Downtown Days traffic changes start Friday morning 2025-10-09 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Columbia's Public Square will be closed to traffic for the annual Downtown Days Fall Festival beginning at 10amCT on Friday, October 10, 2025, and will remain closed through 1pmCT on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Temporary signage will be posted one block from the Columbia Public Square to guide drivers during this time. Officers of the Columbia Police Department will be assisting with traffic management to ensure everyone's safety. Please use extreme caution and watch for families walking around the weekend festival activities. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tom Emberton Metcalfe County Courthouse 2025-10-09 - Edmonton, KY - Photo courtesy Kim Harwood. A life-sized bronze sculpture will depict the late Judge Tom Emberton in front of the Courthouse named in his honor. The unveiling of the statue will be held at 1:30pmCT on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Statue will honor the late Judge Tom Emberton 2025-10-09 - Edmonton, KY - Photo courtesy Kim Harwood. The late Thomas Emberton, above, will be honored an individual who was a noted leader and stateman serving his country, the commonwealth, and community his entire adult life, with the unveiling of a statue by internationally recognized sculptor Amanda Matthews at the Tom Emberton Metcalfe County Courthouse in Edmonton on November 2, 2025. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Flags flying at Green River Marina 2025-10-09 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Flags were flying from houseboats docked at Green River Marina last week in gentle fall breezes. American flags were most popular with UK Wildcats in second place. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cast of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical 2025-10-09 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Cast members of the Lindsey Wilson University Department of Theatre production of "Anne of Green Gables: The Musical" gather on the stage of V.P. Henry auditorium before a recent rehearsal. The musical will be presented November 3-7, 2025, for area schoolchildren and November 6-7, 2025, for the public. All performances will be in V.P. Henry Auditorium. Front row, from left: LeBron Barroso '29 of Elizabethtown, KY; Aidyn Weingartner '28 of Shelbyville, KY; Sabrina Ruiz '26 of Louisville, KY; Gabriella Devore '26 of Knob Lick, KY Reilly Wells '26 of Columbia; and Gage Carnes '26 of Jamestown, KY Rear row, from left: director Kassidy Phelps '24 of Burkesville, KY; McKenzie Melton '29 of Lily, KY; Brandon Grider '28 of Columbia; graduate student Zoe Boatright of Columbia; Shiane Lussier '26 of Bremen, KY; Nellie Leona Smith '28 of Coxs Creek, KY; and Mayatu Brown '27 of Campbellsville. Not pictured: Leeshawn Johnson '27 of Louisville and Cade Ramsey '27 of Russell Springs, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Phillips Tank & Structure opens in new home 2025-10-08 - Adair County, KY - Photo from the Columbia Adair Chamber of Commerce. Phillips Tank & Structure chose Adair County to locate their business and as of last week, the new plant had a ribbon cutting ceremony in their new home, the former Jimmy Reliford Drilling Company building in Sparksville, KY. Regional Manager Nikki Shields led the ribbon cutting, flanked by her colleagues Nathan Withers and Christopher Curtis as the team officially began its new role in the regional base of operations for PTS. They were joined for this event by members of the Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority and the Chamber of Commerce. Those who knew developer Jimmy Reliford will know he is smiling down on these new folks putting his building to work. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Guarding the GRAS vehicle at the Courthouse Annex 2025-10-08 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. He may look casual, but have no doubt, this dog was keeping careful watch over the Green River Animal Shelter (GRAS) truck while his people had business in the Adair County Courthouse Annex. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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