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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
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Brightening up the 2024 holiday season

Here are some of the cheerful holiday decorations we're seeing in homes and businesses this season in addition to the traditional trees:

* Cranberry floaters - a pretty clear glass or vase with a sprig of real or plastic evergreen in the bottom, filled with water. On the top, it's loaded up with holiday red cranberries. It lasts for weeks.


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Joseph Nelson among graduates of DOCJT Class 553

Joseph D. Nelson, a graduate from the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, is among 29 law enforcement officers from agencies across the commonwealth who have graduated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training's (DOCJT) basic training academy Class 553.

"Your commitment and determination to serving the commonwealth is honorable, and we are grateful that you have chosen this selfless profession," Gov. Andy Beshear said. "We are excited to see the good things you will do in your communities, and my family and I are praying for a safe and healthy career for each of you." DOCJT is committed to providing officers with best practices, the latest technology training and legal information to protect the diverse communities they serve. The graduates of Class 553 received more than 800 hours of recruit-level instruction over 20 weeks.


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2024-12-25 00:58:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 25
Happy Birthday, Jesus Christ of Nazareth | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Eddie and Betty Jo Compton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, James F. and Donna M. Harper (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Adam Scott Morris (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alisa Parnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christopher Rowe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Glen Wilham (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Harmon Parnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jackson Brooks Riddle (2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Roger Firkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tristan Wesley Darnell (2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday Delmer Eads, Jr., 79, Russell Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Mae Loy, Columbia, KY (1940-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thelma Virginia (Jenny) England, Adair Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Coleman Wayne Underwood, 72, Green Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Howard Spratt, SR., Taylor Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marian Brackett Keneipp, Adair Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edrol C. Bryant, Adair Co. KY native (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Flossie Haggard, Casey Co., KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randall Bottom, Taylor Co., KY (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Flossie Melton Williams, Cumberland Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Faye Helm, Russell County, KY (1954-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Magdalene (Maggie) Rexroat, Russell Co., KY (1932-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Susie Pearl White Barnett, Green Co., KY (1950-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Lynn Brown, Adair Co., KY, (1973-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Victor (Vic) Clark, 91, Jamestown, KY (1923-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lula (Lou) White, 72, Russell Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Milton Tucker, 34, Casey County, KY (1982-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Marsalin Richard, 88, Adair Co., KY (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marlene Jeanette Beane Smith, Russell Springs, KY (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Wesley Karnes, Green County, KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Gay Lewis Glass, 55, Glasgow, KY (1962-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Lynn Grabill, 75, Jamestown, KY (1947-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geraldine H. McKinney, 91, Jamestown, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeanene Marie Vomocil, 80, Columbia, KY (1943-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry C. Rodgers, 72, Columbia, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marian R. Newton, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Beth Huckaby, 53, Campbellsville, KY (1966-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Odean Loy, 84, Columbia, KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Orvis Ray Wheat, 86, Jamestown, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Sue Rodgers, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Christine Scholl, Jamestown, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Velva Jean Burton, 83, Columbia, KY (1941-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wallace (Wally) Johnson (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Micheal (Billy) Bernard, 68, Columbia, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, December 25, 2024
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTChristmas Day | (ID:67990, Comment)
8:00amCTAdair Co. Public Library closed for Christmas holiday | (ID:67994, Comment)
Adair Co. Transfer Station closed today | (ID:68172, Comment)
4:00pmCTBilly Pickett's Christmas Village | (ID:68146, Comment)

 
































 
 
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