Tick was an unwelcome visitor this week 2022-05-21 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. I have a heavy heart for I'm responsible for the demise of this tick which wanted to reside on my person, and of a community of ants that just wanted to share the kitchen. I keep asking creatures like these to simply stay in their place - outside, way outside - and I promise I'll stay in mine - inside. Sometimes discussion works, other times not. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Fire Tower View of the Smoky Mountains 2022-05-11 - Waynesville, NC - Photo by Graham Waggener. The view from the Mount Sterling Fire Tower on the Benton MacKaye Trail just outside of Waynesville, NC. It's the highest-elevation fire tower east of the Mississippi River. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Laurel Ridge Farms pork 2022-05-20 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Brandy Held. Laurel Ridge Farms seasoned pork belly and seasoned pork jowl. Brandy says "it's a non smoked version of bacon and jowl. Way less salt but still packed with flavor." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ribbon Cutting at Southern Nest Jamestown Branch 2022-05-20 - Jamestown, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Southern Nest Realty is holding a Grand Opening for their Jamestown Branch Office today, Friday, May 20, 2022. Pictured at the 11:30 ribbon cutting ceremony are Tammy and Barry Stotts and Justin, center, along with Southern Nest staff and friends and family from Adair and Russell Counties. The Southern Nest Realty Jamestown Branch is located at 1189 N. Main Street, Jamestown, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

It's Friday! 2022-05-20 - Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Jane Todd. This little one says it all in that wide restful stretch - we're almost to the weekend!! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Saying thank you to Emergency Medical Services 2022-05-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo from the office of Mayor Pam Hoots, Columbia, KY. This week is declared Emergency Medical Services Week in Columbia and Adair County as the result of a proclamation issued jointly by Mayor Pamela Hoots and Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan. With them in this picture, from left, are: Cody Neat, Wayne Ray, Rita Bragg, Daryl Flatt, and Preston Gaskin. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Camp Casey Second Grade Outstanding Attendance Awards 2022-05-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Adair County Primary Center. Second Grade students with the greatest attendance in the 21st CCLC program at Adair County Primary Center this school year: Cory Walls with 120 days, Landon Burton with 116 days and Aubrey Westray with 110 days. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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