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Friends meeting August 30th at Library

By Lee Ann Jessee

The Adair County Public Library would like to thank everyone who came to the first organizational meeting of the Friends of the Adair County Library.

This meeting was a huge success! A committee to research by-laws was selected and everyone is working on a mission statement for the Friends Group.


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High waters on Town Creek



2006-08-28 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggeneer. YOU CAN'T SEE THE RAIN FALLING BUT YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS in the overflowing Town Creek, above, from intermitent heavy rains in Columbia today. Storms have rolled through bringing hard rain, as in this case, while the sun is shining. What's that old saying, "if it rains while the sun is shining, it will rain again the same time tomorrow"?
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Dream Depot crew gets together for MS benefit

By Linda Waggener
linda@columbiamagazine.com

For six years The Dream Depot has showcased local volunteer talent in the building located on the corner of Jamestown and Reed Streets in Columbia and they were at their best Saturday evening for the MS benefit.

The fund-raiser for MS was hosted by Donna Feese who lost her brother Mike Ellis to the disease. A packed house remembered Mike with her and tipped the performers to add to the donations.


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2006-08-28 11:52:17 | Comments | Printable version

Council meets Aug. 29, 2006 for tax rate hearing


PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Columbia will hold a Public Hearing on August 29, 2006, at 1:00pm in the City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY 42728, to receive comments from the public regarding the proposed tax rate for 2006.



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2006-08-28 10:53:24 | Comments | Printable version

Chamber Insights: Complete September 2006 issue

Welcome to Chamber Insights, the monthly newsletter of the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce. Editor: Sue Stivers

Feature writers: Darrell Overstreet, Rita Murrell, and Vonnie Kolbenschlag

In this issue: Thought for the month, President's Message from Darrell Overstreet, Salute to Corporate Sponsor Adair Progress, Rita Murrell's talk on the Adair Progress, upcoming events, welcome to new members, details on September meeting, corporate sponsor Shoreline Communications, Kentucky Chamber story, "Education, Globalization Crucial to Kentucky's Future"; Business Preparedness Summit to Be Held At Center for Rural Development


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August 28, 2006: Busy Day in Downtown Columbia

1) School busses will be rolling through downtown today for the first day of the 2006-2007 school year.
2) Fiscal Court will be accepting bids for mowing at 8:00am CT. Click on Events in Quick Links to see details.
3) Expect heavy District Court docket to stress parking capacity today. While no cases are in the Circuit Court today, there are 98 cases on the docket in District Court. Click on Court Docket in Quick Links to access the Kentucky Court of Justice website and the docket for today.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 28
Happy Anniversary, John and Cathy Chowning | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Johnny and Shirley Jones, (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alexis Claywell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Andrea Bault | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angel Nashae Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Cowan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brady Allen Cowan (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cody Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, George Pollard | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacob Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jamie Grider Benham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenny Scott Guffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Krislee Johnson (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phillip Weston | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tanner Dale Johnson (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Virigina Nix | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jean Grider, Adair County, KY native (1941-2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmo Franklin, Columbia, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Alan Moore, Russell Springs, KY (1953-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Ann (Loy) Nix, Adair Co. native (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Darlene Lois Butler, Columbia, KY (1962-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rural Houston Compton, Metcalfe native (1942-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessie Marie Cox, Taylor Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Timothy Wayne Parson Taylor Co., KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Heloise Neat, Adair Co., KY native (1916) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucille (Mickey) Cogbill, 80, Burkesvillle, KY (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby E. Shelton, Albany, KY (1958-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fay Cowan, Adair Co., KY native (1927-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Calvin Eugene Price, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Capt. Marion V. Bowman USMC Ret., Taylor Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randy (Peanut) Hatfield, Casey Co., KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jocelyn Kay Jackson, Taylor Co. KY, infant (2014-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carmel Anderson, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Myra Jean Meece, 90, Russell Co., KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Carl Streeter, Liberty, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maudye Anne Feese Hovious, Taylor Co., KY; Adair Co. native (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ina Cochran, 47, Greensburg, KY (1968-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Atwood (Wood) Corbin, Green Co./Adair Co., KY native (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Doris Leslie Rattliff Rodgers, 83, Taylor Co. KY/Green Co. native (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mistey Ann Jackson, 38, Summersville, KY (1978-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth (Kenny) Wilson, 73, Russell County, KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ree Hannah Shuffett Larimore, Green County, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hobert Bell, 82, Russell County, KY (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Burton, 81, Columbia, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Robison, 88, Adair Co., KY native (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold Dalton Cox, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ida Shearer, 55, Columbia, KY (1968-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jacquelyn (Jackie) Marie Brendel-Kean, Columbia, KY (1960-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Wayne Spears, 62, Summer Shade, KY (1958-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark Allen (Junk Man) Mattingly, 55, Columbia, KY (1967-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mike (Monkey) Reynolds, 61, Columbia, KY (1958-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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