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Today, WEDNESDAY with CM, 11 Nov 2015

Haiku by Robert Stone for November 11, 2015:
Some disdain money
but responsible others
must pay attention.
--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 11 November 2015.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1520


Funeral services for Richmond Police Officer Daniel Ellis will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11amET in the Alumni Coliseum, 641 Eastern Bypass, Richmond, KY 40475.

The Funeral Procession will leave EKU at the end of the service and will proceed approximately 100 miles to Adair County, KY.

Procession Route carrying Det. Daniel Ellis from Richmond to final resting place in Pellyton Cemetery, Adair County, KY
  • Leave Alumni Coliseum
  • Turn left on Bypass road Eastbound
  • Turn left on Big Hill Ave. U.S. 25 Northbound
  • Continue onto Main St. through Richmond, passing Richmond Police Department
  • Turn left on Robert Martin Road Bypass/Lexington Road Westbound
  • Turn left on I-75 south
  • Take Exit 62
  • Turn right on KY 461
  • Turn right on KY 80 west
  • Turn right on KY 914
  • Turn right on Cumberland Parkway ramp
  • Take Exit 62 Jamestown
  • Turn right on KY 127 North
  • Turn left on KY 76
  • Turn right on KY 206/Liberty Road
  • Turn right on Pellyton East Road
Reprinted with permission from: police.eku.edu/danielellis

Corrections for route from Russell Springs have been made. "KY 70" corrected to "KY 76"; "Turn Left" at KY 76 & KY 206 changed to "Turn right," and the "Turn left" on Pellyton East Road has been corrected to "Turn right."
EKU Traffic Alert: Expect delays on and around the EKU Richmond Campus on Wednesday. Expect road closures along the following route. It is unknown exactly what time these roads will close. LOCAL TRAFFIC ALERT: Russell, Casey, and Adair County Sheriffs will be blocking traffic at intersections along the way. They expect lengthy delays, of as much as one hour or more along the way, and ask travelers to plan alternate routes. In Kentucky, residents always, always, show the utmost courtesy to funeral processions.


Procession Carrying Daniel Neil Evans to final resting place

03:14pmCT - We are passing through Nancy, KY now. Attaching a photo of intersection with a flag in Somerset and students lined up outside Rockcastle High School. 02:55pmCT - The last student got off the bus at home. All are delivered safely well before the funeral procession will reach Adair County. Latest report is that the lead unit in the procession has just entered Pulaski County on KY 461-S. - David Jones, Student Transportation Director, Adair County Schools.

02:12pmCT - The forward one-third of the procession has just entered KY 461 at Mt. Vernon. The hearse carrying the slain hero's body is at the rear of the procession, which just cleared the Richmond Exit on I-65. - Kristi Runyon Middleton, EKU.

01:30pmCT - Adair County Schools and Russell County Schools released students one hour early to pay respect to the family and to assure that bus routes could be run on a regular routes. Adair County Transportation Director David Jones reported that buses are encountering no problems at this time.

01:21pmCT - Adair County Emergency Management Director Mike Keltner said that already about 60 cars are gathered near Pellyton Cemetery, 100 Pellyton East Road, Adair County. A media center is set up at the Mustard Seed store.

01:20pmCT - "The procession is on 1-75 leaving Richmond now," from EKU'S Kristi Runyon Middleton.




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