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Agenda for March 26 School Board meeting

From Carolee Lloyd
Admin. Assistant to Superintendent/Human Resource Director
Adair County Board of Education

The Adair County Board of Education will meet at 5pmCT on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Adair County Board of Education Building, 1204 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY.

Meeting Agenda:


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2026-03-24 16:54:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

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Richard Lee Walker, from the Archives



2026-03-24 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Mike Watson.
In Honor of National Agriculture Day... a photo of Richard Lee Walker from the Adair Genealogy & History Research Center Collections.

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Hilda Legg: Why Kentucky should embrace solar

By Hilda Legg

In my former role as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Administrator for the Rural Utilities Service (formerly the REA), our office established a new dedicated funding stream for electric coops to diversify their portfolios. All forms of alternative energy were approved for this program, so that rural communities could avoid the rolling brownouts and excessive electric rates that plague many of our nation's urban centers.

Alternative sources of energy like solar are vital to balancing our ever-expanding power demand; and moving forward, our state's policymakers must ensure that Kentucky is never again so heavily dependent upon only one source of energy. A balanced approach that incorporates innovative sources like solar power has numerous benefits.


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Janette Hurt Grubbs, 93, Cumberland Co., KY (1932-2026)

Janette Hurt Grubbs died March 22, 2026, in Glasgow, Kentucky. She was 93 years old.

Janette was born June 15, 1932, to Maurice and Hazel Thurman Hurt and grew up in the Grider community of Cumberland County. She lived her adult life in Waterview and cherished her memberships in the Marrowbone United Presbyterian Church and, later, the First Christian Church in Burkesville.


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2026-03-24 13:30:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

ACHS SBDM Council to meet March 26

From Chad A. Parnell, Principal
Adair County High School

The ACHS SBDM Council will have its regular monthly meeting at 4pmCT on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in the ACHS Library (526 Indian Drive, Columbia KY 42728).


2026-03-24 13:27:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Students get advice, make connections with business leaders

By Duane Bonifer

Five Lindsey Wilson University alumni returned to school on Monday. But rather than enrolling in a class, the five alumni led several class discussions about their professions.

The five alumni, who were joined virtually by two other LWU alumni, are members of the School of Business and Communication Advisory Board, which held its spring meeting on campus on Monday, March 23, 2026.

Advisory board members also heard from School of Business and Communication Dean Benson Sexton '04, who delivered a state-of-the-school address brimming with optimism and good news about accomplishments by the school's students and faculty.

"We have had a truly remarkable year," said Benson. "We're strong, vibrant and forward-looking; our students are achieving national recognition; our faculty are leading with passion; and our programs are expanding to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving world."


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Words of Wisdom for March 24, 2026

From Miss Donna Rieder
Love is not what you say, love is what you do.

Donna Rieder's Clifty Creek Farm is located at 3190 White Oak Church Rd, Russell Springs, KY. You can reach Donna by email at cliftycreekkikos@aol.com, or on the Clifty Creek Farm Facebook page.


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Raymond Darrell Bennett, 70, Columbia, KY (1955-2026)

Raymond Darrell Bennett of Columbia died on Monday, March 23, 2026, at his residence after an illness. He was 70 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 1pmCT on Friday, March 27, 2026, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Bobby Withers officiating. Burial will follow in Morris Chapel Cemetery.

Visitation is requested after 10amCT on Friday.


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Vernice Lawhorn, 77, Columbia, KY (1948-2026)

Vernice Lawhorn of Columbia died on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Jean Waddle Care Center in Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. She was 77 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 1pmCT on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Pastor Shirley Powell officiating. Burial will follow in McClister Cemetery.

Visitation is requested after 9amCT on Wednesday.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 24
Happy Anniversary, Doug and Naomi Cave (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alisa Shirrell (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Cox | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anthony Gilpin (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandy Lawless | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brian Melton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Byron Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Claris Sears | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Clint Aaron (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donna Simpson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Emme Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, J. W. Houk | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joe Hale | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kelsie Stotts (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Khaleesi Derman (2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary W. Stephens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Matt Pickett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Ferguson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Patsy Kemp | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phyllis Ann Sneed | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Runa Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sallie Cheatham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelby Hatcher | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelby Maggard (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sherry Brockman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sherry Hodges | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Timothy Kessler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Valerie Woody (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, William Lonzo Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Hendrickson, 83, Adair Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday Leonard Barnes, Campbellsville, KY, native of Green Co., KY (1913) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Stein, Taylor Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anthony Tony Edward Wheatley, formerly of Columbia, KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cecil Lloyd Buck Casey Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter Lee (Blue) Roach, Cumberland Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas A. White, Jr., Adair Co., KY native (1956) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cleatus Cordell Coffey, Russell County, KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret Grasham, Adair Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Grant, Russell Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Warren, Taylor Co., KY native (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bessie Juanita Janes, Cumberland Co., KY native (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Reva Maxine Whittle, Russell County, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Anna Bell Anderson Morrison, Cumberland Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rethel Asbery, Casey County, KY(1916-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mae Wilson, Russell Springs, KY (1941-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ivan E. Pepper, Taylor Co., KY (1918-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Margaret Yvonne Gaddie, Green Co., KY (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Jean Frazier, Adair County, KY (1949-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Warren Vaught, Casey Co., KY (1933-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Robert Kail (Bob) Lewis, Cumberland County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Runa E. Willis, Adair County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dana Nunnally Sympson, Metcalfe Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Bell Pierce Thompson McAllister, Green County, KY (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lou Robertson, 78, Russell Co. KY (1937-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Henry Spears, 76, Burkesville, KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred (Millie) Wright Milby, Green Co., KY 1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Marshall Goode, 85, Adair Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Juanita Jo Case Sharp-Adkins, Burkesville, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rodney Franklin Cox, 81, Taylor Co., KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Geneva Hayes, Russell Co., KY native (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harry R. Steele, 70, Russell County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Kay Higgason, 52, Greensburg, KY (1960-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lenuell W. Young, 85, Metcalfe County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Marie Murphy, 79, Adair County, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Lee, 88, Casey County, KY (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marcille Schwerin Wardle, 91, Edmonton, KY (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Richerson, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Wendell Buster, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ephraim Z. Burkholder, 61, Liberty, KY (1960-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Kelley, 65, Columbia, KY (1955-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Otis Burle Collins, II, 60, Elkhorn, KY (1960-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tom A. Dulworth, 78, Adair Co., KY native (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Winfred Jolly Humphress, 92, Adair Co., KY native (1931-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory, Mr. Clayton Garrison , Green Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
9:00amCTAdair Food Pantry, 203 South Monroe Street, Columbia, KY
Open 9am-12pmCT, Contact: Michele Fruth, Director, 270-250-5432 | (ID:70369, Comment)
4:30pmCTAdair Co. Fiscal Court meeting (click for agenda) | (ID:70445, Comment)
5:00pmCTVirtual meet with artist Natalie Jackson
W.W. Slider Humanities Center | (ID:70416, Comment)
6:00pmCTSparksville/Breeding Community Revival
At Sparksville Nazarene with Jeremy Burton preaching | (ID:70427, Comment)

 






























 
 
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