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Soccer: LWU women post 2025 schedule

Entering his 23rd season as head coach of the Lindsey Wilson women's soccer program, Drew Burwash has released the Blue Raiders schedule for the 2025 campaign. According to the NAIA's final Rating Percentage Index of 2024, Lindsey Wilson boasted the nation's number one strength of schedule and looks well on its way to carrying the same this time around.

This season's 14-game slate includes eight teams ranked 23rd or better in last year's postseason coaches' poll, as well as five conference tournament champions, and nine total NAIA national tournament qualifiers.

The Blue Raiders open their calendar at home for the first time since 2021 when they host River States Conference champion Oakland City (IN) on August 22, 2025, followed by an in-state match with Union Commonwealth (KY) on August 26, 2025, both at Walter S. Reuling Stadium, 151 Holloway Drive, Columbia, KY.


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2025-07-15 19:53:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

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4-H Rabbit Show at the Adair County Fair



2025-07-15 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Showmanship skills will determine the winners of the 4-H Rabbit and Poultry Show held Tuesday evening as the Adair County Fair week kicked off in Columbia.

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Letter: Where Shannon got his nickname

Gene Burton (who worked at the B&B Pool Room, now Moore's) writes:
If I were betting money I would wager a small amount that James Burris gave Shannon his nickname around 1984-85. The reason why he gave him the nickname I can not recall. At the time Shannon was a young teenager and still lived at home with Hack Rowe. He would often visit the pool room which was located no more than a little over 100 yards from where he lived on West fortune street.
Comments re: The Life and Legacy of Shannon Rowe


2025-07-15 19:39:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

ACMS Girls Basketball 2025-2026 Schedule

The ACMS Girls Basketball schedule has been released by Coach Mike Sneed. The ACMS Girls will kick off their season on Monday, August 4, 2025, with a home game against Southern Middle School, before hitting the road for a game against Taylor County on August 7, 2025.

Play will begin at 5pmCT on each date, with 3 games for 6th, 7th and 8th grade teams.

August ACMS Girls Basketball:
  • August 4, 2025: ACMS Girls vs Southern Middle
  • August 7, 2025: ACMS Girls at Taylor Co.
  • August 12, 2025: ACMS Girls at Green Co.
  • August 14, 2025: ACMS Girls at Hart Co.
  • August 19, 2025: ACMS Girls at Casey Co.
  • August 21, 2025: ACMS Girls at Russell Co.
  • August 26, 2025: ACMS Girls vs Campbellsville
  • August 28, 2025: ACMS Girls vs Green Co.
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2025-07-15 15:44:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Fire Department will be accepting fire dues

From Donald Hare

The Columbia-Adair Volunteer Fire Department will be accepting fire dues through property tax bills beginning October 1, 2025. Please do not mail your fire dues directly to the fire department.

Fire dues for residential and commercial properties are $25.00 per deed, with a cap of 3 deeds ($75.00). Non-Membership fire runs are $500.00.

Property owners who wish to opt out of paying fire dues may do so from July 1 through April 15 annually. Property owners who wish to opt out will need to obtain the opt out form from the Adair County Judge Executive's Office, 424 Public Square, Suite 1, Columbia KY.

A letter from the Columbia-Adair County Volunteer Fire Department will be mailed to all taxpayers that do not receive a bill due to homestead or disability exemption regarding fire dues.


2025-07-15 15:14:46 | Comments | Printable version

CACVFD responds to fire on Jones Chapel Road

From Grant Loy, Public Information Officer
Columbia Adair County Fire Department

The Columbia - Adair County Fire Department was dispatched at 04:38 hours on Tuesday morning, July 15, 2025, to 380 Jones Chapel Road on a report of a structure fire.

Upon arrival firefighters found a single wide mobile home with heavy smoke & fire conditions showing. Firefighters then made an offensive attack on this fire quickly bringing it under control. The fire was contained to the original structure. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

There were 13 firemen on scene for approximately 1.5 hours. There were no injuries reported at the time of the incident.


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2025-07-15 10:06:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Wanda Marie Hunt, 77, Horse Cave, KY (1948-2025)

Wanda Marie Hunt of Horse Cave, a native of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at her residence. She was 77 years old.

A memorial service will be held at 3pmET on Saturday July 19, 2025, at Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home, 9025 New Jackson Hwy., Magnolia, KY, with Dwayne Cook officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in Magnolia Cemetery.

Visitation will begin after 2pmET on Saturday.


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2025-07-15 09:38:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries


Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 15
Happy Anniversary, Tony and Janet Harmon (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Abbie Lynae Sprague (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aiden Edwards (2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Altha Corbin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angie Burris Harris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Audrey Young! (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Sue Jessie | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brady Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bruce McCloud | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carol Greer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dimple Yates | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Evie Burton (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Frankie Gosa (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Heather Spoon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jenny Chelf-Devenney | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jera Kessler (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jim Russell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Paul Morris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sara Coop | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Lewis Morrison | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Smith Richards | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tommy Byrd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tommy Wood (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Trey Stephens | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie Joseph Cary, Burkesville, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harriet Ashbrook Blair, Russell Springs, KY (1929-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dimple Rebecca Howell, Columbia, KY (1923-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Jones, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Emmett Thompson, Greensburg, KY (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Poore, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Florence Dorothy Russell, Green Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Lou McGowan, Russell Co., KY (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Pritchard, Taylor Co., KY (1939 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delores Sharp, Taylor Co, KY, Adair native (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Carl "Mike" Davis, Burkesville, KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norman Clark Harris, Adair County, KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Perry Wade Scott, Cumberland Co., KY (1946-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley B. Parrish, 75, Adair Co., KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Whitney Cecil, 92, Green County, KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carlton (Bull Moose) Noel, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1957-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frankie Gosa, 96, Adair County, KY (1920-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Cecil Hunt, 68, Taylor County, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arvin Thomas Micho, 64, Metcalfe County, KY (1953-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Kilpatrick Williams, Russell County, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Philip Thompson, 63, Taylor County, KY (1954-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Dianne Johnson Russell County, KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Julius Middleton "J.M." Stephenson, 97 1/2, Burkesville, KY, oldest practicing dentist in Kentucky (1920-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Irene Stayton, 97, Taylor County, KY (1922-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Thomas Smith, 89, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Wayne Powell, 72, Columbia, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Maxine Withers, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louis Randell Jones, 84, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Elizabeth Burris, Green County, KY (1933-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Faye Wethington, 84, Taylor County, KY (1934-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Carol G. Perkins, 79, Taylor County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Versie Mae Antle, 59, Columbia, KY (1961-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, 2025
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTColumbia-Adair EDA Board meeting | (ID:69114, Comment)
9:00amCTAdair Food Pantry, 203 South Monroe Street, Columbia, KY
Open 9am-12pmCT, Contact: Michele Fruth, Director, 270-250-5432 | (ID:69052, Comment)
10:00amCT2025 Adair Co. Fair: 4-H Dog Show/Dog Agility | (ID:68935, Comment)
3:30pmCTACES SBDM Council meeting | (ID:69123, Comment)
6:00pmCT2025 Adair Co. Fair: 4-H Rabbit and Poultry Show | (ID:68936, Comment)
2025 Adair Co. Fair: Carnival open until 10pmCT | (ID:68937, Comment)
Adair Co. Ag Development Council meeting | (ID:69093, Comment)

 
































 
 
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