Traffic lined up in all directions 2022-01-31 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Traffic was heavy Monday afternoon after schools let out. Vehicles were lined up all around the historic Adair County Courthouse and traveling in both directions on Jamestown Street. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Proclamation: CMV Week in Columbia Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2022 2022-01-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Tiffany Collins. Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots and Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan joined to officially proclaim the week of January 31 through February 4, 2022, as CMV week in Columbia in honor of Bella Streeval, who would have celebrated her fifth birthday this week. Bella Streeval's parents Sarah and Jeffrey Streeval joined the Mayor and Judge at the signing ceremony. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ballot positions drawn for 2022 Primary Election 2022-01-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Ballot listing order is determined by a drawing for each election. All candidates are invited in advance to participate in the drawing for their position on the ballot. Adair County candidates on the ballot will be listed in order of names drawn by at the County Clerk's office. Participating in the drawing for ballot position in the May 2022 Primary Election were, from left: Terry Farris, Heather Bryant Spoon, Daryl Flatt, Ronald 'Mark' Humphress, Terry Hadley, Harold Burton, Josh Brockman, Lisa Greer, David Herbst, Gale Cowan, Tony Denton, Ken Hill and Board of Elections Member Vicky Pike. Candidates and/or their representatives who were not present had their ballot position drawn for them by a member of the Board of Elections. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sunset over the tanks 2022-01-30 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This busy sunset was captured looking out over the Columbia Bulk Plant at the corner of Hudson and Burkesville Streets. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Canada Geese in flight 2022-01-30 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A trio of geese soon after takeoff, working hard to gain altitude. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

1909 postcard from Sara Rey Marcum 2022-01-30 - Washington, DC - Photo courtesy JIM. In early March 1909, Columbia native Sara Rey Marcum (Sallie or Daut to most who knew her), then teaching in Harrisonburg, Virginia, mailed a postcard to her 12-year-old niece, addressed to "Ruth Paull / Columbia / Ky." and postmarked March 6, 1909 at "Mount Vernon on the Potomac, VA," after attending the Inauguration Ball of President William Howard Taft. Paired photo: Postcard: The Pension Building, ca 1909 Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Postcard: The Pension Building, ca 1909 2022-01-30 - Washington, DC - Photo courtesy JIM. The Pension Building, on a 1909 postcard from Columbia native Sara Rey Marcum (Sallie or Daut to most who knew her), then teaching in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to Ruth Paull. This structure, located in Washington, D.C., occupies a full city block and served for nearly 40 years as the bureaucratic center for all things related to military pensions. It's now a memorial to Civil War veterans. Paired photo: 1909 postcard from Sara Rey Marcum Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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