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Daily News for Tuesday, June 20, 2023
LWC announces new Tennis Head Coach Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Director Willis Pooler has announced the hiring of Eric Bernabeu as the Blue Raiders' newest men's and women's tennis head coach. "I'm excited to have Eric join our staff," expresses Pooler. "It was clear during the interview process that he possesses the skills, passion and vision required to lead our tennis programs and compete at the highest level of the NAIA. I believe our student-athlete will have a great experience working with him." Bernabeu is a 2019 graduate of the University of Pikeville (KY) where he obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration and sports management. He also spent four years as a member of the Bears' men's tennis team, earning second-team and academic all-conference honors in 2017. After earning his undergraduate degree, Bernabeu attended Campbellsville University and garnered his MBA while playing towards an NAIA Scholar-Athlete accolade in 2020. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 21:46:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Legislators receive overview on juvenile justice disparities From Nancy Royden, LRC Frankfort, KY - During Tuesday's joint meeting of the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity and the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council, legislators and others received an overview on disparities within Kentucky's juvenile justice system. Cortney Downs and Shannon Moody of Louisville-based Kentucky Youth Advocates presented statistics from the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 19:53:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
Fourth of July Firework Show From Bridget Compton The Adair County Fiscal Court along with The City of Columbia are proud to present the Fourth of July Firework Show with fireworks by Casey Creek Pyrotechnics starting at dark on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at the old fairgrounds across from Lindsey Wilson College. Please be sure to thank all the sponsors who donated to help make this firework show happen:
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ARRL Field Day on Saturday, June 24 From Steven Kafka, VP Kentucky Amateur Radio Club The Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the ARRL Field Day event starting at 8amCT this coming Saturday, June 24, 2023, at the Columbia Veterans Memorial Park, Hwy 55 South, Columbia, KY. Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio. You are welcome to come by and see our event, we will be there until sundown. Here is a link to additional info: www.arrl.org/field-day 2023-06-20 19:35:14 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Co. Fiscal Court to meet on Thursday From Bridget Compton The Adair County Fiscal Court will meet in special called session at 9:30amCT on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in the basement of the Adair County Annex building located at 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. The public is invited to attend. Meeting Agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 19:31:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government
ACMS SBDM Council to meet Wednesday From Carolee Lloyd The Adair County Middle School SBDM Council will be meeting at 4pmCT on Wednesday June 21, 2023, at Adair County Middle School, 322 General John Adair Dr, Columbia, KY. The purpose of this meeting will be to interview candidates for the Adair County Middle School Principal position. 2023-06-20 15:24:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
City Council to hold Special Called Meeting on Wednesday Update: City Council to hold Special Called Meeting on Friday From Woody Sharpe Meeting Agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 15:23:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government
Milby interning with KDA this summer From Lisa Tolliver Frankfort, KY - Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles is welcoming eight college students to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) campus as summer interns, including University of Kentucky student Riley Milby of Campbellsville. "Our internship program offers college students a unique opportunity to work alongside our employees and agriculture community," Commissioner Quarles said. "From past experiences, we know this program provides a great advantage to those who want to continue in the agriculture field, helping to launch careers in agriculture or an ag-related field. Some of our interns even go on to become KDA employees." The Kentucky Department of Agriculture's eight-week summer internship program has provided opportunities for students to gain first-hand experience, knowledge, and understanding of the governmental process through pre-professional work in various occupational fields. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 15:08:14 | Comments | Printable version
ACES SBDM Council to meet Wednesday From Sommer Brown, Principal Adair County Elementary School Adair County Elementary School's School-Based Decision Making Council will be having a special called meeting at 2pmCT on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Conference Room of Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY. The purpose of the special called meeting is to review applications for the open position of art teacher. 2023-06-20 15:04:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
KSP to participate in Operation SafeDRIVE From Sergeant Jason Morris Frankfort, KY - Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement will participate in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Operation SafeDRIVE (Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement) from June 20-22, 2023. This enforcement campaign targets unsafe driving behavior that often leads to crashes involving passenger cars and commercial vehicles. It complements national efforts to educate all drivers on safely sharing roads with large trucks. The national SafeDRIVE initiative cracks down on dangerous interstate driving behaviors such as aggressive driving, speeding, tailgating, failing to wear a seat belt, distracted driving, and driving under the influence. During this effort, KSP Commercial Vehicle Inspectors will open scale facilities, ensuring commercial drivers follow safety regulations, including hours of service compliance, commercial driver license compliance, medical certification, and commercial motor vehicle credentialing. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 12:01:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Tandy & Loy Family Reunion on July 8 From Jerry B. Huffman A Tandy & Loy Family Reunion is planned for Saturday, July 8, 2023, from 1pmET until we finish talking, at the Holiday Inn Express, 102 Plantation Drive, Campbellsville, KY. We have rented the hotel's meeting room near the lobby all day, and we have a block of rooms reserved under Loy Family Reunion. The number to reserve a room is 270-465-2727. We are also in search of pictures our great-grandparents, Jeremiah Burbridge Loy (Jerry B. Loy) 1850-1892 & Louisa (Lou) Turner (Dillingham) Loy 1855-1917. My name is Jerry B. Huffman. I am the youngest son of Marilyn (Loy) Huffman who was the youngest child of Acy and Annie Loy. My Grandfather was Acy Loy, the youngest son of Jerry & Lou Loy who married Annie Tandy and moved to Lanesville, Indiana. My Grandpa Acy was a barber and part owner of the Columbia Barber Shop, downtown. If you have any pictures of Jerry B. Loy and/or Louisa (Dillingham) Loy, please contact me at jhuffscout@aol.com. Reunion Agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 11:58:47 | Comments | Printable version
Bridge on Warner Ridge Rd. in Russell Co. to be closed Monday From Amber Hale The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 8 Office advises motorists that beginning Monday, June 26, 2023, a portion of Warner Ridge Road (KY 3281) in Russell County will be closed to through traffic for a bridge replacement project. Starting Monday, the roadway will be closed to through traffic at the bridge over Jobbes Fork at mile point 1.7 which is located between Story Lane and Lawless Cemetery Road. A signed detour route will be posted during the closure. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 11:50:39 | Comments | Printable version
Doctorate grads recognized at CU hooding ceremony By Gerard Flanagan, news writer and photographer, Office of University Communications Commencement and hooding ceremonies mark a "joyous and proud moment of celebration" for students and family alike, Dr. Rick Casey told the candidates for hooding at Campbellsville University's Ph.D. hooding ceremony last month. "You should enjoy every minute of this day because it is a day where all of your hard work pays off, and it is your day," Casey said. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-06-20 10:18:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
7-County Area Courts for Tue 20 Jun 2023 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at a glance:
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Haiku by Robert Stone for June 20, 2023 Two girls have same name--Robert Stone, Tuesday, 20 June 2023. -1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4298 2023-06-20 09:22:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 20 Happy Anniversary, Bobby and Dianne Loy. (1981) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Stephen and Sheila McQueary (1967) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Aiden Michael Keene (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Amanda Hamlett | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Beth Ann Cowan (2005) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Billy C. Milby (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chloe Alexandria Richards (2005) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dean Roach | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Frances Allender Lucas | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jacquelin Sandusky | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jen Bennett Richerson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeremy Giles (1986) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jordan McClister (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Judy Coffey Stephens | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Justin Antle | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kyle Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Leslie Keltner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Naomi Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Natalie Brooke Collins Fudge (1991) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nathan Bennett | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ocie Gibson Sexton (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rev. Al Hardy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ricky Burris | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shelley Pickett | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tisha Paris | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Troy Petty (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tyron Vanarsdale | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lolita Pilkington, Adair Co, KY (1965-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey Alan Vaughn, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roscoe Martin Antle, Russell Co., KY native (1948-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Blanche Crawhorn Nelson Bliss, Adair Co, KY native (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Loretta Sue Druin, Taylor Co., KY (1963) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Rubarts, Casey Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Fay Devore, Adair Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Henry Bryant, Taylor Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roy Weaver Shirk, Casey County, KY (2012 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Peggie Sue Sprowles, Taylor Co., KY (1964) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Truman Howard Murphy, Burkesville, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Frances Hogue, Campbellsville, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlie Wayne Boils, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs Josephine Riddle Moore, Cumberland/Adair Counties, KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elaine Patton, Adair County, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret Blakeman, Green County, KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hughston Gossage, 80, Russell Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sylvia Louise Druin Cave, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Otha Andy Simpson, 63, Russell Springs, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leslie Malcolm (L.M.) Tooley, Cumberland Co., KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rodney Cochran, Liberty, KY (1968-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Burton, 59, Russell Co., KY (1956-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Mildred Cofer, 85, Adair County, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ronnie W. (Dyke) Hall, Green County, KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Thomas Wayne Johnson Taylor Co., KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Catherine O'Banion Sutton, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alma Andrew Andrew, Adair Co./Cumberland native (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Douglas Wayne Carnes, 74, Russell Co., KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Lee Parke, 60 Metcalfe County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy (Norm) Finegan, Cane Valley, Adair Co., KY (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Hershel Nelson, Green County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daniel (Bugsy) Robertson, 57, Russell County, KY (1960-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph W. Noe, Jefferson Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Arvile W. Roy, 85, Columbia, KY (1938-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Inez Henderson, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobbie Blakeman, 83, Green County, KY (1935-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bro. Hershey Giles, 71, Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlie (Herman) Huber, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clara B. Alexander, 61, formerly of Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dalton Lane Gilbert, 16, Columbia, KY (2005-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Doris Ann Hopkins, 86, Greensburg, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Nethery Cade, 97, Russell Springs, KY (1923-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Hoskins, 68, Liberty, KY (1945-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jewell Bryant, 85, Burkesville, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, June Gaskins, 98, Russell Springs, KY (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mabel Dix, 94, Campbellsville, KY (1926-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pearl Popplewell, 80, Russell Springs, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ricky Lynn Burris, 61, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry Winford Goff, 74, Green County, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wanda Sue Hazelwood Carter, 72, Greensburg, KY (1950-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William D. White, 66, Columbia, KY (1958-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday,Carlus Ray Foley Russell Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory BirthdayHelen Murphy, Burkesville, KY (1941-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2023 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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