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William Earl Miller, 55, Russell County, KY

William Earl Miller, of Russell Springs, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025. He was 55 years of age.

Born January 19, 1970, in Casey County, he was the only son of the late Earl J. and Lucy Helen Wilson Miller. William was a carpenter by trade, and he truly enjoyed his work. When he wasn't working, he spent time riding his motorcycle and playing his music loud. William loved all his family, but his grandchildren held a special place in his heart and in his life.


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Triplets stopped by during the holiday weekend



2025-09-01 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
These young triplets learned the path from Jamestown Street up Town Creek to Hurt Street from their mother but she wasn't with them on this visit. They found mostly crunchy grass as the drought continues.

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Homecoming at Whites Chapel Separate Baptist Church

From Tracy Stephens

Whites Chapel Separate Baptist Church will have Homecoming Service at 10amCT on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Brother Jamie Bryant will bring the message and The Payne Sisters will be singing. Dinner will be held after the morning services.

Brother B.J. Huff and congregation invite everyone to join in the services. Whites Chapel Separate Baptist Church is located at 1629 Hwy 1870 (Old Columbia Road), Russell Springs, KY.


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KSP: Fatal Collision on KY 379 in Russell Co.

From Trooper Jonathan Houk

Russell Springs, KY - Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers responded to a two-vehicle injury collision on KY 379 in Russell County that occurred on August 29, 2025, at 8:44 P.M. CST.

The preliminary investigation revealed that William Miller, 55, of Russell Springs, was traveling north on KY 379 on a 2004 Honda Shadow motorcycle. A 2004 Dodge Ram 2500, operated by Daniel Turner, 33, of Magnolia, was also traveling north on KY 379. Mr. Miller's vehicle was stopped in the roadway for an unknown reason. Due to the limited visibility of the motorcycle created by vehicular and environmental conditions, Mr. Turner was unable to see Mr. Miller's motorcycle in the roadway, colliding with it in the rear.


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Jeremy Adam Coffey, 45, Columbia, KY (1979-2025)

Jeremy Adam Coffey of Columbia went to spend eternity with the Lord on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at his residence. He was 45 years old.

Funeral services will be held at NoonCT on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Bro. Roger Garner and Bro. Eric Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 9amCT on Tuesday at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.


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Richard (Dewain) Burton, 69, Stanford, KY (1955-2025)

Richard "Dewain" Burton, age 69, of Stanford, Kentucky, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 29, 2025.

A funeral service to honor Dewain's life will be held at 1pmCT on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Trinity Church, 2418 Campbellsville Rd., Columbia, KY, with Wes Irvin officiating. Burial will be in the Bearwallow Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Friday after 10amCT at Trinity Church.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for September 1
Happy Anniversary, Barney and Nancy Taylor (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Burchell and Vera Couch (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Danny and Betty Burris (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Micah and Gayle Harvey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Sammy and Margaret Taylor | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Leah Irvin (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ann Martin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Candice Thomas (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cynthia Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Darren Ballou (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Derrick Riter (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacob T. Doss (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Weston | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kotila Gayle Rhymer (2003 | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lonnie DeVore | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Madison McCloud (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Margie Baker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marla Curtsinger Brewster (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Piper Jewell Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Piper Jewell Smith (2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rosie Mae Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Valerie Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Valerie Roy Taylor (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maxine Stafford, Casey County, KY (1923-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Asa Marshall Shelton, Columbia, KY (1912-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Lee Franklin, Columbia, KY (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jay Davis, Greensburg, KY (1961-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Marcum Helm, Jamestown, KY (1934-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Neil Young (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Troy (Buster) Watson, Taylor Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James O. Johnson, Russell Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nannie Wells, Russell Co., KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Sears, Casey Co., KY, native (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Bradshaw Yates, Adair Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Ray Thompson , Casey Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Gentry, Adair County, KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Morris Horn, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Earl Gillespie, Taylor County, KY (1932-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Grider, Adair County, KY (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Foley, Russell County, KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene (Brub) Popplewell, Russell Co., KY (1926-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vatus Gibson, Hustonville, KY, (1924-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Trannie Sullivan, 66, Adair County, KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Helen Goodin, Adair County, KY (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl Franklin, Adair County, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Billy Shelton Bone, Marion County, KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer Summers, Casey County, KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Sidney Helm, 76, Adair Co., KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Thomas, Casey County, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley (Trent) Clark, 81, Center, Metcalfe Co., KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Virgil Everett Noe, Green County, KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anon Martin, 79, Jamestown, KY/Hindman native (1938-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna D. Mann, Russell Springs, KY (1964-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby J. Burress, 82, Milltown, KY (1937-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David A. Smith, 60, Russell Springs, KY (1961-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edmond Trautman, 96, Taylor County, KY (1921-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Enrique I. Valdes, 60, Taylor Co., KY (1954-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Dale Henson, 72, Liberty, KY (1949-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Wood Judd, Greensburg, KY (1945-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Wilham, 61, Lebanon, KY (1957-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary W. Williams, 75, Russell County, KY (1943-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Grace Taylor, 93, Jamestown, KY (1927-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Retha Mae Eads, 91, Windsor, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roger Allen Coomer, 71, Adair Co., KY native (1949-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steven Powell, 64, Campbellsville, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon Lynch, 63, Liberty, KY (1956-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, September 1, 2025
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTLabor Day
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. (Wikipedia) | (ID:69245, Comment)
7:00amCTNo School in Adair County | (ID:69246, Comment)
8:00amCTAdair County Clerk closed today | (ID:69336, Comment)
County Offices closed for Labor Day:
  • The Adair County Judge Executive's Office
  • Adair County Road Department
  • Green River Animal Shelter
| (ID:69361, Comment)
11:00amCTServices for Sherry Rodgers, 50, Columbia, KY (1974-2025) | (ID:69373, Comment)

 































 
 
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