Birds of Kentucky: Canada Goose 2021-01-06 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A Canada goose slowing down for a water landing. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

2020 was a year of added worries in a pandemic 2021-01-06 - Taylor County, KY - Photo from Campbellsville Fire-Rescue. Campbellsville Fire-Rescue Chief Chris Taylor said in his annual report on 2020 that, "This year I worried... A lot! "I worried about our budget. I worried about layoffs. I worried about the safety and health of our staff. "We have been very fortunate with no major health issues this year. We started very early on preventive measures, I strongly believe our aggressive preventive measures kept us safe from spreading COVID inside CFD. "We were also fortunate to not have to lay off any employees during the pandemic. Our budget did suffer some this year, but we were fortunate to spend over $195,000 in grant money this year for needed fire and rescue projects!" Campbellsville Fire-Rescue is comprised of 10 full-time, 7 part-time, and 43 volunteers. Columbia Magazine is proud to share the works of first responders in Adair and all six surrounding counties. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Vaccine Update: Distribution Phases 2021-01-06 - Russell County, KY - Photo courtesy Lake Cumberland District Health Department. LCDHD is currently operating in Phase 1a of our COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. This includes vaccines for healthcare workers and first responders. We are not pre-registering for future vaccination phases at this time, as vaccines are not readily available. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CFR Fire-Rescue Training Facility 2021-01-06 - Taylor County, KY - Photo from Campbellsville Fire-Rescue. Chief Chris Taylor writes in his annual review that "one of the most important projects started in 2020 with the development of the new 3-acre Fire-Rescue Training Facility located on Trace Creek Drive. This is phase I of a III phase project. Firefighters must have a place to train and develop those critical skills needed for fire and rescue operations. Our most important training piece is the Affordable Drill Tower. It was secured from a grant through the Kentucky Fire Commission." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Chief's 2020 review looks at busiest year on record 2021-01-06 - Taylor County, KY - Photo from Campbellsville Fire-Rescue. Campbellsville F-R Chief Chris Taylor wrote in his annual report,"Who would have thought we would close out 2020 with a historic massive fire at a 120,000 square feet facility with over 100 firefighters on scene from 13 different departments... This has been the busiest year on record for the CFD with over 1,200 responses. We have had a 70% increase in run volume since I became Chief in 2016..." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

City Council holds first meeting virtually 2021-01-05 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo screen shot by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Columbia Mayor Pamela Hoots met with City Council members via Zoom Monday night in an abundance of caution as we move through the pandemic. She hopes the February meeting can return to an in-person setting again in City Hall. Jason Rector has been the coordinator of the online meetings helping everyone stay connected. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Somewhere In The Gradyville Area, Adair County, Kentucky 2021-01-05 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking.com. Robert writes, "I took this image late Fall in 2018." --ROBERT ELLIS. (c) Robert Ellis Woodworking Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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