Former Adair County Superintendent of Schools Al Sullivan passed away Wednesday, March 21 at 5:05 a.m. at Westlake Regional Hospital following an illness. He was 79.

Sullivan guided the school system on two separate occasions, first serving as superintendent from 1977-1982 and again from 1994-1999.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, on December 24, 2003. He is survived by two children, Ann Hatcher and Patrick Sullivan.

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It’s finally official. CVS Pharmacy has closed the deal to build a new store in Columbia. The new facility will be built at the junction of Jamestown Street and Russell Road (KY 55 S and KY 80 E).

The deeds to the properties were transferred to CVS a week ago Friday and the previous property owners were paid. The properties purchased for the new 13,325 square foot pharmacy included Central Kentucky Realty and Auction, Movie Warehouse, the Grider Properties building, which housed some small businesses on Russell Road adjacent to Central Kentucky Realty, and the small building on Jamestown Street owned by Vicki Pike which had housed a cell phone store.

Morgan Construction Company from Tennessee has the contract to build the new pharmacy. According to sources, the new facility should be completed in July.