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Traffic Advisory: I65 North and Southbound in LaRue County

Update: All lanes are clear
Update: First crash involves a fatal crash involving motorcylists and semi; secondary crash involved a semi crash with a responding State Police Cruiser
Next earlier article, this story: Traffic Alert: I-65 blocked in both directions near MM 76

By Chris Jessie, Public Information Officer
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 4, Elizabethtown, KY

(2:07pmCT, Sun 25 Sep 2016) - A fatal crash involving motorcyclists and a semi has northbound closed near Mile Marker 76 (Upton Exit). Investigation and cleanup is expected to take around four hours. A secondary southbound crash has occurred in the left lane of the divided section where a semi collided with a responding State Police cruiser. The southbound left lane is closed. The southbound right lane is open.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and choose an alternate route for both southbound and northbound well in advance of approaching the Mile Marker 76 vicinity. Usage of Western Kentucky Parkway and Natcher Parkway is strongly suggested.


2016-09-25 14:10:29 | Comments | Printable version

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10th Annual Steelhorse Stampede underway in Burkesville, KY



2016-09-25 - N Main Street, Burkesville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
The 10th Annual Steelhorse Stampede approaches a turn at KY 90/Glasgow Road after leaving the parking lot at the First Baptist Church on N Main Street in Burkesville, KY. The charity run, which annually attracts some 600-700 motorcyclists, benefits Cumberland County's unique charity, "We Care," which aids cancer victims in Cumberland County. The procession of motorcycles took some 10-12 minutes to pass. The photo was taken today, Sunday, September 25, 2016. - EW

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Traffic Alert: I65 blocked in both directions near MM 76

Severe crash creates tie-up between Munfordville and Sonora

By Wes Watt

BOWLING GREEN, KY (Sun 25 Sep 2016 1:51pmCT)- Separate crashes on Interstate 65 near mile marker 76 has blocked lanes in both directions with traffic backups between Munfordville and Sonora. In the northbound direction all lanes are blocked due to a severe crash. The northbound traffic backup begins near Munfordville at this time. The southbound direction has one lane blocked in the divided construction zone due to a separate crash and traffic backup begins near Sonora. Motorists need to seek alternate routes for the next couple of hours. - Wes Watt, Public Information Officer, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3, Bowling Green, KY


2016-09-25 13:50:47 | Comments | Printable version

Mrs. Mary Christine Cox, 85, Taylor Co., KY (d. 22 Sep 2016)

She had professed faith in Christ and had a strong Christian belief. She was the daughter of the late Philip and Nonie Bottoms of Taylor County, KY, and the widow of Berry Cox. She leaves 33 direct living descendants spanning four generations
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Mrs. Mary Christine Cox age 85 of Campbellsville, KY, died Thursday September 22, 2016, at the Campbellsville Nursing and Rehab Center after an illness.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Christine Cox will be held at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, 503 E Main Street, Campbellsville, KY, with burial in the Jones Chapel Cemetery. Brother Larry Loy will be the officiating clergy. The family request visitation from 10amCT/11amET, Monday until time for the funeral services.


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2016-09-25 10:37:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Comment: Loving the news of Frates

It's inspiring to hear the news of long ago and this story moved me to say thank you to the writer who simply goes by Jim. Thank you for bringing us the "Gradyvillian to Texas" news this Sunday morning. And thank you for your many contributions bringing characters from our past to life by telling us not just what happened, but who things happened to and what else happened along their journey! By your words shall we know thee...
--Linda Waggener

Comments re article 85869 They went thataway a Gradyvillian goes to Texas


2016-09-25 10:15:04 | Comments | Printable version

College Football: Campbellsville University 48. Bluefield (VA) 34

Career-highs lead Campbellsville University football over Bluefield College (VA) at Mitchell Mitchell Stadium, 1780 Stadium Drive, Bluefield, WV, with 500 in attendance
Next - Campbellsville Fighting Tiger Football hosts Faulkner University, Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 11amCT/12pmNoonET, at Finley Stadium, 204 Tiger Way, Campbellsville, KY.

By Jordan Alves, sports information director

BLUEFIELD, WV - The Fighting Tigers held Bluefield College (VA) to only seven points in the second half and scored 27 themselves to pick up their first win of the season, 48-34.

Campbellsville (1-3) gained 549 yards of offense compared to 277 for Bluefield (0-5) and the 48 points is the most scored in a contest this season.


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2016-09-25 09:08:55 | Comments | Printable version

Mystery connection poem inspires BJF poetic paraphrase

Billy Joe Fudge writes:
"May the potholes of life's journey be smoothed and the road you travel always rise above your horizons to heights which carry you always forward into the blessings for which you are destined." That's my paraphrase and "I'm sticking to it". - Billy Joe Fudge
Comments re photo 68687 Mystery connection Familiar Adair County byway


2016-09-25 08:05:13 | Comments | Printable version

They went thataway: a Gradyvillian goes to Texas . . .

. . . and from there Frates Harper moved around. He made his way from Gradyville to sojourns in three states, and multiple marriages along the way. Jim has meticulously researched the story of Mr. Euphrates Harper, in this fascinating mini-biography.
Click on headline for complete story

By Jim

A funny thing happened on the way to researching today's column--I set out toward the westering sun, bound for Gradyville, but wound up instead on the road to Texas, Illinois, Missouri and matrimony, and it's all W.M. Wilmore's fault.


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2016-09-25 07:59:52 | Comments | Printable version

Today, SUNDAY with CM - 25 Sep 2016

Haiku by Robert Stone for September 25, 2016:
Triumph is in trot
of spoiled and demanding dog
who gets what wanted.
--Robert Stone, Sunday, 25 September 2016.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1839


Video: Lakewood, OH: The Suburb Where Everyone Can Walk to School



2016-09-25 06:36:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for September 25
Happy Anniversary, Lee and Joni Jessie | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Paul and Paula Miller | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Russell Coomer - surviving spouse & Bobbie Coomer - in heaven | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alice Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aydan Conner Edwards ( 2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Blake Helm (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Braxton Irvin (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cheryl Scott Holland | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dana Jessie (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Sandusky | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hillary Jenkins. | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julie Ann Jessee | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy McClister | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kerry Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kim Blackistone | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, LaKesha Melson (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Larry Shirley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, McKenna Christin Downs (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robert Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Roxanna Stone-Sarchi Gingery | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sherry Grant Arnold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shirley Annita Nash (1957) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Susie Handy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sydney Slaven (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Terry Partin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wayne Miller (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, William Irvin McDaniel (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Kevin Polston, Greensburg, KY (1968-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Middie Green Patterson, formerly of Adair Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marshall Overstreet, Adair Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gayle Brewer, Taylor County, KY (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Day, Adair County, KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Rae Gribbin, Taylor County, KY (1925, 2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evalee Loy Churchill, Adair County, KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucy Alexander Cary, Cumberland Co., KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Susie Handy, Adair County, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylvia Mae Tompkins, Nancy, KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Wilkerson, Casey County, KY (1987-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Webster, Taylor Co., KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nellie Mae Bass, Taylor Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carter Brown, Columbia, KY (1977-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clarence Garrett, Metcalfe County, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Dewey Cooper, Russell Co., KY (1922-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, E. Mac Hill, Taylor County, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillian Raney, 93, Kings Mountain, KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anthony Lee (Tony) Hill, 60, Russell Co., KY (1956-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, W.R. Robison, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1951-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Pritchard, 87, Mooresville, IN (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven Dwain Pierce, Casey County, KY (1948-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margie Parrott, 84, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willis Thomas, 79, Russell County, KY (1938-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dana Jessie, 51, Columbia, KY (1970-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delpha Eugenia Shirley, 83, Edmonton, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Hopper Emerson, 82, Liberty, KY (1936-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ernestine York Cape, 79, Columbia, KY (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Edgar (Joe) Veatch, 76, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Murey Finn, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Obituary: Edward Lee Mann, 71, Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phil Rinke, 85, Hot Springs, AR (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roberta Florence (Butler) Wettle, Columbia KY, native (1913-2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Samuel Marr, Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthdays, Linda Wood, Taylor Co., KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, September 25, 2016
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches
for Sunday worship service schedules. | (ID:43287, Comment)
7:00amCTThe Blue Raider Bowlers open their season on Sat-Sun 24-25 Sep 2016 in a two-day event at the Ebonite's Green River Classic at Phillips Lanes, 164 Bambi Drive, Campbellsville, KY 42718 (Phone 270-465-5296). MEN: Sat 1:50pm-7:30pmET/2:50pm-8:30pmET & Sun 10:30am-2pmCT/11:30am-3pmET. WOMEN: Sat: 8am-2pmCT & Sun 7am-10:30amCT/8am-11:30ET. | (ID:43283, Comment)
9:30amCTSpecial service Charlotte Ann Murray-Cable at New Life for the Nations | (ID:43223, Comment)
10:00amCT Homecoming/Service/BlakeysSinging/Potluck, at Coffey's Chapel United Methodist Church, 3946 Highway 76, Eli, Russell Co., KY. Virginia Garner | (ID:42799, Comment)
Campbellsville Baptist Church 225th Anniversary, at Campbellsville Baptist Church, 530 N Central Avenue, Campbellsville, KY. Betty Jane Gorin. DETAILS | (ID:42820, Comment)
Homecoming with singing by Sneed Family, preaching by Bro. Pat Smith. Potluck meal to follow. Everyone welcome. At Old Concord United Methodist Church, 5996 Fairplay Road, on KY 704, 7 miles south of Columbia, KY. - Phyllis Burris. - STORY | (ID:43291, Comment)
10:30amCTHomecoming Service/Singing/Meal, Kelleyville Community Church, 77 Kellyville Road, Columbia, KY in the Coburg Community of Adair County, KY. Everyone welcome. - Mindy Yarberry | (ID:43054, Comment)
NoonCTSteel Horse Stampede to benefit We Care registration/start at Burkesville Baptist Church, 327 N. Main St., Burkesville, KY | (ID:43082, Comment)
Feese Family Reunion at Jim Blair Center, 901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY. - Linda Smith. DETAILS | (ID:43165, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:43290, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Greensburg, KY, for Mrs. Rose May Houser Parrott, Green County, KY (1931-2016) | (ID:43235, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices, Edmonton, KY, for William Paul Morris, 46, Edmonton, KY (1970-2016) | (ID:43263, Comment)
4:00pmCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches
for Sunday Evening worship service schedules. | (ID:43288, Comment)
5:00pmCT Chimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:43289, Comment)
6:00pmCTGospel Sounds at Tabor Community Church 1477 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY. - Patricia Hadley ITEM | (ID:43155, Comment)
Revival Under the Pavilion at Gradyville Baptist Church, 6pm nightly 18-25 Sep 2016 - DETAILS | (ID:43222, Comment)

 

































 
 
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