Makayla White and her great grandfather Jack Garrett 2022-03-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Mark Fudge. Makayla White, a fifth grade student from Adair Elementary School (ACES), has been selected the Adair County and Mid-Cumberland Retired Teachers Association winner in the "2021-2022 Grandparent of the Year" essay contest for her essay about her great grandfather, Jack Garrett. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Grandparent Essay winners 2022-03-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge. First runner up Carter Lee, First place winner Makayla White, Principal Sommer Brown, and teacher Vickie Houk. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations to Makayla White and Carter Lee 2022-03-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge. Pictured are the grandparent essay winners from Adair County: Carter Lee, first runner-up, and first place winner Makayla White. Also pictured is Teacher Vicky Houk, and Teresa Roy representing the ACRT Association. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Nancy Cox 2022-03-10 - Lexington, KY - Photo courtesy Campbellsville University. Nancy Cox, a native of Campbellsville who is beginning her third decade at WLEX-TV in Lexington, will speak at Campbellsville University's chapel at 10amET on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Avenue, Campbellsville, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Giovanni gets a haircut at Town Barber Shop 2022-03-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo by "Granny" Kelly Schork. Kelly writes, "My grandson, Giovanni Woods, age 6, getting his hair cut by Wid Harris at Town Barber Shop. Giovanni is here from Miami, Florida, to attend kindergarten at ACPS - this nice man gave him a leather wallet, his first billfold." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

First Forsythia blooms spotted in Montpelier 2022-03-10 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Mike Watson spotted these first Forsythia bushes in bloom yesterday in Montpelier, eastern Adair County. The flowering bush is as old as the outbuildings on either side. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Officially open and shipping from Columbia 2022-03-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The official ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome the community and demonstrate what is happening in Columbia's newest employer's location took place at Synergy Food Group Wednesday afternoon. Members of Synergy staff, local government, business leaders, EDA, and the Chamber of Commerce present, from left were: Robert Flowers, Terry Rowe, School Superintendent Pamela Stephens, Doug Campbell, Tara Warriner, Sherry Giles, Realtor Amy Walker, Robert Montgomery, EDA Chair Bobby Morrison, Synergy consultants Anitha and Shane Lee, General Manager Craig Dean, Mayor Pam Hoots, EDA representative Heather Spoon, Chamber Executive Director Ellen Zornes, Sarah Jessie, Lisa Back, Angie Cowan, Amber Grimes, Kelsey Strode and Mason Adams. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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