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LWC Mens Tennis takes MSC tournament title!

Blue Raiders blank No. 4 seed Cumberlands and top No. 2 Campbellsville 6-0 to win MSC Championship. Team advances to NAIA Qualifying Tournament on Friday, April 30, 2010

By Dan White
News from Lindsey Wilson College Sports Information

GEORGETOWN, KY - The top-seeded Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team blanked No. 4 seed University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 5-0 in the semifinals and then topped No. 2 seed Campbellsville (KY) University 6-0 in the finals to win the Mid-South Conference Tournament Championship on Thursday at the Lackey Tennis Center.


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2010-04-22 16:33:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

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Sun dog means coming bad weather?



2010-04-22 - Photo by Linda Waggener. Campbellsville University
My Grandfather Bill Doc Marcum from Sulphur Well would have observed the spot above the maple tree on the CU campus and said it was a Sun Dog and a sign of bad weather to come. The bright spot was between the sun which was positioned over Montgomery Library and the clock tower near the Alumni Building. The weather change is predicted to come Friday in the form of rain and thunder storms which would make him right.

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Legislative Update: April 22, 2010 report

Legislature Adjourns 2010 session without budget agreement
setting the stage for extraordinary session


Rep. Bam Carney
KY-51 Adair and Taylor Counties, KY

When the General Assembly arrived in Frankfort three months ago, it was expected that we would pass numerous key pieces of legislation. I am proud to say that goal was mostly accomplished and some of those bills will have a positive impact on various segments of our Commonwealth. Yet, the story of the 2010 Regular Session does not end there.


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2010-04-22 16:24:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky

Obituary: B.J. Holt, 85, Russell Co., KY

He was a member of a respected Russell Co., family. He was a member of the Jamestown Christian Church and served in the U.S. Army in World War II

B.J. Holt, Braxton RD, 85 Jamestown, KY, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 10:16amCT in Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs, KY.The funeral service will be at 11amCT, Saturday, April 24, 2010, at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N. Main ST, Jamestown, KY, with Bro. tony Stephens and Bro. Ken Charlton officiating. Burial will be in Jamestown Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, Friday, April 23, 2010, at the funeral home.


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2010-04-22 14:53:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Obituary: Carl T. Jessie, 75, Adair Co. KY native

He was a member of a large, respected Adair Co., KY, family. He attended Windsor Baptist Church and was the former owner of Carl's Saw Shop on KY 704 in Columbia, Adair Co., KY.

Carl T. Jessie, 75, Russell Springs, KY, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 4pmCT, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY.

The funeral service will be Saturday, April 24, 2010, at 3pmCT, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Gary Morris officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty RD, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 2pmCT, Friday, April 23, 2010, at the funeral home.


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2010-04-22 14:11:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Gale Cowan elected to KACTFO board of directors

The Kentucky Association of County Treasurer's and Finance Officers (KACTFO) met in Frankfort recently for their 27th annual conference. Adair County's Finance Officer, Gale Cowan, was elected to the 2010-2011 KACTFO Board of Directors. Board members were sworn in on April 16, 2010 by Edmonson Co. Judge/Executive N.E. Reed. "We are so proud of Gale for her accomplishment in KACTFO Thank you for your service to both Adair Co. and the Association." -Ann Melton, Adair County Judge Executive

2010-04-22 11:01:34 | Comments | Printable version

Sen. McGaha, Rep. Carney to be at program for A-Team

By Teresa BrightSenator Vernie McGaha and Representative Bam Carney will be on hand to recognize the Adair County Middle School Future Problem Solving Academic Team State Champions in a program on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at 1pmCT, at the Adair County Middle School, 322 Gen. John Adair DR, Columbia, KY. The public is invited to attend.

Academic Team members are Sydney Bright, Chloe Cheng, Kyle Castaneda, Sarah McQuaide and Amber Turner. Coaches are Mr. Brett Reliford and Mrs. Sherri Stotts. Also being recognized and competing at the Internationals Competition is Rebecca Montgomery, a 6th grader at Adair County Elementary School.

The FPS Team received 1st place honors at the Kentucky Governor's Cup held in March. This honor was a first for the Adair County Middle School.

The FPS Team will now compete in the International Competition to be held June 10-13 in La Crosse, WI.


2010-04-22 10:53:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Obituary: Corine Huddleston, 73, Adair Co., KY

She was a member of a highly regarded South Adair County family and was a member of the Melson Ridge Separate Baptist Church

Corine Huddleston, 73, of the Cundiff community of Adair Co., KY passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Summit Manor Health & Rehab Center in Columbia, KY.

The funeral service will be Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 12pm Noon CT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY with Bro. Ralph Hadley and Bro. Buford Hadley the officiating clergy. Interment will be in the Melson Cemetery at Cundiff. Visitation will be after 4pmCT, Friday, April 23, 2010, at the funeral home.


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2010-04-22 10:36:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Adair Co., KY, unemployment is lowest in area

Credit for position primarily given to growth at Lindsey Wilson and results from work of Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority, CJE Ann Melton says.

By Ed Waggener
Figures just released by the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training for March, 2010, unemployment show that Adair Co., KY, had the lowest rate of joblessnesses of any of the CM Seven-County area counties.

March 2010 Unemployment rates
  1. Adair Co., KY unemployment rate: 11.4%
  2. Taylor Co., KY, unemployment rate, 11.6%
  3. Casey Co., KY unemployment rate, 11.9%
  4. Russell Co., KY unemployment rate, 12.7%
  5. Cumberland Co., KY unemployment rate, 14.1%
  6. Metcalfe Co., KY unemployment rate, 14.8%
Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton said it comes as no surprise to her. "There are two major factors," she said. "One is the phenomenal expansion at Lindsey Wilson College. That's evident to everyone," she said.


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2010-04-22 10:06:56 | Comments | Printable version

CM Classifieds are also about transportation

A reminder that CM Classifieds aren't just about selling Adair County real estate quickly, one day adoptions of pets, and easy to use Yard Sale listings, CM Classifieds are also about South Central Kentucky's Liveliest Automotive Marketplace. This just in:
Automobile for sale1992 Dodge Dynasty: one owner, 63000 miles, white, dent on door, a/c, clean interior, granny's car, $1500. (270) 250-4458
If you aren't making CM classifieds part of your frequent Quick Scans to see what's going on in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor Counties, KY, we hope you'll start now. ColumbiaMagazine.com is designed to deliver the news of your world in seconds, so you can spend more time participating, less time anticipating. CM stives not to make you wait for the news you need to know.


2010-04-22 08:50:58 | Comments | Printable version

Trouble Submitting Birthdays? Be sure to include your email

Nina writes:
I have submitted three different birthdays over the past six months, and none of them have been posted. Is there a certain time that you cut off accepting any more birthday posts? I have always submitted mine on the day before, but I would like to know if I need to submit them sooner than that. Thank you so much, and enjoy your day.
Nina, we're very sorry for the inconvenience. We try to post every birthday we receive, and you can send them at any time. I noticed that you didn't include your email address with your comment, and I do recommend that you always include contact information, in case we have questions before we can put your information online. Please resubmit your birthdays, and include an email address or phone number, and I'll be sure to get them posted for you. --Pen


2010-04-22 08:49:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Lindsey Wilson concert an anniversary
for professor from Campbellsville, KY


Forty-five years after Joe Creason reported his first full scale Mozart and Bach performance at then Campbellsville College, Taylor Countian Bobby Reynolds will be featured in concert at Columbia Christian Church, 206 Campbellsville St, Columbia, KY at 7pmCT, Sunday, April 25, 2010.
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By Duane Bonifer
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - Nearly half a century ago, an aspiring Southcentral Kentucky concert pianist received one of the more valuable endorsements in Kentucky when he was mentioned in the widely-read "Joe Creason's Kentucky."

In his column, which appeared in the then-statewide Courier-Journal, Creason reported that Bobby Reynolds of Campbellsville, KY, was scheduled to give "his first full-scale recital of Bach, Mozart, Brahms and Chopin" on May 9, 1965, at Campbellsville College.


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2010-04-22 07:39:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene

CU Orchestra to present concert Thursday, April 29

By Ashley Zsedenyi
News from Campbellsville University

CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - Campbellsville University's Orchestra will present its annual spring concert on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8pmET/7pmCT at Campbellsville Baptist Church, 420 North Central AV, Campbellsville, KY. The concert is free and open to the public.

The program will feature various familiar works, including some with vocal soloists and ensembles.


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2010-04-22 07:18:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene

Special Ads, News, for Thursday, April 22, 2010

Major cultural event this weekend

Lindsey Wilson College Professor of Music Robert Reynolds rehearses the final movement of Frederic Chopin's "Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21" earlier this week at Columbia Christian Church. Reynolds will perform the piece at a 7pmCT concert on Sunday night, April 25, 2010, at Columbia Christian Church, 206 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. Read More, Lindsey Wilson concert an anniversaryfor professor from Campbellsville, Taylor Co., KY
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2010-04-22 05:26:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Eighteen Birthdays and Anniversaries today

There's a really big list of Birthdays, In Memory Birthdays, and an anniversary posted for today, Thursday, April 22, 2010. If we've missed any, please let us know using any Contact/Submit button.

2010-04-22 05:08:21 | Comments | Printable version

Lindsey Wilson dedicates Holloway Health & Wellness Center

New architectural masterpiece is named for leader Dr. Luckey calls 'Mr. Lindsey Wilson,' Bob Holloway, and his late wife, Doris Holloway. Center's goal is to improve health status of school, region.
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By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Relations
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - The Lindsey Wilson College community celebrated a "most awesome day" on Wednesday as students, faculty, staff and area residents gathered to dedicate the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center.

"This is a most awesome day as we dedicate this most awesome building," said LWC Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management Dean Adams.


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2010-04-22 04:37:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College

Victory Community Church is at 107 N. Reed, ST, Columbia, KY

Thanks to Trudy Crabb, there is a new listing in the CM Directory of Churches for Victory Community Church, located in Downtown Columbia, KY at 107 N. Reed ST:
VICTORY COMMUNITY CHURCH. 107 N. Reed Street, Columbia, KY. Sunday Worship Service, at 10:30. Sunday School at 9:30amCT. Sunday Night at 6:30pmCT. Wednesday evening Prayer and Bible Study at 6:30pmCT. Everyone welcome! Pastor Bill Henson, (270) 634-0336.
If your church is in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell, or Taylor Counties and is not listed, or needs updating, you are invited to submit the listing or update using any Contact/Submit button.


2010-04-22 04:26:55 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 22
Happy Anniversary, Jerry and Vickie Hadley (1982) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Josh and Amanda Dartt | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Judy and John McCasland (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Benji Gold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Ward | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cody Neat | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Damon Hicks | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth and Bethany McLean (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gracie Todd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacob Morrison (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeff Ford | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeff Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jimmy Todd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lynda McKinley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Margie Absher | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Keltner (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Oscar Molten Claywell, (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Pheobie Franklin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sarah Renea Derman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tate Sharpe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, William Simpson (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene (Bim) Poff, Casey County, KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephanie Johnson, Yosemite, KY (1983-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip Marple, Liberty, KY (1949-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John R. Hayes Liberty, KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Marie Sanders Wright, Green Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth L. Rogers, Columbia, KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elsie Louise Foster Milby (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul M. Furkin, Adair Co., KY (1934-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Pyles, Taylor CO., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucille Nadine Hackney, Adair Co., KY, native (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Freddy Watson, Taylor County, KY (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Doug Conner, Adair County, KY, native (1966-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Bradshaw, Adair County, KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Azro Coomer, Adair County, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hattie Marie Keith, 89, Russell Springs, KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beverly Lynn Overstreet, 54, Casey County, KY (1960-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ernest Eugene Hadley, 81, Adair Co., KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chesley Richards, 95, Russell Co., KY (1920-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel Neil Ellis, 33, Richmond, KY (1982-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Kay Gower, 74, Adair County, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Miss Addison Gayle Bray , infant, Taylor Co., KY (Apr 22 - Aug 7, 2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy Hines, 57, Casey County, KY (1959-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Ralph Houston Clark, 72, Green Co., KY (1944-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Blankenship, Adair County, KY native (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ansel Newton, Taylor Co., KY (1931-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beatrice Rogers Scott (1909-1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Paul Osborne, 45, Campbellsville, KY (1979-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby David Brockman, 69, Russell Springs, KY (1951-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delbert Corbin, 92, Columbia, KY (1930-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dwight Kerns, 68, Jamestown, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Nolan Hays, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harrison Richardson, 88, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Anthony Reliford, 39, Columbia, KY (1985-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, June Dickerson Neat, 90, Columbia, KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Loretta Fletcher, 83, Glensfork, KY (1941-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lusada Neeley Keeton, Cumberland Co., KY native (1921-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nina Riley Lewis Davidson, Taylor County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tracy Hancock, 54, Columbia, KY (1968-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2010
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTAnn Stewart Anderson 'Mythic Women Juxtaposed, Begley Art Gallery
Ann Stewart Anderson "Mythic Women Juxtaposed" will be on display through April 30, 2012 in the Lindsey Wilson College Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery in the W.W. Slider Humanities Center, 155 Blue Raider DR., Columbia, KY. Hours are 8am-4pmCT Monday-Friday. For more information, contact LWC Professor of Art Tim Smith at smitht@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8079. -Tim Smith | (ID:7615, Comment)
Adair County Judicial Center: Court for today
There are No (0) court case(s) scheduled before Judge James G. Weddle in Adair Circuit Court today. There are No (0) case(s) scheduled before Judge Mike Loy in Adair District Court .
The new Adair County Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. To check latest updates and future schedule, click on Kentucky Court of Justice/Adair Co., KY
| (ID:8046, Comment)
Adair County Public Library Bookmobile in the Sparksville, Breeding, Melson Ridge and Montpelier areas today. | (ID:8048, Comment)
8:30amCTSmall Business and Entrepreneurial Forum, Russell Springs, KY
The Lake Cumberland ADD will sponsor a Small Business & Entrepreneurial Forum on Thursday, April 22, 2010, from 8:30amCT to 3pmCT, at the Russell County Auditorium/Natatorium Complex, 1267 S. Hwy. 127. Russell Springs, KY. There is no registration or lunch fee. Adair Countians should make reservations at the Chamber office, 201 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY, by April 15, 2010. -Sue Stivers | (ID:7742, Comment)
1:00pmCTCampbellsville University will plant swamp oak for Earth Day
Campbellsville University will also plant a swamp oak tree near the university's Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins AV, Campbellsville, KY, Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 2pmET/1pmCT, rain or shine to remember Earth Day and raise consciousness for earth stewardship. -Christina Miller | (ID:7866, Comment)
Funeral service in Columbia, KY, for Helen Christine Morrison, 92, Adair Co., KY | (ID:8016, Comment)
Funeral service in Burkesville, KY, for Geneva Smith Ferguson, Cumberland Co., KY | (ID:8040, Comment)
2:00pmCTFuneral service at the House of Prayer, 911 Randolph RD, Edmonton, KY
for Rev. Robert Carl Elmore, 87, Metcalfe Co., KY
| (ID:8018, Comment)
Funeral service in Burkesville, KY, for Delsie Bean Branham, 79 Burkesville, KY | (ID:8079, Comment)
3:00pmCTAdair Co Middle School SBDM Council Special Called Meeting
The Adair County Middle School SBDM Council will hold a special called meeting on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 3pmCT at ACMS, 322 General John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY. This is a special called meeting due to the date change of the regular monthly meeting. -Cathy Luttrell | (ID:8015, Comment)
6:00pmCTAttention Deficit Disorder support group meets April 22, 2010
There will be an Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) support group meeting on Thursday April 22, at 6pmCT at the Metcalfe County Extension Office, 422 East ST, Edmonton, KY in the front meeting room. This group is open to any parent or care giver with a child who has ADD/ADHD. It is not restricted to Metcalfe County Residents.-Heather Estes | (ID:7890, Comment)
Methodist Tradition topic for 4th Thursday at Jones Chapel
The Methodist Church Tradition will be the Topic for the Fourth Thursday Night Service at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church, 2267 Jones Chapel RD, Columbia, KY, at 6pmCT, April 22, 2010. You are invited to us at as Bro. Mike Moon teaches about the Tradition of the Methodist faith. - Terry Partin | (ID:8041, Comment)

 
































 
 
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