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Today, Sat., Dec. 29, 2007: ACMS Tournament


Holiday schedules: What's open, what's closed for government offices, schools, business and others

Click here for New Year's 2008 greetings (and Christmas 2007), messages. Scroll down to Photos at end of feature for , Today, December 29, 2007 standout, stand alone, no story photo(s). Added throughout the day.

Spotlighting, in brief, today's EVENTS for Day 363 of 2007 (2 days remaining).
  • 2:00pmCT: ACMS hosting 3-day holiday tournament
  • 2:00pmCT/3:00pmET: ACHS Boys (10-3) vs. Henry Clay in King of the Bluegrass Classic, Fairdale, KY
Click Here for Events in Detail, Calendar as Posted for Events throughout 2008.

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Much more, inside (or below), including "Driver's Seat" quick links to sites of local interest, including Adair County Public Library, local, state and national news sources.




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Court:
Next, Monday, December 31, 2007. No (0) cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). Six (Estate) (6) 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

Adair County Schools
The Adair County Board of Education Central Office will be closed on Monday, December 24, Tuesday, December 25, and Monday, December 31, 2007, and Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Adair County Schools students and facultry were on on vacation starting today. December 21, 2007 continuing through Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Classes resume Wednesday, January 2, 2008. See Adair County School website for school schedule.

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: December 31, 2007 through January 25, 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

Click here for Adair County Band Audio Tapes. Great gifts!

AT THE COLUMBIAN THEATER:

Now Showing
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets at the Columbian Theatre. Rated PG-13/ Nightly at 6 and 8 pm and Sunday at 2 and 4 pm only.

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, Closed today. Reports added as received from the busy ACRD. Please drive carefully.Click Here to see activity report, November 2007. 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 Simon Finn Bridge on Kemp Road Open to traffic!: The new Simon Finn Bridge at Kemp was opened following record construction time, late Wednesday afternoon, December 19, 2007. Garrison Construction Co., Inc., began only a few weeks ago, on October 1, 2007 with a projected finish in six months. In the meantime, The Simon-Finn Bridge has been 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 Click Here Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry is urging extreme caution in the area. "I'm afraid there are going to be more accidents at the Green Hills Road intersection while they are building that bridge," he says. 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:
Updated as 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 19, 2007 with interesting photo of the foundation grouting work platform. Good news on water level, at 681.68 feet with increased rainfall producing some runoff, allowing increased discharge. Click here for December 19, 2007 (latest) Wolf Creek Dam update.

2007 Kentucky General Election Calendar & Candidates
December 31, 2007, is the last day to change political party registration to vote in a political party's 2008 primary. Click Here for Adair County specific story with details, links about registration at office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair. Click Here for 2007, 2008 Election Calendars at the Secretary of State's website.


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PEP Toy Drive: Kids helping other kids



2007-12-29 - Columbia, KY - Photo By Sonja Chafin. The PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (PEP) collected gently used toys for the Columbia-Adair County Jaycee's Christmas Toy Drive, which was originally established by Columbia Cares. That organization turned the program over to the Jaycees about three years ago. The event helped the children focus on sharing with others. The children were led by Sonja Chafin, Director; Teacher Allysa Gooden and Lauren Prater, assisted by LWC students Laura Pfeffer and Heather Mayes. "We make a big deal out of the program by encouraging the kids to give to those children in our community who would not be receiving a lot for Christmas," Director Chafin said. The PEP program is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at Columbia Baptist Church.Clicking Read More accesses the "Today, Sat. Dec. 29, 2007" feature.
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Scenic Adair County: Heather petting mule at barn on KY 206



2007-12-29 - Burton Ridge, Adair County, KY - Photo By Betty Sue Jasper.
BETTY SUE JASPER captured this wonderful scene she entitled "Heather at Wendell Burton's Barn on KY 206." It's part of her masterful work at the ColumbiaMagazine.com group at Flickr.com.
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Shepherd Water Tower taking final shape



2007-12-29 - Old Shepherd School - Photo By Ed Waggener.
WATER FOR ONE-THIRD OF ADAIR COUNTY will come from this 500,000 gallon Adair County Water District Shepherd project tank in the next few weeks. A welder for Caldwell Tank Company, Louisville, KY, was working under the belly the storage tank on a wet Friday evening, December 28, 2007, when this photo was taken. The new tank is twice as large as the next biggest Adair County tank (Page Street in Columbia). A 12-inch line will feed water to the tower from the new $14,000 Adair County Water Treatment Plant, near Coburg, KY. The photo was taken from a moving vehicle on KY 206. Just beyond the construction site, is, on the left, Lether Burton Road, then Jeff Miller's A-1 Gate Manufacturing plant with the Eunice-Pellyton and the Little Cake Precincts' voting buildings in the front parking lot.
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Angel in 76 Falls



2007-12-29 - Lake Cumberland, Clinton Co., KY - Photo By Rhonda Reliford.
RHONDA RELIFORD who lives near Craycraft, Adair County, KY (but Russell Springs P.O. address) took this photo with Angel in The Falls, in August or September of 2006 at 76 Falls, near Albany, KY.

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