Lantern Tour - different theme each month 2022-05-10 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The popular walk among the markers in the Columbia City Cemetery continues monthly at 7pmCT on the first Friday along with the To the Nines evening shopping hours on the Public Square. Guides Dave Thomas, at left, and Mike Watson promise a different theme each month. This time, as it occured on Derby Eve, the focus was horses, people who worked in the industry, or rode in the Adair County Fair. They are open to ideas for future themes. Find them at the Adair County Genealogy and History Center by the Library on Greensburg Street. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Campbell signs to play with Campbellsville University 2022-05-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Adair Co. High School. Adair County High School senior Kaylee Campbell signed to play basketball at Campbellsville University on May 5, 2022. Witnessing Kaylee's signing were CU basketball coach Madison Clements and ACHS coaches Samantha Ellis, Jerald Bryant, and Ashley Goodin. Kaylee's parents, Brent and Shannon Campbell, along with sister, Allee Campbell, were also there to show support. ACHS head coach Jerald Bryant stated, "I am very excited to see Kaylee get this opportunity to further her basketball career as she pursues her education at CU. Kaylee has worked hard to remain focused on and off the court. She puts her heart into every aspect of life. Through her challenges, she leans on her faith and determination to succeed. Kaylee is detail oriented and willing to do the little things that may not show up in the statistics, but play a role in the outcome. Congratulations Kaylee!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lantern Tour - no flowers, folklore please 2022-05-10 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. As darkness and rain signaled the end of the May, 2022 Columbia City Cemetery historic walk, I borrowed a lantern to visit my late husband, Ed. If you're nearby on Memorial Day, know that he won't be especially interested in flower arrangements nor flags at his headstone, but he will sure appreciate the folklore and history of the people he loved being shared all around him. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LOST: in Walmart area of Columbia 2022-05-09 - Adair County, KY - Photo from Jason Rector. This dog was lost around the Walmart area earlier today, Monday, May 9, 2022. The dog's name is Cricket and if seen please contact 270-634-0840. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lanterns and Tombstones tour - singing to his horse 2022-05-09 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. W. F. Staples was remembered as an Adair Countian known for training horses, especially with music. He is reported to have trained his military horses to back up by singing to them. He was of the Presbyterian faith and while the songs he used in training are not known, they would likely have been good Protestant ones. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lanterns and Tombstones under ancient Cedar tree 2022-05-09 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Lanterns and Tombstones Tour guides took the crowd to the plot of J. W. Jackman and wife and daughter, under the ancient cedar tree in the middle of the Columbia Cemetery. His relationship to the horse industry was that he was a leather worker in a saddlery. He often made show pieces for county fair and Jackman saddles we're prized. Mary Damron Neat, successful horse show participant who was known for her distinct attire, rode her horse, Jordan Peacock, with a brand new side saddle made by Jackman. She needed it adjusted before the event began and called for a groom to help. She found herself docked in points for that by the judges and lost the competition. Everyone steered clear of the tree trunk as it had what looked like a Poison Ivy vine growing up it. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LCDHD: COVID-19 Community levels by county 2022-05-09 - Kentucky - Photo courtesy Lake Cumberland District Health Department. Kentucky COVID-19 Community levels by county, from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, updated on May 6, 2022. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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