African American History Month proclaimed in City of Columbia
2019-02-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, editor, Adair Progress
Felicia Lasley, left, joined with Mayor Pam Hoots at City Hall proclaiming February as African American History Month in Columbia. This month, honoring African American History month, Columbia Magazine has featured students and fellow educators in the photo collections of Mrs. Evelyn Hughes who taught at Knifley, Flatwoods Rosenwald School and John Adair. She was the youngest of seven children born to Samuel Zack Hughes and Effie Staton Hughes of the Rockhouse Bottom/Crocus areas of Russell and Adair Counties, according to her nephew, educator Sammy Hughes, who shared the keepsake pictures. He said there was also a lot of Native American heritage in her Staton family roots and Evelyn's grandmother spoke Cherokee. He described both families, the Statons and the Hugheses, as hard working, church oriented conservative Baptists. Sammy is a teacher at Adair Middle School in Columbia following in his Aunt's footsteps in educating future generations. Comments | Permalink
2019-02-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, editor, Adair Progress
Felicia Lasley, left, joined with Mayor Pam Hoots at City Hall proclaiming February as African American History Month in Columbia. This month, honoring African American History month, Columbia Magazine has featured students and fellow educators in the photo collections of Mrs. Evelyn Hughes who taught at Knifley, Flatwoods Rosenwald School and John Adair. She was the youngest of seven children born to Samuel Zack Hughes and Effie Staton Hughes of the Rockhouse Bottom/Crocus areas of Russell and Adair Counties, according to her nephew, educator Sammy Hughes, who shared the keepsake pictures. He said there was also a lot of Native American heritage in her Staton family roots and Evelyn's grandmother spoke Cherokee. He described both families, the Statons and the Hugheses, as hard working, church oriented conservative Baptists. Sammy is a teacher at Adair Middle School in Columbia following in his Aunt's footsteps in educating future generations. Comments | Permalink
Principal Troy Young gave first of four school updates
2019-02-26 - Adair County School Board Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Adair county High School Principal Troy Young was the first of four school leaders to provide updates and progress reports at the February School Board meeting. He said at ACHS they are working on improvement in math and reading and will be changing the schedule for next year to an eight period day. Comments | Permalink
2019-02-26 - Adair County School Board Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Adair county High School Principal Troy Young was the first of four school leaders to provide updates and progress reports at the February School Board meeting. He said at ACHS they are working on improvement in math and reading and will be changing the schedule for next year to an eight period day. Comments | Permalink
Daffodil Watch 2019: eye catching in sun and wind
2019-02-26 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Daffodils have had a hard time getting started so far in 2019, snow one weekend then flooding the next. When the clouds finally parted and winds picked up, these hillside Daffodils in the northern Knifley Roley section of Adair County were eye catching. There are 22 days until spring arrives on March 20th. - LW Comments | Permalink
2019-02-26 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Daffodils have had a hard time getting started so far in 2019, snow one weekend then flooding the next. When the clouds finally parted and winds picked up, these hillside Daffodils in the northern Knifley Roley section of Adair County were eye catching. There are 22 days until spring arrives on March 20th. - LW Comments | Permalink
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