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Nine year old injured in Metcalfe County two-car collision

Collision occurs at H. Garrett Road and Subtle Road

By TFC Billy Gregory, Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY

EDMONTON, KY - Trooper Daniel Stephens is investigating an injury collision which occurred at 7:30pmCT, Sunday, January 1, 2012, 2 miles South of Edmonton on Subtle Road.


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2012-01-01 23:29:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

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Scenic Russell Co., KY: The new Russell Co. Judicial Center



2012-01-01 - Monument Circle, N. Main to E. Cumberland Avenue, Jamestown, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener.
The Russell County Judicial Center dominates Monument Circle in Jamestown, KY. The building is approximately 33,700 square feet in area.

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Lost iPod Touch

Brandon Biahop writes:

I lost my iPod touch inside Big Lots in Campbellsville. It would be AWESOME if the person who found it would return it as it was a gift from my mom.Reward offered. 270-250-2034 -Brandon Bishop


2012-01-01 16:39:06 | Comments | Printable version

JIM: New Year 100 years ago,: On little cat feet

W.R. Myers was Mayor, and a new town Marshal was was named to crack down on cattle law violators. Adair County had four James Garnetts. And stream crossings became much more convenient with the erection a new bridge over the Green at Neatsville

By JIM

1912 came upon Columbia and Adair County on little cat feet. The usual flurry of holiday weddings occurred in the closing days of 1911, with no fewer than six marriages reported on the front page. One of these was surprise elopement of young Miss Ivy Sublett of Cane Valley and Mr. John Faulkner of Taylor County. By the time the first edition of the News was published in the new year, the couple had returned home and received the forgiveness of "the old folks" and the congratulations of their legion of friends.


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2012-01-01 15:46:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History

KSP 4, E-town, KY want pair following Buffalo, KY robbery

Belinda Martin, 26, arrested in connection with homicide in Buffalo, KY. Homicide victim's car found in Taylor County by Campbellsville Police Department. KSP now want Abdullah White and Samantha Kolley in connection with the stolen vehicle. Post 14 Elizabethtown, KY, has every available trooper working on the case and ask that anyone with any information call the Kentucky State Police Post 4 at 270-766-5078.
Larry Smith, Operations Manager at the Big Dawg, 99.9FM, has just forwarded this information from KSP Post 4, Elizabethtown, KY:

On December 31, 2011 Kentucky State Police Post 4 in Elizabethtown, arrested Belinda Martin, 26 of Elizabethtown in connection with last night's homicide in Larue County.


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2012-01-01 09:34:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Ellon Adams Fugate, Adair County, KY (1927-2011)

She was a native of Harlan Co., KY, and the matriarch of a large, respected Adair Co., KY family. She leaves 51 direct living descendants. She was of the Christian faith and a homemaker

Ellon Adams Fugate age 84 years of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011, at 5:04amCT, at her home.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 10amCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Interment will be in Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be be after 4:30pmCT Monday.


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2012-01-01 09:06:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

L.C. Hansel, Adair Co., KY (1924-2011)

He was the patriarch of a large, respected Columbia, KY, family. He was a native of Harlan Co., KY, but will be interred in his adopted Adair County. He was retired from GE and was a member of the Living Faith Church in Richmond, KY

L. C. Hansel age 87 years of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 9:45amCT at Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY.

Funeral services are Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Pastor Phyllis Miller and Pastor David Hansel officiating. Interment will be in Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, Monday, January 2, 2011.


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2012-01-01 08:30:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

CHUCK HINMAN: It's Just Me No. 048: Trouble in OK Corral

A completely new to CM Chuck Hinman Story: "A friend of Chuck's is sending me more stories. Today is the first time I have seen or heard of this one. I think it is in 'It's Just Me' without the 'Again' but I'm not going to try to make that distinction for CM even when I find out for sure." -ROBERT STONE
The next earlier column: Chuck Hinman: IJMA 134, Oyster Stew tradition

by Chuck Hinman

Nancy York, brother Bob's oldest daughter has requested that I tell MY version of another infamous Hinman brothers' boyhood fight. This fight involved somebody's lost glasses lens. Ah Yes, I remember it like it was this afternoon, Nancy.


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2012-01-01 07:10:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Chuck Hinman - Reminiscences

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2012-01-01 06:55:51 | Comments | Printable version

Wish everyone Happy New Year on CM

Happy New Year! to all CM readers!

Our best to everyone for the exciting promise the year 2012 seems to hold Columbia/Adair County and all the wonderful neighbors in Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor.

New Year's greetings from individuals, from organizations, officials, institutions, churches and church groups, and businesses are welcome today. The greetings will be posted free and suitable photos will be posted as time permits today. If photos are included, please include location and names to match the faces. To submit, Contact/Submit button. We hope to hear from you soon.


2012-01-01 05:01:52 | Comments | Printable version

Good news: Little pig lost from The Flatwoods has been found.

Norma Richard writes:
The pig was found on West 80 this afternoon (Saturday, December 31, 2012) at about 3pmCT. It was led into a barn, fed and the Sheriff was notified. It has since been picked up by the owners. - NORMA RICHARD
Comments re article 49138 The Flatwoods is mobilized to find missing pet


2012-01-01 04:52:20 | Comments | Printable version

(Ad) Good used iPod needed in Want to buy

There must be plenty of people who have a nusiance of riches after Christmas, with a second or third extra iPod given to them, making one or more old ones too many iPods. Here's a chance to tidy up the inventory, to sell the extra one: Bonnie Birdwell wants to buy an iPod:
Looking to buy a good used iPod touch. must be in good working order and in good condition. Phone 270-285-9778 or 270-250-5601 --Bonnie BirdwellFind buyers quick
By scanning CM Want to Buy
CM Classifieds are even more of a Lean, Clean Selling Machine now: It's streamlined for faster scans. There's more up to the minute classifieds now with the 7 day entries.


2012-01-01 04:47:06 | Comments | Printable version

A Culinary note on Fairplay Food

Comments re photo 43330 Kentucky Color Longhorns old and new with addendum on Trading Post at Fairplay, KY.Chris writes:
Heard he had Possum Soup and Fried Groundhog also. --Chris
Haven't checked that out. But done right, with cornbread, a slice of sweet onion, and a side of greens, it ought to be good eating. -CM


2012-01-01 04:21:25 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 1
Business Birthday, Burton Ace Hardware | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Adam and Karen Darnell (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Donna and Charlie Parnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Dwayne and Debbie Martin (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, James and Tonya Feese (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Adam Wesley Bennett (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ashley Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Benji Coffey (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandon Frausto | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Maynard (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Conner Wayne Chrisman (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Connie Copeland | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dale Johnson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joey McClister (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Dean | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ken Hill | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Landon Corbin (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Loretta Turner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael R. Jones | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rita Campbell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ruth Eleanor Stevens Brock | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Taylor Calhoun | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Teresa Milby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Vera Raines (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Willie Wooley (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Diane Edwards, Green Co., KY (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter Earl Walters, Somerset, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delores Clements Carrier, Liberty, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie Leon Tungate, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Lee Harris Durham, Green Co., KY (1932-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Lewis McClister (1956-2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Troutman, Adair County, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lonnie Hedgespeth, Taylor Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Helen McElroy, Russell Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Lou Dean, Taylor Co., KY (1938-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Theda Ganal Polston Baker, Cumberland Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ancil Lane, Taylor County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joann Bottom, Russell County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Oreta Ann Tucker, 66, Russell County, KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dale Johnson, Adair County, KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Roy Muncie, Taylor Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lula Pearl Smiley, Adair Co., KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorkis F. Burton, Adair County, KY (1964-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Lee Burris, Hustonville, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lola Shaffer, 95, Adair County, KY (1919-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby A. Gaddie, 72, Taylor County, KY (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Welby (Jimmy) Baker, Cumberland Co. KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Leland Sammons, 73, Taylor Co., KY (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Roe Tucker, 73, Russell County, KY (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas Coy Wolford, 70, Casey Co., KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vena Raines, 79, Adair Co., KY/Wayne native (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bill Cundiff, 64, Adair County, KY (1953-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Gene Flatt, 54, Russell Springs, KY (1967-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carmelita Mascarenas, 70, Taylor Co., KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Connie Sayers, 68, Casey County, KY (1951-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Keith Dyer, 70, Adair County, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ethel Faye Braddock, 53, Burkesville, KY (1968-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Ruth Simpson, 90, Russell Springs, KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Guinevere Elaine Jones, 82, Greensburg, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Henry Dotson, 73, Taylor County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mitchell Howard Collings, 63, Greensburg, KY (1958-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggy Janes Waggener, 81, Columbia, KY native (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert K. Reff, 76, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald W. Upton, 51, Russell Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wayne Payton, 62, Casey County, KY (1957-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Billy Ray) Wethington, 75, Liberty, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, January 1, 2012
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTTime to check Directory of Churches for Sunday morning & evening worship service schedules. | (ID:15498, Comment)
8:00amCTAdair Extension Holiday Schedule: Closed Dec. 25-January 2 | (ID:15373, Comment)
NoonCTPause for Chimes at noon, Downtown Columbia, KY. Two Selections | (ID:15430, Comment)
12:30pmCTChristian Motorcycle Association Vision Riders ride - New Years Day
The Central Kentucky chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association, Vision Riders, will hold a charity motorcycle ride on New Years Day in Campbellsville, KY. The ride will begin at the rear of the Campbellsville Baptist Church, 420 N. Central Avenue. Registration will begin at 1:30pmET/12:30pmCT, and "kickstands up" at 2pmET/1pmCT. -DON HAYES, Phone 270-465-7811. | (ID:15382, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices, Burkesville, KY, for Sherry Kay Long, 46, Cumberland Co., KY (1965-2011) | (ID:15560, Comment)
5:00pmCT Chimes for the evening, Downtown Columbia, KY. Two Selections | (ID:15463, Comment)
6:00pmCTThe Goodins will sing at Freedom Separate Baptist
Adair County Sunday Night Singing

The Goodins will be singing at the Freedom Separate Baptist Church, 576 Freedom Church Road, Columbia, KY, at 6pmCT, Sunday January 1, 2012. Everyone welcome. - Pastor Ronnie Campbell. | (ID:15423, Comment)

 

































 
 
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