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Ronald Lee Clark, Taylor County, KY (1948-2018)

He is remembered as a fun-loving, energetic, hardworking man. He earned his living as a longhaul semi driver. He often competed in rodeos as a team roper, and he loved his animals. The cowboy code of loyalty, honor, and sacrifice served him well throughout his life. His wife, Joyce Spurling Clark, survives.
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Ronald Lee "Ron" Clark of Campbellsville, KY died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at his home after an extended battle with cancer. He was 70 years of age.

There will be a funeral service to honor his life on Friday, August 17, 2018 at 12noonCT/1pmET in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Sonny Mull will be officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, Aug 17, from 9amCT/10amET until time for the service.


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2018-08-12 21:42:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Paz-Holley says thank you to the family of Hancock Tires



2018-08-12 - 1321 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Rick Wilson.
The Paz-Holley Project received a donation from Troy, Alex and Oral Hancock with Hancock Tire & Alignment Center of Columbia in response to the business challenge. P-H Chairman Rick Wilson said, "Troy told me this morning it came on his heart last night to donate to this project." The total is growing ever closer to the goal of $108,000 and an announcement is planned for Monday, August 13, 2018 as to the status of the fundraiser to buy the house for the Paz-Holley children. - LW
To help with the Paz-Holley Project contact any one of the committee members that follow: Paz-Holley Project Chairman Rick Wilson 270-378-1490, Treasurer Maggie Coleman 704-281-3055, Robin Lewis 270-250-5299, Troy Grider 270-250-3523, Dennis Loy 270-634-1429, Jane Reed 270-805-9183, Sarah Dean 270-634-2204, Marian Grant 270-378-1782, Danny Fudge 270-634-0727 and Stacey Wilson 270-250-4798.

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Volunteers sought to help get food to those in need

Lainie Phelps, Bonner Program Coordinator, hopes to connect with area volunteers who would like to join the Lindsey Wilson Campus Kitchen project (CKLWC) which works to fight hunger by reducing food waste.
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By Linda Waggener

The Campus Kitchen at Lindsey Wilson College (CKLWC) prepares and delivers a meal every Saturday to over 50 people in the Adair County area. Clients include children, adults, and elderly who show a need after making application. the phone number to the staff coordinator is below.


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2018-08-12 21:37:16 | Comments | Printable version

Donald Ray Dease, 54, Taylor County, KY (1964-2018)

He was a member of the Trinity Gospelaires, a locally renowned singing group. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and attended the Greensburg Separate Baptist Church. His wife Danette and a large family survive him.
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Donald Ray Dease of Campbellsville, KY passed away at age 54 on Saturday, August 11, 2018 after an accident while working.

There will be a local visitation on Monday, August 13, 2018 from 4-7pmCT/5-8pmET in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY. He will be laid to rest in his hometown in South Carolina by Morris Funeral Home which is in charge of those arrangements.


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2018-08-12 21:11:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Revival at Faith General Baptist starts 20 Aug 2018

Bro. Dickie Rogers is evangelist

By Tracey Pierce

Faith General Independent Church, 5171 W Hwy 76, Russell Springs, KY will be begin revival services starting at 6:30pmCT, Monday, August 20, 2018, with Brother Dickie Rogers as the evangelist. Everyone is invited. - Tracey Pierce


2018-08-12 19:31:32 | Comments | Printable version

ACPC Site-Based Council meets Mon 13 Aug 2018

Adair County Primary Center, . . . where little kids do great things

The Adair County Primary Center Site-Based Council will hold its monthly meeting at 5pmCT, Monday, August 13, 2018 in the library at ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY. The meeting is open to the public. - Debbie Bradshaw, Principal.


2018-08-12 18:34:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Faith General Independent Church homecoming is 19 Aug 2018

Coffey Family will be singing

By Tracey Pierce

Faith General Independent Church, 5171 W Hwy 76, Russell Springs, KY will be having homecoming service starting at 10amCT, Sunday morning, August 19, 2018, with Brother Jerry Smith bringing the message and singing by the Coffey Family. Everyone is invited. - Tracey Pierce


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Edmonton, KY turns 200 - celebration 7-9 Sep 2018

Note: More notes and details and addresses with street & number for each venue will be added later. Check back

September 7 - 9, 2018 Celebration Schedule of Events
From Gaye Shaw, Edmonton-Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce

Friday, September 7, 2018

- 11:30amCT - Opening Ceremony
- 12:30pmCT - Bicentennial Parade
- 2pm-3pmCT - Historical Fashion Show
- 3pm-5pmCT - Karaoke Contest
- 3:30pm-5pmCT - Bicentennial skits
- 5pmCT Game time Hornet Tailgate Party


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Paz-Holley Project -- Praise for each step given to God

Messages from Sarah Dean, Maggie Coleman, Marian Grant, Troy Grider and Rick and Sandy Wilson, compiled by Linda Waggener

Sarah Dean writes:
“This project has had an overwhelming impact on everyone involved. Our community has gone above and beyond to help this family through donations and prayer. It’s amazing to watch God take what seemed like a broken, hopeless situation and use it to show his love and faithfulness. He is faithful!“ - Sarah Dean

Troy Grider writes:
"I am so excited of what God has brought together. It has been Divine Inspiration even at those early stages of compassion, thoughts, and prayers about what could be done to help this family in their suffering and tremendous need.


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2018-08-12 12:21:10 | Comments | Printable version

JIM - Around the square threescore and ten years ago

Written for history enthusiasts, and especially for those in the vanguard of the movement to enjoy the Square and Downtown Columbia — witnessed Friday night, August 10, 2018.
Click on headline for complete JIM essay, with Favorite Ad from the past, when The Peapickers opened for Grand Ole Opry Stars Lonzo & Oscar, favorite sons of Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY, famous uncles of ColumbiaMagazine.com columnist Carol Perkins.

By JIM

By the summer of 1948, progress and relative prosperity (the latter perhaps tempered somewhat by post-war inflation) had quietly infiltrated Adair County, and the post-rationing demand for a wide array of consumer goods continued unabated. The already gathering winds of war — pardon me, police action — half a world away did not yet have enough strength to dampen spirits or demand.


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2018-08-12 09:53:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History

Bryant Reunion in Russell Springs, KY - Sat 1 Sep 2018

The Bryant reunion will be held Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Community Center, 628 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY. Doors open at 9amCT, meal at 12pmNoon CT. Bring your favorite dish, come early and fellowship with us. - Charles Shepherd

2018-08-12 09:32:51 | Comments | Printable version

Berto Soto is ACMS Football Player of the Week - Week 2 2018

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By Debra Waddell

The Adair County Middle School (ACMS) Player of the Week - Week Two - is Berto Soto, 8th grade, Offensive/Defensive Line. - Debra Waddell


2018-08-12 04:21:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Adair Countian, 62, convicted of conspiracy to commit mail fraud

Conviction on single count of conspiracy by Federal jury follows allegations by U.S. of "false and misleading representations about the chances of hitting productive oils, the length of tie the wells would produce, and the amount of profit the investors could expect. The investments, totaling around $10 million, were sold under the names Rick-Rod Oil, Big South Resources, R&R Plus, and Hydro & Green Global Energy." Sentencing is scheduled for December 5, 2018, in Frankfort, KY. The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Securities. The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ken Taylor and Neeraj Gupta.
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From U.S. Attorney's Office
U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of KY

FRANKFORT, KY - (Fri 10 Aug 2018) A Federal jury sitting in Frankfort has convicted Ronnie C. Rodgers, 62, of Columbia, KY, of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and securities fraud, arising from the sale of interests in oil and gas exploration ventures in South Central Kentucky, between 2007 and 2017.


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Election 6 Nov 2016 - Sharon Payne files, Columbia City Council

Seven have now filed for the six member Columbia City Council
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By Ed Waggener

Sharon Payne, W Barbee Street, Columbia, KY, signed up for City Council Saturday morning, August 11, 2018 in the office of Adair County Clerk Lisa Greer.

The candidate works at AFLAC SupplementaI Insurance and is a Director at Agape House PRC, is an LCADD Executive Board Member, and a member of the Eunice Church of God.


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Franklin, KY, physician sentenced to Federal prison

Penalty is for drug trafficking. Judge sentences Kentucky physician to over four years in federal prison and a $25,000 fine for 15 counts of prescribing opiate pain medication outside of the course of medical practice. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys David Weiser and Rob Bonar with assistance from paralegals Mary Kennedy and Jane Bauer, and was being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kentucky State Police, the Kentucky Office of Inspector General, Division of Audits and Investigations, Drug Enforcement and Professional Practice Branch.

From U.S. Attorney's Office
U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, KY - (10 Aug 2018) United States District Court Judge Greg N. Stivers sentenced Franklin, Kentucky, physician, Roy D. Reynolds, to federal prison for 50 months with no probation in the federal system on 15 counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances by way of prescribing opiate pain medications outside of the course of professional medical practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.


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2018-08-12 01:23:39 | Comments | Printable version

Cumberland Thunder at Beechgrove SBC, Sun 19 Aug 2018

Adair County Sunday Singing

Cumberland Thunder will be singing at 11amCT, Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Beechgrove Separate Baptist Church, 2456 Hwy 900, Glens Fork, KY. Everyone is invited - Anita Vanarsdale


2018-08-12 00:51:39 | Comments | Printable version

Today - SUNDAY with CM - 12 Aug 2018

Haiku by Robert Stone for August 12, 2018:
Step into a feud
without knowing that you have
and death surrounds you.
--Robert Stone, Sunday, 12 August 2018.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2525



2018-08-12 00:49:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 12
Happy Anniversary, Dennis and Kathy Powell (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Don and Faye Bault (1961)
In Memory Faye, d. Jan. 19, 2011 | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ray and Brenda Prock (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda Taylor | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Martin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anita Vanarsdale | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Lacy (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brody Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chass Isabelle (1975) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daniel Ross Kermeen | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daryl Wilson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Derrick Shane Pickett (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Graham Waggener (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John Hojnik (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lucy Scott Yarberry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mollie Quinn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nicholas Honaker (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Skyler Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tanner Lewis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Trenton Page | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garnett Davis, 90, Taylor Co., KY (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rhymon Shorty Claywell, Russell Springs, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Rousey, Hustonville, KY (1949-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Taylor Thistlewaite, MD, Metcalfe County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carrie Alice Dillingham, Columbia, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Barger Edwards, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randy K. Bolin, Russell County, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stella Parson, (1943-2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Irene Bryant, Casey Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. William Dennis Shirley, Adair Co. native (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Everett Kendrick, Cumberland Co., KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Ida M. Harmon Corbin, Adair Co., KY native (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janet Marie Grant, Adair Co., KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virgil Brown, Pulaski native (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Guy Morgan, Cumberland Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arvilla Garner, 95, Russell Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Nunn Dunman, Green County, KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnie R. Sprowles, Taylor Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester Earl Taylor, Adair Co. native (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earl Delmer Buis, Casey County, KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Olene Gaddis, Taylor County, KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ned Lyon Russell, Green Co., KY native (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ernie Randolph, Jr., Green County, KY (1966-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara J. Barnes, 65, Russell County, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James (Jing A Ling) Shoopman, Cumberland Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, O.B. Atchley , Adair County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.C. Popplewell, 52, Russell County, KY (1962-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Houston Bradshaw, Adair Co., KY (1930-2014 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Julia Mae Cheatham, 98, Adair County, KY (1916-2015 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Sue Jewell, 67, Russell County, KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Jerry Simpson Wilcoxson, 71, Green Co., KY (1944-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark T. Brown, 34, Russell County, KY (1981-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Robert Lee Lehman, 88, Taylor Co., KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis Randolph Ballenger, Russell Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1960-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dale Mann, 77, Russell County, KY (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ransom Earl Guffey, 89, Russell County, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edvert -Ed- Glen Gaskins, Russell Springs, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Travis Cape, 81, Adair County, KY (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Ann Durham Simmons, Green County, KY (1933-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glydus Bailey, Columbia, KY (1913-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billie Sue Perkins, 77, Adair Co., KY native (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Gene Lacy, 80, Glensfork, KY native (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Gene Money, 86, Greensburg, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Buford Leslie Akin, Greensburg, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Derrick S. Pickett, 27, Columbia, KY (1996-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward McKinley White, 79, Burkesville, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Esther Cox Gabehart, 80, Campbellsville, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gail Ann Murphy, 56, Adair County, KY (1963-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnnie Ray Patton, 75, Dunnville, KY (1947-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Cox, 74, Taylor Co., KY native (1948-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert F. Montville, 61, Russell Springs, KY (1961-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sheila Parson, 71, Columbia, KY (1952-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Valerie Kay Wheeler Morris (1968-2007) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, August 12, 2018
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
MidnightCTList Your Yardsale Now - Got an upcoming Yard Sale? Schools are now well underway, but parents will still be looking for back to school needs. Check today's Yard Sales Send it NOW using any Contact/Submit button. Need Help? Call 270-250-2730. | (ID:54995, Comment)
6:00amCTTime check CM Directory of Churches
for Sunday morning worship service schedules. | (ID:54996, Comment)
9:00amCTServices, Greensburg, KY, for Barbara Ann Durham Simmons, Green County, KY (1933-2018) | (ID:54947, Comment)
10:30amCT148th Anniversary Celebration Day First Baptist Church, 847 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY. Rev. Richard Briscoe morning speaker; Dr. Darrick Briscoe, afternoon speaker. Rev. Daniel Murphy, Sr., invites all to attend. - Roxanna Murphy STORY | (ID:54908, Comment)
NoonCTChimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:54997, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices 1pmCT/2pmET, Liberty, KY, for Brian McFarland, 39, Lubbock, TX (1939-2018) | (ID:54978, Comment)
Service 1pmCT/2pmET, Campbellsville, KY, for Thelma -Pinkie- Clark, Greensburg, Green Co., KY (1936-2018) | (ID:54983, Comment)
4:00pmCTSummer Splash, at Glens Fork Church of the Nazarene, 7811 Hwy 55 South, Columbia, KY - STORY | (ID:54904, Comment)
Time check CM Directory of Churches
for Sunday evening worship service schedules. | (ID:54999, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:54998, Comment)
6:00pmCTBlakey Quartet at Breeding United Methodist Church, 605 Breeding Loop, Breeding, KY, Sun 12 Aug 2018 - Missy Lemon - STORY | (ID:54695, Comment)
Sons of Zion singing at Old Concord United Methodist Church, 7996 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY - PAM COMPTON | (ID:54901, Comment)
Southern Heirs at Charity Baptist Church, 4072 Holmes Bend Road, Columbia, KY. - Janet Biggs Coffey STORY | (ID:54931, Comment)

 

































 
 
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