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Mt. Carmel UMC will have Christmas service 21 Dec 2016

Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 2472 Mt. Carmel Road, Columbia, KY, will be presenting a Christmas program, communion, and candle light service on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 6:30pmCT. Pastor, Bro. Lanny Garner and congregation invite everyone to attend. - Jeana Pike

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2016 Christmas Lights: Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY



2016-12-18 - Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c).
A tree is artfully lighted on Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, every year a favorite Christmas lights route.

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Egypt Christian Church will present Cricket County Christmas

The play Cricket County Christmas will be presented by the youth and adults of Egypt Christian Church, 4855 Knifley Road, Columbia, KY, at 6:30pmCT, Tuesday December 20, 2016. Pastor Paul Patton and congregation invite everyone to attend. Punch and cookies will be served after the play. - W.M. Feese, Jr

2016-12-18 14:08:38 | Comments | Printable version

Jeff Hatter, 60, Casey Co., KY (1956-2016)

Jeff was a member of the Valley Oak Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher. Jeff was employed by the Specialty Foods Group as a Key Account Sales Manager. He graduated from EKU with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. He was also a 1974 Casey County High School Graduate. Jeff had a great love for his farm, his horses, and his church. Jeff was a "family man" as he loved his family with all his heart.
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Jeff Hatter, age 60, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at his residence in Liberty.

Funeral services will be at 1pmCT/2pmET, Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Valley Oak Baptist Church, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Troy Merrick and Bro. Bobby Clark officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be 4pm-8pmCT/5pm-9pmET, Monday, December 19, 2016 and 7am-10amCT/8am-11amET, Tuesday, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, and from 11am-1pmCT/12pm-2pmET, on Tuesday at Valley Oak Baptist Church.


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2016-12-18 13:58:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Kentucky Color: Lucy Clark Demumbrunn Chapter II

My GGGrandmother along with her husband and my GGGrandfather, their family and all our forefathers back in the latter half of the 1800's were having to deal with climate change issues even more severe than now. I suspect that climate change has always been a phenomenon which mankind has had to learn to negotiate. - BILLY JOE FUDGE
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NEXT EARLIER CHAPTER: Kentucky Color - Lucy Clark Demumbrunn Chapter I

By Billy Joe Fudge

My Great Great Grandmother Lucy Clark Demumbrunn was born in 1850. That was the same year that most climatologists and historians consider to be the end of "The Little Ice Age".

The Little Ice Age was a, more or less, 300 year period of global cooling, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. Although there were no glaciers approaching the Great Wooded South from the Artic Regions; essentially, our climate has been warming in jumps and starts, ever since.


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2016-12-18 05:37:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge

Christmas Classic: Lindsey Wilson 65. Washington Adventist 65

Strong second half propels Lindsey Wilson men's basketball to 67-65 victory over Washington Adventist in Lindsey Wilson Christmas Classic game played before 134 in attendance
Next: Lindsey Wilson Men's Basketball hosts Brescia, (Owensboro, KY) at 6pmCT, Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Biggers Sports Center, 367 Spickard Street, Columbia, KY.

By Anthony Latessa
Sports News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team defeated No. 17-ranked in NAIA Division II Washington Adventist (MD) 67-65 on day two, Saturday, December 17, 2016, of the Lindsey Wilson Christmas Classic Saturday at Biggers Sports Center.


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2016-12-18 05:08:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

District 3 crews battle first winter weather event of season

STORM, Sat-Sun 17-18 Dec 2016: Road condition 3:30amCT update for KYTC District 3, ​Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, Warren

By Wes Watt, Public Information Officer
KY Transportation Cabinet, District 3, Bowling Green, KY

BOWLING GREEN, KY (Sun 18 Dec 2016) - The District 3 snow & ice team spent most of the day Saturday monitoring forecasts to get a handle on the incoming winter weather. Skelton crews from all counties in the district reported in about 1amCT, with full crews reporting in after that. As heavy rain fell for most of the night on Saturday and early Sunday temperatures also continue to drop dramatically, creating the potential for icy driving conditions.


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2016-12-18 04:20:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky

Storm Sat/Sun 17-18 Dec 2016 - causes damage, power outage

UPDATE: At 5:32amCT, 18 Dec 2016: Temperatures have fallen below freezing, roadways are wet, and black ice may be a possibility in some area, particularly bridge surfaces, which freeze before roadways. More photos added. Story in progress. Click on headline for photo(s) as added.

Storm story compiled by ColumbiaMagazine.com

At approximately 11:08pmCT, Saturday night, December 17, 2016 power was off at ColumbiaMagazine.com main center near Downtown Columbia, KY, and did not come back on until approximately 2amCT, Sunday, December 18, 2016. When we called Adair 911 just after the outage confirmed that Fortune Street was not the only place having a blackout. The dispatcher said, "Yes ma'am, power is off all over town; transformer damaged, roofs blown off, and power may be off all night but they are working on it."


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2016-12-18 02:26:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 18
Happy Anniversary, Michael and Angie Hinkle (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Odis and Louine Sinclair (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ann Powell Moore | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ashley Harris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Caroline Hardwick | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christopher Miller (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cody Dorman (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kayla Bennett (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shirley Dean Morrison | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Otha Rubel Sallee (Buddy), 75, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Everette Eugene Foley, Russell County, KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James (Jimmy) Franklin, 80, Taylor Co., KY native (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Cobb Allen, Liberty, KY (1951-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenna Gayle Taylor Bryant, Liberty, KY (1941-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Douglas Merritt, Nashville, TN (1954-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnny R. Roy, Russell County, KY native (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Jane Daugherty, Garlan, KY (1941-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steve Allen Beard Rogers, Columbia, KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Corine Warford Shields, 68, Taylor Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Carolyn Jean Moran, Green Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lovetta Burris, 83, Adair County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Orville Richard McIntyre, Knifley, Adair Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerrene F. Sayers, 73, Windsor, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allene Rogers Cox, Taylor Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Ann Griffin, Adair Co. native (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Adam Joseph Farris, Russell Co., KY (1980-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Anna Ruth Garman Alexander, Burkesville, KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Kenneth Wise, Taylor Co., KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Miss Donna Reed Woodruff, Greensburg, KY (1957) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Lee Meeks, Adair Co., KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Conover, Russell County, KY (1953-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Newcom, Taylor County, KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia (Pat) Gaw, 54, Taylor Co., KY (1960-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenna Mae (Sandy) Mitchum, 81, Adair Co., KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Dean Williams, Green Co., KY (1931-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Chad Huston Ervin, Green Co., KY (1970-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Cheatham, 90, Cumberland Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Carlwell (Freddie) Miller, Green County, KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earl (Jack) L. Madden, Shepherdsville, KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margie Ann Sneed Elsler, 78, Adair County, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Aleene Love, 86, Taylor County, KY/Saline County, MO native (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ann Tucker, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Coomer, 74, Columbia, KY (1933-2008) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cody Layne Dorman, 17, Richmond, KY (2005-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Howard Warf, Jr., 59, Greensburg, KY (1961-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George Edward (Ed) Feese, 77, Knifley, KY native (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Houston Price, 89, Columbia, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucian C. Edwards, 90, Columbia, KY (1932-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Robertson, 68, Jamestown, KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia J. Harris, 85, Center, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Faye Pike, 68, Knifley, KY native (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, December 18, 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:44876, Comment)
7:00amCTTODAY'S CLOSINGS/SCHEDULE: Changes because of Weather:
  • Bearwallow UMC, 6090 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY No Morning Service. Regularly at 10:30amCT--Jo Ann Curry
  • Antioch United Methodist Church, 3422 Wheeler Hill Road, Columbia, KY, will not have services this morning, usually at 10:45amCT, due to inclement weather. - Rev Troy Elmore
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 1221 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, will not have our 9amCT Mass this morning, due to the weather. - Fr. Nicholas Brown
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 406 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY, will not have our 11amCT Mass this morning, due to the weather. - Fr. Nicholas Brown
| (ID:44881, Comment)
NoonCTChimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:44877, Comment)
1:00pmCTIn Memory Birthday, Tammy Lynn Bledsoe, 48, Adair Co., KY (1968-2016) | (ID:44862, Comment)
2:00pmCTService, Columbia, KY, for Dallas Edward (Billy) Richards, 79, Adair Co., KY (1937-2016) | (ID:44861, Comment)
Services, Jamestown, KY, for Joann Morgan, 80, Russell County, KY (1936-2016) | (ID:44875, Comment)
3:00pmCTServices, Burkesville, KY, for Mr. Jerry Wayne Adams, Burkesville, KY (1954-2016) | (ID:44852, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:44878, Comment)
6:00pmCTChristmas Play at Old Concord United Methodist Church, 5996 Fairplay Road/KY 704, Columbia, KY. - Phyllis Burris | (ID:44685, Comment)
Christmas play at Glens Fork United Methodist Church | (ID:44811, Comment)
Cane Valley Christian Christmas play presentation | (ID:44828, Comment)
Christmas program at Calvary Temple Church | (ID:44860, Comment)
6:30pmCTLiving Christmas Tree performance by Adult and Children's Choir at Liberty Baptist Church, 215 Wilson Street, Russell Springs, KY. - Connie Jones. STORY/Full Schedule | (ID:44460, Comment)
Play 'Christmas in Cricket County' , at New Hope Separate Baptist Church, 10706 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY, - Rita Neat STORY | (ID:44698, Comment)

 

































 
 
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