Brings the Kids
Brings the Kids
Lakefest Pageant
If you have loved ones buried in the Bearwallow, Freedom, or Tabernacle Cemeteries, please remove all ground flowers by June 15th for the mowing season.
Check out the Tasty Thursday line-up for June 18th...
T.J. Health Columbia invites the public to their ribbon cutting on June 23rd...
Nature Week at the NFH will be July 6th-10th. No preregistration required.
The Jamestown Sensory Playspace dedication ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026...
Help Suppprt the Band
The Craft Market will be held on Saturday, June 20th. Vendors wanted!
LEXINGTON, Ky. – In celebration of America’s 250th birthday this summer, donors can show their patriotism by donating blood at this upcoming Kentucky Blood Center blood drive in their community.
KBC is commemorating the United States Semiquincentennial with its “Red, White and Blue Bell” celebration. As a thank you for their civic engagement, donors at this drive will receive a “United We Give” T-shirt and a voucher for a free pint of ice cream – an American staple – from Blue Bell. All items are while supplies last. Additionally, one lucky donor will win a $100 gift card sponsored by McKinley and Associates Realty in Russell Springs.
A Russell County Community Blood Drive will be held on Thursday, June 25, 2026 from 11:30am-5:30pmCT at the South Ky RECC Community Room, 2405 N Main St, Jamestown, KY.
Please note: Online appointments and reminders (emails and texts) are shown and made in EST. For example, if you make an appointment online for 2 p.m., please arrive at the blood drive at 1 p.m.
Donating blood is considered a profound act of patriotism. One in four people will need a blood transfusion in their lifetime for a wide range of treatments, but because blood cannot be manufactured, local patients rely entirely on the generosity of donors who selflessly donate to help others.
KBC needs 400 donors a day to provide a healthy supply of blood to more than 70 local hospitals in Kentucky. Blood donations historically dwindle during the summer because of warm-weather activities, family vacations and no school – unfortunately coinciding with trauma season when blood transfusions often increase.
Blood donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health, show a photo I.D. and meet additional requirements. Appointments are preferred but walk-ins are welcome. To schedule a donation, visit kybloodcenter.org or call 800.775.2522.
June Dairy Day will be held at the A.C. Extension Office in Columbia, KY on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 from 11AM-1PM.
Help Support Our Lakers!
The Mark Twain Storytelling Festival will be held the week of June 15-20, 2026 in Columbia, KY.
THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH: There will be a proclamation for Mark Twain Week in Columbia at the Adair County Public Library at 11AM.
MONDAY, JUNE 15TH:
11AM: Unveiling of the mural on the side of the building at the corner of Jamestown Street and South Reed Street. This mural was completed by Lindsey Wilson University (LWU) student, Tezon Mitchell of Greensburg, KY and is sponsored by the Ross family.
Also at 11AM, Jeanie Edwards, wildlife artist from North Carolina, will be doing a brief presentation in the LWU Library.
FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH
5:30PM: Reception in the LWU Slider Auditorium.
6PM: Welcome by Columbia Mayor Pamela Hoots, followed by a message from Dr. Robert Brock of Lindsey Wilson University and a presentation by the Arts Administration Program.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH
9AM-12PM: Presentations in V.P. Henry Auditorium.
12PM-2PM: Food trucks at LWU and a Vendor's Fair in the LWU Hodge Center.
2PM-5PM: Presentations in V.P. Henry Auditorium.
6PM: A presentation in the City parking lot off of Fortune Street. Presenting will be local historian, Mike Watson. Food trucks will also be in the area.
Storytellers who will participate include:
For further information, contact the Columbia Mayor’s Office at (270)-384-6183.
“We hope to make this an annual event for our community,” said Mayor Hoots.
All donations greatly appreciated!
We are once again hosting our FCA golf scramble to help send students to summer FCA camps and purchase Bibles. This year‘s event will take place at the Lindsey Wilson Pines golf course in Columbia on June 12, 2026. Your support last year was greatly appreciated and we hope you will consider us again this year. Our huddle leaders and coaches are meeting with hundreds of students in Adair, Russell, Clinton and Cumberland counties each week.
Thanks so much for your prayers and support,
Mark Fudge
Food trucks will be set up behind the Welcome & Development Center (Chamber building) every Thursday in June...
Children ages 1-18 can eat 2 hot meals in June for free!
The Cruise-In & Car Show will be held every 3rd Saturday from 1pm-4pm in downtown Russell Springs...
The event will be held on Saturday, June 20th at the Adair Co. Public Library...
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