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Writer inspired to share Blair family lore and traditions

"...Mother delighted in telling about the stockings she hated but that her mother insisted she wear. Every morning before arriving at school, Mama related, she'd stop, take off the stockings, and hide them in safe place, perhaps in hollow tree. Each afternoon, she'd put them back on before arriving at home..."

By JIM

Linda Waggener, I share your love of family history. Your recent comments about preserving that lore and tradition brought to mind a remote set of my forebears, James & Nancy Blair, late of the North Carolina Piedmont. In 1814, James & Nancy and their growing family departed the Tarheel State in search of a better life in the fabled land of Kaintuck. ("My dear honeys, heaven is a Kentucky of a place." - Variously ascribed, including Daniel Boone and Rev. Timothy Flint.)

James & Nancy, then in their mid-thirties, had at least seven children in tow, the eldest fourteen or thereabout and the youngest, Burton, barely a year old. I've never been able to figure out if these hardy pioneers came overland, by water, or (more likely) a combination of the two, but imagine the grit, strength of will, and raw courage it took to set out on the three hundred mile sojourn from Burke County, North Carolina, to south-central Kentucky - a trek made without benefit of marked roads, rest stops, eateries, or even a comfy inn along the way at which a folksy-voiced spokesman had promised to leave on the light pending their arrival.


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2016-10-16 13:28:45 | Comments | Printable version

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A snapshot of New Columbia/Greater Bliss



2016-10-16 - Miss Victorias Pampered Angus Ranch, Greater Bliss, KY/Pinewood Shopping Center, New Columbia, Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
A ramp of red clay at site of Pinewood Shopping Center offers an eye catching view of the construction area, with the former home of Judge & Mrs. Walker in the background. In the foreground, round bales of hay serve as a reminder that there's still some fierce agriculture going on just across the road. The little wind-up, looks-like-new Yaris, with just a few trips to Bowling Green on it, had a for sale sign on it Saturday, October 15, 2016, when the photo was taken from the other side of the interchange. Towering in the center, the storm warning siren for the area. - EW

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Kentucky Color: It never hurts to beg for persimmons

Billy Joe Fudge offers many insights and uses for products of this wonderful tree.
About: Comments re article 86290 Sharon Wheeler Does anyone sell persmmons after frost

By Billy Joe Fudge

You most probably can get out and take a road trip through the Great Wooded South, spot some heavily ladened trees, then stop and ask about coming back to pick up a mess.


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2016-10-16 08:24:35 | Comments | Printable version

Bone dry, a few years ago, 7-Counties now have 56 ABC licenses

By Ed Waggener

Just a few years ago, the 7-County Area of Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Russell, and Taylor Counties had, as of Saturday, October 15, 2016, a total of 56 ABC Alcoholic Beverage licenses - and that includes bone dry Casey County, which has none.

In order of licenses issued most to least:


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2016-10-16 06:59:06 | Comments | Printable version

Roy (Trigger) Edwards, 63, Casey Co., KY (1953-2016)

Trigger was a welder. He was a native of Casey County, KY, and a resident of the county at the time of his death in Fayette, KY. He was the son of the late Vernon Lawrence and Stella Marie Raines Edwards. He leaves 15 direct living descendants.
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Roy (Trigger) Edwards, 63, Casey Co., KY (1953-2016)


Roy "Trigger" Edwards, age 63, of Liberty, KY passed away on Friday October 14, 2016 at the University Of Kentucky Healthcare Center, Lexington, KY.

Funeral Services will be held 1pmCT/2pmET, on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY 49, Liberty, KY with Bro. Russell Schaffer officiating. Burial will be in the Tapscott Cemetery in Casey County, KY. Visitation will be held 5pm-8pmCT/6pm-9pmET, Monday October 17, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, and after 7amCT/8amET, on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at the funeral home.


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2016-10-16 05:57:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Virginia Mae Bradshaw, Somerset, KY (1948-2016)

She was a retired ticket agent for Greyhound Trailways Bus Line and a member of Melson Ridge Baptist Church in Adair County, KY. She was a native of McCreary County and a resident of Pulaski County, KY, at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Elmer & Polly Strunk Stephens and the widow of Bro. Arlus Bradshaw. She leaves eight direct living descendants. Her final resting place will be in Russell Springs, Russell County, KY
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Virginia Mae Bradshaw, 67, of Somerset, died Friday, October 14, 2016 at the Hospice of Lake Cumberland Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, KY.

Funeral service for Virginia Mae Bradshaw will be 1pmCT, Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Johnny Dunbar officiating. Visitation will be after 11amCT. Tuesday. Interment in the Russell Springs City Cemetery.


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2016-10-16 05:14:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

D. Branham? How can laws ban smoking on private property?

Daryl Branham
Personal commentary

I do not understand how government can tell people who own, lease, or rent property that they must be smoke free.

Can they tell me I cannot smoke in my own house? What's the difference? Is this freedom of choice!!!

If a business posts a sign that this is a smoking establishment, do they have to enter? - Daryl Branham


2016-10-16 04:51:57 | Comments | Printable version

LWC Football defeats Faulkner 21-14 for 8-0 season start

No. 6 Lindsey Wilson wins defensive battle at Faulkner, 21-14, before crowd of 1,156 in Montgomery, AL, to give Blue Raiders best start in program history with eight straight wins.
Next: Lindsey Wilson hosts No. 3 Reinhardt at 1pmCT on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Blue Raider Stadium, inside Lindsey Wilson Sports Complex, 928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY.

MONTGOMERY, AL - (Sat 15 Oct 2016) Tony Brackins interception at midfield with 1:49 left in the game sealed No. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson's 21-14 win over host Faulkner (AL) today at Billy D. Hilyer Stadium.

The win marked the first time in the six-game series' history the visiting team left with a win. Lindsey Wilson is now 4-2 all-time against the Eagles. All six meetings have been decided by one score.


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2016-10-16 04:46:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Today, Saturday with CM - 16 Oct 2016

Haiku by Robert Stone for October 16, 2016:
Prepared for routine,
an unexpected prayer
may daze listeners.
--Robert Stone, Sunday, 16 October 2016.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1860



2016-10-16 04:29:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Sharon Wheeler: Does anyone sell persimmons after frost?

Sharon Wheeler writes:
Would love to buy some of these persimmons. Do you know if the folks would sell any of them after we have a frost? I had persimmon trees on our property when we lived in Texas and i have longed wished I could find some persimmons here. I grew up in Coburg, KY and we had 2 trees on our farm, but they are no longer there. --Sharon Wheeler

Comments re photo 69053 Fall Bounty in Adair County Overladen persimmon tree


2016-10-16 04:22:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Food


Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 16
Happy Anniversary, Chris and Christina Janes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Joe N. and Ada T. Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Shad and Shauna Grant (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alton Crawhorn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bill Ware | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donna Jean Green | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Eric S. Hare | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gavin Harrison | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Raymond Watson (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stellan Jacob Ferrill | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Taylor Michelle Ryan Burton (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geraldine Patton Asberry, 72, Dunnville, KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Kuhn, Adair County, KY (1971-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce S. Coe, Jamestown, KY (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Gray, Campbellsville, KY (1957-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter H. (Perk) Perkins, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jon C Sneed (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lora E. Perry, Taylor Co., KY (1913-2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Lillian Robertson, Russell Springs, KY (1914) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harry Skaggs, Taylor Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Isabelle Brockman, Taylor Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Popplewell, Columbia, KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Hatfield Burris, Columbia, KY (1951-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ms. Marion A. Cedar age 97, Casey County, KY (1916-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Jean Oakes Pickett, Russell Co., KY, Green Co., KY native (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lisa Hunt Montgomery, Taylor County, KY (1965-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Hernandez-Garcia, Russell Co., KY (1995-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Mae Bradshaw, Somerset, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Loy Murphy, 72, Adair County, KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Russell (Rusty) Anthony Huckaby, 58, Russell Co./formerly of Adair Co., KY (1958-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alvin Thorsen, 83, Adair County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Winfrey Hale, Russell County, KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bruce A. Ballenger, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Jean Patterson, Casey County, KY (1966-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ellen Faye Cowherd, Taylor Co./Ohio Co., KY native (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James (Sonny) Baker, 88, Green County, KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janne Toms, Casey County, KY (1921-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sallie M. Cox Shuffett, Green County, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Dennis Morgan, Sr., Casey County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clyde Robert Poynter, Green Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Raymond A. Martin, 97, Columbia, KY (1923-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bruce J. Marzec, 64, Jamestown, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ernestine (Teenie) Beaty, 82, Liberty, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary W. Bell, Sr., 68, Liberty, KY (1951-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Reece Kessler, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hettie E. Denton Burton, 75, Adair Co., KY native (1944-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnnie S. Bryant, 77, Summer Shade, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillian Douglas Brown, Liberty, KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark Lee Curry, 58, Columbia, KY (1962-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Ellen Carson Coker, 97, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Odell Baker, 74, Adair County, KY (1942-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Odell Tabor, 71, Columbia, KY (1949-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Luttrell, 83, Russell Co., KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruel Oakes, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, October 16, 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:43759, Comment)
10:30amCTHomecoming Service/Exie Boys Singing/Potluck Meal at Cane Valley Baptist Church, 3145 Cane Valley Road, Cane Valley, KY. - Mrs. Connie Young. DETAILS | (ID:43627, Comment)
Homecoming/Revival, 16-19 Oct 2016, Knifley Christian Church 7710 Elkhorn RD, Knifley, KY DETAILS | (ID:43683, Comment)
Joymakers in Concert at Columbia First Church of the Nazarene. - Rev. Tom Legg | (ID:43688, Comment)
NoonCT Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:43760, Comment)
4:00pmCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches
for Sunday Evening worship service schedules. | (ID:43761, Comment)
Annual Fall Festival Hay Ride at Egypt Christian Church, 4855 Knifley Road, Columbia, KY. Wm Feese, Jr. DETAILS | (ID:43746, Comment)
Services, Burkesville, KY, for Mr. Michael Allen - Munk - Taylor, Burkesville, KY (1978-2016) | (ID:43749, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:43762, Comment)
6:00pmCTFairplay/Glens Fork Area Sunday night revival service at Emory Chapel United Methodist Church, 1830 Hwy 1952, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Elbert Hadley pastor of Hadley Community Church preaching. SCHEDULE | (ID:43435, Comment)
6:30pmCTRevival, 16-19 Oct 2016, Knifley Christian Church 7710 Elkhorn RD, Knifley, KY. Singing, 6pmCT, Service, 6:30pmCT, nightly DETAILS | (ID:43684, Comment)

 

































 
 
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