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Today, Fri. December 7, 2007: 18 days to Christmas

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Spotlighting, in brief, today's EVENTS for Day 341 of 2007 (25 days remaining).
  • Today: Salvation Army Christmas Kettle at Columbia Wal-Mart
  • Today: Adair County Public Library Bookmobile in Town
There are just 18 days until Christmas

Click here for detailed Calendar of Events. To add your event, use the Contact/Submit button at the end of Events Calendar.

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Please remember to submit events, celebrations now for November & December 2007 ColumbiaMagazine.com calendar of Events and Celebrations and to send new and updated entries for the Directory of Churches

Court:
Friday, December 7, 2007. One (1) cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). No (0) cases scheduled in Adair District Court (Judge Michael Loy). Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website. To visit Adair Circuit Clerk site, Click Here On Thursday, December 6, 2007, Kentucky State Trooper Bramlett J. Burton was found not guilty in the reckless homicide trial at Liberty, Casey County, KY. The verdict came at midday after the jury had deliberated less than 2 hours.

Adair County Schools
Click Here Daily for the comprehensive Adair County Schools website. In a community with some of the world's best websites, this frequently updated one is a standout. Find your child's school for important contacts, athletics, clubs/organizations, faculty & staff listings, SBDM Council meetings, events, and links.

Adair County Schools Menu: November 26 through December 21, 2007

ACHS BAND
2007 Adair County Band website. Doyle Lloyd, webmaster. With 2007 KMEA AAA State Champions posts. A must see site; includes video, audio, old photos and pictures

AT THE COLUMBIAN THEATER:

Now Showing

6:00 and 8:00pmCT: Tonight the Columbia Theatre: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

plays nightly at 6:00pmCT and 8:00pmCT and Sunday at 2:00pmCT and 4:00pmCT only.

Coming December 14, 2007
Starting December 14, 20007 the Columbian Theatre will have Fred Klaus.

Click here to read more about the historic Columbian Theatre.

This date in history, Wikipedia link:

Click Here to access facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia including lists of events, births, deaths, holidays, and other facts about this day in history.

Roads, Travel

Adair County Road Department maintenance report, County Road Department is in the process of removing campaign signs from county right of ways. Please remember to drive carefully in these areas and be prepared for sudden stops. Thanks. LISA LEE, CJE administrative assistant, Office of Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton. 270-384-4703. Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton.

High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here

New crossing over Butler Fork Branch on Jones Chapel Road is complete now. Garrison Construction Company has finished the $149,000, aluminum fabricated culvert, which is 45 feet long and 15'10" wide, company President Lewis Garrison said today. The new pavement is the same width as the old, but wider shoulders now have room for pick-ups and cars to pull off in case of emergency. PHOTO

Simon Finn Bridge on Kemp Road Closing:UPDATE: Lewis Garrison, President of Garrison Construction Company, the contractor for the new bridge, said yesterday, Friday, November 30, 2007, that the northside pier should be poured within a week and that the beams will be installed shortly after. He is now hoping for a faster completion than the first of 2008 as previously announced. Everything is a bit ahead of Schedule. In the meantime, The Simon-Finn Bridge will be closed until further notice.For additional information please contact Adair County Judge Meltons Office, (270) 384-4703.

Kentucky Highway Department, Adair County
Road Eighty closed This can be a doozy if you forget. If possible, use the LBN, even if it takes a little longer to reach an interchange. Closed since Monday, October 1, 2007 , KY 80 Columbia-Russell Springs east of Columbia.

Kentucky Highway Department Adair County Maintenance: To be updated when information received.

Western Bypass from 24,000 feet, 13 minutes from Lexington, KY, photo by Doug Campbell, Columbia Pilot and owner of Catfish Plus seafood restaurant, posted on CM on June 28, 2007.

Wolf Creek Dam
To access the Army Corps of Engineers Wolf Creek Dam website online, Click Here

Weekly Update: Latest, Dated December 5, 2007 Click here for December 5, 2007 (latest) Wolf Creek Dam update.

2007 Kentucky General Election Calendar & Candidates
Voting machines are locked for 30 days from Tuesday, November 6, 2007 election day. Click Here for 2007, 2008 Election Calendars at the Secretary of State's website.


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Birds of Kentucky: Great blue heron in flight



2007-12-07 - Photo By Pen.
FABULOUS BIRD PICTURES were taken yesterday, Thursday, December 6, 2007. Here's another one, of a bird frequently seen in Adair County, though this guy got his picture taken near Shelbyville.
To see other Flickr photos by this photographer, Click Here
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2008 DWC Officers with J.M. Shelley



2007-12-07 - Photo From Marsha Walker.
Former Fourth District Magistrate J.M. Shelley with the new officers of the Adair County Democratic Women's Club. From left, Marsha Walker, president; Margie Collins, vice president; Cynthia Rowe, secretary, and Pam Shearer, treasurer.
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Two more Adair 911 dispatchers graduate



2007-12-07 .
JEAN CORBIN and BILLY NOBLES graduated from the Telecommunications Academy in Richmond, KY today, Friday, December 7, 2007. Both recieved a GPA of over 90%. The academy involved three weeks and three days of training. The new dispatchers learn how to handle different types of 911 calls. Full time telecommunicators are required to attend and graduate from the academy which is run by the Department of Criminal Justice Training. From left, Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton, Jean Corbin, Billy Nobles, and Assistant 911 Coordinator Justin Bailey. Photo by James Absher.
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