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ACHS Beta Club named WBKO students of the week

As Adair County Schools get ready for Christmas break, Keri Willis shares this great news, "The ACHS Beta Club has been selected as Student(s) of the Week by WBKO Channel 13 Television." To see WBKO's feature story about the Beta Club's work on the Smith Christmas Challenge, Click here

Keri added, "Thanks for your continued support and coverage of the Smith Christmas Challenge." - keri.willis@adair.kyschools.us


2006-12-20 13:38:03 | Comments | Printable version

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Smith Christmas Challenge: BETA members made it happen



2006-12-20 - Adair County High School - Photo By Ann Young. Beta members at the Smith Christmas Challenge chili supper Saturday night were, from left, Katie LaVictorie, Megan White, Samantha Hall, Matt Downen, and Laura Walker. At the end of the event the challenge had raised over $35,000. The Beta Club at Adair County High School organized the drive, one of the most successful in Adair County History.
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Columbia Utilities Commission Dec. 19, 2006 meeting report

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Aggressive expansion of utilities has become major factor in city growth. New mapping system will save time, money, materials and customer stress. Detailed gas, water, and sewer department charts. Department (and customer) caught $13,000 mistake, too, in his home heating bill.

By Ed Waggener

While the highway system is providing the greatest impetus for economic growth in Adair County, new utilities are the providing the greatest impetus for annexation for the city of Columbia, KY.

Or so it would seem from attending the last Columbia Utilities Commission meeting.


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2006-12-20 08:28:04 | Comments | Printable version

Adair 2nd in deer harvest in 7-County area

Almost 1,000 deer have been harvested in Adair County in 2006, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife in its December 19, 2006, tally.

Adair's total has grown to 982, second only to Green County's 1,192, in the seven-county centered in Columbia.

The totals for each of the counties is as follows:


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2006-12-20 00:58:06 | Comments | Printable version

TODAY, Wed., Dec. 20, 2006: Kids party at ACPL

TODAY'S EVENTS IN BRIEF: 1) Special Christmas Party for kids at Adair County Public Library at 4:00pm (No story hour this morning, though). 2) Wednesday is Bible Study or Prayer Meeting night in many churches. Click here for Directory of Churches. Check with the organizations for changes in schedules. Other recurring events are listed in Events, but please check with the organizations for holiday season schedules. Click Here to see Events details for the coming calendar in Adair County. It's now available in printer friendly format, as are most stories on ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Adv: Today's Events are brought to you by HUDDLE HOUSE, across KY 210 from Wal-Mart, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY. During holidays, for office parties, tailgating, game day parties, call Huddle House at 270-789-002 and let us prepare your party platter. Join us anytime for a great food. Breakfasts are served 24/7/365, along with the mouth-watering lunch and dinner entrees. Eat with home folks. You never know who you'll run into from Adair County at the HUDDLE HOUSE. Gaylon & Phyllis Yarberry, owners


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LINKS: Adair mother chestnut tree has offspring in PA

A December 16, 2006, story in a Pittsburgh, PA, newspaper tells of a man who is trying to bring back the American chestnut with seedlings from the "mother tree" in Adair County, KY. Click Here to read the article.

2006-12-20 00:09:43 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 20
Happy Anniversary, Kevin and Debbie Reynolds | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Maxwell & Carolyn Hancock (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Mitchell and Brenda Higginbotham (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Sam and Jennifer Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda Watson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Douglas Vaughn Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Emma Lacy Burton (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James David "JD" Coomer (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Bardin (1975) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Natalie Bertram | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stephen Kelsay (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wally Burress (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Lee Hardin, Adair Co., KY native (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carole Ann Karstetter, Columbia, KY (1944-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allen J. Reid, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Ann Miller Gaines, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cecil Gilpin, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clurell England, 85, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Colonel Herbert B. Mattingly, Glasgow, KY (1920-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Curtis Kay Morris, 75, Russell County (1943-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delphene Wilson, Russell County, KY (1934-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis Michael Trentham, 71, Greensburg, KY (1947-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Freddie Wade Wilson, 75, Edmonton, KY (1942-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerline Finn, 85, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gilbert (Gil) Ephraim Kempf, age 85, Russell Co, KY (1930-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenda Bell Frost, Taylor County, KY (1952 - 2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenda Richardson, 65, Casey Co., KY (1951-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Herbert Otto (Herb) Stein, Jefferson Co., KY (1942-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Vernon Meeks, Jr., 58, Casey County, KY (1958-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Walker (J.W.) Burton, II, 78, Columbia, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice (Susie) Richard, 59, Columbia, KY (1965-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Branham, Cumberland Co. KY (1944-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Heistand, 65, Taylor County, KY (1951-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kayla Cash, 22, Taylor County, KY (1990-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Frances Judd Upton, Greensburg (1928-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Orine Richardson, Casey Co., KY (1921-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ralph Creech, Russell Co., KY (1962-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky L. Coomer, 68, Adair Co., KY native (1955-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosa Skaggs, 89, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah Lydia Glass, 7, Taylor Co., KY (2001-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Lee Babbit, 69, Green County, KY (1947-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Glen Milton, 62, Edmonton, KY (1959-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Woodson Lewis Milby, Green Co., KY (1935-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, December 20, 2006
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