ACMS Lady Indians travel to Lexington for state tournament
The Adair County Middle School Lady Indians will be travelling to Lexington this weekend to compete in the 2019 Kentucky Basketball Commission State Tournament. The 8th Grade Lady Indians went 15-1 this season, winning both the regular-season and tournament championships of the Central Kentucky Middle School Athletic Conference. This is the second-straight trip to the…
Read MoreCounty improving safety for employees
The Adair County Fiscal Court has created a safety committee to work toward improving safety for all county employees. The committee met last week with Dwayne Litton from the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) to discuss their first steps toward increasing safety for employees in every department. KACo is a service organization that serves all…
Read MoreSen. Wise discusses legislative session
Senator Max Wise was in Columbia on Tuesday for a town hall meeting to discuss the upcoming legislative session that begins in January. The 60-day session will be a budget session as the legislature considers expenditures for the next two fiscal years. Wise began, “I’m being very honest with people to say this is probably…
Read MoreWilliam M. “Bill” Ballou
William M. “Bill” Ballou, 82, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his home after several months illness. He was preceded in death by his parents Virgil Leroy and Mary Elizabeth Harmon Ballou and by one sister Judith Rosemary Ballou Sexton. Bill Ballou was a former Adair County Sheriff and Adair Circuit Court Clerk for…
Read MoreHunter Durham
Hunter Durham, 78, of Columbia, Ky, died Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 8:15 P.M. at the TJ Health/Columbia Emergency Room. He was born May 20, 1941, in Adair County, to the late O.A. “Cotton” and Frances Childs Durham. He was an active member of Columbia Baptist Church, serving as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher. …
Read MoreAbby Gail Scott
Abby Gail Scott, 72, of Jamestown, Ky, died Tuesday October 1, 2019 at the T.J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow. She was born April 15, 1947 in Pike County, Ky to the late Layton and Lurla Bevins Scott. She was a beautician In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by; a so, Letcher…
Read MoreCleo Thornton
Cleo Thornton, 96,of Campbellsville, Ky, departed this life on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born July 19, 1923, in Adair County, Kentucky, to the late Erie and Minnie Tate Harden. She united in marriage to Tommy G. Thornton of Greensburg and from that union, three children were born. Mother Thornton…
Read MoreLinda Goodin Burton
Linda Goodin Burton, 81, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, October 03, 2019 in the Palliative Care Unit at Baptist Health Louisville. Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Lois Marie Holt Goodin and wife of the late Hollis Burton. Mrs. Burton was a very Christian lady that attended the…
Read MoreRollin Nelson Branham
Rollin Nelson Branham, 95, of Columbia died Friday, October 4, 2019 at the Radcliff Veterans Center in Radcliff, KY. Born in Breeding, KY he was the son of the late Rollin and Audrey Lacy Branham. A lifelong resident of Adair County he was drafted at the age of 18 to the U. S. Army to…
Read MoreFredrick Haynes
Fredrick Haynes, 84, of Russell Springs passed away on Monday May 27, 2019 at Russell County Hospital. He was a long time pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Russell Springs and a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He was born on Saturday March 16, 1935 in Norfork, Va. to the late Mary Margaret and…
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