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Ruby P. Graham, 85, Green County, KY (1932-2018)

She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was of the Baptist Faith. She retired from Community Towel Service. She was past member of the Women's Democrat Club. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Graham. She leaves four direct and five step living descendants.
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Ruby P. Graham died Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Glen Ridge Health Campus in Louisville.

Funeral service will be at Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home, 209 W Court Street, Greensburg, KY, at 3pmCT Saturday, May 12, 2018 with Rev. Leslie Jewell. Visitation will be from 10amCT until 3pmCT Saturday, May 12, 2018. Burial will be in the Green County Memory Garden, Summersville, KY.


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2018-05-11 22:55:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Russell County new library groundbreaking 23 May 2018



2018-05-11 - Corner of Highway 127 and 92, Jamestown KY - Photo from Russell County Chamber of Commerce.
The board of trustees of the Russell County Public Library invites everyone to the groundbreaking celebration for the new library. It will take place at 10:30amCT Wednesday, May 23, 2018 on the corner of Highway 127 and 92 in Jamestown KY. Parking is available next door to this location at the Dollar General Market.

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Donald Lee Polston, 39, Cumberland County, KY (d. 10 May 2018)

He leaves seven direct living descendants. His fiance, Lori Bowles survives.
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Donald Lee Polston, age 39, of Burkesville, KY, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018.

The funeral service will be conducted on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 3pmCT in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with burial in the Capps-Key Cemetery in Cumberland County, KY. The family will receive friends after 2pmCT Saturday, May 12, 2018 until the funeral hour on Sunday.


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2018-05-11 22:18:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

C. A. Meyer of Sycamore Springs: Answer to Mystery ID #78652: Whatizzit -

Whatizzit at home in Maple Stump. Click Second photo puts Mystery ID #78652: Whatizzit in perspective for paired photo(s) with second clue before Clicking Read More if you wish to take a second guess before clicking headline and spoiling the puzzle if you still want to test your knowledge. - CM

By Cynthia A. Meyer

A picture in the second group of pictures I took of the "whatizzit" gives a little better hint as to what it might be . . .

It appears the "whatizzit" is about to have breakfast in bed... can you tell what it is now?


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2018-05-11 15:18:03 | Comments | Printable version

Maury asks: Did Reed Combest live on Joppa farm???

Comments re article 97243 JIM Remembering Reed Combest Combest Motor Co Maury writes:
Is this the Combest that owned the farm where I live today off of Hwy 92 in beautiful Joppa? - Maury
Maury - The farm was owned by the late Reed Combest's parents, Dewey and Ethel Willis Combest, I believe. - EW


2018-05-11 14:33:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

UPDATE: Pedestrian struck by 2014 Kia Rio dies of injuries

Accident occurred May 8, 2018 in Breckinridge County, KY. Accident remains under investigation.
Update to Vehicle strikes pedestrian in Breckinridge Co., KY

By Tpr Scotty R. Sharp, Public Information Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 4 Post 4, Elizabethtown, KY

HARDINSBURG, KY.(Fri 11 May 2018) - On May 10, 2018 at approximately 1:40pmCT, Kentucky State Police Post 04 received notification that JD Earl Fulkerson (30) of Irvington, succumbed to his injuries received from the May 8, 2018 accident. The accident is still under investigation by Reconstructionist Tpr. Scott Rafferty.


2018-05-11 13:09:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

JIM: Remembering Reed Combest & Combest Motor Co.

The sad word of the passing of Reed Combest and mention of the auto dealership he ran on Jamestown Hill brings back so many memories to those of us who are now in their withering, out-of-warranty years who have vivid memories of Luther Wheet, the Gulf Station, Judge Jerry Vaughan's father, Ebby Lawrence and the many businesses he ran; Feese Motors, and Russell Arnold and his wife, Bernice, and the too few summers she had maybe the very best meal ever sold in Columbia: A & W Root Beer served in frosty mugs accompanied by split-and-fried hot dogs. Halcyon days, those. Raises issues of just what all was still there, on that corner. then; as well as the nagging age old how do you tell a Vaughn from a Vaughan? and remember which were geniuses mechanically & academically & which were geniuses in the insurance, hunting/fishing dress shop enterprises? - EW
About: Reed Combest, 88, Pembroke, FL/formerly of Columbia, KY (1929-2018)

By JIM

The Combest Motor Co. Dodge - Plymouth dealership, successor to Wheet Motor Co. and located "Highway 55 at Tutt St.," opened on November 17, 1954. The owners were E.A. (Ebby) Lawrence, Mark Vaughan, and Reed Combest. By March 1955 (and likely before), the company had picked up the Allis-Chalmers franchise as well.


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2018-05-11 12:42:26 | Comments | Printable version

C-ville, KY: Police make arrest in ATM knifepoint robberies

Suspect alleged to have forced people in Campbellsville to withdraw money from ATMs by threatening at knifepoint.
NOTE: Arrests are considered charges. An arrest is not a finding of guilt. An individual charged in an arrest is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding.

Kentucky Press News Service
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(Fri 05 May 2018) - Campbellsville police said they have filed charges against a man who allegedly robbed people at knifepoint by making them withdraw money from an ATM.


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2018-05-11 11:01:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Mike Watson: Natural pointer in direction of Republican School

Leading authority on such matters weighs. Sign is in the land of his raising

Mike Watson writes:
The location was quite obvious to me at first glance, but that is where I grew up, about one mile back up highway 704, mid-point on Earls' Ridge, south of Walnut Grove and Concord Methodist.

The natural pointer, much like the new signpost on the Courthouse lawn, points in several directions, some of which have been suggested. I believe it points also to Republican School, just beyond Inroad, and not quite to the 'Ross House' and ancient cemetery of the same name. - MW
Comments re photo 78643 Caption Me ID 78643 Surely a sign But of what



2018-05-11 06:50:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Reminder: Open house, Dustin W. Warren law office re-scheduled

New date will be 12pmNoon, Friday, May 25, 2018

The open house/ribbon cutting for the law office of Dustin W. Warren, at 400 Public Square, Columbia, KY, originally announced for 12pmNoonCT, Friday, May 11, 2018, has been postponed and is now planned for the same time and location of Friday, May 25, 2018. - KATIE STONE,, Office Manager, Dustin W. Warren Law Office


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Bobby Joe Garner, 54, Jamestown, KY (1964-2018)

He was a native of Russell County, KY and a resident of the county at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Barbara Fay (Simpson) and Claude J. Garner. He lives two direct living descenants, sons Dexter and Joshua Garner. His final resting place will be in his native Russell County, at Dixon Cemetery
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Bobby Joe Garner, 54 of Russell Springs, KY passed away on May 10, 2018, at the Somerwoods Nursing and Rehab Center in Somerset, KY.

Funeral Services for Bobby Joe Garner will be at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY, at 11amCT, Saturday May 12, 2018, with Bro. Bobby Dunbar officiating. Friends may visit on Saturday after 10amCT, at the funeral home. Burial in the Dixon Cemetery, Dixon Cemetery Road, Jamestown, KY.


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2018-05-11 06:22:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Election 2018: Partial closing of clerk's office Tue 22 May 2018


Public notice at no cost to taxpayers
Front line staff will be working election. Deed Room in full operation on Election Day, May 22, 2018

By Lisa Greer

Due to Election Day, the Adair County Clerk's Office, Ste 3, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY, will have a portion of the office closed on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. All Front-line operations for transactions and renewals will be closed.

The Deed Room will be in full operation.

We apologize for any inconvenience but we are a small office and the staff which works front-line also does Elections. Lisa Greer, Adair County Clerk.


2018-05-11 04:18:45 | Comments | Printable version

Today - FRIDAY with CM - 11 May 2018

Haiku by Robert Stone for May 11, 2018:
Stubborn self-pity
rejects urging neglectful
back to traditions.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 11 May 2018.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2432



2018-05-11 02:23:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Annie Coomer says Rollen Coomer bridge, scenery is beautiful

Annie Coomer writes:
From the picture, the scenery looks beautiful, including the bridge. --annie coomer
Comments re photo 78645 Adair Fiscal Court makes progress on Rollen Coomer Rd Bridge


2018-05-11 02:05:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 11
Happy Anniversary, Ronald and Eula Goetz (1974) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Barry White | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brena Kathleen Coomer (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brett Dakota Larimore (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carrie Cowherd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cassidy Blair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris A. Young (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Colton Downey (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Courtney Foster | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Fonso Stanley, Jr. | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jerry Wayne Compton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Scottie Blair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Susan Pollard | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Helm | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Cecil (Ted) Wright, Jr., Green Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Myrtle Frazier, Adair Co. KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucas Tyler Pierce, Russell Co., KY (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Page, Adair Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bob) Smith, Adair Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wynona Sue Shields Berry Reliford, Green Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Ruth (Shorty) Cheatham, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Bill Chumbley, Russell Co., KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James (Jim) Bauman, Taylor County, KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerome Clements, Casey County, KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara J. Daniel, Casey County, KY (1939-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rollin Edward Kerns, Adair Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eric Hayes, 67, Taylor County, KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Matt Clark, 17, Taylor Co., KY (1998-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mitchelyn Squires, 90, Adair Co., KY native (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Richard Clark, 87, Green County, KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis Earl Mosby, Adair Co., KY native (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ora Gadberry, 82, Casey Co., KY (1933-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Macie Drake , 15, Adair County, KY (2001-2016 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judith (Judy) Simmons, 76, Metcalfe County, KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (David) Wheeler, Casey County, KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. David Franklin Calhoun, Green Co., KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Ray (Banjo) O'Banion, 70, Taylor County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Clark, 71, Campbellsville, KY (1951-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David (Slug) Jones, 86, Jamestown, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fox Turner Ponder, Russell Co., KY (1920-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glendo Grider, Sr., 84, Adair Co., KY native (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeanette Schaefer, 80, Columbia, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lula Mae Bryant Hedgespeth, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lou Ashbrook, 94, Adair Co., KY native (1927-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Drucilla Gregory, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ocella Corbin, 68, Columbia, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rowena Johnson, 96, Columbia, KY (1925-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandy Rainwater, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1944-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory Birthday, Terry Steven Burton, Sr., native of Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tyler Akins, 35, Campbellsville, KY (1985-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Velma F. (Green) Rooks, 94, Columbia, KY native (1928-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2018
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTMetcalfe County Farmers Market open 8am-1pmCT - Gaye Shaw, E/MC Chamber - STORY | (ID:53488, Comment)
Adair County Public Library. 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Open 8am-3:30pmCT. Inclement Weather Policy | (ID:53489, Comment)
Election 2018/Primary - Absentee voting machines open 8am-4pmCT, Today. Lisa Greer, Adair County Court Clerk STORY | (ID:53493, Comment)
7 County Area Court: Circuit Courts. District Courts, at a Glance. Not Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties Once at Docket for all Kentucky Counties, Choose 1) Circuit or District, 2) County - from drop down list 3) Verify dates :
Adair County. Adair Co. Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST. Columbia, KY. No (0) Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Events in District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) Court Events in Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. Two (2) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. No (0) Event(s) in Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:53494, Comment)
10:00amCTRibbon Cutting at Mustard Seed Bakery, Edmonton, KY. STORY | (ID:53476, Comment)
NoonCTRe-Scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2018, per Katie Stone - STORY
Open House/Ribbon cutting for Law Office of Dustin W. Warren at 400 Public Square, Columbia, KY. | (ID:53430, Comment)
Services 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Liberty, KY, for Marvine Epp Crutcher, 77, Casey County, KY (1941-2018) | (ID:53475, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:53490, Comment)
1:00pmCTCU commencement - masters degrees at 2pmET and 4pmET in Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville. | (ID:53410, Comment)
Services, Columbia, KY, for Raymond Loy, 75, Adair County, KY (1942-2018) | (ID:53456, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:53491, Comment)
ADAIR COUNTY BAND BINGO - at Adair Band Bingo Building - Doors Open 5pmCT - Close 10pmCT Bingo is each Tuesday and Friday. Open 5pm-10pmCT/6pm/11pmET, in the Adair Band Bingo Building, 50 Shady Lane (Bing Map/Direction from Anywhere) Columbia, KY. License # ORG0002285. Five Regular Games, Pull Tabs, and Much More. Concessions available at all sessions. (Sponsored) | (ID:53492, Comment)
7:00pmCT"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", comedy, performed by the Metcalfe County Middle School Theatre Department, at 208 Randolph Street (Campus), Edmonton, KY. STORY/3-DAY SCHEDULE | (ID:53372, Comment)

 

































 
 
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