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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Columbia Police Substance Abuse Education unit open

The new Columbia Police Substance Abuse Education mobil unit is available for training students and families on what to look out for in the world of illegal drugs.

In addition to student education, plans are for School Resource Officers (SROs) to be trained to use the unit.

SRO Jimmy Luttrell said vaping products confiscated at Adair County Middle School alone cover one shelf in the unit.


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2023-08-29 21:57:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

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Summer flowers and butterflies



2023-08-29 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Alice Steele.
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly visited the flower garden of Alice Steele.

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Healthy vision critical to students' skills

Did you know that 80 percent of learning occurs through our eyes? Healthy vision is critical to classroom and homework success. Poor vision can lead to poor reading skills, lower grades, difficulty in interpreting music notes, reduced self-esteem, and negative behavior issues.

August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month. When shopping for school supplies, uniforms, new sneakers or knapsacks, schedule a comprehensive eye exam with an optometrist for children between the ages of 3 to 18.


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2023-08-29 21:55:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Soccer: Hat trick propels LWC men past Judson

Sebastian Tregarthen recorded a hat trick for the No. 5 ranked Blue Raiders in their 6-1 victory over Judson (IL) on Monday on Ray Wells Field at Walter S. Reuling Stadium

The Blue Raiders are back in action at 6pmCT on Friday when they travel to Miami Garden, Florida to take on No. 11 St. Thomas (FL).


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2023-08-29 21:06:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Library to be closed September 4

From Lee Ann Jessee

The Adair County Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023. We hope everyone has a safe holiday.


2023-08-29 15:50:29 | Comments | Printable version

Extension Office will be closed on Monday

From Dylan Gentry
Adair County Cooperative Extension Service

The Adair County Extension Office will be closed Monday, September 4, 2023, to honor the Labor Day Holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday at 8amCT to serve our clientele. The office wishes everyone a relaxing holiday. Thank you!


2023-08-29 15:28:06 | Comments | Printable version

Adair School District calendar for family planning

2023-2024 ADAIR SCHOOL CALENDAR

September 4 - No School - Labor Day Holiday
September 22 - No School for Students - Mandatory Data Day #1 for Staff
October 2-6 - No School - Fall Break
November 10 - No School - Veteran's Day
November 22-24 - No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
November 27 - No School for Students - Mandatory Data Day #2 for Staff
December 18 - Jan. 1 - No School - Christmas Holiday Break
January 15 - No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday
February 19 - No School - President's Day
February 20 - No School for Students - Mandatory Data Day #3 for Staff
March 15 - No School for Students - Mandatory Data Day #4 for Staff
April 1-5 - No School - Spring Break
May 23 - Last Day of 2023-24 school year for Students
May 24 - Closing Day for Staff


2023-08-29 14:32:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Devi Renee Bradshaw, 61, Green County, KY (1962-2023)

Devi Renee Bradshaw was born April 17, 1962 in Green County, KY to the late William Howard Bradshaw and Barbara Joyce Pruitt Bradshaw. She departed this life Tuesday, August 29, 2023, having attained the age of sixty-one years, four months and twelve days.

She made a profession of faith in Christ at an early age and was baptized at the South Greensburg Baptist Church. She was Administrative Office Clerk at Jane Todd Crawford Hospital for 20 plus years. She was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Green County Ambulance Service. She was on the Board of Directors of the Housing Authority. She was a KY Colonel and she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hospital.


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2023-08-29 14:27:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

ACMS groundbreaking will be Thursday, August 31

A groundbreaking will be held Thursday, August 31, 2023 for the new Adair County Middle School in Columbia.

The event will take place where the new school will be located, to the right of the high school, at 1pmCT.


2023-08-29 14:25:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

County Offices Labor Day schedule

From Bridget Compton

The Adair County Judge Executive's office, Adair County Road Dept., and the Green River Animal Shelter will be closed Monday, September 4, 2023 in observance of Labor Day! Have a safe and blessed Holiday!


2023-08-29 09:23:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

Haiku by Robert Stone for August 29, 2023

You are but a name
until your words have been heard
and your pictures seen.
--Robert Stone, Tuesday, 29 August 2023.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4368


2023-08-29 09:22:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 29
Happy Birthday, Betty White | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Cowan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cheryl Green | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dolly Riley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Greg Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jamie Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jamie Lee Bailey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jason Yarberry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jr. Feese (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julie Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kristie Wilson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sidney Jay-Lynn Kimbler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Twins Austin Dwayne Lee and Amy Lynn Lee (August 29, 2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, W.M. Feese, JR and grandson, Beckam Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thurston Sullivan, Louisville, KY (1937-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Henry Gustoff Bobe, Russell County, KY (1923-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Kay Phillips, Liberty, KY (1953-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelby C. Spears, Marrowbone, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Angela Deanna Brumley, Jamestown, KY (1974-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anthony David Taylor, Burkesville, KY (1990-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Billie Gene Fields, Green Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Murrel Jay Kessell, Jefferson Co., KY, (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paula Foley, Russell Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lanis (Pean) Davidson, Cumberland Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Pyles, Columbia, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marshall (Slim) Branham, Cumberland Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roger Dale Shirrell, Green Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Taylor Martin, Adair Co., KY (1919-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold H. Foley, 66, of Russell Springs, KY (1947-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merrill Collins, Burkesville, KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Harvey, 51, Adair Co., KY (1963-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lora Emma Greer, 93, Russell County, KY (1921-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Julia Duvall Lawson, 81, Celina, TN (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Edgar Mason, Casey Co., KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Wheeler, Taylor County, KY (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary England Underwood, 90, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cecile Back, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elba Wolford, 89, Russell County., KY; Adair County, KY native (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Greg Rueda, 61, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Luttrell, 79, Russell County, KY (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Depp Davis, Jr., Columbia, KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sue F. Hopkins, 80, Casey County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Estes Sparks, Adair County, KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas R. Reece, Edmonton, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Estill Johnson, Casey County, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Lee (Curly) Burton, Metcalfe Co., KY/Adair Co. KY native (1950-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Berry H. Hamblin, Russell Co., KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Welby Martin, 69, Taylor County, KY (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Dean Haskins Mitchell, 84, Green County, KY (1933-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Avery Corbin Smith, 79, Russell Springs, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis C. Lobb, Green County, KY (1941-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Lee Gaskin, 82, Hustonville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edna Alene Melson, 85, Cundiff, KY (1938-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Melson (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Freda Lee Garrett, 91, Liberty, KY (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Isabelle J. Yanik, 94, Taylor County, KY (1925-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joanna Warf Moore, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Joyce Withers, 92, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wade A. Bailey, 48, Columbia, KY (1975-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zelma Lee Mars, 80, Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, August 29, 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:65402, Comment)
NoonCTAdair Co. Ag Development Council meeting | (ID:65498, Comment)
T.J. Health Columbia Lunch and Learn: Diabetes 101 | (ID:65503, Comment)
1:00pmCTPesticide Jug Rinse & Return Program | (ID:65467, Comment)
4:00pmCTAdair Food Pantry, 203 South Monroe Street, Columbia, KY Open 4pmCT-7pmCT, Contact: Michele Fruth, Director, 270-250-5432 | (ID:65403, Comment)
5:00pmCTACMS Girls Basketball vs Campbellsville | (ID:65354, Comment)

 
































 
 
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