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Daily News for Saturday, November 7, 2015
Paw Paw trees are host plants for beautiful Zebra Butterflies  Click on photo by Billy Joe Fudge, left, of Zebra Butterfly on another of its host plants, Milk Weed for for story on Paw Paw Culture by Dr. Ben Arnold. Vonnie Kolbenschlag writes: The paw paw tree is the host plant for the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly. Butterflies are picky when it comes to plants on which to lay eggs for larvae to develop. Larvae of each butterfly kind develop with usually only one kind of plant called their host plant. Right now there is a lot of interest in Monarchs which need milkweed plants as host plants. But, Zebra Butterflies, which I think are beautiful - even in the caterpillar form - which is when they eat, like the paw paw.Comments re photo 63023 Papaw leaf Prettiest piece of carpet on the woodland floor 2015-11-07 19:42:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Exact number of Wet-Dry Petition signers needed not known yet Based on low turnout in 2015 General Election, Wet forces may need as few as approximately 260 valid signatures to get an election restricted to the City of Columbia on the ballot soon. Adair County Court Clerk Lisa Greer, asked for the exact number, says that she will need an official count from Frankfort before announcing the number. By Ed Waggener An organization "Progress in Adair County (PAC)" has been organized to get a wet-dry election in Columbia only. Among the leaders behind the effort are Adair County Judge Executive Michael Lee Stephens and Columbia Mayor Curtis Hardwick. PAC now has a local manager of the effort, Shannon Sexton, and has engaged Derek Helm of Jamestown as an attorney. PAC has an office at 808 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY and is now seeking enough bona fide voter signatures to get the question on a Special Election ballot as early as possible. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-07 19:29:21 | Comments | Printable version
Shannon Sexton reports on first day at PAC headquarters By Shannon Sexton Progress in Adair County opened their headquarters today at 808 Jamestown St. We had a steady flow of traffic and we're well on our way to reaching our signature goal. We cannot thank the community enough for their enormous show of support! Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-07 19:15:27 | Comments | Printable version
Berea, then Columbia, Trail Town certifications 10 Nov 2015 Trail Town Certifications for two of Kentucky's beautiful college towns will take place on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. BEREA: At 8:30amCT/9:30amET - Tourism, Arts and Heritage Secretary Bob Stewart will be at the Berea Welcome Center Trailhead, #3 Artist Circle, Berea, KY, along with Berea Mayor Steven Connelly. COLUMBIA: 12pmNoonCT - Secretary Bob Stewart, along with Columbia Mayor Curtis Hardwick and Adair County Judge Executive Michael Lee Stephens, will be at the Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY for Trail Town Certification for Columbia, KY. Information courtesy Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage cabinet 2015-11-07 18:02:37 | Comments | Printable version
LWC Coach John B. Wethington 500th win today Click on headline for item with photo(s) By Duane Bonifer Lindsey Wilson Women's basketball coach John B. Wethington recorded the 500th win of his career, today, Saturday, November 7, 2015, at Biggers Sports Center after his Blue Raiders beat Lane (TN) College 84-63,. Wethington, who is a 1984 LWC graduate and has been LWC's coach since 1989; he has won all 500 games at his alma mater. LWC's next home game is against Brescia (KY) University at 6pmCT on Monday, November 9, at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. - DUANE BONIFER, LWC 2015-11-07 16:43:37 | Comments | Printable version
Daniel Neil Ellis, 33, Richmond, KY (1982-2015) 
He was the son of Kelly and Nancy West Ellis of Pellyton, Adair County, KY, and the husband of Katie Ellis, Richmond, KY, who survives. He leaves one son, Luke Michael Ellis. He has many, many family members in Taylor, Adair, and Green Counties of South Central Kentucky. His ancestry in Adair County, Kentucky goes back to a Revolutionary War land grant and the establishment of Ellistown, just north of Pellyton, on the Adair County line. Det. Ellis attended Knifley Grade Center, where his father and all his uncles and his aunt graduated. He was a graduate of Taylor County High School, Eastern Kentucky University and was with Law Enforcement for the Richmond Police Department at the time of his death. Interment will be In Pellyton Cemetery, Adair County, KY near Det. Ellis' ancestral home, Ellistown.Obituary Posting; Additional South Central Kentucky information to be added. Det. Daniel Neil Ellis, 33, husband of Katie Elizabeth Gruenwald Ellis of Richmond, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. Funeral services for Daniel, will be held at 10amCT/11amET, Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the E.K.U. Alumni Coliseum, 641 Eastern Bypass, Richmond, KY, with Minister Phillip Shumake officiating. Visitation will be 1pm-8pmCT/2pm-8pmET, Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at E.K.U. Alumni Coliseum. A procession to his final resting place will follow with interment in Pellyton Cemetery, 100 Pellyton East Road, Pellyton, Adair County, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-07 15:51:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Columbia to be featured on TV Sunday morning Mayor Curtis Hardwick would like to remind everyone that Columbia and Adair County will be featured in the WLKY television showcase tomorrow morning, Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 7amCT. He took them to Rowe Farms, they spoke with Robert Flowers and Mark Dykes about the area and with Dean Adams about Lindsey Wilson College. 2015-11-07 13:49:47 | Comments | Printable version
Fall Festival at Revenna Separate Baptist Church 7 Nov 2015 Metcalfe Co., KY. - Food, games, bonfire, hayride Fall Festival at Revenna Separate Church, 1400 Reece-Hurt Road, Edmonton, KY, starts at 1pmCT, today, Saturday, November 7, 2015. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-07 09:19:32 | Comments | Printable version
Lillian Agnes Jeffries, Savoyard, KY (1922-2015) 
She was a member of the Savoyard Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Millie & Laura Ferguson Johnson and the widow of Wilmoth Jeffries. She was the matriarch of a highly regarded North Metcalfe County Family. She leaves four direct living descendants and six step descendants.Click on headline for complete obituary Lillian Agnes Jeffries age 93 of Savoyard, Kentucky died Friday, November 06, 2015 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held 1pmCT, Monday, November 9, 2015, at Savoyard Baptist Church with burial in the Jeffries Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2pmCT until 8pmCT, Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY; and after 10amCT, Monday, at the church. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-07 08:24:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Harry Mack: Warning on Phone Shysters claiming to be from IRS 'If you get any of these calls, ignore them. Please don't panic or worry about them. They are all from crooks! The IRS does not call people if they owe money; they send a notice in the mail.' HARRY MACK Click on headline for complete personal commentary column By Harry Mack From Campbellsville, KY, Fri 6 Nov 2015 For those of you that read my commentary about shysters trying to rip off people over the phone, I would like to make an additional comment that may save some people a lot of worry. Within the last week, I have received two phone calls, one from the 202 (D.C.) area code and another from a Texas cell phone number. Both of the calls claimed to be the IRS and both said that I owed money and if I didn't pay it, I would be arrested! Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-07 07:27:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Commentary
West Main Street Squirrels predict: A bad, bad winter ahead VARMINTOLOGY: Larry Smith reports on squirrelly prognostication tool for the winter ahead. Says Campbellsville Squirrel activity may be an omen of "No School at all in January." By Ed Waggener "The West Main Street squirrels know something," Larry Smith confided on Friday, from observations at his home in the West Main Street, Campbellsville, KY neighborhood. "They're cacheing every acorn and nut in sight," he said. "That means they think there's a bad, bad winter, ahead - I think the squirrels are saying it might be time to call off school in January, altogether," he said. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-11-07 07:00:06 | Comments | Printable version
Today, SATURDAY with CM, 07 Nov 2015 Haiku by Robert Stone for November 7, 2015: When life turns the page,--Robert Stone, Saturday, 7 November 2015. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1516 2015-11-07 04:09:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for November 7 Happy Anniversary, Todd and Teresa Janes (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Bradley and Telissa Moore (1988) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Chris and Christy Murphy (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Jamie and Sue Smith (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthay, Shawna Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alayna Marcum (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Angela Loy Williams (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Angela Shirley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Isaac Little (2000) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jean Moore (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jessica R. Phelps | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Justin Brockman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kel Stotts (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kinley Darnell (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Huddleston | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Riley Dean Redmon (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rochelle Krug Sizemore (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rosie Pruitt | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sherry L. Hancock | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Reece Mae Turner, native of Cumberland County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bruce Lawhorn, Dunnville, KY (1967-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Connie Hambleton, Mannsville, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kay Shipp, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Susan E. Davis, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Preston T. Henson, Sr., 84, Dunnville, KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph Anderson, Sr., Cumberland Co., KY (1924-2010) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Curtis, Taylor Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Lynch, Russell Co., KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mark Thrasher, Cumberland Co. native (1953) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Timothy Wayne Lawless, Russell County, KY (1966-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry L. Kemp, 61, Russell County, KY (1951-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ras G. Compton, Casey County, KY (1929-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Wayne Smith, Green Co, KY; Adair Co., KY native (1954-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James McArthur Royse , Adair County, KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mike Burris, 55, Adair County, KY, (1960-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Travis Phillips, Casey Co., KY/Taylor native (1973-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Artist Lloyd Ragle, Russell Co., KY (1917-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Wilbur (Buddy) Gabehart, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leon Sullivan, Taylor County, KY/Huntington Co., IN native (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Clyde Pelly, 89, Adair County, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Timothy Donald Hubbard, 60, Edmonton, KY (1956-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Heather Ann Bishop Judd, Green County, KY (1986-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Jane Roddy, Summer Shade, KY (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Louise Dicken, 69, Taylor County, KY (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jewell Florence Flowers, Cumberland Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Essie (Jean) Moore, 87, formerly of Columbia, KY (1934-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judge Wm. Michael Hall, Sr., 79, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lillie Austin Ashbrook, 92, Russell County, KY (1927-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lisa Anita Huddleston, 69, Glensfork, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Melissa Meers, 46, Jamestown, KY (1978-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Ann Lobb, 82, Green Co., KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shay Harvey | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William (Todd) Parson, 55, Bowling Green, KY (1969-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2015 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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