Logan and Beyond

7/7/77: News: Chairman Edward Schweers says added tax needed to save county schools; Photo: Deputy Harold Tate Hanks destroys marijuana plants; Emerson promotion photos of Lucian Blaylock, Donald Piper, Gerry Switzer, Elsie duBarry, Bill Riggs, Randy Chapman and Gary Hale; Western Kentucky Tractor opens with Jerry Herron as manager; Engagements: McCutchen-Seibels, Henderson-Atkins; weddings: Orange-Van Zee, Owen-Violette; Feature: John Pedigo named to Potter board with picture of John and Evelyn; Anniversaries: Louie and Faye McPhaill (25th); Ernest and Gladys Scarbrough (50th); Engagement: Gilliam-Nash; Photo: Harold Rogers and Bill Gaines at Auburn fish fry

7/14/77: Al Smith Communications formed with Virginia Page, Bill Fuqua, Bob Kirkpatrick, Boz Grier, Lil Noe and Tookie Kemp among owners; Peggy Rudder resigns from Russellville Council; Daughter visits Earl and Nancy Wright from Qatar; Diane Burr of Adairville national FBLA president; Weddings: Stanley-Knight, Hall-Laurent; Engagement: Chyle-Price; Sports: Column on Mickey Meguiar; Sports Photos: Jimmy Smith, Duane Arnold, Debbie Johnson, Marilyn Spaulding, Claudette Grise, Terry Anderson, Chad Jones, Bobby Taylor; Obituaries: W.C. Harrell, William Franklin Elamon, Laura Belle Schweers, Roberta Cornelius, Thomas Levi Graham, George Diddle; Military: William J. McIntyre, James Finney, Thomas Goodman

8/4/77: News: Jay and Kunja Pathak open medical office; Russellville Council votes not to buy Green Valley Golf Course from Charlie Bowles; Gary Woodlee appointed to replace Peggy Rudder on council; Photos: Pam Collins graduates from Chandlers Head Start; Tom Luckett with Webelo Scouts Brent Luckett, Al Smith, Jeff Kemp, Jordan Clarke, Robbie Rutherford, Brian Phillips, Grant Luckett; Steve Washington with Congressman Carroll Hubbard; Chandlers Head Start graduation photos with Charles Thomason, Darrell Scott Banks, Nannie Ruth Pogue, Linda Maxwell, Lamont Cross; Bankers Tour including Burton Estep, Don McCarty, Glenn Tinsley, Bill Guion and Bob McReynolds; Engagements: Mason-Holman, Johns-Stuart, McKissic-Wynn; Weddings: Coleman-Owen, Clark-Pearson; Sports Photos: Don Peters with Melody Rippy, Scott Harris, Jon Ray Smith and Paul White colliding, Kim Morris, Farm League Athletics, Lewisburg Indians, Auburn Dodgers, Farm League Phillies, Richie Powell, Kelly Yokley

8/18/77: Feature on former state representative Allie Mae Linton; Don Neagle reacts to Elvis Presley’s recent death; Jim Riley succeeds his dad on Pennyrile board; Farm photo of tobacco cutting by David and Shirley Scott, Michael Starks and Phil Holliday; South American family pays return visit to Bob and Joyce Guion; Photos of Mrs. D.L. Robey Sr., Mrs. L.E. Johnson, and Mrs. Bailey Gunn at "Book of Job" in Pineville; Weddings: Gibson-Wright, Felts-Armstrong; Anniversary: Mr. And Mrs. Lucian McGehee (60); Sports Photo: Stumpy Baker and Garry Todd; Obituaries: Lillian Smith Blick, Mary Ada Smotherman Hildabrand, James Earl Elliott

8/25/77: Doug Shoulders and Martha Helen Smith receive appointments; Dan Duncan leaves Emerson Electric to work in Arabia; Kathy Mayfield accepted to American Academy of Dramatic Arts; Photo: Steve Perdue clears storm damage; Wedding: Thompson-Emberger; Anniversaries: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bennison (50th), Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fugate (50th); State Fair Photos: Sheena Thomas and Lisa Lack give 4-H demonstrations, Mark Gibbs competes in 4-H Small Tractor Driving, Susan Davenport shows cow; Military: Ezekiel W. McCall Jr., K.E. Delk, Dennis R. Bourne, Gregory L. Smith; Sports Photos: 1977 RHS football and cheerleading teams names and photos; Gwynne Gaddie lectures Ricky Posey, Johnny Meguiar plays tennis, WKU coaching staff with Stumpy Baker; Brad Watson’s knee doesn’t heel, ends NFL career; Memory Lane Photo: Pleasant Grove reunion in early 20th century

9/1/77: News: President Carter appoints Ed Johnstone to federal judgeship, husband of Catherine Guion of Russellville; Photos: FFA President Steve Washington with Governor Carroll and Smith Broadbent Jr.; Feature on the Phillip McAfees; Weddings: Hughes-Woodson, Neathery-Lynch; Engagements: Evitts-White, Morris-Moore; Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rogers (50th); Reunion: Porter family with picture of Dr. Lee Porter; Ad: Mike Belcher joins Belcher Real Estate and Auction, shown with John Belcher; Photos: J. Michael Ladd III; Jan Cornelius registers at WKU as Jackie Cornelius watches; Tammy Taylor leads RHS Band; Farm: Shannon Coker and Steve Lennon show cattle, Eulis Utley with 63-pound watermelon; Sports: Russellville golf history; Sports Photos: Bill Webb, Phil Todd, Adairville All-Stars—Brent Lee, Tim Baldwin, Neil Richards, Tony Holder, Michael Davenport, Mike Hester, Greg Scott, Bart Angel, Barry Yates, Stacy Mason, Dale Hallman, Page Barker, George Hesson, Tracey Gunderson and Coach Clyde Lee; Lewisburg Cheerleaders: Sabrina Logsdon, Pam New, Cathy Schiess, Sheila Penrod, Debby Carver, Donna Burditt and Sarah Sumner

9-8-77: Business: Irene Gooch buys World Wide Fabrics, J.C. and Brenda Maxwell open Family House Restaurant; Ad: Paula Skipworth (9) models for Paula-Leigh’s Children’s Shop; Anniversary: Harlen and June Sturgill (25th); Wedding: Hall-Prather; Obituaries: Van Taylor Sydnor, Arthur Boren, Jasper Croslin, Oscar Angel; Military: Gary L. Campbell, Jeffrey Thomas; Sports: Randy Wilkins beats Joe Grace for country club golf title, Bob Kemp shoots hole-in-one; Sports Photos: Joe, Shirley, Kristie and Joey Grace, Randy, Laurin and Lois Wilkins, Jordan Clarke and Lewisburg JV cheerleaders Malia Coursey, Jane Birdwhistell, Vicki Hardison, Rhonda Knight, Robyn Marshall and Sherri Kelley; ad: James Milam and Roger Martin start Martin & Milam Home Builders; Photo: Karla Dawson and his deputies attend training

9/15/77: News: Logan school board members Edward Schweers and Lynn Dawson takes opposite stances on schools; Photos: Top Orendorf, Frances Rice, James Quessenberry and Mamie Smith at Red River Meeting House; Joel Armistead and Patricia Johnson top Farm Bureau youth; Marching Panthers perform at Grayson County. Auburn Class of 1962 reunites: Arts: Kelly Kirkpatrick and Belinda Morris star in RHS’ "The Miracle Worker"; Business: Helen Leeman named Firestone Store manager, Jimmy and Shirley T. Sircy own The Country Stable, Bill and Louise Potter operate large poultry operation; Weddings: Sewell-Grise, Kilburn-Adkins; Seibels-McCutchen; Anniversary: C.L. and Betty Charlton (50th); Obituary: Mrs. Taylor Forshee

9/22/77: Hardee’s being built; Photo: William Brown works on new Russellville Fire Station; Charles Williams earns doctorate; Anniversary: Pete and Martha Shaw (50); Engagement: Miller-Harper; Obituaries: John Roberson, Frank Rasmussen, J.H. McGuire, Louanna Myers, Barbara Wiedman; Sports: Bill Webb photo feature; Rockwell Picnic Photos: Clay Long and Donald Washington play Horseshoes; Butch and Stephanie Baxley, Bill and Carolyn Powell; Photos: Trent Spurlock, Melynda Foster, Kim Walker and Danny Armstrong improvise at library

9/29/77: News: Staggers Manor dedicated in Adairville with pictures that include Donna and Bob Orndorff, J.D. Stone, Lloyd Fugae, Larry Mayes, Mayor Wilford Arnold, Mrs. Paul Price, Holli Horlander, Christy Smith; Lon Sosh leaves WAKQ to manage Mississippi station; Weddings: Johns-Stuart, Chyle-Price; Sports Feature on Phil Todd at APSU, Jimmy Smith at Liberty Baptist; Sports Photos: Keb Barrett and Floyd Burnsed, Kevin Fruits, Charles Hampton, Jeff Smotherman, Donna Boyd, Jill White, Kelly Ashby, Lee Ann Bratcher, Pam Bellar, Lori Crenshaw; Melissa Gayle Penrod in Robertson County’s Fairest of the Fair; Olmstead FFA tractor driving photos include Bobby Moss, Barry Johnson and Randy Vick; Feature on Leon Cole

10/3/77: (B Section Only) Feature on Carolyn Burnsed

10/6/77: Photos: Craig Townsend at SES; Russell Burchett graduates from Nashville Auctioneers School; Educators Jim Thompson, Wayne Mullen, William Norfleet, Howard Wren get drivers’ education cars; Belinda Morris and Kelly Orndorff practice for "The Miracle Worker"; RHS Homecoming Photos include Helen Carpenter, Sean Willeford, Reggie Gough, Laura Nealy, Jeff Smotherman, Rob Williams, Pam Bellar, Queen Dede Jones, Kym O’Brien, Cynthia Benton, Anita Beard, Connie Burchett, Ryan Dillingham, Ann Fuqua, Jamie Wren, Kelly Kemp and Sharon Johnson; Obituary: James D. Minor; Business Photo Story: Cindy Hildabrand buys Bethel Beauty Shop from Juanita Porter; Engagement: Byrum-Johnson; Birth: Debra Fay Williams; Sports Photos: Billy Morgan passes with Wayne and Chris Hampton blocking; Punt, Pass & Kick winners Todd Harkleroad, Bart Stamper, Terry Dillihay, Clay Parrish, John Miller, Kevin Katz, Chuck Noe, Derek Miller, Wallis Bouldin, Jon Smith, Brian Fruits, Tracy Steward, Tony Johnson, John Major, Jeff Proctor, Jeff Swallows, Mark White;

10/10/77: News: Jerry Estes pictured with Kentucky Heritage Commission: Sam and Mitchell Watkins pictured with realtors Jim Riley and Dan Knotts at large auction; Lon Sosh headed to Mississippi radio station; Noah Hall named Mr. Kentucky Nursing Home with Allie Mae Linton and Raymond Davis also honored; feature on Lynn Dawson; Clay Jones and Alan Costellow get 4-H honors; Birthday: Emma Walters’ 100th; Birth: Ann Kelley Violette; Photos of Tobacco Festival Leaders: Brother Joe Carrico, Bobby Sawyer, Sam Milam, Jack and Barbara Carver, Bob White, Darrell Hartley, Marian Davis, David Sparks, Don Neagle, Josephine Bruce, Clarence Gambl, Glenn Hatler, Steve Clarke, Bradley Brown; Farm Photo: Bob Dockins in the tobacco patch

10/13/77: B Section Only: Festival visitors’ photos include native sons Edgar DeShazer and Don McCormick; Photo: 1976 Festival Queen Renee Farmer and court of Pam Statton, Kim Delaney, Karen Covington, Jamie Wren and Jane Guion

10/17/77: Jane Guion Tobacco Festival Queen in photo with Jamie Wren, Tammy Hankins, Kym O’Brien, Melissa Delaney, Harry Chapman; Photos: Everett Daniel and Maurice ‘Pappy’ Strange with Lt. Gov. Thelma Stovall; Jim Young predicts schools’ centralization; Winky Sosh gets Kentucky Broadcasters Association Life Member Award; Michael Stratton accepts command of national guard company; Engagements: Turner-Boyd, Lewis-Phillips; Farm Photo: Richard Estes and Mike Epley with winning tobacco; Sports Photos: W.D. ‘Mutt’ Young play pool; Carl Townsend, Hollice Baldwin and Bert Sweatt play checkers; Obituaries: Mary Sue Sanders Cornelius, Nell Howard Coffman, Mrs. Robert Thompson, Harold Brown, Elby Gorver Eddings

10/20/77: Tobacco Festival Photos include Sandy Powell, Sam Milam, Wendell Ford, George Atkins, Harvey Sloane, Jack Carver, Lon and Marie Sosh, Joe Carrico, Gene Riley, Bobby and Dorothy Sawyer, Jon Paul Stuart, Earl Davis, Janet Menser, Kelly Kirkpatrick, Marilane Wheeler, Lori Meguiar, Rhonda Glass, Melissa Baldwin, Jackie Leach, Mary Duff, Opal McReynolds, Anne Collins, Charlie Weaver, Penny Cornelius and General John A. Wickham Jr.; News: Lake Malone Inn developer Ray Ryan killed by car bomb; Former Congressman Frank Albert Stubblefield dies; Wedding: Morris-Moore; Engagement: Williams-Stanley; Births: Mary Ellen Coleman, Charles Bradley Rogers and Julie Jenkins; Sports Photo: Kenny Posey; Military: Danny R. Woodard 10/31/77: Business: Big K opens with photos of management team, Jimmy Shelton manager; Bobby and Jimmy Goddard build entrance for Wright’s Children’s Shop; Biography of slain Lake Malone Inn developer Ray Ryan; Births: Adam Lee Shrull, Ellen Suzanne Hallman; Pam Stratton pledges AOPi; Larry Grayson awarded scholarship; Sports: Debye Horton feature on horse industry insider Boyd Chapman; Jack Holt makes a point; photo of 1934 RHS basketball team; Obituaries: Blanche Wells, T.W. Hall; Farm Photo: Howard Danks in soybean field; Military: Sgt. Gary Campbell

11/10/77: Opinion: Al Smith editorializes city and county schools should merge; News: Sheldon Baugh becomes first elected Republican magistrate in decades; Houchens buys Market Square from Stan Ray and Delores Ray with Logan Chick as manager; Russellville purchases Hite Building; Dannie Blick named assistant Russellville police chief; Election result tabs show winners Frank Miller, Lewis Foster, Ken Dillingham, Bob Brown, Jesse L. Riley Jr., Fred Greene, Kenny Chapman, Morris Kisselbaugh, Fred Browning, Karl Dawson, Jackie Dunlap, Jesse Reed, Clyde Nolan Sanders, Ronald Starks, Russell Smith, Ellsworth Strickler, Lewis Williams, Floyd Lack, Wayne Moore, Maurice Coursey, Wayne Graham, John Lee, Jack Starks, Glenn Dockins, Everett Daniel, Ken Smith, Harold Ray Johns, Gary Woodlee, Bill Greer, Edie Martin, Ronnie Alexander, Herman Doug Grayson, Jesse Hallman, Danny Finch, Eddie Washington Jr., Charles Stewart, Thomas I. Hayes, Ray Summers, Johnnie Meguiar, D.C. Richardson, James W. McGee, Vernon Hadden, Ray Milam, Bob McReynolds, Nelson Harris, Roger Sherrod, Bob Cook, Milford Martin; Photos: Sharon Adams registers to vote; Ann Stuart, Eula Taylor, E.C. McLellan, Red Sanders and E.B. Perkins; Engagements: Clark-Towles, Chyle-Taylor; Wedding: Miller-Hampton; Anniversaries: Colby Andersons (50th), J.D. Millers (50th), Edgar Deberrys (50th); Sports: Ken Barrett previews 1978 RHS football team; Obituaries: Thelma Bell Keyes; Charlie Wallace Epley, Mildred Riley Holliday, Jesse T. Anderson Jr., George Hill; Photo Feature: CPR Training shows Phil Gregory, Richard Carpenter, Riley Boyd, Judy Williamson, Steve Merideth, Douglas Riley and Wayne Gist: Deer Photo: Phillip McIntosh

11/17/77: County school board chairman Edward Schweers rejects merger idea; Bob Hardy writes history of Hite Building; Engagements: Grise-Claypool, McKenzie-Whelan, Wilson-Brown; Wedding: Chisholm-Brown; Anniversaries: George Stuarts (50th), Walter Larmons (50th); Sports Photos: Beverly Stanley, Lorrie Ballard, Cheryl Cauley, Tia Whitson, Steve Dorris; Sports: Paul Lyne scores 26 in Olmstead win, Tia Whitson has 24 points and 21 points in Lewisburg win; deer photos: Mac Brown, Anthony Earl Crafton, Bob and Bill Harbison; Obituaries: Otis Jack Ashby, Katie Moss McIntyre; Photo of RMS PTO officers Billy Ray Parrish, June Campbell, and David Hale; Photo Brother Joe Carrico presents Kentucky Colonels memberships to six soldiers; Military: Frankie Campbell

12/8/77: News: Karl Dawson sworn in for eighth consecutive PVA term by Judge William Fuqua as Lucy Brown, Peggy Stratton, Janice Johnson and Vickie Coleman watch; Photos: Optimists Steve Merideth and Ralph Wright show a Christmas tree to Doris McMillen and granddaughter; Ann Johnson, Mrs. Leslie Newberry and Mrs. Taylor Fuqua attend Episcopal bazaar; Lewisburg Christmas Parade Photos: Tonya Williams, Jackie Crafton, Wilmer Ray Delk, Tracy Slinker, Lloyd ad Marie White, Alice Lynn Forgy, Auburn High School Band, Gay Davis, Penny Hughes, Donna Burditt, Steve Dorris; Features: Beverly Williamson finalist in Outstanding Speech Student competition at UK, Granville Taylor president of Tennessee Society of Architects; Wedding: Byrum-Johnson; Engagement: Short-Wright, McGhee-Hardison; Anniversary: Dewey Harpers (50th); Birthday: Paula Allison (90); Birth: Rebecca Jo Rodgers; Obituaries: Batrice Elliott, James A. Blackford, Melvin J. Whitescarver, Julia Franklin; Sports: Gracie Mason scored 38 in Olmstead win, Janet Nobbin leads Adairville girls to pair of wins over Potter, Dale Givens scores 24 in Chandlers win over Muhlenberg Central, David Lassiter scores 17 in Adairville win over UHA; Sports Photos: Forrest Killebrew dunks, Ronnie Croslin; Deer Photos: Ricky Smith, Mike Riley, Mark Allison, Floyd Haley, Greg Sears, Floyd Haley

12/15/77: News: Gene Riley retires after four decades in business; Logan County Hospital’s new fetal monitor viewed by Administrator Steve McNeil and Jean Kirkpatrick, Barbara Carver, Pat Holt, Marilyn Hale; Photo: Christmas cantata at Methodist Temple includes Al Mallory, Karrie Kemp, Patrick Whitmer, Laura Nealy; Wedding: Williams-Stanley; Engagement: Anderson-Fulkerson; Births: Leslie Lee Taylor, Robert Wesley Bogle,; Anniversary: Edwin Milams (40th); Photo: Toys for Tots breakfast includes William Flowers, Charles Lewis, Roger Woods, Wayne Todd; Photo: Patricia Rodgers with other young pharmacists at Samford; Obituaries: Thomas Sutton Hunt, Mattie Powell Bobbitt, John Ipox, Otha Cole; Sports: Phil Mayo becomes APSU center, freshman Donna Smith scores 28 in Auburn’s 74-33 win over F-S; Sports Photos: Reggie Gough, N.R. Parker, Paul Lyne, Barry Johnson and Randy Vick; Photo Feature: 4-H awards banquet includes Clay Jones, David Sparks, Relda Wood, Sheena Thomas, Lisa Lack, Eldon Poore and J.R. Williams

12/22/77: Farm strike story and photos including Kent Johnson; Photos: Roy Dean Gordon with Santa, Byrnes Scott wins award; Anniversaries: Mr. and Mrs. Eson Phillips (50th), Russell and Juanita Porter (40th), Mr. and Mrs. Leslie McReynolds (50th), Mr. and Mrs. Curtis McIntosh (50th); Birthday: Alice Ashlock (90); Sports Photos: ReJeana Green, Ronnie Barker, Alan Holloway, Jeff Williamson, Billy Morgan, Pat Edge, Mike Chapman, David Gilliam, Steve Fugate, Mary Woodard, Lisa Long; Sports: Preview of UK national champions; Chandlers girls beat RHS 48-39; Deer Photos: Timothy Allen, Larry Walpole; Photos: Brother Joe Carrico receives Optimist Humanitarian Award from President James Greene; Rockwell Christmas Party Photos

12/29/77: News: Martha Foster Schiess named county treasurer-auditor, replacing Russell Cornelius; Photo: Frank McIntosh and Harold Hinton at Farm Strike office; Gary Gragg named administrator of Christian County Health Department; Engagements: Porter-Adams; Price-Robertson; Birth: Russell Glenn Funk; Photo Story: Reverend Scott Phillips elected Moderator of the Presbytery; Photos: Meg Threlkeld at UK, RHS art students Vincent Weatherford and Connie Burchett, Auctioneer Lucian Ward and trapper Billy Hines, Olmstead second graders; Sports: Kenneth Bunton totals 55 points and 24 rebounds at Graham; Sports Photos: Brenda Chapman, Phil Todd, Larry Jordan, Barry Torrence, Bunton, Dale Gray; Photo Feature: Auburn Senior Play includes Mike McAvoy, Matthew Jenkins, Sherri Martin, Troy Allen, Linda Moncrief, Kenny Bagwell, Beverly Steakley, Joyce Hughes, Terry Waggoner, Donald Soyars, Mike Robertson, Tommy Roberts; Farm Photo: M.V. Phelps at meeting