Adair County Judge Executive Michael Lee Stephens’ office will be closed Monday, September 3, 2018 in observance of Labor Day. Please have a blessed and safe Labor Day weekend!
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The Adair County Clerk’s Office will be closed Saturday and Monday due to the Labor Day Holiday. We wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend.
Columbia Police investigate a 2 vehicle injury collision on Campbellsville Street officers believe is result of drug impairment.
According to preliminary report the collision occurred around noon when 37 year old Tara Hoover of Campbellsville was traveling north on KY55 and entered into the southbound lane of KY 55. Hoover was operating a 2006 Dodge Charger and struck a 2013 Ford Explorer head on. The Explorer was operated by Lou Ann Carter along with her 14 year daughter as passenger. All parties were treated on scene by Adair County Ems and transported to TJ Health of Columbia for additional treatment. Hoover was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence of an Intoxicating Substance along with several traffic violations. Additional charges are expected as a result of the collision and will be presented to Commonwealth by CPD Officer Drew Conn who is investigating the collision. The Adair County Fiscal has been awarded funding for a thin rubber-modified asphalt (RMA) overlay project on West Egypt Road. This innovative RMA overlay consists of a new layer of rubber-modified asphalt applied over an existing solid foundation asphalt surface. If you are traveling in the Egypt community of Adair County in the coming days you’ll notice that there is a fresh new surface on West Egypt Rd. Gaddie-Shamrock won the bid to apply this material in Adair County and is laying this specialized rubber-modified asphalt today!
Rubber-modified asphalt contains rubber from recycled waste tires. The application of RMA can reduce road noise, increase road life and reduce long-term maintenance costs. The use of RMA also advances the Energy and Environment cabinet’s goal of promoting the development of Kentucky markets for recycled waste tires and reducing the problem of illegal tire dumping. The cabinet will perform short-term and long-term monitoring to assess the effectiveness of the rubber-modified asphalt projects. As a condition of the grant funding, Adair County’s Fiscal Court agrees to pay for the application of an equivalent area of conventional asphalt overlay to allow for comparison between conventional and rubber-modified asphalt. By applying both the RMA on West Egypt Road and conventional asphalt on Snake Creek Rd., tracking the effectiveness of the RMA will be an accurate comparison because both sections will experience the same weather conditions and approximately the same traffic flow. Funding for this grant comes from the Kentucky Waste Tire Trust Fund, which receives funding from every new passenger tire sold in the commonwealth. In addition to providing funding for the development of markets for recycled waste tires, the fund also supports waste tire collection events, tire pile clean-ups, and grants for counties to manage waste tires. Adair County is fortunate to participate in each of these events and the Fiscal Court is excited to be included in the rubber-modified asphalt project as well. (Andrea Waggener – Adair Co. Deputy Judge Executive) The woman accused of hitting and killing an Amish man while driving intoxicated pleaded not guilty in court Thursday.
Police arrested 64-year-old Mary Carter of Crab Orchard in the case. She is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The crash happened Wednesday afternoon on Highway 39 in Crab Orchard. The sheriff says an SUV driven by Carter hit the man from behind, and he was thrown from the buggy. The horse was able to run from the scene and is okay. The Lincoln County Coroner identified the victim as 52-year-old Bruce Troyer. Story courtesy of www.wvlc.com An animal cruelty case involving a Taylor County dog breeding business has been resolved. Becky Phillips of Campbellsville has entered an Alford plea whereby she does not admit guilt but does admit evidence presented by the prosecution would likely persuade a judge or jury to find her guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. She was sentenced to one year probation. Her husband, Bobby Lee Phillips of Campbellsville, was cleared of all charges in the case. The dog breeding business owned by the two was located adjacent to Phillips Agri on Greensburg Road in Campbellsville. Authorities allege that 82 dogs were left without adequate food, water, shelter and healthcare at the breeding operation. The Phillips’ had originally pled not guilty to all charges during there initial court appearance on March 26th, 2018.
Story courtesy of myq104.com A Taylor County man has been arrested on burglary charges. According to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, 38 year old Thomas Rawlings of Campbellsville was arrested Thursday, August 23rd, and charged with burglary in the first degree. The arrest was made after the sheriff’s office received a complaint involving the theft of a firearm. A search warrant was executed at 117-C South Central Avenue in Campbellsville resulting in the firearm being recovered at a different location. Rawlings was lodged in the Taylor County Detention Center.
Story courtesy of myq104.com Dr. E Bruce Heilman, a Campbellsville Junior College 1949 alumnus and Campbellsville University Board of Trustees member as well as chancellor at the University of Richmond, addressed a group of Harley Davidson riders at the Road Warrior Rally on Aug. 11 in Louisville.
Organized by the Oldham County Historical Society, the event's purpose was to raise money for a life sized World War II memorial statue that will be modeled after Heilman, a WWII Marine Corps veteran, riding his Marine issued Harley Davidson. At 92 years old, he has ridden over 100,000 miles on his bike across the country and in all 50 states to raise awareness as a representative for Gold Star Families, families of United States military members who have died in battle, and as a spokesman for The Greatest Generations Foundation. Heilman, a native of LaGrange, Ky, told the crowd, "I was unloading my things from my motorcycle at the hotel earlier when a woman passed by me. She went into the hotel and told the front desk staff that she 'thought they should know that an old man was stealing from one of their guest's motorcycles in the parking lot.' To which the staff replied 'That's his motorcycle so he must be stealing from himself.'" The group, with Heilman at the helm and a police escort ahead of them, rode their motorcycles through 80 miles of scenic routes. After departing from the Bluegrass Harley Davidson in Louisville, they arrived at The Oldham County Historical Society in LaGrange, where Heilman is featured among the veterans who have submitted pieces of their past from the war and oral history accounts. They rode to have dinner together at Gustavo's Mexican Grill where Heilman personally thanked the Jefferson and Oldham counties sheriff's departments for their "excellent service" during the ride. The rally garnered the support of over 62 participants who arrived to ride and contribute to the project. "I had people tell me that the only reason they came and participated today is because they saw his video," said Emily Stewart, an Oldham County Historical Society board member who was responsible for organizing the fundraiser. The video, along with a GoFundMe page, has been used to raise awareness about the endeavor and to ask for support through donations so that they can begin construction. The statue will be interactive and will be placed on the corner in front of the Historical Society where guests can climb up and "take a ride with Bruce." For more information or to make a contribution to the fundraiser, visit www.gofundme.com/the-road-warrior-sculpture or www.oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org. “This is a delightful show with a huge variety of pottery,” Davie Reneau, gallery director and associate professor of art, said.
Tonya Johnson of Payne Street Pottery in Louisville, and five of her students, Brett Lewis-DeWeese, Richard Reinberg, Tami Moran, Amy Ranch and Matt Choi, will have their work on display at Campbellsville University until Friday, Sept. 7. The ceramics show will be in the Pence-Chowning Art Gallery, 205 University Drive, Campbellsville, Ky. Johnson’s work with pottery began while she was pursuing her biology degree at the University of Louisville. Johnson enrolled in a ceramic class where her passion for pottery grew until she began teaching her own students. In 1996, Johnson began teaching pottery at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft as well as in schools around Kentucky. Johnson graduated from the University of Louisville with a master of arts with a concentration in ceramics. Payne Street Pottery opened in August of 2000 with one private class being offered in 2001. Today, the business has grown to include multiple private sessions, classes, private events and the selling of pottery supplies. Payne Street Pottery is the largest public studio in Louisville and offers classes to beginners as well as professionals. Select pieces of pottery from this series will be for sale while on display in the art gallery. “All work is functional and modestly priced,” Reneau said. The gallery will be open to the public at various times throughout the week. For more information, contact Reneau at (270) 590-3859. Ginny Flanagan, special assistant to the president at Campbellsville University who is a 1965 alumna of Campbellsville College, will be the guest speaker at Campbellsville University’s annual Heritage Day chapel Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. at Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville, Ky.
The public is invited to join Campbellsville University students, faculty, staff and coaches for the event, which highlights the history and legacy of Campbellsville College/University. Flanagan and her husband, the Rev. Dan Flanagan, former vice president for religious life and counseling at Campbellsville, who is also a 1965 graduate, have “long been a part of the CU family, and they have lived lives of Christian service to CU and the larger community,” according to Dr. Joe Early Jr., associate professor of church history and theology who chairs the university’s history committee. She has been awarded the Campbellsville University Distinguished Alumnus Award among many other awards. Flanagan is the former director of CU’s Technology Training Center, which was named for her as the Virginia Ponser Flanagan Technology Training Center April 6, 2013. She worked at Campbellsville University as director of the Technology Training Center (1999-2007), former director of alumni and public relations (1976-88), and director of public relations, publications, the Campbellsville College television station and college communications program (1988-91). She now serves as part-time special assistant to the president of CU, a position she has held since 2009. She is former director of the Kentucky History Center and former project manager for the Center for Rural Development. Flanagan graduated from Campbellsville University with a Bachelor of Science in English in 1965, and received a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Louisville. Flanagan also graduated from Clinton County High School and Lindsey Wilson College. Dan Flanagan is a member of the Council on Postsecondary Education and former board member of Farm Credit of Mid-America. He is a farmer in Taylor County. They have two sons, Will, a veterinarian in Elizabethtown, Ky., and Matt, pastor of discipleship at Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown, Ky., and four grandchildren. Chapel is designed to provide opportunities for corporate worship and exposure through a variety of informative speakers and presentations. All chapels are open to the public free of charge and are televised live on WLCU (Comcast Cable channel 10 and digital channel 23.0) and are streamed live on the internet at wlcutv.com. For information about chapel, call the Office of Campus Ministries at (270) 789-5227. |
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