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Phillip Coffey - Rabbit Ranch

Rabbit Ranch by Phillip Coffey

Traveling to "Rabbit Ranch" strolling alongside slowly with my loving, sweet darling.
'No axes to grind' about others - steep hillsides roamed by generations of my forefathers.
East facing slopes - eroded drainages and loose soil saturated - full of rainwater.
Hidden fissures in the landscape among the leaves-slipped, fell short of an impoundment.

Listen, troubled souls - tired of taking on reality - 'take off' to the forest in Southern Kentucky.
Angelic Gabriel, 'please spare blowing the judgmental trumpet just for a 'country' minute.'
Just let me return briefly in my imagination to my youth to the spring fed hills of Adair County.
Surely 'Paradise would be lost' without Ginseng to search with no deciduous forest in it.


2023-08-18 22:56:37 | Comments | Printable version

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Sunset over a flowery road sign



2023-08-18 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
That's the road sign marking Wheeler Hill Road on Highway 61 in Friday's sunset. Trumpet Vine competes with the letters, making it a little hard to read, but artful.

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Give blood to Red Cross at LWC August 30, 2023

Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive at Lindsey Wilson College Holloway Health and Wellness Center, 388-398 Williams St., Columbia, KY, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 10am to 4pmCT.

Go to RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code: Lindsey Wilson or call 1-800-RED CROSS to schedule an appointment.


2023-08-18 22:50:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Health Care

Casey Creek Lodge to celebrate 150th Anniversary

Casey Creek Lodge #536 will hold a 150th Anniversary celebration on Saturday August 26, 2023 at 14730 Knifley Road, Columbia.

The meal will begin at noon (no charge, donations to Lodge building fund accepted). There will be inflatables for kids, dunk booth and corn hole.

Everyone is invited to join them for great food, fun and fellowship. For more details, call Dave Thomas 270-585-4124.


2023-08-18 22:36:50 | Comments | Printable version

Veachel Scott, 83, Cumberland County, KY (1940-2023)

Esther Veachel Scott, age 83 of Burkesville, KY passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Cumberland Valley Manor. She was born on February 17, 1940 in Cumberland County, KY. Veachel was a member of Bow Schoolhouse Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marshall and Flora Riddle, her husband, Ira Scott, a grandson, Jason Willis, two granddaughters, Allyson and Aubrie Cross and son-in-law, Earl Spears.

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2023-08-18 22:23:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Ag Tag donations for 2023 top $735K

From Lisa Tolliver

Frankfort, KY - Kentucky farmers donated $735,815.88 to the Ag Tag Program for 2023. The total represents the largest amount ever donated in a single year since the program began and it brings the total of donations to more than $5 million since 2016, Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles announced today.

"This year's record-breaking Ag Tag donations is a true example of our Kentucky farm families giving back to their communities," Commissioner Quarles said. "Through the years, the Ag Tag Program has succeeded in providing much-needed funding for promoting agriculture and educating Kentucky's youth on the importance of agriculture in our everyday lives. Your generosity will help ensure Kentucky agriculture has a bright future."

The voluntary donations are divided equally among Kentucky 4-H, Kentucky FFA, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). This year, each group will receive $245,271.96. Since 2016, Kentucky FFA and Kentucky 4-H have received, collectively, nearly $3.5 million from donations made by ag producers renewing their vehicles each year.


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2023-08-18 16:22:18 | Comments | Printable version

Cumberland, Metcalfe approved for CAIP funding

From Lisa Tolliver

Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved $2,294,599 for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the commonwealth at its monthly board meeting, including $135K for Cumberland County CAIP and $262K for Metcalfe County CAIP.


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2023-08-18 16:13:30 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: The Court House Clock

Mike Bell writes:
Doug is right, updating the old clock works for new is the best way to go. After all, every old thing gets traded in for new eventually anyway.
Comments re: Updating the Courthouse Clock Tower


2023-08-18 12:07:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Guntown Mountain article from TPT

The Theme Park Tourist website, which bills itself as "one of the web's leading sources of essential information and entertaining articles about theme parks in Orlando and beyond," recently posted a two-page writeup on the Cave City landmark Guntown Mountain, including it's recent one-year run as "Funtown Mountain," under the ownership of Louisville entrepreneur Will Russell:

The Fascinating Story Of Guntown Mountain: Kentucky's Once-Abandoned Wild West Theme Park


2023-08-18 12:05:48 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for August 18, 2023

Not what expected,
disappointment sealed our speech,
surely image false.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 18 August 2023.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4357


2023-08-18 08:52:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 18
Happy Anniversary, Darrell and Marilyn Treece (1973) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary Frances McCoy (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alex Bradshaw | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Breanna West | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brenda Devore | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brenda Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chevy Mason-Thomas King (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Don Cravens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jason Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Karen Bradshaw | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Katie Jones (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Ann Arnold (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lou Ann Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Matthew Ryan McCarol (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Monica Logsdon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ryan Allen Trevino (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sam Avery | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shirley Harris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Travis Miller | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tyler Murphy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Will Rich | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Ann Mathews, Adair Co., KY native (1948-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda M. Wilkinson, Burkesville, KY (1940-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Scott Harris, Metcalfe County, KY (1941-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Blevins Young, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Kay Ellen Delaet, 61, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie White, Russell Springs, KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Willis Bledsoe, Russell Co., KY native (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rethel Shepard, Russell County, KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Priscilla H. Jordan, 60, formerly of Adair Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timmy Corbin, Adair County, KY (1965-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jo Marie Rowe, Adair Co., KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Morgan Jones, 26, Taylor Co., KY (1988-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Otis Clements, 68, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Overton Griffin, Taylor County, KY (1941-2015 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Onva Reid Hayes, Casey Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Stearns, 68, Cane Valley, KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Colene Gosser Wade, 87, Russell Co., KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Ivin Judd, Green Co., KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lowell Lee Bryant, 72, Metcalfe Co., KY (1943-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Ann Owens, 84, Russell Co., KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Franzel Lee Kimbler, 69, Russell County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gertie M. Giles, Columbia, KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Compton, , Casey County, KY (1969-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James (Sonny) Loy, 76, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co. KY native (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Coleman Bernard, 73, Russell Co., KY native (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Haste, 72, Casey County, KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Paul (Buck) Bell, 86, Danville, KY/Creston, KY native (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Jean (Roberts) Brock , 61, Adair County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Thurman, Edmonton, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Smiley, 39, Columbia, KY (1983-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Blair, 87, Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Diana Wilson, 74, Casey Co., KY (1946-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Edward (Charlie) Wright, 82, Summersville, KY (1934-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Darrel Wayne Baker, 73, Knifley, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Garner Williams, Casey Co., KY (1931-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Marie Meece, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Ellis Calhoun, 58, Green County, KY (1959-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J. C. Froedge, 83, Adair County, KY (1934-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jill Allen Rowe, Adair County, KY native (1969-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Kerns, 77, Columbia, KY (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Jeanette Kimbler, 85, Columbia, KY (1935-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucinda Marie Edwards, 58, Green Co, KY (1963-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Randolph Watson (Randy) Rush, Burkesville, KY (1948-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip Patterson, 89, Cane Valley, KY (1935-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rachel Reece Riggs, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Lyon Colvin, 72, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard (Dick) Youngs, Adair County, KY (1928-2007) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rufus W. Crawhorn (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tammy Gale Loy, 54, Adair County, KY (1965-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Mae Arnett Akin, 87, Green County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Milburn, Jr., 49, Campbellsville, KY (1973-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, August 18, 2023
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
NoonCTSMART Recovery meeting at Russell Co. Health Dept | (ID:65384, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for William D. (Bill) Roberts, 85, Edmonton, KY (1937-2023) | (ID:65435, Comment)
4:00pmCTServices for Arlon (Tick) McInteer, 83, Columbia, KY (1939-2023) | (ID:65484, Comment)
6:00pmCTTraffic caution advised in downtown Columbia | (ID:65476, Comment)

 


































 
 
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