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RCMS opens survey about new principal

Russell County Middle School is undergoing a search for its next principal and would like community input.

The School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council would like you to provide your thoughts to the questions found in a brief survey. The survey at the following link can be copied and pasted into your browser for your anonymous comments: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RCMS-Principal (survey closes April 6 at 11pmCT)


2024-03-26 22:19:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

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Adair Court members at the March Fiscal Court meeting



2024-03-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Vicky Pike of Miss Vicky's Pampered Angus Ranch.
County Judge Executive, all seven Magistrates and County Attorney were present for the March 27th Fiscal Court meeting in Columbia. Click to read more to follow items on their agenda.

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All welcome to Baptism service in new sanctuary

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church invites everyone to come this Easter Sunday and worship with us in our newly renovated sanctuary as we Baptize in this wonderful resurrection celebration.

Pastor, Dr. James Jones, admires the newly renovated sanctuary and says, "it is beautiful."


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2024-03-26 21:42:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Janice Grider, 81, Russell County, KY (1942-2024)

Janice L. Grider, age 81, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Monday, March 25 2024. She was born on Sunday, October 11, 1942, in Russell Springs, Kentucky.

She was a member of Dunnville Baptist Church and attended Poplar Grove Baptist Church and was an office worker in an insurance company.


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2024-03-26 21:34:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

SONrise Church Youth area Easter Egg Hunt

From Mary Ann Judd

On Friday March 29, 2024, the youth from SONrise Church will be hiding Easter eggs downtown, on the Square, at businesses up Jamestown Hill, and at Wal-Mart and surrounding businesses. There will be 50 eggs hidden, including 2 Golden eggs, and the hunt will be ready to begin at 6pmCT!

When you find an egg, please tag SONrise Church on Facebook! Happy Hunting!! Bro. Gary Roy and Congregation of SONrise Church wish everyone a Happy and Blessed Easter!


2024-03-26 11:28:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Tennis: LWC Women win 9th straight, sweep Cumberlands 7-0

The Lindsey Wilson women's tennis team increased their win streak to nine after defeating University of the Cumberlands 7-0, making their record 12-2, and currently remain undefeated at home.

The Blue Raiders will play again on Tuesday, Match 25 at 11amCT at Henry Baughman Tennis Complex, taking on Lewis-Clark State College (ID) for the first time since 2006.


2024-03-26 10:19:06 | Comments | Printable version

Emily Shaw and Colton Huffman among Ag Athletes of the Year

From Madison Pergrem

Frankfort, KY - Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell awarded six Kentucky high school student-athletes involved in agriculture the 2024 Kentucky High School Athletic Association-Kentucky Department of Agriculture Ag Athletes of the Year awards.

The 2024 Ag Athletes of the Year were named at a ceremony during the KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen(R) State Basketball Tournament on March 22 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Two $2,000 scholarships and four $1,000 scholarships were awarded. The honorees were:
  • Outstanding Ag Athlete of the Year: Emily Shaw, Metcalfe County ($2,000)
  • Outstanding Ag Athlete of the Year: John "Bryce" Warren, Monroe County ($2,000)
  • Robert "Luke" Burchett, Lyon County
  • Colton Huffman, Metcalfe County
  • Katherine London, Barren County
  • Amanda Purvis, Woodford County
The one-time scholarships, payable to an institution of higher learning, are awarded to high school seniors involved in athletics and agriculture who plan on continuing their education at a two- or four-year institution or trade school.


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2024-03-26 10:11:26 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 26
Happy Anniversary, Donna and Mitchell McKinley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Timothy and Lori Kessler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Becky Bell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cameron Fletcher (1988) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Freddie Curl | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jason Wooten (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeremy Wall | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joyce Hoots | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kayka Kelsay | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kristie Johnson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Linda Seaton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Matthew Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Patricia Yates (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Roy Wayne Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ruby Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Summer Piercy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Susan Sandidge | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wayne Jessee | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Oleen Hill, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce (Loy) Hoots, Adair County, KY (1935-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Long, Cumberland Co. KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessie Reeves Aaron, Adair Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Fudge Baker, Adair Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Denton-Erlenbush, of Adair Co., KY ancestry (1963_ | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Carol Chapman, Russell Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Flora Cox Jones, Taylor County, KY, (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Pansy Jackson Arms Blythe, Knob Lick, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janet M. Gadberry, Russell County, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Thompson, Green County, KY (1928-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delpha Stephens, Adair County, KY (1939-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, D. C. Phillips, Taylor County, KY (1932-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Urias (Deedle) Stephens, Jr., Russell County, KY, (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leslie Milt (L.M) Blythe, 80, Burkesville, KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Pearl Patten, 92, Casey County, KY (1922-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Richardson, Liberty, KY (1953-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Glyn A. Scott, Green County, KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Iner Edward Jones, Mt. Hermon, KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Barlow Grider, Cumberland Co., KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald (D.A.) Austin, Casey County, KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hall E. Johnson Adair County, KY; Cumberland Co. native (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eva Sanders, Liberty, KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ms. Misty Ann Buley, 42, Campbellsville, KY (1974-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Coy Turner, 60, Russell County, KY (1956-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy Graham, 62, Taylor County, KY (1954-216) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Buck) White, 82, Burkesville, KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Sarah (Cooper) Berson, 98, Russell Co., KY (1918-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pamela Ann Shaw Stinson, 43, Edmonton, KY (1973-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leon Grider, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Wayne Jessie, 73, Columbia, KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dallas Ray Holt, 71, Montpelier, Adair County, KY (1946-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Mae (Mason) Luttrell, Casey County, KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mitchell Marlow, 45, Russell County, KY/Florida native (1973-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Susie Mae Matney Hedgespeth, Green Co., KY (1952-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Becky Kessler Bell, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1948-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bill Moran, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Weddle, Casey County, KY (1939-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Della McQueary (March 26, 1914 - Dec. 19, 1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Mae Taylor, 61, Columbia, KY (1962-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Newton Wise Hunt, 97, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth (Nanny) Cochran Grider, 89, Liberty, KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Hare, Taylor County, KY (1941-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.C. Magers, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jack Milton Vaughn, 66, Greensburg, KY (1956-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy D. Hammond, Adair Co., KY (1968-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joelene Sallee, 84, Casey Co., KY native (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lt. Colonel Gordon E. Smith, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Stephens, 101, Adair Co., KY native (1921-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maxine Brown, 95, Breeding, KY (1928-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Orley Absher (1933-2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randy Price, 56, Dunnville, KY (1964-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ray Milby, 90, Greensburg, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sam Stapleton (1941-2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra R. Sharpe, 85, Columbia, KY (1935-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Thompson, Metcalfe County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Treva Mae Richards, 79, Russell Springs, KY (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ural (Haney) Sneed, 83, Breeding, KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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:66579, Comment)
6:00pmCTAdair Co. Fiscal Court meeting (click for agenda) | (ID:66679, Comment)

 

































 
 
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