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Obituary: Donald Lewis Franklin, 66, Metcalfe Co., KY

He was a member of a respected South Metcalfe County family, a member of the Missionary Mound Baptist Church, and was self employed. Mr. Franklin was a U.S. Army veteran
Donald Lewis Franklin, age 66 of Louisville, KY, formerly of Metcalfe Co., KY, died Wednesday January 12, 2011 at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, FL.

Funeral services will be held 11amCT, Monday, January 17, 2011, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East ST, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Missionary Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4pm-8pmCT, Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Butler Funeral Home.


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2011-01-15 19:29:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Birds of Kentucky: Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil



2011-01-15 - Long Run Park - Photo by Pen. Long Run Park, Eastern Jefferson Co., KY
If you go: About 2 hours 15 minutes from Center of the Universe, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY, by any of several routes. (Google Map of Long Run Park area)


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2011-01-15 19:09:13 | Comments | Printable version

Obituary: Charles Page, 70, Adair Co., KY

He was a member of a highly regarded South Adair County family, a member of the Sparksville Baptist Church, and was an independent excavating contractor for many years.

Charles Page, age 70, of 7325 Burkesville Road, Columbia, KY (the Sparksville Community) passed suddenly Friday, January 14, 2011 at 4:23pmCT, at the Taylor Regional Hospital Emergency Room in Campbellsville, KY.

The funeral service will be Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 10amCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, with Rev. Darrell Landis the officiating clergy. Interment in the McClister Cemetery, 4136 Fairplay RD, Fairplay, KY. The family requests visitation after 3pmCT, Monday, January 17, 2011, at the funeral home.


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2011-01-15 18:19:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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2011-01-15 18:00:01 | Comments | Printable version

Remembering Emily Sargent: Thoughts with families

David A Pyles writes:
To the Sargent and May Families: I wanted you to know my thoughts are with you. I thought a lot of Emily and have many fond memories of working with her at auctions. -David A. Pyles
Comments re article 41767. Obituary: Emily Cain Edwards Sargent, 80, Columbia, KY


2011-01-15 17:06:26 | Comments | Printable version


When Icicles Hang by the Wall: Old barn, woody vines, icicles

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By Sharon Whitehurst

I got some interesting closeups of the vine which has grown into the barn siding on our place.

The barns on our Old Gradyville Road farm were built in the 1930's, according to Haskell Rogers, who recalls that one of his brothers was hired to assist in the construction.


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2011-01-15 13:45:07 | Comments | Printable version

Remembering Emily Sargent: Loved her and will miss her

Barbara Shepherd writes:
We loved and will miss her beautiful smile, timeless beauty and captivating conversations. Rest in peace my friend... -Barbara Shepherd
Comments re article 41767 Obituary Emily Cain Edwards Sargent 80 Columbia KY


2011-01-15 13:30:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Obituary: Pershing (Pete) Murphy, 74, Adair Co., KY

He was a member of Missionary Baptist Church in Russell Springs, KY, a former member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Somerset, KY, and was a retired machinist from General Motors.

Pershing D. "Pete" Murphy, 74, of Columbia, KY, formerly of Somerset, KY died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011 at his residence.

The funeral service will be Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 1pmET/12pm noon CT, in the chapel of Pulaski Funeral Home, 165 Highway 2227, (MAP) Somerset, KY, with burial in Somerset Cemetery, 511 W. Columbia ST, (MAP) Somerset, KY. Visitation will be after 5pmET/4pmCT, at the funeral home.


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2011-01-15 12:28:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

ACGC gets additional help to step up suet ball production

Getting ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count, February 18-21, 2011: Adair County Garden Club (ACGC) suet balls are available at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY, or from any club member
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By Barbara Armitage
News from the Adair Co. Garden Club

The Adair County Garden Club's Gourmet Suet Balls have been such a hit with the birds and the people who feed the birds the members decided that we needed to increase our production in order to meet demand.


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2011-01-15 11:30:11 | Comments | Printable version

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2011-01-15 11:04:44 | Comments | Printable version

Obituary: Junior Crawhorn, 61, Adair Co., KY

He was a member of a large, respected East Adair Co., KY family

Junior Crawhorn, age 61, of Christine RD, Columbia, KY passed away Friday January 14, 2011 at 8:30amCT at the Medical Center of Bowling Green in Bowling Green, KY, after an illness.

Funeral services will be at 1pmCT, Monday, January 17, 2011, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY, with Rev. Darrell Landis the officiating clergy. Interment will be in the Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty RD, Columbia, KY. The family request visiting after 11:30amCT, Sunday, January 16, 2011, at the funeral home.


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2011-01-15 10:49:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Kittens in Haystack II: 2011 Barn cats shows great potential

There's not so many, but they have something better than numbers: quality
Click on headline for story and Jennifer Crawhorn album

Jennifer Crawhorn was taking pictures in a barn on the Bobby Lynn Graves farm and discovered some most delightful new residents: Black and white fuzzy kittens just a few days old.

This Kitten Chronicle includes several photos of the precious lot - and perhaps, will inspire some tributes to one of the noblest creatures: Barn cats, some of the few of their species who repay in honest toil and diligence for their upkeep.



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2011-01-15 10:03:45 | Comments | Printable version

Remembering Emily Sargent: Prayer requested for sister

Joan C. McKinney, News and Publications Coordinator at Campbellsville University, sends a copy of request circulated on campus yesterday
Please be in prayer for Mary Frances May, a member of the Campbellsville University Board of Trustees, whose sister, Emily Cain Edwards Sargent, 80, of Columbia, Ky., died Thursday, Jan. 13, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Ky.

The funeral will be Sunday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET), at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST., Columbia, with Dr. Ted Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery, 315 Campbellsville ST., Columbia.

Visitation will be after 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) Saturday, Jan. 15 at the funeral home.

She was a retired real estate agent.

Please be with Mrs. May and the family in their time of grief.

Memorials are suggested to Columbia Baptist Church and may be left at the funeral home.
Obituary: Emily Cain Edwards Sargent, 80, Columbia, KY


2011-01-15 09:06:13 | Comments | Printable version

Blue Raider Richard Kennedy honorable mention All-American

Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raider football player Richard Kennedy has been named a Return Specialist NAIA All-American, The Victory Sports Network announced Friday, January 14, 2011.For the complete Victory Sports Network All-America Teams, click to PDF: NAIA Football All-Americans

2011-01-15 08:15:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Bini, Brewer named VSN All-America honorable mentions

By Chris Megginson
News from Campbellsville University Sports Information

Campbellsville University football student-athletes Calvin Bini and Gerwan Brewer have been named All-America Honorable Mentions, the Victory Sports Network announced Friday. The Victory Sports Network NAIA Football All-American Team is voted on by the NAIA football coaches and the Victory Sports Network broadcast team.


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2011-01-15 08:02:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Get ready world: The Beard Twins are here!

My twin neices were born January 14, 2011. Happy Birthday to Chloe and Zoey Beard. We love you. Uncle Tony, Aunt Becky, Brooklyn, Hailey, Uncle Tim, Aunt Cathy, Brittany, and Boo-Man. We have been waiting for you two for a while now. Glad you are here. -Aunt Rebecca Beard

2011-01-15 07:37:27 | Comments | Printable version

Westlake Auxiliary meets Monday, Jan. 17, 2011

The Westlake Regional Hospital Auxiliary will meet at 6:30pmCT, Monday, January 17, 2011, at the Hospital Cafe, 901 Westlake DR, Hostess will beGlenna Burton and Sue Stivers. All Auxiliary members are encouraged to attend.Visitors are always welcome. - Sue Stivers, Public Relations Chairman

2011-01-15 07:17:23 | Comments | Printable version

Shamarie Claiborne: Pictures, God's Paradise

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There's just two photos, but they capture and say so much about the beauty of what writer/photographer calls, "This corner of God's Paradise," which includes not only the Topside, on New Concord Road toward Garlin, but also Old Clearsprings RD toward Ozark, and what she calls "The World," The Holler, down in the valley, down on the creek, one of Kentucky's most idyllic landscapes.


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2011-01-15 06:35:14 | Comments | Printable version

Mulligan's will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 for MLK Day

Mulligan's at The Pines at Lindsey Wilson, 275 Country Club RD, Columbia, KY, will be closed one day, Monday, January 17, 2011, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Thanks, -Mike Hamlett

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2011-01-15 06:09:32 | Comments | Printable version

4-H Livestock Club Reorganizational Meeting

By Tony Rose
Adair County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development

The Adair County 4-H Livestock club will have a reorganizational meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6pmCT, at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service, 409 Fairground ST, Columbia, KY. (MAP)

The livestock club will involve all youth who are interested in animal science activities. This will include beef, dairy sheep, swine, goats and country hams. 4-H members are now required to be part of an approved livestock club before they can do any livestock activities. These activities include show, judging, quiz bowls, skillatons and anything to do with livestock.


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2011-01-15 05:24:06 | Comments | Printable version

2011 State 4-H Shooting Sports Camp is coming up

By Tony Rose
Adair County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development

Are you between the ages of 9 and 13 and do you have an interest in shooting sports. Then the State 4-H Shooting Sports camp might be of interest to you. The camp will be held on March 30- April 2, 2011 at the Lake Cumberland 4-H Camp 17575 Hwy. 196, Nancy, KY. (MAP)


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2011-01-15 05:12:26 | Comments | Printable version

Kentucky Color: Amazing Water

Water is so common, especially in lush South Central Kentucky, that many take it for granted, many overlook its many unique properties. But one man rarely looks at local phenomena without noticing special features, as Billy Joe Fudge has done in the essay today
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By Billy Joe Fudge, Retired Forester
Kentucky Division of Forestry

Science tells us that life as we know it is dependent upon water, yet we fail to pay sufficient respect to the single most important substance on earth.

Not only are we severely lacking in homage, most of us fail to understand the unique qualities of water.


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2011-01-15 04:48:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge

Elvis entertains at Summit Manor: photo record

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Residents of Summit Manor were entertained with a visit by Jamie Keith, doing Elvis skits, on Friday, January 14, 2011.

Laura Koller shares photos of the occasion, complete with names of many friends you may know who are Summit Manor residents who enjoyed the show.


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2011-01-15 04:06:47 | Comments | Printable version

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Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 15
Happy Birthday, David Herbst | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donnie Henson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Gail Bennett (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joshua Murphy (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Karen Partin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kris Knight | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lori Kelsey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Odis Sinclair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Russell Guy Perkins (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Talitha Carvens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Verla Miniard Barnett (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pershing "Pete" Murphy Adair Co., KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Otha Kimbler, Adair Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dencie Morrison Royse, Adair Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John D. Melton, Cumberland Co., KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Calvin Joseph Asbury, Green Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hallie Childers, Taylor County, KY, (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Fern Marples, Campbellsville, KY (1963 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Clark Roberts, Celina, TN (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, W.I. Rucker, 93, Taylor Co., KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John H. (Johnnie) Jones, Green Co., KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Lee Wardell, Somerset, KY (1974-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alta Etta Grider, 93, Adair Co., KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Louis Shepherd, Russell Co., KY, Adair native (1924-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Adams Blair, 77, Pellyton, Adair Co., KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Hudson, 68, Russell County, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eddie Cecil Key, 77, Burkesville, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Kenneth Dee Dile, Green Co., KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mavis J. Ross, 84, Russell County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Smith, 87, Taylor County, KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christopher Robin (Buzz) Rodgers, Taylor County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dolas McElroy, 83, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Hooper, 54, Green Co., KY (1966-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edna Marie Berry Lopez, Taylor Co., KY (1983-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Georgia Dale Cook Akin, 69, Columbia, KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenda A. King, 65, Russell Springs, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.C. Murphy, Cumberland Co., KY (1935-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jason White, 35, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Cook Coomes, 79, Taylor County, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret L. Selby, 76, Adair Co., KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Frances Williams, 91, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Pearl Harmon Moss, 88, Summersville, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nell M. Combest, Columbia, KY (1904) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nina Frances Overstreet, 73, Liberty, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sara Nell Rodgers Murray, 81, Greensburg, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah Frances Minor, 84, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Suellen Haynes, 58, Taylor Co., KY (1962-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Susie York, 77, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Dell Long, 77, Greensburg, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wayne Cox, 60, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William E. (Eddie) Bright, 61, Elk Horn, KY (1958-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, January 15, 2011
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
9:00amCTBe In Health Conference at LWC Jan. 14-16, 2010
A "Be In Health" 3-day conference will be held January 14, 15, and 16, 2011, at Lindsey Wilson College's Hodge Ministry Building, 402 Helen Flatt DR, Columbia, KY, with Bill and Diane Conklin the speakers. The conference is free and open to the public. The Be In Health program headquarters is located at 4178 Crest HWY, Thomaston, GA. The Friday, January 14, 2011 program is 6pm-9pmCT. Saturday is three sessions over 12 hours, starting at 9amCT, and the final day, Sunday, January 16, 2011 is a five-hour afternoon session. -Ronnie Burton | (ID:11182, Comment)
10:00amCTFuneral services in Campbellsville, KY
for Lillie Mae Shirrell, Taylor Co., KY (1948-2011)
| (ID:11356, Comment)
1:00pmCTFuneral service in Russell Springs, KY
for Jimmy Roy, Russell Co., KY (1959-2011)
| (ID:11375, Comment)
6:00pmCTBarnetts Creek UMC movie night
Barnett's Creek United Methodist Church, 1338 Barnett's Creek RD, Columbia, KY, will be having Movie Night on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at 6pmCT. Everyone is invited to a free showing of "Facing the Giants." This is a Christian based movie and is shown with permission from the Christian Video Licensing International. Concessions will be sold with all proceeds/donations from the evening going toward the Youth and Children's Program at the church. For further information, contact Bryan Rich at (270) 384-4320 or Bro. Barry Bradshaw at (270) 566-2463. -Will Rich | (ID:11327, Comment)

 

































 
 
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