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Today, Mon. May 26, 2008: Memorial Day

Click Here To see the new look, new location for CELEBRATIONS: Birthdays, Anniversaries

Scroll to end of this feature for "Today's Picture Album," with stand alone (no story) photos. Additions throughout the day! -CM

Road Eighty Bridge closed for 239 Days today, May 26, 2008

Primary Election 2008 Results
To read the story of the outcome of the Primary Election in Adair County on May 20, 2008, Click Here.
To see the results by precincts or absentee voting, click on links below:
Absentee totals. White Oak.Eunice-Pellyton. Little Cake. East Columbia.Ozark.S. Columbia-Ozark. Glens Fork-Melson Ridge. Gradyville-Nell. Sparksville-Breeding. Milltown. West Columbia. Cane Valley-Holmes. Knifley-Roley. North Columbia. Hurt.

VACATION COUNTDOWN:: Adair County Schools start in just 73 days, on Friday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll. EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 147 of 2008 (Leap Year - 219 days remaining).
  • Today: ACPL Bookmobile Closed
  • Today: Memorial Day is Federal, Postal Holiday. Most government offices are closed as are banks. Bob's Country Kitchen, and the Dairy Dip are open today on regular schedules.
  • 6:00pmCT: Cub Scout Pack 888 meets at CUMC
  • Reminder: Send mail from home to Adair Countians who are deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. How to and list
For events in detail and to scan future events into 2009, Click here

Advertising
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Auction Calendar:
Walker Realty & Auction Service announces: Estate Auction, Saturday, June 7, 2008, at 10:00 A.M. House. Lot. Plus two adjoining Lots. Personal Propert. Selling for Delmer and Mable Upchurch Estate. Location, 400 Tutt ST. Columbia KY. Printer friendly copy. Handbill, photo, details Upchurch Estate Sale.

(ADV): To see What's Cooking in Adair County, KY, today, Click Here
    Now Showing at the Columbian TheatreIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull now playing. It's the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones series. 6:00pm and 8:30pm nightly. 2:00pm and 4:30pm only, Sunday.
  • Click Here to do your shopping in the comfort of your home, with Wal-Mart Site-to-Store (SM). Order online, pick up at Columbia Wal-Mart or other Wal-Mart store.
To advertise here, or to alert CM to Breaking News, use any of the Contact/Submit Buttons on this site or call (270) 250-2730.



Click here to read yesterday's "Today" feature.
A note: You can keep going back, a day at a time, each time an older "Yesterday's" page is accessed.

Court:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Twenty (20) 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

Adair County Schools "Learning for a Lifetime"

For 2008-2009 School Calendar, Click Here. School website was updated May 23, 2008, with new Adair County School District News items. NEW! Adair County Schools 2008-2009 Professional Development Calendar. 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.

ACHS BAND
Spend today scanning the site. Actually, you can spend days on the Adair County Band website and still find new material. Right now, a neat feature has baby pictures alternating with photos of performers today.
2007 Adair County Band website. Doyle Lloyd, webmaster.

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

AT THE COLUMBIAN THEATER:

Now Showing at the Columbian TheatreIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull now playing. It's the fourth movie in the Indiana Jones series. 6:00pm and 8:30pm nightly. 2:00pm and 4:30pm only, Sunday.Click here to read more about the historic Columbian Theatre.

This date in history:

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, Please drive carefully in work areas and be prepared for sudden stops. -LISA LEE, Adair County CJE Administrative Assistant. Announcement March 21, 2008: Watch here for next report from -LISA LEE, Office of Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton. 270-384-4703. Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton.

High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here

Kentucky Highway Department, Adair County
Road Eighty Bridge closed for 239 Days today, May 26, 2008 First Story: Closed since Monday, October 1, 2007 , KY 80 Columbia-Russell Springs east of Columbia.

Western Bypass from 24,000 feet, 13 minutes from Lexington, KY, photo by Doug Campbell, Columbia Pilot 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 May 15, 2008 with photo of Drilling on work platform. Water level, at 681.42 feet Click here for May 15, 2008 (latest) Wolf Creek Dam update.

2008 Kentucky Primary & Election Calendar & Candidates
Click Here for 2008 Election Calendars at the Secretary of State's website.
To see the results by precincts or absentee voting, click on links below:
Absentee totals. White Oak.Eunice-Pellyton. Little Cake. East Columbia.Ozark.S. Columbia-Ozark. Glens Fork-Melson Ridge. Gradyville-Nell. Sparksville-Breeding. Milltown. West Columbia. Cane Valley-Holmes. Knifley-Roley. North Columbia. Hurt.

For complete filings at Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson's office for President, US Senator US Representative, State Representative, Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Court of Appeals, and District Judgeships, Click Here.

"REGISTRATION BOOKS ARE CLOSED starting April 22, through May 27, 2008. (fourth Tuesday preceding through first Monday following primary)(This time period may vary depending on whether the last day to register to vote falls on a state or federal holiday. If the last day to register to vote falls on a state or federal holiday, the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday or Sunday nor a state or federal holiday.)," according to Secretary of State Trey Grayson's website and word from the office of Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair.

Please remember to submit events, celebrations now for January 2008 and all of 2008 ColumbiaMagazine.com calendar of Events and Celebrations and to send new and updated entries for the Directory of Churches

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Larry Smith: Jimmy Karnes and dog



2008-05-25 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo By Larry Smith.
"CHECK OUT THAT DOG!" Larry Smith, 92.7 the WAVE news anchor and CM contributing photographer. In the photo with the sizable pup is Jimmy Karnes of Campbellsville, KY
To see other Larry Smith photos on ColumbiaMagazine.com, enter his name in the searchbox.
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Flowers: Kristy Keen's Tulip



2008-05-25 - East 80, Columbia, KY - Photo By Kristy Keen.
Photographer Kristy Keen sent this outstanding photo of a single tulip with a backdrop of daffodils, entitled, "Standing Out Good."
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Two modes of Sunday transportation: Jones Chapel Road



2008-05-26 - Jones Chapel Road, District 4, Adair County, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener.
TRAVEL BY HORSE AND BUGGY and by automobile on Jones Chapel Road, high above Gradyville, KY were seen by Judy Corbin on Sunday morning. Though the scene is within two miles of major oil production, it is not unlikely that there will be more travel using horses in the future as the price of gasoline skyrockets.
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Summer fun: Snow cones and ice cream



2008-05-26 - Louisville, KY waterfront park - Photo By Pen.
Memorial Day Weekend, with over a hundred kids playing at any one time, Louisville's waterfront park has attracted a steady stream of ice cream trucks, whose wares were approvingly sampled by Graham and Evan, two connoisseurs.
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Summer fun: Running at Louisville Waterfront Park



2008-05-26 - Louisville, KY Waterfront Park - Photo By Pen. AT LOUISVILLE"S WATERFRONT PARK: "Of course Mema and Granddad have known the sheer play value of a 20' mound of dirt since the 1970's. Louisville's Waterfront Park has two such climbable knolls in amongst an impressive collection of climbing and play equipment. In the background is the Old K&I railroad bridge, which is slated for pedestrian use one of these days," -Pen.
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Scenic Adair Co., KY: Passive road art, Knifley



2008-05-26 - Intersection of KY 551 & Union Church RD, Knifley, District 6, Adair County, KY .
Fortunately, some people know when to leave well enough alone and the art just gets better and better. This delightful Old Truck and Vine vignette is at the foot of Union Church Road just north of the Knifley Grade Center, soon to be re-opened as a restaurant by Randy and Melissa Quinn. The through the windshield view above if from looking east, from the stop on Union Church Road.
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