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Daily News for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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ACHS Class of 2026: Summa Cum Laude From Chad A. Parnell, Principal Adair County High School Adair County High School is pleased to recognize these Class of 2026 graduates as Summa Cum Laude for having graduated with a weighted GPA of 4.0 and above:
2026-05-20 21:41:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Kentuckians urged to buckle up ahead of Memorial Day travel From Marla Marrs Frankfort, KY - During the "Click It or Ticket" enforcement campaign, running May 11 to May 31, 2026, Kentuckians are reminded to buckle up and properly secure children in car or booster seats to keep themselves safe throughout the year. "Buckle up every trip, every time. It's a simple action that can save lives," said Gov. Andy Beshear. "It only takes two seconds, and those two seconds could save your life. We want every Kentuckian to make it home to their family and loved ones." The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's (KYTC) Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) is joining law enforcement around the commonwealth and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the annual federally funded high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort that spans the Memorial Day weekend. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 21:32:23 | Comments | Printable version
Emily Cox excited to represent LWU at Mountain Laurel Festival By Duane Bonifer Lindsey Wilson University student Emily Cox has enjoyed the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival as a spectator, and this year she will get to experience it on a special level. Cox will represent Lindsey Wilson this weekend at the 95th edition of the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. The festival, which will be held May 21-24, 2026, in Pineville, is the second oldest Kentucky festival after the Kentucky Derby. The festival's highlight is the queen's coronation, which will be held Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Laurel Cove Amphitheater in Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Kentucky's oldest state park. The queen, who is selected from among representatives from Kentucky's colleges and universities, is crowned with a garland made from the region's native mountain laurel, which blossoms each May. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 21:27:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Scam examples from the Better Business Bureau BBB May Hot Topics From the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce 1. A consumer reported an employment scam to BBB that cost them $5,000. They purchased equipment for their new position, believing the company would reimburse them, but both job and company were a scam. BBB warns consumers to research companies first before applying for jobs, and to be wary of any job offers that sound too good to be true. 2. A consumer was almost scammed out of $1,280 by a phony Facebook customer service call center. Facebook and its parent company Meta do not have a generic public phone number for customer service. Meta will never ask users for passwords, payment details, or other sensitive information over phone, text, chat, or email. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 20:45:38 | Comments | Printable version
Bernie Bricker, 68, Russell County, KY Bernard Ross Bricker, Jr., of Russell Springs, Kentucky, died May 16th, 2026 in Russell Springs, Kentucky. Bernard (Bernie) was born December 29th, 1958 - to the late Rev. Bernard Ross Bricker (d. 1975) and the late Jacqueline Virginia Bricker (d. 2025). Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 20:40:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Carolyn Mae Bolin Hinkle, 76, Russell County, KY Carolyn Mae Bolin Hinkle (76) of Russell Springs went to be with the Lord and loved ones on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Carolyn was born on December 30th, 1949, in Jabez, to the late Ovel and Versie Bolin. Carolyn loved to serve the Lord and sing his praises. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 20:38:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Temporary closure of US127 at Wolf Creek Dam on May 27 From Amber Hale The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam (mile point 1.6) from 8amCT to 4pmCT on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. This closure is necessary for ongoing rehabilitation work on the dam's spillway gates. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and use alternate routes during the closure. 2026-05-20 13:24:11 | Comments | Printable version
Baseball: Indians fall to Cardinals in District Championship By Trey Stephens, Staff Writer The Indians fell to the Cardinals of Taylor County 4-2 in the 20th District Championship on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. They will now move on to the 5th Region Tournament. The team fell to the Cardinals with an inability to score in high enough numbers, with just four hits and minimal base runners, severely limiting their scoring ability. The Tribe will continue to fight as they head to the 5th Region Tournament with talent and experience to cause problems for their opponents. 2026-05-20 13:22:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Magesterial District winners in 2026 Primary Election According to unofficial counts from the Kentucky Secretary of State, the following candidates won their Republican primaries in the May 19, 2026, Kentucky Primary Election:
Unless Independent candidates file by the June 2, 2026, deadline, all the other candidates above, and the Republican candidates who ran unopposed in the primary, can be considered officers-elect after the filing deadline, as no candidates filed to run as a Democrat in any other Magesterial races in Adair County. Click title for race details including total votes and percentages. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 13:18:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
ACHS Class of 2026: Magna Cum Laude From Chad A. Parnell, Principal Adair County High School Adair County High School is pleased to recognize these Class of 2026 graduates as Magna Cum Laude for having graduated with a weighted GPA of 3.50-3.99:
2026-05-20 11:35:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Basetball: Cats collapse in Hoover, await selection Monday By Ryan Hoots Sports Director, UntdWeStnd.com Hoover, AL - Kentucky baseball now has to play the waiting game. A season that started with promise eventually became infamous with costly mistakes at awful times, an atrocious bullpen, missed opportunity after missed opportunity, and quite frankly...some bad luck. After Tuesday's 8-5 loss to Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament, Kentucky no longer controls its positioning heading into the NCAA Tournament Field of 64. At this point? The Bat Cats are essentially sitting around praying for mercy from the selection committee just to live to play together at least two more times. (The NCAA Regionals are double elimination.) That's the harsh reality of where this team now sits. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 11:22:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Douglas S. Gorton, 85, Columbia, KY (1940-2026) Douglas Sanford Gorton of Columbia died on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at his residence. He was 85 years old. Douglas' wishes were to be cremated. There will be no services held. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 11:16:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Kentucky spring 2026 turkey harvest sets record From Dan Hassert Frankfort, KY - Hunters harvested a record 36,439 turkeys during the 2026 spring hunting season in Kentucky, smashing the 10-year average of 30,847. Wildlife officials attribute the high harvest to a variety of factors, including more turkeys on the landscape this year, more hunters in the woods and weather conducive for hunting. "Everything we saw over the last two years - from the high percentages of hens laying eggs and strong poult survival rates to the emergence of cicadas in parts of Western Kentucky - suggested that hunters would enjoy a lot of opportunities to harvest birds this season," said Zak Danks, turkey-grouse program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. "When we had four straight weekends of good weather, that just set the stage." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 11:14:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Ky Afield Outdoors
Tommy Warren, 66, Russell County, KY Tommy R. Warren, 66, of Jamestown, passed away Tuesday, May 19th, at home. He was born on September 22, 1959. He owned and ran Jamestown Laundry Mat, was a well-loved member and deacon at Fairview Separate Baptist Church and was just a good all-around person. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 11:12:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Gardening Workshop - Preserving Your Harvest! From Nick Roy Adair County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources Join local gardeners at 5:30pmCT on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service to learn more about food preservation. Dylan Gentry, Adair County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences, will demonstrate how to use an electric pressure canner to preserve your garden crops. Electric pressure canning can be a safe and simple method of food preservation if proper steps are followed and the appropriate device is used. Learn more about the process and get your questions answered on Tuesday. This class is free and open to the public. The Adair County Extension Office is located at 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY. 2026-05-20 11:10:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Adair Co. Extension Service
Narrow margin decides Adair Co. Judge/Executive primary Just 50 votes separated the top two Republican candidates for Adair County Judge Executive in the May 19, 2026, Kentucky Primary election:
Unless Independent candidates file by the June 2 deadline, both Inscho and Roy will be considered officers-elect after that date, while Chris Reeder will face Democrat Todd D. Davenport in the November General Election for Adair County Judge Executive. Note: By Kentucky law candidates who lost in their party primary for state and local office cannot run as an independent in the general election. 2026-05-20 10:30:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
ACHS Class of 2026: Cum Laude From Chad A. Parnell, Principal Adair County High School Adair County High School is pleased to recognize these Class of 2026 graduates as Cum Laude for having graduated with a weighted GPA of 3.00-3.49:
2026-05-20 09:05:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
State releases annual county unemployment data for 2025 From Mike Clark/Kim Saylor Brannock Note: Due to the lapse in federal appropriations, October 2025 data collection did not occur for the CPS, which provides the primary inputs to the Local Area Unemployment Statistics estimation. Concurrent with this news release, substate averages for 2025 are based on the 11 months for which CPS data collection occurred and were published in the BLS time-series database. These 11-month averages are not strictly comparable to annual averages for prior years. Frankfort, KY - Annual 2025 unemployment rates for Kentucky counties were higher in 75 counties, lower in 40 and the same in five (Carlisle, Hart, Mercer, Monroe and Powell) as the comparable, unadjusted 2025 state annual unemployment rate of 4.6%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
In 2025, none of Kentucky's 120 counties had a double-digit annual unemployment rate. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 08:59:44 | Comments | Printable version
Filing deadline fast approaching for 2026 General Election From Lisa Greer Adair County Clerk The deadline to file as a candidate for the following races in the November 2026 Kentucky General Election is Tuesday, June 2, 2026:
Ballot Position: A public drawing for ballot positions will be held at 2pmCT on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the office of the Adair County Clerk. 2026-05-20 08:54:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
Wednesday Night Trivia is back in Columbia By Brett Reliford What's that fiery birdlike creature from mythology that rises from its own ashes and regenerates to take on new life? A phoenix, you say? Well, you'd be right, and a good fit for trivia because, like the phoenix, trivia night in Columbia has made a comeback in March, after having a hiatus since Summer 2025, now once again giving folks who like testing their knowledge in different subjects a place to hang out and have fun midway through the week. To top it off, it's free to play. Various teams have been gathering each Wednesday night from 6:30pmCT until 8:30pmCT at The Bullpen Restaurant for a game-show-like atmosphere. Each week attempts to mix up different categories of interest for attendees' gaming enjoyment: from food to fashion, from TV to movies, from history to science, from music to travel, from hobbies to sports, from cartoons to romances, and always a fair share of general/common-knowledge/everyday life trivia stirred in. The trivia provider flies under the banner "Trivia Stampede," and stampede is the fitting description here, as each week teams participate in five rounds abundantly filled with questions along with added end-round bonuses that serve as little mini-games to keep everything fresh and entertaining between rounds. All of that is followed by a Final Wager round that always has a Mystery Theme revealed just ahead of the wager and ties into six final questions. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-05-20 08:48:13 | Comments | Printable version
Words of Wisdom for May 20, 2026 From Miss Donna Rieder "Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we learn to be happy alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape." -Bell Hooks Farm-fresh, free-range eggs just $4/dozen. Call 270-805-1527 to schedule a pickup. Donna Rieder's Clifty Creek Farm is located at 3190 White Oak Church Rd, Russell Springs, KY (visitors by appointment only). You can reach Donna by email at cliftycreekkikos@aol.com, or on the Clifty Creek Farm Facebook page. 2026-05-20 08:44:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 20 Happy Anniversary, Micah and Jaclyn Abbott (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, William and Ople Dial (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Briley Ann Breeding (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brooklynne Carroll (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jacob Stewart Cowan (1993) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Janet Wall | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jennifer Wall | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jessica Pyles (1991) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kathy Hitch | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Norma H. Scott (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ruth Redmon (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hunter Durham, 78, Adair County, KY (1941-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wilma Irene Justet, Liberty, KY native (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Deborah L. Wade, Jamestown, KY native (1952-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Adam Bowen, Taylor Co., KY(1979) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Anna Mary Milby, 80, Green Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alta Graham Roberts, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Lenva Garmon, Cumberland Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rosalie Wiley Mitchell, Cumberland Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cleo Watson Adair Co., KY (1918-2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Genneive Tarter, Taylor Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Robert "Bobby" Marcum, Green Co. KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Eva Jewell Curry Shuffett, Green Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Otha Zimmerman, Jr., Russell Springs, KY (1945-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Marcus Wayne Smith, 38, Cumberland Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ricky Eugene Murray, Russell County, KY (1958-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Katherine Brown, 60, Casey Co., KY (1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. James Edward Sinders, Cumberland Co., KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Peggy Grammer Wilcoxson, 78, Taylor Co., KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert Junior Long, Casey County, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ernest Leon White, 75, Metcalfe County, KY (1942-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Chaplain Lt. Col. Brian D. Curry, 50, Bullitt Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jeannie S. Fortune, 69, Russell Co., KY (1949-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alvin Gupton, 78, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ashleigh Nicole 'Ginger' Swiney, 30, Taylor County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonda Dean Taylor, 65, Adair County, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bro. Alfred Landon Hadley, 81, Taylor/Cumberland Counties, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carl A. Burton (May 20, 1912-Feb. 23, 1973) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carl Kenneth Rogers Jr, 65, Green County, KY (1954-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daisy Vibbert, 93, Cumberland County, KY (1925-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Delores England, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Ann Moore, 68, Adair Co., KY native (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geneva Brown (May 20, 1932-July 17, 2008) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gladys Lucille Irvin, 74, Russell County, KY (1939-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glenna Bailey, 90, Columbia, KY (1933-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Horace Adrian Krizan, 89, Columbia, KY (1935-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Carl (Jim) Rock, 82, Metcalfe Co., KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy Garrett Allen, 65, Dunnville, KY (1957-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lois Charlene Gaskins, 96, Columbia, KY (1924-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marcella Cox, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary McClain, Russell County, KY (1932-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Thompson Tsukagoshi, 73, Metcalfe County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norma F. Scott, 81, Bliss Community (1933-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patsy Harper-Roach, 89, Edmonton, KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pearl M. Dunbar, 90, Adair Co., KY native (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Jo Rooks, 75, Columbia, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rhonda Wethington, 32, Casey County, KY (1986-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roslin Keith, 59, Adair Co., KY (1963-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vivian Matthews, 64, Columbia, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, 2026 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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