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SCC now offering evening classes at LCRCWC

By Regina Haugen

Somerset Community College has partnered with the Lake Cumberland Regional College and Workforce Center (next to Russell County High School), to offer evening courses there this fall.

We'll be offering courses in Basic Electricity, HVAC Electricity, Welding, and Nurse Aid. Many students are eligible for funding for these classes through Kentucky Work Ready, and SCC is offering students new to the college a free semester this fall - including books.

For more information, or to enroll, contact Regina Haugen at 270-858-6510 or Heather Gambriel at 606-277-8329.


2021-08-08 21:21:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

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Southern Heirs in concert Aug 15

By Charles Shepherd

The Southern Heirs Quartet, the Russell Springs-based gospel group, will be singing at 5pmCT on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Harris Creek Baptist Church, located on Harris Creek Church Road in Moreland KY. Everyone is welcome.


2021-08-08 21:17:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

CPD: Found wallet

By Officer Adam Cravens, PIO
Columbia Police Department

This afternoon a party called Adair 911 after locating a lost wallet at a local restaurant and turned it in to the responding Officer. No identification was within the wallet. Owner may come to City Hall or the Police Department and claim it after identifying the wallet and its contents.


2021-08-08 21:13:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Kathryn (Katye) Gabrielle Landis, 32, Greensburg, KY (1989-2021)

Katye Landis of Greensburg passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021. She was 32 years old.

The funeral service for Katye Landis will be conducted at 3pmCT on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main St., Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Greensburg Cemetery.

Visitation is requested from 11amCT until 3pmCT on Tuesday at the Cowherd & Parrott Funeral home in Greensburg.


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2021-08-08 21:01:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Billy Joe Patton, 86, Columbia, KY (1934-2021)

Billy Joe Patton of Columbia passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at his home. He was 86 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 2pmCT on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with burial to follow in the Freedom Cemetery.

The family requests visitation on Wednesday, August 11, from 10amCT until time for the service.


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2021-08-08 20:55:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Bits and pieces from across the county, early August 1931

Near the end of the dog days of 1931, the Yankees and Athletics sprinted toward a rematch in the World Series. Gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond drew a four year jail term for bootlegging, a sentence he never served due to a case of SLP (Sudden Lead Poisoning) a few months later while he awaited retrial. And, after a series of bank collapses mid-year, global economies worsened. But meanwhile, back in The Shire...

By JIM

The News announced Welby Cooley as the carrier for a newly established Star Route, the route to serve the communities of Garlin, Vester, Christine, Absher, and all points between, ending back at Garlin. Claimed the paper, "People along this route who have never received mail promptly will now receive mail from Columbia the same day it leaves here."

Barksdale Hamlett, then a young -- and no doubt dashing -- lieutenant stationed at Fort Sam Houston, blistered the roads in a trip home to see his family. He left San Antonio "early Friday morning" (August 7th) and rolled into Columbia at 3:15 Sunday morning, nearly 48 hours later with a thousand miles of road in the rearview mirror.

On the 8th, members of the Cane Valley Christian Church along with several other residents of the community, totaling some three hundred in all, descended on the farm of Ben Banks for a picnic. "Music was provided by the wellknown Judd brothers and Miss Ruth Roberts." Other entertainments included "a radio on the grounds" and various games and contests.


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2021-08-08 09:48:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History

Farmers Market on the Square: Last Wednesday market is Aug 11

By Donna Jones

Farmers Market on the Square will be open Wednesday, August 11, 2021, for the last weekday market of the season.

The market will continue to be open each Saturday morning from 8amCT to 1pmCT until the end of October. Come support your local farmers and get homegrown produce and great crafts.


2021-08-08 09:42:09 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for August 8, 2021

Glowing ideas
are not easily rendered
by pen on paper.
--Robert Stone, Sunday, 8 August 2021.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3617


2021-08-08 09:35:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 8
Happy Anniversary, Jr. and Donna Feese (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Wally and Laura Burress (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ashlynn Jaggers (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donna Bivens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ed Darnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ella Ann Conover (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ernie Rogers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hannah Peck | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, JC Bean | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jenna McGaha | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jenny Cundiff | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lexxus (Lexi) Danielle Evans (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nikki Loy (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rick Wilson (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robert Flowers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Susan Minton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Todd Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ty Cundiff (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Sue (Ann) Melton, 66, Adair Co., KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Louise Knifley Spires, Columbia, KY (1928-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Skaggs Taylor Co., KY, (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vontress Jones, Taylor Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William C. (Bill) Moore, Green Co, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lois Bartley, Green Co., KY (1936 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles William Nicklas, 23, Russell Co., KY (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Elvin O. Giles, Adair Co., KY (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert L Bob Wise, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kimble Parker Jessie, Taylor Co., KY, Adair Co., KY native (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. John William Phillips, 67, Burkesville, KY (1946-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lula Hawthorne, Green County, KY (1920-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mavis Jude Burkhart, infant, Casey County, KY (2015-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jasper Leon Burton, 69, Adair County, KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Appleby McQueary, 62, Russell Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Susie Lee White, 74, Adair Co., KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Dean (Murrell) Brockman, 85, Adair Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie Van Coop, Adair Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Yolande Ann Marie Wittamer Oostens, 78, Adair Co., KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Garnett (Dean) Redford, Casey Co., KY (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Rahill, Green County, KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Edith Gooch Birch (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Glen Capps, 60, Cumberland Co., KY (1957-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Reba Bryant Dobson, 78, Green Co., KY/Adair Co., KY, native (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Stephen Acree, Metcalfe County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Vanarsdale Bivens, Adair County, KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Benjamin Dennis (Bennie) Warren, 75, Columbia, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Lucille Grider, 70, Columbia, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beverly C. Smith, 56, Columbia, KY (1967-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billie Ann Hadley, 63, Columbia, KY (1957-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine Darnell, 92, Columbia, KY (1930-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Curtis Lee Sneed, 81, Columbia, KY native (1943-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Davis B. Brockman, 87, Columbia, KY (1937-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Diane M. Rowe, 78, Columbia, KY (1946-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ericka Wooldridge, 48, Columbia, KY native (1972-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ilda Stanley, 84, Liberty, KY native (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.C. Bean, 89, Adair Co., KY native (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Bennard (Ben) Meyer, III, 66, Adair Co., KY (1954-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Bennett, 73, Columbia, KY (1949-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Lou Marcum Blakeman, 75, Green Co., KY native (1948-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Liza Louise Murphy, 87, Columbia, KY (1937-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Alice Martin, Liberty, KY (1921-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nadine Rafferty, 91, Louisville, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Elaine Brown, 93, Burkesville, KY (1929-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma Collins, 67, Columbia, KY (1956-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Otto Brock, 78, Columbia, KY (Aug. 8, 1914-Aug. 15, 1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Philip Mason Blaydes, 81, Edmonton, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra Lee Shirley, 55, Green Co., KY (1965-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Velma Hershberger, Greensburg, KY (1962-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, August 8, 2021
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
2:00pmCTServices for Brenda Henson, 69, Adair County, KY (1952-2021) | (ID:62046, Comment)
2:30pmCTWaiting for Godot at Barn Lot Theater | (ID:61991, Comment)
6:00pmCTThe Kellys singing at Kelleyville Community Church | (ID:62049, Comment)

 
































 
 
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