City Council meeting conducted virtually Monday evening
By Jeff Neagle Editor The city council addressed several issues at the Monday meeting. While the debate regarding the Jim Blair Center took up a majority of the meeting, that issue can be found by clicking HERE. The zoning change for the property on Gaston Avenue that was purchased by Cookout restaurant was given final approval…
Read MoreContention over Jim Blair Center increases
By Jeff Neagle Editor Control of the Jim Blair Center has again become a point of contention between the city and county governments. A majority of the June 1 meeting of the Columbia City Council was dedicated to a discussion of recent communications between the two government entities. The discussion began when the mayor turned…
Read MoreKHSAA cancels dead period, issues guidelines
By Drew Bergman Contributor This past Thursday the KHSAA Board of Control voted 13-5 to eliminate the traditional summer dead period from the 2020 KHSAA schedule. The two-week period was eliminated in consideration of the fact that high school sports in the Commonwealth have already been on a dead period since the KHSAA suspended all…
Read MoreCommissioner Quarles Applauds Kentucky State Fair COVID-19 Proposal
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 28, 2020) – Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles issued the following statement after the Kentucky State Fair Board submitted a draft proposal to Governor Andy Beshear to hold a modified Kentucky State Fair in August that respects public heath guidelines in light of the coronavirus pandemic. “As Commissioner of Agriculture and a…
Read MoreCalvin Cowan, 92
Calvin Cowan, 92, of Columbia, Ky, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 4:37 P.M. at UK Healthcare in Lexington. He was born January 16, 1928, in Adair County, to the late Walker and Dorothy Burton Cowan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by; his wife, Bernice Burton Cowan; his son, Ronnie…
Read MoreNeal Edward Hemminger Jr., 43
Neal Edward Hemminger Jr., 43, of Columbia, Ky died Monday, May 25, 2020 at his residence. Born in Hammond, Ind he is the son of Neal Edward and Patty Madeline Miller Hemminger, Sr. of Edmonton, Ky. In addition to his parents he is survived by; his fiancée Jennifer Hope Welch; four children Samuel Allen Hemminger,…
Read MoreStephen Keith Edwards, 34
Stephen Keith Edwards, 34, of Columbia, Ky died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his residence. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio he was the son of the late Daniel Keith Edwards and Sandra Walsh of Columbia who survives. Stephen was an adventurous person that loved the outdoors and working out. In addition to his mom Sandra Walsh…
Read MoreSandra R. Sharpe, 85
Sandra R. Sharpe, 85, of Columbia, Ky, died Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville. She was born March 26, 1935, in Adair County, to the late Clifton and Inez Vaughn Riggins, the widow of Earl Sharpe and a member of Columbia Christian Church. Survivors include: one daughter and son in law…
Read MoreTom A. Dulworth, 78
Tom A. Dulworth, 78, of Union, Ky, formerly of Columbia, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his home. He was born March 24, 1942 in Adair County to the late William Russell and Leora Bault Dulworth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Russell Dulworth. Tom was a…
Read MoreJunius Earl Bryant, 94
Junius Earl Bryant, 94, of Alvaton, Ky and formerly of Columbia, Ky died Saturday, May 23, 2020 at the Christian Health Care Facility in Bowling Green, Ky. Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Junius Elmore and Montie Belle Combest Bryant. Mr. Bryant was a member of the Trinity United Methodist…
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