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Monday, January 28, 2008
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"Dr. King would say enough is enough," Rev. Joiner believes

Adair, Taylor, Green and LaRue Counties were represented at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King memorial service along with students at Campbellsville University on January 23. The Gospel Explosion Choir, a group of about 40 persons from Adair, Taylor and Green counties, provided special music and the service came to a close with all of the ministers in the chapel invited to the stage, hands joined, leading the congregation singing the anthem We Shall Overcome.

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BAPTISTS FROM ADAIR, TAYLOR, GREEN AND LARUE COUNTIES joined students for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King memorial service at Campbellsville University's Ransdell Chapel on January 23. The speaker was the Rev. Gerald Joiner from the historic Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Louisville. The Gospel Explosion Choir, a group of about 40 persons from Adair, Taylor and Green counties, provided special music. The service came to a close with all of the ministers in the chapel invited to the stage, hands joined, leading the congregation singing the anthem We Shall Overcome. (CU photo by Linda Waggener).
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ACES Family Math Night held

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Adair County Elementary School families and students attended "Family Math Night" at ACES on Monday, January 28, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30pm CT. Parents learned fun and unique ways to help their children with basic mathematical concepts. There was hands-on activities, fun games and materials for parents to take home. Math homework passes were given to all students who attended with a parent. For information call the Family Resource Center at (270) 384-9112. -DEBBIE COWAN

2008-01-28 14:26:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Obituary: Marlene Richardson Alley, 65

Mrs. Alley was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church, and owned and operated Marlene's Fabrics on Sano Road, Columbia, for many years

Marlene Alley, 65, of 2086 Sano Road, Columbia, KY, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008, at 2:24am, at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 1:00pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Ralph Foster and Bro. Willard Bryant the officiating clergy. Interment will be in Free Union Cemetery.

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2008-01-28 12:33:16 | Comments | Printable version

Adair Co. SAR Team Bean supper is Saturday night

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The Adair County Search and Rescue Teamwill be sponsoring a Bean Dinner on Saturday, February 2, 2008, from 10am to 2pmCT, at Trinity's Fellowship Hall. The cost is only $5 for all the beans and cornbread you can eat. GREG THOMAS,Adair County Emergency Management Director

2008-01-28 12:12:11 | Comments | Printable version

ACPL presents Fun with the Arts on Feb. 4, 2008

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The Adair County Public Library will present "Fun with the Arts", a hands-on creative experience for children on Monday, February 4, 2008, from 5:30pm to 6:30pmCT.

Children will be able paint, learn collage making, use creative clay, and work in drawing and coloring.

For more information, call the library at (270) 384-2472.



2008-01-28 10:10:54 | Comments | Printable version

(ADV) What's Cooking for lunch Today in Adair Co.

Check out for what's for lunch and supper today:

COUNTRY CORNER RESTAURANT & BUFFET: MENU
2945 Liberty Rd. on East KY 206 at T.P. Cundiff Rd in Garlin KY. Call (270) 384-3533

BOB'S COUNTRY KITCHEN & GENERAL STORE: MENU
5097 Liberty Road, KY 206, Columbia, KY 42728. In Vester Community. Call (270) 384-6774

2008-01-28 10:06:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Food

Lincoln Day Dinner is February 9, 2008 at Liberty, KY

The Casey County Young Republican Federation is hosting their annual Lincoln Day Dinner on February 9, 2008 at the Central Ky Ag/Expo Center, Liberty, KY.

The event is the one Adair County Republicans usually attend. "We don't have a Lincoln Day Dinner in the County," Lisa Lee, Vice Chair of the Adair County Republican Party said. "We ususally go to the Casey County one."

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2008-01-28 09:40:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

City P&Z gives go ahead to new Holladay Place plans

P&Z gives temporary approval to plans for new 22,000 s.f. strip center, development of outparcels which will include a Goodwill Store, Duo-County Telecom office. P&Z allows reduction of sidewalks, elimination of median berms, as requested by developers. Leaves design of retention basin to city, developer engineers to work out.

By Ed Waggener

The Columbia City Planning Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to give temporary approval to Holladay Place developers for a proposed strip center and for the site design of out parcel development at a hearing Thursday, January 24, 2008 in City Hall.

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Barbara Coomer, 74, Columbia, KY (-2008)

Mrs. Coomer was a member of a prominent, highly respected Columbia family, a member of the Columbia United Methodist Church, a homemaker, and a former cheerleader at Campbellvsville High School

Barbara Coomer, age 74, of 516 West Frazier Ave., Columbia, KY died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 9:35pm at the Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, KY, after a short illness. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 2:00pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, Columbia, KY, with Rev. David Alexander, Dr. Glenn Sowards & Bro. Randy Johnson the officiating clergy.Interment wiil be in the Columbia Cemetery.

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2008-01-28 07:40:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Today, Mon., Jan. 28, 2008: Family Math Night, ACES, 5:30

Milestone: The Road Eight Bridge has been out 120 days now.

Filing deadline: Duane Loy has only two days to get to Frankfort and file for the Democratic nomination for 51st District Representative. The deadline is 4:00pmET/3:00pmCT in the office of Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 28 of 2008 (Leap Year - 338 days remaining).
  • Sidelined. Adair County Public Library Bookmobile was scheduled for Town today but is sidelined
    The Adair County Library Bookmobile is off the road because of mechanical problems. Watch ColumbiaMagazine.com for updates.
  • 5:00 - 6:30pm CT: Family Math Night at ACES
  • 5:00pmCT: Smoking Cessation classes at AC Health Dept
  • 6:00pmCT: Extension Homemakers Leader Training
  • 6pmCT/7pmET to 7:30pmCT/8:30ET: Reception for artist Tommy Clark at CU
  • Deadline Alert: AC Schools Logo Contest Open 3 more days
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  • MENU for Country Corner Restaurant and BuffetWhat's Cooking Today: specials, all you care to eat for $6.99 buffet, at Country Corner Restaurant and Buffet, at 2945 Liberty Rd. on East KY 206 at T.P. Cundiff Rd in Garlin KY Phone (270) 384-3533.
  • MENU Specials, What's Cooking Today at Bob's Country Kitchen (formerly Brown's Country Store), 5097 Liberty Road, KY 206, Columbia, KY 42728. In the Vester Community Phone (270) 384-6774.
    • MoviesThe Columbian Theatre is now showing. Cloverfield (2008), rated PG-13, will show nightly at 6:00pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2:00pm and 4:00pm only
  • Certa-CARE Pharmacy offers guaranteed lowest prescription prices in Adair County. Guaranteed.
  • 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 over 11,000 Contact/Submit Buttons on this site or call (270) 250-2730.
Much more, inside (or below), including "Driver's Seat" quick links to sites of local interest, including Adair County Public Library, local, state and national news sources. Today's outstanding, stand alone (no story, just great photos, follow this feature).

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2008-01-28 05:14:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 28
Happy Anniversary, Merl and Patricia Wiggins (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ronnie and Connie Williams (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Weldon and Regina Herron | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bobby Dale Sneed | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandon Lewis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carly Smith McQueary | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Lloyd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dennis Kinnett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dillon Parnell (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Glenn Phillips | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Isaiah Morgan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jared West | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Justin Karnes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kaydee Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kevin Andrew Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Peggy Fudge | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rita Carter Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Shelton (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Terry K. Arnold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tiffany Corbin Janes | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Marcum Harper, 78, Adair County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia C. Burton, 95, Adair County, KY (1924-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randall (Petie) Brumley, Jamestown, KY (1965-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, DeLynn Wilson, Frankfort, KY (1969-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Kirtley, Taylor Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice Davis, Taylor Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Bertha Nell Blakeman, 101, Green Co., KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie C. Baxter, 63, Liberty, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold Dean Flanagan, 57, Russell County, KY (1957-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eureka Faye Johnson, Russell Co., KY, (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Oscar (B.A.) Bishop Anders, 83, Burkesville, KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ovaline McGowan, 78, Russell Co., KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Vest Cook, Casey Co., KY (1954-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George Reed, Adair Co., KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alex Polston, 35, Russell Co., KY (1979-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary June Richardson, Casey Co. KY (1931-2015 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Frances Lindsey Sparks, Green Co., KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin Wayne Shaw, 65, Tompkinsville, KY (1951-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Elvis Tucker, 73, Russell County, KY (1943-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gertrude Burris, 79, Adair County, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Weldon Edwards (1951-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephanie Janice Stephens Helm, Russell Co., KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Walters, age 17, Jamestown, KY (2001-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Lorene Melton Burns, 88, Burkesville, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Derek Wade Cowan, 40, Columbia, KY (1982-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gene Judd, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harvey Dean Nash (1896-1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James William Sebastion, 83, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leonard (Joe) Leslie Walker, 80, Greensburg, KY (1936-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marzon Pyles, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Melvin Douglas Bruce, 69, Columbia, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merkel Zimmerman (Russell County) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard J. (Rick) Espey, 64, Columbia, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Lee Pendleton, 49, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra Neat, 64, Columbia, KY (1957-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Corbin, 86, Columbia, KY (1937-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, January 28, 2008
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
NoonCTAdair County Public Library Bookmobile: Town today
The Adair County Public Library's bookmobile is scheduled to in this area today. If you have questions or are interested in the bookmobile services, call (270) 384-2472. The bookmobile librarian/driver is Anita Ridldle. The Adair County Public Libary catalog is online. To access it and other information, Click Here | (ID:727, Comment)
AC Health Dept. meets at 5:00pm
Adair County Health Department's Cooper Clayton Smoking Cessation Classes meets today, at 5:00pm. at the Adair County Health Department. This is a 12 week program that meets once weekly. Please call (270) 384-2286 x 221 if you have questions. -JELAINE PHILLIPS | (ID:780, Comment)
AC Schools Logo Contest Open
Participants may enter Adair County Schools Logo Design Contest for $150 prize today. Deadline is Thursday, January 31, 2008. Click Here for details contained in letter to community, "Learning for a Lifetime," logo contest, from Supt. Darrell Treece. | (ID:846, Comment)
Extension Homemakers Leader Training
Adair County Extension Homemakers will have a Leader Training on Brain Power at 6:00pmCT on January 28, 2008, at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service. It is open to the public. For more information call (270) 384-2317. -KELLI BONIFER. | (ID:947, Comment)
Reception for artist Tommy Clark at CU Art Gallery
Campbellsville University art professor Tommy Clark will hold a faculty exhibit through February 7 at the new Art Gallery across from Gosser Fine Arts Center. The exhibit will feature watercolors, mixed media and clay sculptures, and ceramics. A reception for Clark will be from 7pmET/6pmCT to 8:30pmET/7:30CT, Monday, January 28, 2008 in the Art Gallery. The exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. -MADELINE KITCHENS. | (ID:983, Comment)
Family Math Night is Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at ACES
Adair County Elementary School families and students are invited to "Family Math Night" at ACES on Monday, January 28, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30pm CT.Parents will learn fun and unique ways to help their children with basic mathematical concepts. There will be hands-on activities, fun games and materials for parents to take home. Math homework passes will be given to all students who attend with a parent. For information call the Family Resource Center at (270) 384-9112. -DEBBIE COWAN | (ID:976, Comment)

  

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