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OCC 2023: Edmonton Shoebox Mission boxes delivered

By Kim Harwood, Executive Director,
Edmonton Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce


The Shoebox Mission for Metcalfe County was overseen by Mrs. Carol Perkins again this year. Volunteers spent months sewing, shopping, crafting, hosting fund raisers, and boxing up gift items to get ready for the big day.

November 16th was the day to ship out the boxes. Thanks to the help of five MCHS football players, Byron, Fenton, Tyler, Trigg, and Jake with the guidance of Mark and Denise Glass Fudge 94 shipping cartons of shoeboxes were loaded onto a truck for delivery. The boxes will officially make their way to the next check point.


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Shoebox Mission work completed in Edmonton



2023-11-19 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo from Kim Harwood, Executive Director, Edmonton Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce.
Metcalfe County High School football players - Byron, Fenton, Tyler, Trigg, and Jake - with the guidance of Mark and Denise Glass Fudge, allowed 94 shipping cartons of shoeboxes to be loaded onto the truck for delivery to make their way to the next check point in the giving program.

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Clara Jean Antle Gosser Ballenger, 80, Russell County, KY

Clara Jean Antle Gosser Ballenger, of Russell Springs, passed from this life on Friday, November 17, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was eighty years, two months, and fourteen days of age.

Clara was a faithful member of Fairview Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and was the groundskeeper and custodian in years past. She was a member of the Fairview Homemakers Club and a former member of a bowling team. She was very proud of her accomplishment of being recognized as Woman Farmer of the Year by the USDA for her dedication has a beef cattle farmer. She was also honored to have been on the Home Garden Tour for her majestic yard and garden.


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Ronnie Bunch, 74, Jamestown, KY (1949-2023)

Ronnie Bunch, 74, of Russell Springs, passed away Tuesday, November 14th, at his residence.

He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a retired State Trooper.


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Adair County Community Choir Christmas Concert

From Mary Anne Loy

The Adair County Community Choir will be performing some favorite holiday songs the first weekend in December at the Columbia Christian Church. The 42 singers are under the direction of Ginna Franklin and accompanied by Dwayne C. Martin. The performances are free and everyone is welcome.

There will be two performances:
  • Friday, December 1, 2023, at 6:30pmCT
  • Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 2:30pmCT
So, find a comfortable seat in the sanctuary; let the music enfold you. And leave with a song in your heart that brings you peace and joy throughout the season.

Columbia Christian Church is located at 206 Campbellsville St., Columbia, KY.


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Keene and Graziano named ARROW Students of the Week

From Anthony B. Darnell, Assistant Principal
Adair County High School

Congratulations to Aiden Keene and Summer Graziano for being chosen as ARROW Academy "Students of the Week" for November 9, 2023 at Adair County High School.

Both were nominated and elected by their teachers and received a certificate of recognition and a free drink from Indian Grounds Coffee.


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Swimming: LWC finish 7th/8th at Total Performance Invitational

Gambier, OH - The Lindsey Wilson women's swimming team wrapped up competition at the Total Performance Invitational on Saturday with 262 points over the three-day event to finish in seventh. The Lindsey Wilson men's swimming team posted a total of 327 points to finish eighth at the event.

The Blue Raiders swimming teams return to action on Saturday, January 13 when they travel to Pulaski, Tennessee to face Tennessee Southern.


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OCC 2023: 2,811 through Saturday, already ahead of 2022

By Mark Fudge

With two days of drop-offs remaining at the Wheet Fellowship Hall, Adair County has already surpassed its total from 2022. Starting Sunday, 2,811 shoebox gifts have been collected in Adair County.

The remaining schedule for drop-offs is:
  • Sunday, November 19, 2023, from 1pmCT to 3pmCT
  • Monday, November 20, 2023, from 9amCT to 11amCT
Wheet Fellowship Hall is located at the Columbia Nazarene Church, 1200 Jamestown St., Columbia, KY.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for November 19
Happy Anniversary, Jimmie & Brenda Bennett (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Sammy and Kathy Hitch (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Albert Edward | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Sandusky | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anne Reichenbach | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brett Scholl (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charity Frost (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Goode | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Evan Stotts (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeremy Stanley (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jessica Melson (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jodessi Scholl (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John D. Denton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John Marshall "John" Shelley III | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jordan Green | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Laura Wesson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Stephens (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Miley Elizabeth Stotts (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mitchell Higginbotham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Moira Opal Lynn Collins (2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nickolas Gifford (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nicole Simpson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wesley Curtis Sneed (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wendy Jean Fudge Reeder, formerly of Columbia, KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva P. Smith, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Cross Drabik Palmer, Columbia, KY (1947-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Akin, Taylor/Green Counties, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arvis L. Holt, Russell Springs, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mike Wilson, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Gaskins, Adair/Metcalfe County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garvis D. Hopper, Russell Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Emma B. Allen, Taylor Co., KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Richard, Adair Co., KY (1955 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Phillips, Adair Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fannie E. Dickens , formerly of Adair Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Glen Mason, Casey County, KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chase Alexander Whatley, 12, Lexingington, KY (2000-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janet Pickett, Taylor County, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Warren Ray Wheelock, Chesterton, IN (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Ford, 61, Adair County, KY (1953-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lonnie Atwood, 63, Casey Co., KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Estelle Pruitt, 86, Cumberland Co., KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James David (Jimmy) Wilson, 58, Taylor Co., KY (1958-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dora Mae Asbury, 88, Casey County, KY (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Lynn Tucker, 71, Knifley, KY (1946-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clifton Price, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Ann Page, 77, Adair Co., KY native (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Garnet Hammond, Russell Springs, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kelly Linette Powell, 59, Taylor Co., KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Dale Cade, 75, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lennie Estelle Long, 78, Edmonton, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Jane McCubbin, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paige Hackney, Liberty, KY (1970-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patrick Dale Wilson, 67, Columbia, KY (1953-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randy English, 36, Greensburg, KY (1986-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherry Bradley, 65, Jamestown, KY (1956-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Hoover (1908-1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William McCaffree (19 Nov 1800 - 4 April 1899) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, November 19, 2023
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
9:00amCTThanksgiving Homecoming Service at Trinity Church
Contemporary music service at 9amCT, traditional music service at 10:30amCT | (ID:66069, Comment)
10:30amCTThanksgiving Concert at Harrods Fork Baptist Church | (ID:66165, Comment)
Charity Baptist Church Thanksgiving Service | (ID:66166, Comment)
1:00pmCTOCC Drop Off at Wheet Fellowship Hall | (ID:65833, Comment)
2:00pmCTLittle League Basketball: 4-5 Red Chiefs vs. Blue Chiefs | (ID:65963, Comment)
3:00pmCTLittle League Basketball: 4-5 Black Chiefs vs. Gray Chiefs | (ID:65964, Comment)
4:00pmCTLittle League Basketball: 4-5 Yellow Chiefs vs. Green Chiefs | (ID:65965, Comment)
Services for Jeannie Wheeler, 47, Columbia, KY (1976-2023) | (ID:66179, Comment)

 


































 
 
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