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Today: Wed., May 28, 2008: Register to vote today

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 241 Days today, May 28, 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 71 days, on Friday, August 7, 2008, when students enroll. EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 149 of 2008 (Leap Year - 217 days remaining).
  • Today: ACPL Bookmobile in Pellyton
  • 8:00am-4:00pm: Voter registration resumes in the office of County Clerk Sheila Blair
  • 10:00amCT: Children's Story Hour at ACPL
  • 1:00pmCT: Homeschool Story Hour with Miss Aleina
  • 4:30pmCT: Teen Book Club at ACPL with Aleina Milligan
  • This evening: See Directory of Churches for Wednesday evening worship service schedules
  • Today: ASBURYMETHODIST CHURCH Help for today, hope for tomorrow.
    SPONSORED
  • Today: COLUMBIAchurch of CHRIST Services schedule
    SPONSORED
  • Continuing: Sign up (K.A.R.E.) at Extension Service, May 19-30, 2008
  • 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
ColumbiaMagazine.com REAL ESTATE has links for seven leading real estate agencies. Check for real estate ads. For rent, business opportunities, real estate wanted, photo ads.

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).


    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:
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Twenty (20) cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). One Hundred Thirty-Seven (137) 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 241 Days today, May 28, 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.

TO VOTE THIS FALL. REGISTRATION RE-OPENS WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008. Qualified individuals who are not registered to vote may do so starting Wednesday, May 28, 2008. "Registration books are closed from 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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Summer Fun on Sulphur Creek



2008-05-28 - Adair County, KY - Photo By Jamie White.
HARPER WHITE and his friend JACK SUROWEIC, both of Louisville, KY, stalk the clear waters of Sulphur Creek in Adair County in search of crawdads on Memorial Day Weekend. Harper is the grandson of Jimmy and Donna Harper of Columbia.
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Harper White, Jack Suroweic, with Sulphur Creek catch



2008-05-28 - Adair County, KY - Photo By Jamie White.
HARPER WHITE and JACK SUROWEIC show off large crawdad taken from the waters of Sulphur Creek. The photographer did not report on how the Adair County lobsters were prepared.
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Deputy Rabon Burton's other life: He's winning drag racer



2008-05-28 .
The MAN IN THE PHOTO IS READILY IDENTIFIED. He's Rabon (Toon) Burton, Deputy Jailer at the minimum security facility and Adair County Water Board member. Those who follow the sport of drag racing are familiar with his drag racing fame. Number 78 was the winner of Ramada Inn Pro and Lost River Cave Sportsman events at Bowling Green's Beech Bend Raceway on April 13, 2008. The purses totaled over $800.
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