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LWC Softball wins twice, will play Cumberland on Sunday

By Charlie Balcom

Bowling Green, KY - The Lindsey Wilson softball team put together a pair of wins to keep their Mid-South Conference Tournament run alive on Saturday at Michael O. Buchanon Park.

No. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson (43-11) first defeated Pikeville (Ky.) 11-4 before taking down St. Catharine (Ky.) 4-0 to advance to the consolation bracket finals against Cumberland (Tenn.) on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT. The winner of that game advances to the tournament finals where the winner will have to beat Campbellsville University twice in order to lift the tournament crown.


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2016-04-30 19:03:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

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KY State Tree with tulips in bloom on Lakeway Drive, Russell Springs



2016-04-30 - Lakeway Drive, Russell Springs, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
The showiest display of "tulips" on our Kentucky State Tree, the Tulip Poplar, may be on this one on Lakeway Drive in Russell Springs, KY. We saw it Saturday, April 30, 2016. The flowers really brightened the rainy weekend.

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Bro. Jr. Holmes will preach at Flatwoods SBC, 1 May 2016

Bro. Jr. Holmes will be preaching at 6pmCT at Flatwoods Separate Baptist Church, 1025 Wheeler Hill Road, Columbia, KY. Sunday night May 1, 2016. We are happy to have Bro. Junior preaching the start of our Sunday night services. We will be having services on the first and third Sunday nights of each month. Sunday School starts at 10amCT with worship service to follow at 11amCT. Everyone welcome to come join us. For more information contact Todd Corbin at corbint@windstream.net or call 270-789-3905. - Todd corbin

2016-04-30 17:21:42 | Comments | Printable version

George Rice: Agrees with Mr. Henson on roadside maintenance

Cites Mike Hatcher's road frontage as an example of property owner doing maintenance voluntarily
Comments re article 82867 Bill Henson A solution to roadside spraying

By George Rice
Personal Commentary

Super great idea, Bill Henson to let each land owner maintain their own road frontage.


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2016-04-30 14:35:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Commentary

Pauline Flossie Price, 91, Metcalfe Co., KY (1924-2016)

She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She was the daughter of the late Arvin and Dora Melton Coop, and the widow of Marcus Price. She leaves one direct living descendant, a granddaughter, Renee Blakley, of Indianapolis. Her final resting place will be in Cumberland County, KY
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Pauline Flossie Price age 91 of Edmonton, KY, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Metcalfe Health Care in Edmonton. Funeral services will be held 2pmCT, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Burkesville Cemetery. Visitation will be 5pm-8pmCT, Monday, May 2, 2016, and after 9amCT, Tuesday ,at the funeral home.


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2016-04-30 14:28:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Wildflowers of KY: Chamomile in Mt. Carmel area

The plant is in the same family as common daisies. Other names for it are, according to the entry in Wikipedia, Matricaria_discoidea are Pineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, and Disc Mayweed.
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By Larry Clark

I have lived here since 1990, and this wild flower in the accompanying photos fills my driveway every year. lt smells wonderful, I have dried it and made tea. Mrs. Mary Pike must have planted this variety years ago . Most people probably don't know this amazing flower (plant). Have a wonderful day. - Larry Clark


2016-04-30 09:16:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Farm and Garden

Sample Ballots for 7-County Area printed here for study

The sample ballot to be voted in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor Counties in the Tuesday, May 17, 2016 primary election are linked to this article. Click 'read more' below, then scroll down below the story to find your county's sample ballot.

Voters are reminded that there will not be any Republican candidates for President, as the party held caucuses on March 2, 2016 instead of using the primary election system in the presidential nominating system.


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2016-04-30 09:01:00 | Comments | Printable version

Review: Fly Me to the Moon offered amazing performances

The Adair County High School and Lindsey Wilson College jazz bands brought crowd to feet - as one - when they joined forces to to play "Fly Me to The Moon" and "In The Mood" - GK
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By George Kolbenschlag

The jazz concert in the Columbia/Adair County airport hangar Friday night was, as expected, amazing.

As in years past the talent of both the Adair County High School and Lindsey Wilson College jazz bands was beyond my expectations, which were rather high going in.


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2016-04-30 05:45:33 | Comments | Printable version

Campbellsville HS summer school dates announced

CHS summer school not limited to Campbellsville students

By Calen McKinney

Campbellsville High School, 230 W Main Street, Campbellsville, KY, recently announced dates for this year's summer school session. Summer school will begin on Monday, May 23, and end Friday, May 27, 2016. Students who need to finish credits will attend from 7am-11amCT/8am-12pmNoonCT. For more information about summer school, contact CHS Guidance Counselor Richard Dooley at 270-465-8774. Students from surrounding counties who wish to attend should call to see if your district has a contract with Campbellsville Independent Schools. Calen McKinney


2016-04-30 05:25:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

The Inspiration of LWC celebrated at 2016 Founders' Day Dinner

President William T. Luckey, Jr., recalled inspirational personalities from Lindsey Wilson College's past at Founders' Day Dinner, but reminds audience: 'While nostalgia is nice, it can't distract an institution from focusing on its future.' Keynote speaker was Pulitzer Prize winner David Hawpe, introduced by Elise Luckey. Student addresses were given by Mariah Stearns and Abigail Calhoun. The Welcome was given by James R. Fugitte, Trustee and Chairman of the Development Committee. The invocation was given by Gabby Pyles. The music was by the Lindsey Wilson College Singers under the direction of Dr. Gerald T. Chafin and Wansoo Cho. More than 300 were in attendance.
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By Travis Smith

COLUMBIA, KY - Inspiration was a common theme at this year's Lindsey Wilson College Founders' Day Dinner, held Thursday, April 28, at the college's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.

In the dinner's keynote address to more than 330 supporters of the college, Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame inductee David V. Hawpe praised the liberal arts college for being a college that exposes students to ideas that will inspire them throughout their lives.


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2016-04-30 04:10:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College

LWC Softball beats Cumberlands, falls to Cumberland

Blue Raiders' 25 game winning streak snapped. Streak started and ended with games with Cumberland.
LWC Softball faces Pikeville in elimination game at 2pmCT, Sat 30 Apr 2016, at Michael O. Buchanon Park, 9222 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY

By Charles Balcom
News from Lindsey Wilson College

BOWLING GREEN, KY (Fri 29 Apr 2016) - The Lindsey Wilson softball team saw their 25-game win streak come to an end on Friday at the hands of Cumberland (TN) in a winner's bracket game in the Mid-South Conference Softball Tournament held at Michael O. Buchanon Park.


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William M. (Doy) Harden, Taylor County, KY (1941-2016)

He professed faith in Christ and attended Farmer's Chapel Church of God. He was a 1959 graduate of Taylor County High School. His work career included over forty-five years in road construction and site work for Holderman Construction, Geupel Construction, Hinkle Construction and Adams Contracting. He worked in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee. He enjoyed woodworking and fixing up old fiddles and other musical instruments as a hobby. He was a native of Taylor County, KY and a resident of the county at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Albert "Dan" Harden and Mandy Susan Tungate Harden. His wife of 46 years, DarleneNorman Wilson Harden, survives. He leaves 25 direct and one step living descendant.
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William M. "Doy" Harden, 75, of Campbellsville, KY died at 7:36amET, Thursday, April 28, 2016 at his home after a battle with cancer.

The funeral service will be at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY, by Bro. Evan Tedder. Burial will be in Jones Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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2016-04-30 03:30:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Joyce Edwards Palmore, 87, Metcalfe Co. native (1929-2016)

She was a native of Hickory College, Metcalfe County, KY. She was the daughter of the late Oather & Mattie Shirley Edwards. Her husband of over 68 years, James R. Palmore, survives. She leaves three direct living descendants. She She was retired as a receiving clerk of over 25 years at Baylis Brothers-Polly Flinders, a division of U.S. Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a member of the Florence Church of Christ, Florence, Kentucky.
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Joyce Edwards Palmore, 87, of Burlington, KY, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Villaspring of Erlanger. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, with visitation beginning at 9amCT/10amET at Florence Church of Christ, 1141 Boone Aire Road, Florence, KY. A second visitation will be held in Metcalfe County at Pleasant Hill Church of Christ, Wisdom Road, Summer Shade, KY on Sunday, May 1, 2016 beginning at 1pmCT/2pmET, concluding with a graveside service at 3pmCT/4pmET at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.


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2016-04-30 03:03:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Today, Saturday with CM - 30 Apr 2016

Haiku by Robert Stone for April 30, 2016:
What does it matter
if there’s going to be war
over the ocean?
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 30 April 2016.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1691



2016-04-30 01:49:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 30
Happy Anniversary, Jim and Marsha Napier (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Wanda and Terry Kerns (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday Sarah Tarter Steele | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Adam Yarberry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Joe Birdwell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Blake Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bryan Lynn Robertson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Doris Rush | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eldon Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Inis Phillips (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, J.M. Shelley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jared McClister | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Melanie S. Amburgey (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tommy Pendleton (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wesley Bohannon (1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dixie Hay Miller, 79, Green County, KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Austin Brice Cook, infant, Princeton, KY/Knifley & Columbia relatives (2017-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathy Lynn Davis Brock, Greensburg, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allen (Bob) Neal, Adair Co., KY native (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gordon Feese (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wayne Byrd, Casey Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel Shane Popplewell, 43, Russell Co., KY (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Faye (Burton) Smith, Adair Co. KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hector Aaron Curry, Columbia, KY (2008-2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Inis Phillips, Adair County, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Shuffett Stith, Green County, KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Roberts Hunt, Taylor County, KY (1937-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Colby W. Compton, Adair Co., KY (1940-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Clements, 87, Casey Co., KY (1926-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Malcolm B. (Mack) Gaskins, Taylor Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1921-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wendell G. Polston, Russell County, KY (1944-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Lee Moore, Jr., Russell Co., KY (1927-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Brown Emerson, Russell Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Joseph E. Shuffett, Green County, KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Flossie Elizabeth Skaggs McAfee, 102, Green Co., KY (1912-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Smith Dunbar, 90, Jefferson Co., KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Manuel Johnson, 79, Casey County, KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Linda Lou (Warner) Baumgardner, Taylor Co. KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherry Lynn Rice Cogar, 70, Summer Shade, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Strait, 84, Adair Co., KY (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arlene Miller, Metcalfe Co., KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Hugh Smith, 72, Dunnville, KY (1943-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William M. (Doy) Harden, Taylor County, KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy M. Johnson, 72, Adair Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Eugenia Johnson Hiser, Center, KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry E. (Tony) Davis, 68, Taylor Co., KY (1949-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. James Robert Whitehead, 66, Green County, KY (1951-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Edelen, Taylor Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tina Marie Wilkerson Payton, 55, Dunnville, KY (1962-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Joe Garner, 54, Jamestown, KY (1964-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia (Kelsey) Hartman, Taylor County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allene Aaron, 94, Columbia, KY (1929-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Lou Thorne Burton, 88, Columbia, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlie Poff, 88, Adair Co., KY native (1935-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Moore, 83, Adair Co., KY native (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Denim J. Sullivan-Miller, 19, Columbia, KY (2002-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fred Ledford, 85, Liberty, KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gordon Feese (1920-2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosemary McQuaide, 59, Columbia, KY (1951-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tim Bastin, 56, Liberty, KY (1963-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon Lee Wilson, Liberty, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2016
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
5:00amCTSpring forest fire hazard season - 15 Feb through 30 Apr - is here Open Burning Laws Enforced 6am-6pm local time | (ID:40621, Comment)
7:00amCTTime to check CM YARD SALES. Yours not listed? Send now.. | (ID:40622, Comment)
8:00amCTAbsentee Voting for the May 17, 2016 Primary, in the Office of the Adair County Clerk Lisa Greer, 424 Public Square, Ste3, Columbia KY 42728. | (ID:40181, Comment)
Glens Fork Church of Nazarene Race of Faith 5K at the Adair County School Campus, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. | (ID:40539, Comment)
10:00amCT2016 Farm, Home & Garden EXPO, 10am-2pmCT, at the Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. - Nick Roy | (ID:40157, Comment)
Adair Co. Sheriff's Office/DEA Drug takeback 10am-2pmCT in the parking lot at Taco Bell, 899 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY. Sheriff Harrison Moss. MORE DETAILS | (ID:40470, Comment)
Statewide KSP Rx Drug Take Back. 10am-2pm local time DETAILS/with Chart, Take Back Locations | (ID:40473, Comment)
This beautiful cat is waiting to join your family. See her today GRAS
There are many wonderful playful kittens, mature cats, dogs and puppies available for adoption. Your sponsorship will make that happen more quickly. Thanks to all who are making a difference!
Green River Animal Shelter open today, 10am-5pmCT. GRAS, 455 Appleby Drive, Columbia, KY. You can help. Adopt. Volunteer. Give Time, Donate Money. Give needed supplies. Encourage the staff at GRAS who are doing such a wonderful job!
Stop in and see the progress we're making. Thanks, KIM TUCKER
(See Animal control pickups and GRAS dogs for adoption in CM Animals - CM | (ID:40623, Comment)
11:00amCTServices, Greensburg, KY, for Mrs. Christine Watts Harper, Green County, KY (1927-2016) | (ID:40600, Comment)
NoonCTCampbellsville Middle School choir to host bake sale fundraiser 4pmCT/1pm-5pmET at t Kroger in Green River Plaza, 399 Campbellsville Bypass #100, Campbellsville, KY. - Calen McKinney. DETAILS | (ID:40301, Comment)
Services, Burkesville, KY for Ms. Wanda Elavee Sells Wright, Cumberland Co., KY (1942-2016) | (ID:40568, Comment)
Memorial service, Raymond, WI, for Wallace K. Polston, Adair County, KY (1946-2016) | (ID:40569, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:40624, Comment)
Lunch break WALKING Club members. Everyday, 11am-11:30amCT. At Holloway Wellness Center, 399 Williams Street, Columbia, KY. | (ID:40625, Comment)
Services, Burllington, KY, for Joyce Edwards Palmore, 87, Metcalfe Co. native (1929-2016) | (ID:40627, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Greensburg, KY, for Kathern Akin, 77, Green County, KY (1938-2016) | (ID:40601, Comment)
Services, Campbellsville, KY for Joy Lee DeWitt, Taylor County, KY (1924-2016) | (ID:40619, Comment)
2:00pmCTLWC Softball faces Pikeville in elimination game at 2pmCT, Sat 30 Apr 2016, at Michael O. Buchanon Park, 9222 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY. - Charles Balcom. MORE DETAILS/LAST GAME | (ID:40630, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes in the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:40626, Comment)
6:00pmCTAdair Class of 1981 35th year reunion at Lindsey Wilson College's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY. - Cathy Luttrell | (ID:38532, Comment)
7:00pmCTMusical Oklahoma! at V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY. - Venus Popplewell. MORE DETAILS/SCHEDULE/PHOTO(s)/CAST | (ID:40546, Comment)

 

































 
 
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