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Coy Morrison, 45, of Columbia was arrested March 27 on drug charges after a traffic stop just south of town.

The Adair County Sheriff’s office had been working on multiple complaints of possible drug activity around Toria and Rowetown roads in the Breeding area.

Around 9:08 p.m., Deputy Joey Keith initiated a traffic stop along with K9 Deputy Chandler Staten on Toria Road, about 11 miles south of Columbia. During the stop, a search of Morrison’s 2003 Ford Ranger was conducted and as a result he was arrested.

He was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail and is being charged with disregarding/failure to stop at a traffic control device; possession of a controlled substance first degree, methamphetamine, third offense; and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The investigation is ongoing.

Columbia, KY (March 30, 2021) Kentucky State Police Post 15 was contacted by Adair County 911 on March 29^th, 2021 at approximately 5:18am in reference to a structure fire that occurred on Slick Rock West Road resulting in one fatality.

Upon arrival Detective B.J. Burton determined that there were three people inside of the building when it caught fire. 61 year old Ruby Stotts was able to make it out of the building and was airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital. An 11 year old female received severe burns and was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. A 20 month old male child was found inside the residence and pronounced deceased by the Adair County Coroner. At this time, the exact cause of this fire is unknown however foul play is not suspected.

Det. Burton was assisted at the scene by Trooper Mike Woodrum, Adair County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Police Department, Adair County Fire Department,  Adair County EMS, and The State Fire Marshall’s Office.

More details will be available in Thursday’s edition of the Adair County Community Voice.

 

The city of Columbia will receive $113,900 toward construction of a splash pad. The project proposal also includes adding fencing, landscaping, rock, a sidewalk, lighting and the renovation of an existing restroom at the city park on Fairground Street.

The grant was part of more than $3.4 million for 41 projects announced by Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday. Funding comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

LWCF is a federal program designed to protect important natural areas, help local communities acquire land for outdoor recreation spaces and to develop or renovate public, outdoor recreation spaces such as campgrounds, picnic areas, sports and playfields, swimming, boating or fishing facilities, trails, natural areas and passive parks.

More information will be available in this week’s edition of the Adair County Community Voice.

Stay up-to-date daily at https://adairvoice.com.

FRANKFORT – On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to 2.8% and he continued to encourage eligible Kentuckians to get vaccinated.

On Monday, all Kentuckians 40 and older will become eligible for three highly effective COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to all individuals in Phase 1A, 1B and 1C. By April 12, all Kentuckians 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

“More than one in three Kentucky adults have been vaccinated so far, which is a huge milestone,” said Gov. Beshear. “If you haven’t been vaccinated, see where you can sign up. If you’ve got a family member or friend who wants their shot of hope, help them get registered and call our vaccine hotline, 855-598-2246 or TTY 855-326-4654 (for deaf or hard-of-hearing Kentuckians), if you need help. Together, we can defeat COVID-19 this year, but we have to keep up our momentum.”

Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Friday, March 26, Gov. Beshear reported the following COVID-19 numbers:

New cases today: 646
New deaths today: 27
New audit deaths: 11
Positivity rate: 2.8%
Total deaths: 6,008
Currently hospitalized: 383
Currently in ICU: 88
Currently on ventilator: 46

Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Warren and Scott. Each county reported at least 24 new cases.

Debra Remmer, 65 of Adair County, has been charged with 141 counts of cruelty to animals, second degree.

Following a tip of a possible puppy mill in the county, Adair County Sheriff Josh Brockman launched an investigation on March 24. District Judge Mike Loy granted an eventual search warrant.

Sheriff’s deputies executed the warrant at a residence off Johnny Harvey Road in the Breeding community. Once the sheriff’s office took control of the scene, Guardians of Rescue, a non-profit organization to assist with animals, was called in to help.

Probable cause was found to seize 141 animals, including nine cats. Triage on the animals took until after 4 a.m. the following morning. They were then sent to rescue facilities. The animals were surrendered to Guardians of Rescue, who will oversee their care. When healthy, they will be adopted out to new homes to loving families and individuals.

The investigation is ongoing by the sheriff’s office.