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L. Hancock Road closed Sunday night due to high water

UPDATE: Road is reopened - Monday, December 2, 2019 .

From Judge Executive Gale Cowan


Sunday evening - The L. Hancock Road in Adair County is closed to through traffic. Water is across the bridge and there is also a tree across the bridge.

Signs have been posted on both sides of the bridge. Road crews will go out first thing Monday morning to remove the tree.


2019-12-01 21:08:57 | Comments | Printable version

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Just checking the scores



2019-12-01 - Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Jane Todd.
Our Bunny the Cat loves to watch sports, especially University of Kentucky Wildcats! - JT

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Stanley Cleveland Meeks, 77, Casey County, KY (1942-2019)

Stanley Cleveland Meeks age 77, of Liberty, KY passed away on Sunday December 1, 2019. He was the son of the late Robert Cleveland Meeks and Delta Sallee Meeks.

Funeral Services will be held at 1pmCT/2pmET Tuesday December 3, 2019 at Thomas Ridge Church. Bro. Hershel Lawhorn officiating. Visitation will start at 11amET before the funeral. Burial will be in the Thomas Ridge Cemetery.


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2019-12-01 21:00:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Kentucky Horse Park driving holiday lights show on now

Holiday Lights run from now until December 31, 2019. Twenty-six years ago, the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation presented the first ever driving tour of holiday lights. Today, Southern Lights has evolved to attract over 120,000 visitors each year from across Kentucky and surrounding states.

The Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm/theme park and equine competition facility dedicated to man's relationship with the horse. The park is an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet that showcases the many equestrian breeds and disciplines of the American horse industry, and hosts a number of high profile horse shows and special events each year attracting visitors, competitors and horses from across the United States and all around the world.


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2019-12-01 20:49:45 | Comments | Printable version

Peggy Jo Johnson Price, 87, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2019)

Peggy Jo Johnson Price of Campbellsville passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019. She was 87 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 1pmET on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Rev. Dave Walters and Rev. John Loper. Burial will follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

Visitation is requested from 5pmET until 8pmET on Monday.


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2019-12-01 19:44:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Christmas Play at Old Concord United Methodist Church

By Pam Spires

Old Concord United Methodist Church will present the Christmas play "A Simple Christmas" on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at 6pmCT. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Old Concord United Methodist Church is located at 5996 FairPlay Rd., Columbia, KY.


2019-12-01 19:12:40 | Comments | Printable version

Ray Lee Wheat, 70, Liberty, KY (1949-2019)

Ray Lee Wheat of Liberty passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville, Kentucky. He was 70 years old.

Cremation rites were honored by McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. No services will be held at this time.


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2019-12-01 18:29:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Thomas (Sam) Dunbar, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1935-2019)

Thomas "Sam" Dunbar Russell Springs passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at his home. He was 84 years old.

The funeral service for Thomas "Sam" Dunbar will be held at 11amCT on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N. Main St., Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Bobby Conner officiating. Special music will be performed by Doyle & Brenda Wilson. Interment will follow in the Square Oak Cemetery.

Visitation is requested from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Tuesday and from 8amCT to 11amCT on Wednesday.


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2019-12-01 16:29:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

CES students drawing turkeys in their art class

By Calen McKinney

Campbellsville Elementary School students are drawing turkeys in their art class.

In Adrienne Hash's class, students recently listened to the book "A Turkey for Thanksgiving" by Eve Bunting.

In the story, Mr. and Mrs. Moose invite all their friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, but they can't find Turkey.


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2019-12-01 15:19:20 | Comments | Printable version

November 25, 1977 Around Adair with Ed Waggener

The article below first appeared in the November 25, 1977 issue of the Daily Statesman. Topics included Sparksville School, the parade planned for inauguration, recruiting Charles Kuralt to come to town, and the Santa Claus at the Ben Franklin. --Pen

By Ed Waggener

Best view in the county?
Cousin Berniece Arnold must have the best job in Adair County. She's the librarian at Sparksville School. Sparksville School is situated high on a hill, and from our Cousin Berniece's window one can see for miles and miles, with broom sedge waving in the foreground, and little houses dotting the countryside; beyond, the wooded hills gently recede into a valley toward Flatwoods to Gradyville, then rise into blueness in the rimmed crest at the outer limits.

I was out there Thursday, and I told her she ought to take a thousand dollars a year less in pay for the scenery, besides the benefits she gets by teaching in one of the most enthusiastic communities in the county. She agreed the view is the best from any Adair County school library. But somehow she didn't think she was overpaid.

Sparksville is a neat school
Terry Farris, the new principal this year at Sparksville, says he really likes it there, despite the fact that he commutes 15 miles each way from his new home at Vester.


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2019-12-01 13:46:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Around Adair with Ed Waggener

Today - SUNDAY with CM - 1 Dec 2019

Haiku by Robert Stone for December 1, 2019:
How we eat is judged,
give thanks some like to see folks
eat with a relish.
--Robert Stone, Sunday, 1 December 2019.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3001


2019-12-01 08:54:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Crossroads Quartet at Melson Ridge United Baptist Church

By Nadene Baker

The Crossroads Quartet will be singing on Sunday night, December 1, 2019, at 6pmCT, at Melson Ridge United Baptist Church, 3082 Melson Ridge Rd. Columbia, Ky. Food and fellowship after singing. Bro. Kyle Estep, Pastor, and congregation invite everyone to come out and join in for a great Blessing.


2019-12-01 08:53:34 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Rainfall in Marion was truly amazing

Rita Smith writes:
We just came through there about 3:30 pm. It was truly amazing to see so much water on both sides of the road. A lot of farmers could not get to their homes, scary also, it was just about to cross the road. --Rita
Comments re photo 86079 Rainy weather


2019-12-01 08:52:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

LWC Football advances to NAIA national semifinals

By Chris Wells

Salina, KS - No. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson football won the program's first-ever NAIA Football Championship Series road game on Saturday with a 35-24 win at No. 3-ranked Kansas Wesleyan at Bissell Field.

Lindsey Wilson football heads to Marian (IN) next Saturday in the NAIA Football Championship Series Semifinals in Indianapolis, Indiana, NAIA officials announced following quarterfinal action on Saturday.

The meeting will be the first-ever game between the Blue Raiders and the Knights. Kickoff is set for 12:05pmCT.


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2019-12-01 08:48:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Rodney Keith Hundley, 29, Casey County, KY (1978-2019)

Rodney Keith Hundley, of Liberty, Kentucky, passed from this life on Friday, November, 29, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. He was 41 years of age.

Funeral services will be at 12noonCT/1pmET Monday, December 2, 2019, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Brother Darrell Burton and Brother Jeff Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Whited Cemetery. Visitation is from 6-9pm Sunday. Pallbearers will be Rick, Rob, Kyle, Korey, and Dalton Hundley and Joey Marples.


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2019-12-01 06:43:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Help ACHS Band with expenses to Inaugural Parade

By Vicky Pike

The Adair County High School Band is going to Frankfort December 10, 2019 to be in the Inaugural Parade.

I've been asked to help with a fund drive and if you'd like to make a donation for their expenses, checks can be made out to Adair County Band Boosters and mailed to me at 3011 Burkesville Road, Columbia, KY 42728, for that purpose only.

These kids work hard and deserve our support.


2019-12-01 06:35:04 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 1
Happy Birthday, Bryan Burress (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Darrell Curry (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jadelyn Taryn Waggener (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jonathan Dwain Feese (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kathy Jones | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Louise Judd Merrell (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, MacKenzie Grace Piercy (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phillip Edwin Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sammy Hitch | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharalene Garrrett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sierra Dalyn Rooks (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sherry Lynn Cox, 58, Campbellsville, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Jean Hadley, Taylor County, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Stephen Dunlap, Campbellsville, KY (1955-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William B. Montgomery, Stanford, KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bob) Sallee, Taylor Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
in Memory Birthday, Dorothy Morris, Liberty, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gaines "Jim" Hodges, Cumberland Co., KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John (Billy) Whitlock, Adair Co. native (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Ruby Arlene Gardner Wright, Green Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Burton, Columbia, KY (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth "Beth" Russell, Taylor Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Sarah Brooke Hart, Jamestown, KY (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Noel, Adair County, KY, native (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Ruth Humphrey, 83, Burkesville, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ralph J. Cole, 90, Cumberland County, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernice A. Wisdom, 86, Russell Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zannie Mae Burton Estes, Green Co., KY, Adair Co. KY native (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Elavee Sells Wright, Cumberland Co., KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Randall Jason Morgan, Sr., 69, Green Co., KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Carol Leigh, 70, Danville, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Arthur Litteral, 54, Adair Co., KY (1962-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Wilson, 75, Russell County, KY (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jonny Davis, 84, Russell County, KY/Perry County, KY native (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Fay Catlett, 68, Adair Co. KY native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Regina Fudge, 90, Columbia, KY (1930-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jackson, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daisy Dimple Cheatham Powell (1915-1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva England, 75, Edmonton, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice G. Wilson, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1940-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessie Douglas Clark, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Russell Grant, 78, Columbia, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judith (Judy) Sexton, 71, Adair Co., KY (1944-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Jessee, 54, Adair Co., KY (1960-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Anne Montgomery, Taylor County, KY (1985-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Peyton (Tom) Chaney, 85, Horse Cave, KY (1937-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Verna Eudora Neagle, 93, Green Co., KY (1929-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, December 1, 2019
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTTime check CM Directory of Churches for Sunday morning worship service schedules. | (ID:59425, Comment)
9:00amCTThe Advent Season at Columbia United Methodist Church: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | (ID:59591, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for Kay Shipp, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2019) | (ID:59594, Comment)
Services for Jamie Gayle Peyton Rodgers 22, Casey County, KY | (ID:59599, Comment)
Services for Kathleen Gibson Savage, 92, Metcalfe County, KY | (ID:59604, Comment)
Services for Jerry Blankenship, 72, Russell County, KY (1947-2019) | (ID:59610, Comment)
2:00pmCTLWC Concert Band Christmas Concert | (ID:59589, Comment)
Services for Clint Mitchell Flanagan, 52, Russell Springs, KY (1967-2019) | (ID:59600, Comment)
Services for Joe David Bennett, 78, Russell County, KY (1941-2019) | (ID:59609, Comment)
5:00pmCTHanging of the Greens special service at Saloma Baptist Church | (ID:59606, Comment)
5:30pmCTLiving by Faith invites everyone to hear Kolton & Chloe singing | (ID:59569, Comment)
6:00pmCTOne Way Up singing at Freedom Separate Baptist Church | (ID:59605, Comment)
Crossroads Quartet at Melson Ridge United Baptist Church | (ID:59615, Comment)

 


































 
 
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