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Daily News for Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Columbia City Council Meets in Special Session The Columbia City Council met in special session on Monday for a short agenda. A major economic development project is under consideration. The council met in executive session for the purpose of: Discussions between a public agency and a representative of a business entity and discussions concerning specific proposal, if open discussions would jeopardize the siting, retention, expansion, or upgrading of the business. No action was taken in executive session. Following a return to regular session a motion was made to authorize the Mayor to work with the Department of Labor Workforce Development, Lake Cumberland Area Development District, Kentucky Economic Development Cabinet, Energy and Environmental Cabinet, and Bluegrass State Skills Grant Program on the development of a major economic development for the community. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 22:51:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government
Pat Hamilton, 78, Cumberland County, KY Patricia "Pat" (Alexander) Hamilton of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky, having attained the age of 78 years, 11 months and 21 days. She was born in Burkesville, Kentucky, on Saturday, October 3, 1946, the daughter of Frank B. & Ora (Newby) Alexander. She was a Christian, a member of the Burkesville Community Church, and the owner of Hamilton's B.B.Q. for forty-three years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Jordan Alexander. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 20:09:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Rebecca Jane Stephens, 91, Russell County, KY Rebecca Jane Stephens, of Russell Springs, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, September 23, 2025. She was 91 years of age. Born October 19, 1933, in Rosie, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Ethel Wyatt Coleman. On January 24, 1964, Jane wed the love of her life, Terril Stephens, in Titusville, Florida. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 20:00:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Old Concord Community Church Homecoming is Sept 28 From Phyllis Burris Old Concord Community Church will have their annual Homecoming Service this Sunday, September 28, 2025. Service will begin at 10amCT with Savannah and Mckenna Bell singing. Our pastor, Bro. Pat Smith will bring the message beginning at 11amCT, with a potluck meal to follow. No afternoon service. You're invited! Old Concord Community Church is located at 5996 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY. 2025-09-24 18:40:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
CPD: Former ACRJ employees indicted From Columbia Police Department The Columbia Police Department reports that a theft complaint, filed on August 18, 2025, by Adair County Regional Jailer Buddy Powell, has led to the arrest of two Columbia residents, both of whom were formerly employed at the Adair County Regional Jail. On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Adair County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Brandon Hitch and Deputy Sheriff Joshua Durbin served the indictment warrants on the pair. Bond for each was set at $10,000 cash. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 16:09:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Beulah Chapel Homecoming is Sept 28 From Kim Goodin Pastor Cody Willis and Beulah Chapel invite you to Homecoming Service at 10amCT on Sunday, September 28, 2025. We are privileged to have "Mercy's Won" with us for singing prior to lunch. Please join us! Beulah Chapel is located at 4262 Liberty Road in Columbia, KY. 2025-09-24 16:04:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
LWU Volleyball assists with OCC for Malvina Farkle Day From Mark Fudge Malvina Farkle Day is an annual celebration of a mythical Lindsey Wilson alumna and staff member who lived a life of service and fun and had a pet opossum. Classes are dismissed for the day so students can spend the morning working on community-service projects. The afternoon includes campus games and activities. As part of this year's Malvina Farkle day activities, Lindsey Wilson University Volleyball players, coaches and support staff packed Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts at the Columbia Baptist Church on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. National collection week for Operation Christmas Child is coming up November 17–24, 2025. Note: Lindsey Wilson students and employees are given a special T-shirt commemorating Malvina Farkle Day each year. A design by Camryn Reece '26 of Edmonton was selected in an online vote to grace the front of this year's Malvina Farkle Day T-shirt, seen in the photos with this story. 2025-09-24 12:39:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Charles Giles remembered in archives of CM From Columbia Magazine archives December 30, 2011 by Ed Waggener For many years, motorists were staunchly loyal to Gulf, Shell, Standard Oil, or Texaco in this area, or the more local brands of Aetna, Ashland, Golden Tip, Sunoco, and Marathon. In Columbia, there were two Gulf Stations, one at 201 Burkesville Street, the location of today's Chamber Building, which was run by Mr. Frank Garrison and later Willard Cheatham and at 714 Russell Road, owned by Mr. Jones, who lived next door in what later became the Hannah Fowler house. Service stations predominated the retail scene in Columbia in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. There was one-to-three on almost every corner. Nobody had to worry about an empty tank. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 11:26:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Arlene Durrett Shepherd, 94, Green County, KY Arlene Chaudoin Durrett Shepherd, 94, of Greensburg, Kentucky (formerly of Shepherdsville, Kentucky), returned to her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in Greensburg. Born May 3, 1931, in Green County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Helen Harrison Milby Chaudoin and James Milton "Joe" Chaudoin. Arlene's life was a testament to love, faith, and family. A member of Eastern Gate Baptist Church, Arlene was a woman of unwavering Christian faith. She read her Bible regularly and faithfully attended church when her health allowed. She possessed an exceptional ability to see the good in others, rarely uttering a negative word about anyone. This kindness and respect for others defined her character, making Arlene a pillar of strength and stability for her family. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 11:22:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Armed Women group meets monthly in Adair The Adair County Chapter of Armed Women of America meets on the first Saturday of each month, 9:30-11:30amCT, at the Adair County Sportsman Club, 7200 Fairplay Road, Columbia, KY. They provide a non-intimidating, educational environment for women of all skill levels. Contact Sue Phelps at awa.adaircounty@gmail.com . 2025-09-24 10:07:23 | Comments | Printable version
Patricia Ann Davis, 80, Russell County, KY Patricia Ann Davis, 80, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Tuesday, September 23rd, at Jean Waddle Care Center, Somerset, Pulaski County. Patricia was born in Danville, KY on January 30, 1945, a daughter of the late Inis (Hudson) and Virgil Middleton. She was a homemaker Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 10:04:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Soccer: Blue Raiders in Battle of Highway 55 Match-up Both the Lindsey Wilson men's and women's soccer teams will travel to Campbellsville on Wednesday to face Mid-South Conference rival Campbellsville University in another installment of the Battle of Highway 55. The women play first, at 5pmCT, followed by the men at 7pmCT, in Finley Stadium on Chandler Avenue in Campbellsville, KY. 2025-09-24 09:25:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Pops & Son Tires Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting From Ellen Zornes, Executive Director Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce Pops & Son Tires will hold celebrate their Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting at NoonCT on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 4213 Edmonton Rd, Columbia, KY. Come by and help them celebrate their tire shop and new alignment machine. Enjoy FREE BBQ hot dogs, kraut or chili dogs, chips and sweet treats until they run out. They will be celebrating their grand opening from October 3, 2025, through October 17, 2025, with chances to sign up for a gift basket of Pops & Son Tires shop goodies and service certificate. Pops & Son Tires is proud to service Gradyville, Columbia, Adair County and surrounding areas by offering 'Good Old Time Country service and great prices'. 2025-09-24 09:21:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Chamber of Commerce
Kelleyville Community Church Homecoming is Sept 28 From Linda Tucker Kelleyville Community Church will be having Homecoming Service beginning at 10:30amCT this Sunday, September 28, 2025, with special guest Cumberland Thunder from Russell County. Bro. Matt Pendleton and congregation invite everyone to attend. Kelleyville Community Church is located at 77 Kellyville Rd., Columbia, KY. 2025-09-24 09:17:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Lindsey Wilson University Singers begin a new Era of Excellence By Duane Bonifer A new eara in the storied history of the Lindsey Wilson Singers got underway on Tuesday evening, September 23, 2025. The Singers' annual Standards of Excellence Signing Ceremony was held in the historic John B. Begley Chapel, and it was the first time under the Lindsey Wilson University banner and the first time under Director of Choral Activities Jennifer Bersaglia. At the ceremony, which is more than two decades old, members pledge to uphold the cocurricular group's "Standards of Excellence," a 191-word document that spells out the ensemble's musical and social expectations. After signing the document, members gathered together in candlelight to welcome newcomers and express their community and solidarity through song. "When we use the word 'excellence,' we first must ask ourselves who established the very notion of excellence in the arts," Bersaglia told the Singers and guests, which included several alumni and family members. "For this we look to the first artist, the Creator himself. All beauty in the created world bears witness to the excellence of God." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-09-24 08:58:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University Birthdays and Anniversaries for September 24 Happy Anniversary, Becky and Kenny Jennings (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Henry and Jessica Anderson (2016) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alex Michael Martin (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Derek Wilkinson (1990) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jesse Chance Huckaby (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Judy Ann Coomer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Julie Walker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kathy Hunt | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Katy Roy (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lachana Scholl | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Landon Walker Bryant | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Paige Smith (1991) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Scotty Thompson (1963) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sharla Gard | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shawn Sinclair | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Teresa Powell Waggener | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Thomas Hughlett | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, William Douglas Burton | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, B.J. Holt Russell Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nellie B. Lawson, Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, C. Darrell Kemp, Taylor County, KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rose Mildred Roy, Casey Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jones, 48, Russell Co., KY (1964) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Festus Crawley Conley, Cumberland Co., KY (1931-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cuthburt Eldon Fox, Russell County, KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Howard (Ed) Skaggs, Russell County, KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kathleen Wilson, Adair County, KY (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Dessie Uldeen Garner Ferguson, Burkesville, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Christian Zimmerman, of Casey County, KY (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Delmar Ray Foster, Adair Co., KY (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edith Young, 85, Russell County, KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Weldon Howard Neal, Sr., Metcalfe Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Arlin Edwards, 77, Green Co./Adair native, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael Gregory Hopper, 35, Russell County, KY (1981-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raquel Ieasha Anyega, 14, Columbia, KY (2002-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jason Aaron Wheeler, 44, Columbia, KY (1972-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Johnetta Collins, Casey County, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marcella Ann Birge Key, 62, Metcalfe Co., KY (1955-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lois Marie Dutton, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1933-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Robinson, 78, Casey County, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barry Dowell, 51, Adair County, KY (1966-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Audrey Sluder Eastridge, 99, Campbellsville, KY (1921-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Jean Lyons, 79, Metcalfe County, KY (1939-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy L. Harmon, 83, Columbia, KY (1939-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clifton Lewis Jones, 59, Columbia, KY (1960-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Johns, 58, Taylor Co., KY native (1963-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dee Edward McCubbin, 83, formerly of Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jacqueline (Jackie) Marcum, 43, Campbellsville, KY (1977-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janet Elaine Weddle, 46, Somerset, KY (1974-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joan Cole Lawless Loy, 80, Columbia, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, June Hansen, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pat Williams, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sandy Wethington Wolford, 73, Clementsville, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sheila K. Coffman, 46, Liberty, KY (1973-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Edwin Bryant, 81, Columbia, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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