Wall | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Wall | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jessica Pyles (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Hitch | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Norma H. Scott (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ruth Redmon (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hunter Durham, 78, Adair County, KY (1941-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wilma Irene Justet, Liberty, KY native (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Deborah L. Wade, Jamestown, KY native (1952-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Adam Bowen, Taylor Co., KY(1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Anna Mary Milby, 80, Green Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alta Graham Roberts, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Lenva Garmon, Cumberland Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosalie Wiley Mitchell, Cumberland Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cleo Watson Adair Co., KY (1918-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Genneive Tarter, Taylor Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Robert "Bobby" Marcum, Green Co. KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Eva Jewell Curry Shuffett, Green Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Otha Zimmerman, Jr., Russell Springs, KY (1945-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Marcus Wayne Smith, 38, Cumberland Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Eugene Murray, Russell County, KY (1958-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Katherine Brown, 60, Casey Co., KY (1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. James Edward Sinders, Cumberland Co., KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggy Grammer Wilcoxson, 78, Taylor Co., KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Junior Long, Casey County, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ernest Leon White, 75, Metcalfe County, KY (1942-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chaplain Lt. Col. Brian D. Curry, 50, Bullitt Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeannie S. Fortune, 69, Russell Co., KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alvin Gupton, 78, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ashleigh Nicole 'Ginger' Swiney, 30, Taylor County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonda Dean Taylor, 65, Adair County, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Alfred Landon Hadley, 81, Taylor/Cumberland Counties, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl A. Burton (May 20, 1912-Feb. 23, 1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Kenneth Rogers Jr, 65, Green County, KY (1954-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daisy Vibbert, 93, Cumberland County, KY (1925-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delores England, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Ann Moore, 68, Adair Co., KY native (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Brown (May 20, 1932-July 17, 2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Lucille Irvin, 74, Russell County, KY (1939-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenna Bailey, 90, Columbia, KY (1933-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Carl (Jim) Rock, 82, Metcalfe Co., KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Garrett Allen, 65, Dunnville, KY (1957-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Charlene Gaskins, 96, Columbia, KY (1924-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marcella Cox, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary McClain, Russell County, KY (1932-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Thompson Tsukagoshi, 73, Metcalfe County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma F. Scott, 81, Bliss Community (1933-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patsy Harper-Roach, 89, Edmonton, KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl M. Dunbar, 90, Adair Co., KY native (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Jo Rooks, 75, Columbia, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rhonda Wethington, 32, Casey County, KY (1986-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roslin Keith, 59, Adair Co., KY (1963-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vivian Matthews, 64, Columbia, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, May 20, 2023
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:00amCTFree Tipping for residents of Adair Co. | (ID:64880, Comment)
8:00amCTFarmers Market on the Square | (ID:64906, Comment)
10:00amCTServices for Thomas Scott Evert, 66, Columbia, KY (1956-2023) | (ID:64974, Comment)
NoonCTAdair Co. Genealogical Society Saturday Session: KY Land Records and How to Use Them | (ID:65002, Comment)
7:00pmCTHarold Chambers Theater Troupe to present Wizard of Oz
Metcalfe County Middle School Auditorium | (ID:65003, Comment)

 

































 
 
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