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Dates And Info For Absentee Voting
ABSENTEE VOTING: FOR MAIL OUT BALLOT
Primary: May 22, 2018
Mail-in Absentee Ballots:
May be requested at any time. The following voters may apply to cast their votes by MAIL-IN absentee ballot if the application is received not later than the close of business hours seven (7) days before the elections of May 2...
11 hours ago

National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative Saturday, April 28th
The Adair County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency will be participating in the Medicine Take Back Program on Saturday April 28, 2018, from 10am-2pmCT, in the parking lot at Taco Bell, 899 Jamestown Street, Columbia.
This would be a good opportunity to dispose of out-of-date or unused ...
Apr 23, 2018

Two Adair County Residents Airlifted Following Collision
On Saturday at aprox 12:45 a.m., Columbia Police Department was dispatched to Fairground Street for a reported injury accident with an occupant ejected. Upon Officer Josh Brockman and Officer Jamie Cole's arrival, it was found that one passenger had been ejected completely and the operator of the vehicle part...
Apr 23, 2018

Man Arrested After Short Pursuit, Speeds Over 100 MPH
Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss reports that on Sunday April 22, 2018 at approximately 6:19pm, Adair County Deputy Joey Keith located a stolen 1989 GMC pickup driving on the Columbia Bypass.
Deputy Keith attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle did not stop and lead Deputy Keith on a short pursuit traveling at ...
Apr 23, 2018

House Agriculture Committee Passes Comer's Farm Bill Amendment
On Wednesday, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved Congressman James Comer’s amendment to the Farm Bill.
The amendment will provide the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with accurate population information when determining if a county is eligible for Rural Development funding. ...
Apr 20, 2018

Single Vehicle Injury Accident Wednesday On Sano Road
Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss reports that on Wednesday April 18th at approximately 4:01pm, the Adair County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a single vehicle accident with injuries around the 1500 block of Sano Road.
A 1999 GMC Garbage truck being operated by 66 year old Jeffery Sparks of Columbia was trave...
Apr 19, 2018

Injury Collision In Monroe County
Kentucky State Police investigated a single vehicle injury collision on Old Temple Hill Road 10 miles east of Tompkinsville Wednesday at 7:36 a.m. CST.
Preliminary investigations indicate that 41 year-old Michael Bennett of Edmonton was operating a 2006 Freightliner traveling west on Old Temple Road when h...
Apr 19, 2018

Congressman Comer Releases 2017 Tax Returns
Congressman James Comer once again followed through on his promise of transparency by disclosing his 2017 personal income taxes. Comer was one of a few members of the entire U.S. Congress to disclose his 2016 personal income taxes.
“I promised my constituents that I would disclose my income taxes bec...
Apr 18, 2018

Suspicious Vehicle Turns Into Pursuit, Weapon Discharged
Tuesday morning at approximately 07:19 CST the Cumberland County Sheriff’s office received a call of a suspicious vehicle on Lawsons Bottom Rd.
A Cumberland County Deputy Sheriff responded to the area, located the vehicle, and attempted to make a traffic stop which led to a pursuit. Burkesvil...
Apr 18, 2018

Adair Co. Sheriff's Department Makes Drug Arrest
Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss reports that on April 17th, 2018 at approximately 02:11am Deputy Josh Durbin conducted a traffic stop on a 2005 chevy for having the wrong tag number on the vehicle.
After a roadside investigation the operator of the vehicle, 35 year old Joseph Williams of Somerset, was placed unde...
Apr 18, 2018

CPD Investigates Death Of Inmate
On Sunday the Columbia Police Department was requested to initiate an investigation into the death of an inmate.
Preliminary investigation shows that Morrison was brought into facility and booked in at 1:36 a.m. on charges of Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest, Trespassing, Public Intoxication, and Tamp...
Apr 17, 2018

Clinton County Injury Collision
Tpr. Alan Shirley is investigating a collision that occurred on Friday, April 13 at approximately 7:59 PM CST on KY 1266, 7 miles north of Albany. 53-year-old Lloyd W. Glover, of Albany, was operating a westbound 2016 Dodge when he lost control of the vehicle in a curve, left the roadway and struck a utility...
Apr 17, 2018

KSP Post 15 Activity Report
During the month of March 2018, there were 13 traffic accidents investigated by the State Police working in the Post 15 area in the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington.
There was one fatal collision during the month of March in t...
Apr 17, 2018

Body Found In Lake Cumberland
At approximately 10:00 p.m. Sunday a maintenance worker for a private boat dock in the Scotts Chapel community discovered a body when he went to adjust the dock’s anchor lines due to this weekend’s heavy rains.
The body was recovered from the water by Russell County Coroner Michael Reynolds an...
Apr 16, 2018

Adair County Man Involved In Shooting Has Died
Columbia Police Department can confirm that 28 year old Dante Sangster has succumbed to his his injuries. Sangster was involved in an altercation on March 28th, 2018 at a residence on Church street in the city limits of Columbia. During the altercation Sangster received a gunshot wound to the neck. He passed away...
Apr 12, 2018