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TODAY, FRI., Jan. 12, 2007: City Council meets. No court


Catching up? There were 15 new stories posted yesterday,plus several more today plus new photos plus off the front page updates in events, birthdays, anniversaries, the veterans list, and in the classifieds

Events in brief for 12th day of 2007 (353 days remaining)
  • A Special Called Meeting of the Columbia City Council at 1:00pm CT.

Entertainment today: Charlotte's Web and Deck the Halls are playing at the Columbian Theater
Click ReadMore for news and links including today's weather, Adair County Schools, court news, this day in history, sports briefs, traffic and driving, and much more.
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

Sports in brief:
In the "Rating the State" High School Basketball rankings, Adair County Boys have moved up to 3rd place in the 5th Region, the girls are in 9th place. Click Here for the whole story in the Lexington Herald.


Court: Friday, January 12, 2007, there are no cases in either Adair District Court, or in Adair Circuit Court today. The jury trial of Wellie Paul Grant, charged in the murder of Rex Coffey, is set for Wednesday, January 17, 2007.Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District menus:Friday, January 12. BREAKFAST: Gravy and Biscuit. Juice/Fruit. (Cereal coices and toast offered daily.) Choice of Low Fat Milk. LUNCH: Cheeseburger on Bun or Pizza. Tossed Salad. Corn. Pudding. Vanilla Wafers. Choice of Low Fat Milk.(Fruit and juice, salads offered daily) 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

On this date, January 12, largely with facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia:
  • EVENTS on this date in history: In 1915 The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the proposal to give women the right to vote. In 1926, Sam 'n Henry premiered. It was precursor to Amos /n Andy. In 1991 Congress authorized George I to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
  • BORN: In 1737, John Hancock, American patriot. In 1905, Tex Ritter. .
  • DEATHS: In 1777, Hugh Mercer, American Revolutionary War officer, for whom Mercer County, KY was named. In 1960, author Nevil Shute. In 1976 mystery writer Agatha Christie.
Click Here to access other facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia including lists of events, births, deaths, holidays, and other facts about this day.
Weather. The National Weather Service outlook for Friday, January 12, 2007 - There's a Flood Watch today. TODAY: Occasional rain, mainly between 10am and 3pm. High near 59. South wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. TONIGHT: Occasional rain. Low around 52. South wind between 10 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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:
No court today should mean easier traffic flow in Columbia, easier to find parking. For hazardous condition forecaset, Click Here.
Deer danger Official reports of the deer harvest for Adair County for last year 2006, still stands at 998 at last report,according to the Click Here to visit Kentucky Fish & Wildlife reports by Region.

Construction: All of the rock removal at Grider Hill Pass is complete, thanks to warm weather which has allowed activity. Construction action on the other side of the striped barrels barely interferes with traffic flow, but it does pay to take care for the safety of the operators.

State Highway Maintenance: Friday, January 12, 2006: 1) Mailbox rock on KY 61 S. 2) Slope Mowing on KY 76 & 551Click Here for maintenance work Jan. 8-12, 2007.

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

Coming soon,We hope to have Adair County Roads work listed here on a daily basis. Administrative Assistant Lisa Lee is now sending regular updates of county road projects as they are complete. Hope to have them posted on a regular basis soon.

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.

Click here or in Quick Links to check Today's Updates for: Anniversaries, Birthdays, Classifieds, Chamber Insights, Court Docket, Directory of Churches, Events, Letters, Lindsey Wilson College News, ShowMe Adair County Businesses. ColumbiaMagazine.com is updated continuously, 24/7.s, Events, Letters, Lindsey Wilson College News, ShowMe Adair County Businesses. ColumbiaMagazine.com is updated continuously, 24/7.


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