Agape House receives gift from Kosair Charities 2021-12-09 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Phyllis Payne. Kosair Charities board member Robert Flowers, at left, presented a $5,000 grant to the Agape House Pregnancy Resource Center of Columbia. With him are Agape representatives Sharon Payne and Billy Wheat. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CU holds Professional Dining Etiquette program for students 2021-12-09 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo courtesy Campbellsville University. Terri Thompson, a business and social etiquette specialist from Paris, Ky., discusses the diffeence between different types of spoons in formal dining situations during a profes- sional dining etiquette program in the Badgett Academic Support Center. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: American Kestrel 2021-12-09 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. According to AllAboutBirds, kestrels are among the smallest birds of prey, and often "end up as prey for larger birds such as Northern Goshawks, Red-tailed Hawks, Barn Owls, American Crows, and Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, as well as rat snakes, corn snakes, and even fire ants." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ribbon Cutting at new First and Farmers National Bank location 2021-12-09 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Andrea Clue. First and Farmers National Bank is holding a Grand Opening and Christmas Open House for their new location at 114 Will Walker Road, Columbia, KY today, Thursday, December 9, 2021. The Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11amCT today. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the bank's lobby from 2pmCT until 4pmCT on Thursday afternoon, listening to children's requests and smiling for photo-ops. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Davis Hardware Christmas advertisement (ca 1931) 2021-12-09 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy JIM. Davis Hardware, which both followed and preceded Jeffries Hardware, operated on the exit corner of Jamestown Street from 1920 until the forepart of 1954. This ad appeared in the December 16, 1931 Adair County News. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas around the Square, 1931 2021-12-09 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy JIM. At left: Miss Lula Jones began working for Albin Murray near the south corner of the square in the 19-teens and continued at the same place when he sold to Dohoney & Dohoney. She stayed when Mr. Murray repurchased the enterprise in 1921, bought it from him about 1925, and ran it solo until she retired in the 1940s. This ad appeared in the December 09, 1931 Adair County News. At right: Royse & Royse located (I believe) between the Russell & Co. Building and the east corner of the square, came on the Columbia business scene about 1928. J.C. Marshall bought it in 1943 and sold it to his brother Paul Marshall in 1945. This ad appeared in the December 23, 1931 Adair County News. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fast food business update 2021-12-09 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Cook Out fast food restaurant has had a long time coming but it looks like the building is getting final touches on the outside and may be opening as the New Year begins. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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