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Daily News for Friday, December 2, 2011
Mr. Aaron Thomas Davis, formerly of Cumberland Co., KY (1923-2011) He was a native of the Bow Community, and the head of a distinguished family. He was a Marine veteran who was on Iwo Jima during World War II, served in the Veterans Administration beginning with the Kennedy Administration, and served as Administrator for Hospitals and Nursing Homes in Chicago, Florida, and Kentucky, including Adair County, KY. He was a member of the Scottish Rite, a past member of the Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees, and a member of Tompkinsville First United Methodist Church Mr. Aaron Thomas Davis, age 88, of Tompkinsville, KY, formerly of Cumberland Co., KY, passed away Friday December 2, 2011 at The Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 2pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N. Main Street, Columbia, KY. Burial will follow in the Liberty Cemetery with Military Honors performed by The United States Marine Corps. The family will receive friends after 5pmCT on Saturday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 17:41:45 | Comments | Printable version
Columbia City Council Agenda, Monday, December 5, 2011 The City Council of Columbia, KY will hold its regular scheduled meeting on Monday, December 5, 2011, at 6pmCT in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. The following items will be considered:
About your Columbia City Council The Columbia City Council meets each first Monday in the Council Meeting Room, City Hall, 115 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY.The meetings are open to the public. Mayor Mark D. Harris. Councillors Robert Flowers, Linda Waggener, Jim Hadley, Craig Dean, June Parson, Tony Grider. City Clerk Sonya Roy. City Attorney Marshall Loy. City Police Chief Jason Cross. City Gas Department Superintendent Ronald Cook. City Sanitation Department Superintendent Kenneth Dulin. City Street Department Superintendent Donnie Rowe. City Events Planner Rhonda Loy. 2011-12-02 15:48:59 | Comments | Printable version
Soccer: 4 LW Women win Daktronics-NAIA honors Recognized nationally as scholar-athletes: Ida Gregerson, Heini Metsola, Mia Persson, and Saeda Sueki By Chris Wells, Sports Information Director News from Lindsey Wilson Athletics COLUMBIA, KY - Four Lindsey Wilson College women's soccer players were named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Women's Soccer Scholar-Athletes, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics officials announced on Friday, December 2, 2011. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 15:36:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Mary Frances Judd Upton, Greensburg (1928-2011) She was a member of a highly regarded Green County family, and of the Greensburg Baptist Church. She was a homemaker Mrs. Mary Frances Judd Upton, 82, of Greensburg, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her home. The funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frances Judd Upton will be conducted at 1amCT, Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 205 South Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Greensburg Cemetery. Bro. Blake Jessie will be officiating. Visitation is requested 5pm-8pmCT, Friday at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Saturday until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 14:54:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Virginia Mae Davis Rayburn, Waddy, KY (1923-2011) She was a member of a large, respected Green County, KY, family. She was a member of the Greensburg United Methodist Church and was a retired retail clerk Mrs. Virginia Mae Davis Rayburn, 88, departed this life on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her daughter's home in Waddy, Kentucky. The funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Mae Davis Rayburn will be conducted at 2pmCT, Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 South Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Bro. Dale Curry and Bro. Todd Love will be officiating. Visitation is requested 4pm-8pmCT, Friday at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Saturday until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 14:51:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Adair Co., Ky Sheriff Harrison Moss activity report: Nov. 2011
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Campbellsville University to host world premiere of CU graduate composer Dec. 5 By Matthew Schmuck, student news writer CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - The Campbellsville University String Ensemble will be giving its fall concert on Monday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. in The Gheens Recital Hall of the Gosser Fine Arts Center at 210 University Drive, Campbellsville, Ky. This will be the world premiere debut of Campbellsville University graduate student composer Seth Johnson's three pieces: "Versailles, Life Adventure Center, and Horse Farms and Bourbon." Johnson's pieces were composed for an upcoming KET documentary in the "My Kentucky Home" series about Woodford County. Each piece reflects a different location that is unique to the area. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 14:24:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Camp Casey Students Decorate Trees Students who participate in Camp Casey, a 21st Century Community Learning Center, visited the Lindsey Wilson College Campus yesterday afternoon to decorate a couple of Christmas trees at the Health and Wellness Center. The trees will be a part of the Christmas Carnival planned for the center on Saturday, December 3. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 13:08:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Volleyball Trio Earns NAIA Scholar-Athletes Honors Lindsey Wilson College senior Kayla Koerber and juniors Angela Mlachnik and Andrea Taylor were among 392 volleyball student-athletes to be named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Volleyball Scholar-Athletes, NAIA officials announced on Friday. The award is reserved to those student-athletes that have achieved at least a junior academic standing and maintained a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 13:04:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Men's Soccer Trio Earns NAIA Scholar-Athletes Honors Lindsey Wilson College seniors Samuel Asante and Chris Williams and junior Lebogang Moloto were among 286 student-athletes to be named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Men's Soccer Scholar-Athletes, NAIA officials announced on Friday. The award is reserved to those student-athletes that have achieved at least a junior academic standing and maintained a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 12:59:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Cram-The-Cruiser State-wide Food Drive The Kentucky State Police has begun a state-wide food drive campaign called 'Cram the Cruiser' which netted 21,586 pounds of food for Kentucky families last year. The campaign was created in effort for each KSP Post to have an opportunity to give back to their local communities. Post 15 in Columbia has partnered with some local UK Ag Cooperative Extension Offices and other businesses to serve as collection points. KSP is encouraging the public to drop off any non-perishable food item at any of the collection points for distribution to local families in need. The food drive will run through December 18. Collection points are listed after the break. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 12:36:58 | Comments | Printable version
Columbia/Adair Utilities Commission: Boil Water Advisory Date Issued: 12/02/11 Time Issued: 8:30 A.M. (Received at CM 11:41amCT; posted at 11:48CT A BOIL WATER ADVISORY is in effect for consumers of Columbia AdairUtilities District, customers on Jamestown Street to the square, CampbellsvilleStreet on east side, Heskamp Street, Guthrie Street, Elm Street, Appen Avenue,Wright Drive, Jones Wright Court, Oak Street, Adair Avenue, Jones Street,Westlake Regional Hospital, Adair Co. Health Department, Lindsey WilsonCollege, William Street and Bryant Street.The advisory has been issued due to a main line leak. Following such an event, the potential exists for bacteriological contamination of the water supply therefore this Boil Water Advisory has been issued as a precautionary measure. Until further notice, boil all water used for drinking and cooking, bringing the water to a rolling boil for three minutes before using. This advisory will remain in effect until the situation has been corrected and test results have shown the water to be of an acceptable quality. For more information concerning the Boil Water Advisory, contact Lennon Stone at Columbia Adair Utilities District, 270-384-2181. -CONNIE YOUNG 2011-12-02 11:49:58 | Comments | Printable version
Lindsey Wilson to Award 287 Degrees at winter commencement College will honor Margaret McDonald, Dakota Meyer, P.G. Peeples with honorary doctorates. Degrees will include 154 undergraduate diplomas and 133 graduate diplomas at Saturday, December 10, 2011 commencement ceremony, Lindsey Wilson's 94th By Duane Bonifer COLUMBIA, KY - Lindsey Wilson College will honor two Southcentral Kentucky natives and one of Kentucky's legendary civil rights leaders at this year's winter commencement, which will be on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 11:28:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Friends in Jesus singing at Plum Point December 4, 2011 By Ludora Perkins The Friends in Jesus, with Junior Feese, Donna Feese, Gerald and Cynthia Coomer, Nancy and Buddy Smith, Sammy Blair, and Bobby Lee, will be singing at Plum Point Baptist Church, 6107 Knifley Road, Columbia, KY 42728. (mile marker 6) this Sunday, December 4 at 10:30amCT. Everyone is invited to come join us for a musical worship service. (Sunday School begins at 9:30, so join us for that, too.)Bro. Lewis Haynes is our pastor. -LUDORA PERKINS 2011-12-02 10:41:23 | Comments | Printable version
Jim: The Opening of Columbia Supply (the Firestone Store) in 1945 From the Adair County News, September 19, 1945 By: Jim Firestone Store Plans Complete Opening Oct. 1 The new Firestone Store, which will occupy quarters in the Jones Building where W.I. Ingram was located for many years, was opened Monday [Sept. 17th] and will operate in a limited capacity while extensive improvements are under way. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 06:59:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History
Buy local at Christmas in Columbia - and help the Courthouse  Framed Frozen Arch Frostflower, left, will be available at Courthouse, 9am-4pmCT, Saturday, December 3, 2011LARGER PHOTO. 25% of items sold will go to the Courthouse Restoration fund Click on headline for item with photo(s) By Billy Joe Fudge It is exciting to see the interest here in South Central Kentucky about buying local. Christmas in Columbia will be a perfect opportunity for folks to view, shop and buy at local merchants and from vendors, many of which have locally manufactured products. Libby and I will be donating 25% of all the items sold at the Courthouse Christmas, 9am-4pmCT, Saturday, December 3, 2011, from our "Libby's" booth to the Adair County Courthouse Restoration Fund. In addition to several craft items made from locally recycled wood and "Libby's" WB products, we will have three 21 x 29 gallery-wrapped Frost Flower photos which includes the attached "Frozen Arch". -BILLY JOE FUDGE 2011-12-02 06:52:32 | Comments | Printable version
No. 14 LWC women outlast UVA-Wise 60-50 NEXT: Lindsey Wilson Women's Basketball vs. University of Pikeville at 2pmCT, Saturday, December 3, 2011, in Biggers Sports Arena, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. By Dan White Lindsey Wilson Athletics COLUMBIA, KY - Fourteenth ranked Lindsey Wilson College played from behind for a majority of the game, but once it took a lead with three minutes to play on a 3-pointer by Sarah Gillis it never looked back to knock off the University of Virginia's College at Wise 60-55 on Thursday in Mid-South Conference women's basketball action at Biggers Sports Center. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 05:53:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Event not yet posted: Check your original email CM's December Events calendar appears to be shaping up as the busiest ever. A very few Christmas events may not be yet posted. There may be a reason which can be clarified with a resend with all the information we require or a simple phone call. As a courtesy to our readers, we post Events, in news stories or Events, which include 1) The event, 2) Who's sponsoring it 3) Where it is (Street Number and Street absolutely required) 4) Time with Zone, 5) Why? Who benefits? And, in the spirit of CM, we respectfully request the submitter's name for publication. If your event has not posted within two hours, call us at 270-250-2730 and quickly make it right. -ED 2011-12-02 05:36:23 | Comments | Printable version
Finishing Touches in place for Dec. 3, 2011 Courthouse Christmas Fifteen of 16 vendor spaces now rented. Charles Grimsley will try to accommodate latecomers, but available space is very limited. Event segues beautifully with other downtown Christmas traditions: The Rotary Sausage Breakfast at the Columbia Baptist Church starts before and continues into start of Courthouse Celebration, and the Courthouse Christmas ends in time for a meal at one of Columbia's restaurants, and in time for the big Christmas in Columbia Parade, which follows its traditional route through the Square in Downtown Columbia. Click on headline for story plus photo(s) By Ellen Zornes, Adair Heritage Association Volunteers with the Adair Heritage Association (AHA) have been busily at work to ready the Historic Adair County Courthouse, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY, for the 9am-4pmCT, Saturday, December 3, 2011. Christmas in Columbia celebration. As of this evening, December 1, 2011, 15 vendors will be part of Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe housed in the courthouse. Jayne Hopkins (Bold, below) is the latest added to Charles Grimsley list. Anyone still wanting a booth should contact Charles Grimsley at 270-384-5658. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2011-12-02 04:49:10 | Comments | Printable version
Bethlehem Experience at Nazarene Church, Dec. 9, 10, 11, 2011 The Columbia First Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY will host The Bethlehem Experience on December 9, 10, 11, 2011 beginning at 6pmCT each night. This isn't a Christmas play. It is a tour through Bethlehem, walk through the marketplace, visit the synagogue, the carpenter shop, the potter, the spice maker shop and end up at the inn where the Christ Child was born. Tours run every 15 minutes. This is our Christmas gift to the community and everyone is welcome and it is free. The church phone number is 270-384-2956. -MARY ANN BURNS 2011-12-02 03:35:51 | Comments | Printable version
Branscum Construction Company chosen for elementary school Branscum Construction Company was chosen as the construction manager for the new elementary school. The selection was made in a special called meeting of the school board Thursday evening, December 1, 2011, at the conference room of the Adair County School District, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. 2011-12-02 03:30:05 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 2 Happy Birthday, Bill Seydlitz (Fairplay, KY/Tinley Park, IL) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Billie Joe Lawhorn | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, George Caldwell (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joyce Williams Martin (1960) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kaitlyn Crawhorn (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lindsey Furkin (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Logan Sandusky (1993) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Garrison | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nicole Bell (1979) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Woody Sharpe | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Keltner, Adair County, KY (1925-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Pruitt Willis, Burkesville, KY (1936-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Evelyn Walker, Adair Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Irene Stephens Youngblood, Russell Co., KY (1927-2010) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marshall Marvin Richards Russell Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Debbie Bohannon, Adair Co., KY (1967) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kimberly Sue Erickson Elmore, Green County, KY (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dale (Henry) Williams, Windsor, KY (1954-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dona Hardy, 95, Taylor Co., KY (1918-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anita J. Roy, Russell County, KY (1954-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Allen Stephens, Adair Co., KY/Fentress Co., TN native (1939-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Rowe, PhD, Adair Co., KY, native (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rachel Wilson, 81, Columbia, KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Maggie Froedge Davidson, 102, Cumberland County, KY (1912-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Wilson Toms, Casey County, KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dewitt Lee Davis, 69 Russell County, KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leola Edmonds, 83, Columbia, KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cora Ann (Lawson) Gray, Taylor Co., KY (1923-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Inez Ford Shive, Glasgow, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Aaron Tom Collins, 85, Russell Springs, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Agnes Rainwater, 98, Knifley, KY (1922-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Connie Burress, 82, Milltown, KY (1941-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Debra Lynn (Debbie) Shearer, 63, Russell Springs, KY (1958-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl Wayne Stargel, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janet Faye (Brown) Pickett, 79, Metcalfe Co., KY (1938-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Williams Martin, 56, Russell Springs, KY (1960-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kenneth G. Thomas, 81, Liberty, KY (1936-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Karnes, 75, Columbia, KY (1947-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lyle Spears, 75, Burkesville, KY (1944-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patricia Ann Kelly, 54, Russell Springs, KY (1966-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Eugene Appleby, 82, Burkesville, KY (1935-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert (Rabbit) Hare, 40, Russell Springs, KY (1981-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Friday, December 2, 2011 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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