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TODAY, Tues., Jan. 2, 2007: Schools ARE in session today

Events for today, the 2nd day of 2007, in brief:
  1. National day of mourning for our 38th President, Gerald R. Ford
  2. It's official: Schools will be open today, Mr. Treece says.
  3. The Columbia City Council meets this evening at 6:00pm. CT
  4. Regular meetings for G.R.A.W.L., the Green River Animal Welfare League, for the Columbia Adair County Industrial Development Authority, but word from the Chamber of Commerce building is that, because of the holidays, the CACIDA meeting is being re-scheduled for Tuesday, January 9, 2006. These are recurring events. It is advised that those planning to attend check with the organizations.

ADVERTISEMENT: Events are brought to you by HUDDLE HOUSE, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY.



LINKS: State, regional, national news: Lexington Herald-News ; Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY; and Google News for latest national and international news.
Behind on reading the Today summaries? Click Here for Today yesterday
On this date, January 2, with facts from Wikipedia:
  1. This is the anniversary of the Double Nickel Speed Limit. President Nixon sign a bill setting a national speed limit of 55 mph. The law was aimed at cutting fuel consumption. On a sad note: one year ago 12 men lost their lives in an explosion at a mine in Sago, WV. The event inspired WHVE FM 92.5 weatherman Daniel Wilson to write a song.
  2. Born on this date: Prolific author Isaac Asimov, in 1920; Entertainer Roger Miller, in 1936.
  3. Deaths on this date In 1974, Tex Ritter.
Click Here to access other facts from Wikipedia, including lists of events, births, deaths, holidays, and other facts about this day.
Court: Next court sessions are Wednesday, January 3, 2007, with 2 cases in Adair Circuit Court, 71 cases in Adair District Court Click Here to check Adair Court schedule.

Adair County School District menus: Click here for the comprehensive Adair County Schools website. Link for school meals (as well as the school calendar and other nifty stuff) is in site menu.
Adv: Visit HUDDLE HOUSE, across KY 210 from Wal-Mart, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY. For office parties, tailgating, game day parties, call Huddle House at 270-789-002 and let us prepare your party platter. Great food. Breakfasts are served 24/7/365, along with the mouth-watering lunch and dinner entrees. Eat with home folks. You never know who you'll run into from Adair County at the HUDDLE HOUSE. Gaylon & Phyllis Yarberry, owners

Weather. The National Weather Service outlook for Tuesday, January 2, 2007 - TODAY: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

Click Here for National Weather Service page for Columbia, KY, with lots of interesting interactive features, including pinpointing weather in Gradyville, Knifley, Cane Valley, Milltown, Glens Fork, Fairplay, and Breeding (many others)
TRAFFIC & DRIVING:
Deer danger updated. Trickliing-in reports have added two more to the total deer harvest for Adair County for 2006 now stands at 992 thus far in 2007, according to the Kentucky Fish & Wildlife folks.

Promote Eastern Bypass: Might be time to suggest the Governor use part of the surplus revenue to build the road many think should have been built first, the relatively short Eastern Bypass.

What's next?: To learn more about major Kentucky Transportation Cabinet projects, Click Here for KTC Six-Year Plan map and links to details.

State Highway Maintenance: We have not updated at this time. Soon, Adair County Roads work will be listed here on a daily basis.

Snow and Ice Routes Click here for Kentucky State Department of Highways map of priority snow routes on State maintained roads in Adair County 2006-2007.

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Families of Adair County: Five generations, Bennetts, Corbin, Bryant



2007-01-02 - Photo Scott Bennett collection.
Five generations of Scott Bennett's family This wonderful family photo was taken Christmas 2006. Hayden Bennett (19 months old) is sitting in the lap of his Great-Great Grandfather Ray Bryant (93 years old). They are flanked by Glenna Corbin, Marsha Bennett, and Scott Bennett.

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