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The Columbia Chorale Society is pleased to announce they are back, better than ever, and will have two performances in May. Both performances will be held at the Columbia Christian Church.
The first performance is Friday, May 5, 6:30pm, and will feature the ACHS mixed ensemble along with the Columbia Chorale Society. The second performance is Sunday, May 7, 2:30pm, and will feature the ACHS women’s ensemble along with the Columbia Chorale Society. The Columbia Chorale Society is under the direction of Ginna Franklin with Dwayne Martin, accompanist. Both performances are free of charge and will feature a variety of music…something for everyone. Ellen Zornes Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce KY-ASAP, Coordinator On Saturday afternoon, April 15, The Columbia Police Department were notified of a vehicle approaching the city limits with passenger having several active warrants including one felony indictment from Adair. After initiating stop at traffic light on intersection of Jamestown Street and Tutt Street, female exited vehicle and attempted to flee on foot briefly before being apprehended and taken into custody.
Melinda Whitaker, 39, of Columbia had a total of six outstanding warrants, one from Jefferson County, five from Adair. She is now also facing an additional charge of fleeing and evading on foot; a class D felony. Officer Joey Keith was the arresting Officer. He was assisted by Officer Trevor Foster. On Thursday, April 13th, 2023, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence on R. Grider Road, along with an arrest warrant.
The investigation stemmed from multiple complaints, from residences in the area, of multiple Pitbull dogs running loose. Reports included, attacks on neighbors pets and an attempted attack on a female walking. The Sheriff’s Office tried numerous times to get the owner to safely maintain the animals to the property, but were unsuccessful in those efforts and furthermore, were told to leave the property by the owner. The Adair County Sheriff’s Office obtained affidavits from area neighbors and began a criminal investigation, resulting in an arrest warrant and search warrant being granted to them. During the search warrant, 3 Pitbulls were seized by the Sheriff’s Office and captured by Adair County Dog Warden Jimmy Harmon. The owner, Christie Ferguson, was arrested. Ferguson was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail on charges of Harboring Viscous Animals and Wanton Endangerment. The dogs were taken to the Adair County Animal Shelter, where they will be held until a determination by the courts is made. Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Tweedy is leading the investigation. He was assisted on the search warrant and arrest by additional Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Kentucky State Police Troopers. (Sheriff Josh Brockman – Adair County Sheriff’s Office) The Columbia Police Department responded to a call of a physical altercation at Magnolia Drive, Monday evening, April 10.
Upon arrival Officers made contact with female victim and observed marks around her neck and throat. At the scene, Officers on scene placed male subject on scene in custody without incident. Michael Shockley, 49, of Columbia has been charged with strangulation 1st degree; a class C felony. Officer Trevor Foster was the arresting Officer. He was assisted on scene by Officer Holly Necessary and Sgt Drew Conn. Felix Demonbreun Descendants to Meet at Mammoth Cave National Park for Grave Cleanup
When: April 22, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Cox No. 2 Cemetery, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky Who: several descendants of Felix Demonbreun (1789 – 1868) and other volunteers assisted by park staff Contacts for more information: Claudia W. Kovar, descendant, clean-up volunteer, 918-809-0348, claudia_kovar@hotmail.com; Ed Jakaitis, Cultural Resource Program Manager, Mammoth Cave National Park, 270-758-2143, edward_jakaitis@nps.gov Several descendants of Felix Demonbreun are planning a volunteer clean-up of his grave and the small cemetery where he is buried, located within Mammoth Cave National Park. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cox No. 2 Cemetery, a small cemetery with only about six graves, is in a forested area on the eastern side of the park. The volunteers will report to the park’s Science and Resource Management Office at 9 a.m. for a briefing before going to the cemetery. Tasks include clearing the footpath to the cemetery, removing weeds, sticks and grass from around the headstones, cleaning headstones and generally clearing the area around the graves. Felix Demonbreun (1789–1868) was veteran of the War of 1812, a farmer, and a Baptist preacher. The cemetery is in or near the area called Strawberry Valley where Demonbreun once had a farm. Felix and his wife, Mary Ann Cagle, moved to Adair County from northern Tennessee around 1830 before moving to the part of Green County that is now located within Mammoth Cave National Park. Felix and Mary had at least nine children. Several of his children lived and farmed in Adair and Metcalfe counties. Descendants of Felix spelled their last name several different ways, including DeMontbrun, DeMumbrum and DeMunbrun. Felix is believed to be the son of Timothy Demonbreun, who has a statue and a downtown street named after him in Nashville, TN. Timothy migrated to America from Canada and is thought to be one of the first Euro-American settlers of the area then known as the French Lick that later became Nashville. Timothy’s great-grandfather, Pierre Boucher, was an early settler of Canada and is said to have played a key role in convincing King Louis XIV to continue supporting the French colonists who had emigrated to what was then called New France in the 1600s. For his service to France, Pierre Boucher was given a title of nobility. A statue of Boucher stands outside the Canadian Parliament building in Quebec and the town of Boucherville (Quebec) is named after him. Felix’s last-born child, Francis Marion DeMunbrun, is credited with being a member of a three-man team that discovered the Mystic River section of Mammoth Cave in 1868. This area includes a vast cavern leading off from the Pass of El Ghor. Felix’s great-grandson, Almon Austine “A.A.” DeMunbrun, owned and operated a hotel and general store within the area that became Mammoth Cave National Park. In the 1920s, A.A. DeMunbrun served in the Kentucky General Assembly as a representative and later as a senator. During this time, he helped to pass legislation at the state level that, along with federal laws eventually resulted in establishing Mammoth Cave as a national park Among the volunteers expected to participate in the clean-up are descendants of the following children of Felix: Sarah Ann DeMontbrun (husband the Rev. James W. Crouch), William Carroll DeMumbrum (wife Lucy Gholes Wisdom), Francis Marion Demonbreun (wife Ann Clemmons) and Manica Manise DeMumbrun Fleming Ferrell Sanders (husband Gabriel Ferrell). The volunteers are all members of the Timothy Demonbreun Heritage Society, a non-profit organization based in Nashville, TN. Claudia Kovar, a resident of Tulsa, OK, and a descendant of Felix’s son, William Carroll DeMumbrum, helped to organize the clean-up. Her great-grandparents, Zebulon “Zed” Akin and Lillie Mollie Nell Akin, moved their family to Oklahoma from Gradyville in 1913. Zed’s brother, Lee Athen Akin, and uncle, Edgar Gaither DeMumbrum, had already moved to Oklahoma. Zed’s other two brothers, Evan and Lafayette Akin, stayed in Adair County, KY. Their parents were George Robert Akin and Mary Catherine DeMumbrum Akin. Mary Catherine was a daughter of William Carroll DeMumbrum (son of Felix). Kovar would welcome anyone who would like to help with the clean-up to contact her at claudia_kovar@hotmail.com or Ed Jakaitis, Mammoth Cave National Park’s Cultural Resource Program Manager at edward_jakaitis@nps.gov for more details about the event. Kovar would also love to hear from any of Felix’s descendants, even if they cannot help with the grave clean-up. Information about the Timothy Demonbreun Heritage Society can be found at https://timothydemonbreunsociety.com. Note to anyone who may be interested: Claudia Kovar has other Adair County, KY, ancestors whose last names are Nell, Flowers, Edwards and Cox. Many are buried in the Union Cemetery. Her Akin ancestors are buried in the Antioch (United Methodist Church) Cemetery south of Columbia, KY. Kovar would love to hear from any descendants of these families. -- Michael C. Watson On Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at 11:40 pm, Adair County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Josh Durbin initiated a traffic stop off of Jamestown Street on Christopher Helm, 40, of Columbia.
Deputy Durbin recognized Helm and had knowledge of an active arrest warrant. Upon his arrest a bag containing suspected methamphetamine was located. Helm was lodged in the Adair Regional Jail on the charges of Outstanding District Court Warrant of Arrest and Possession of a Controlled Substance (1st degree Methamphetamine). The Adair County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation. (Sheriff Josh Brockman — Adair County Sheriff’s Office) The Columbia Police Department responded to a reported theft on Scott Street, Monday night, April 3. Officers located a male individual at the former Dreamland Motel on Burksville Street and recovered part of items reported as stolen on Scott Street.
Male was also found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine and heroin. Jeffrey Wright, 49, who has a listed residence from Campbellsville was placed into custody and has been charged with receiving stolen property as well as one count each possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance heroin. Wright was additionally found to have two active warrants out of Russell County. Officer Trevor Foster was the investigating Officer. He was assisted by Sgt Drew Conn. On Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 at 10:18 pm, Adair County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten, along with Chief Deputy Brandon Hitch and Kentucky State Police Trooper Brandon Roark, responded to a residence off of Harris Road.
On their approach to the residence, Josh Burton, 25, fled out the door and into the woods. Burton disobeyed commands to stop as officers gave chase. He was then captured by K-9 Deputy Staten. Upon his capture, Burton resisted arrest, but was taken into custody with no injuries. He was also found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine. Burton was lodged in the Adair Regional Jail on charges of Resisting Arrest, Fleeing and Evading Police (2nd degree) and Possession of a Controlled Substance (1st degree Methamphetamine). The Adair County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation. (Sheriff Josh Brockman — Adair County Sheriff’s Office) On Monday, April 3rd, 2023 at 2:18 pm, Adair County 911 started receiving multiple calls of a two vehicle collision, 2 miles north of Columbia on KY 55.
Adair County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Camfield and Chief Deputy Brandon Hitch arrived on scene and confirmed to dispatch injuries and a possible entrapment. Preliminary investigation shows that unit 1, Abigail Brock, 20, of Taylor County, was operating a 2018 Toyota Camry south on KY 55, when she stopped to attempt a left hand turn into a parking lot. Unit 2, a 2005 Lincoln Town Car, was operated by Shane Bottoms, 50, of Russell Springs, along with a passenger, Lagene Bottoms. Brock failed to see Bottoms before attempting the turn and traveled into the path of his vehicle. Both operator’s and the passenger were treated on scene by Adair County EMS and transported to TJ Health Columbia. The collision is under investigation by the Adair County Sheriff’s Office. Agency’s assisting: Adair County 911, Adair County Fire Department, Adair County EMS and the Columbia Police Department. (Sheriff Josh Brockman – Adair County Sheriff’s Office) |
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