How about some watermelon 2020-08-28 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Dog Days is made much more bearable by good neighbors sharing from their gardens. The team of Bruce and Patsy Wilson gives gifts to those they know have no gardens - he lifts and carries and she keeps the list of contacts to see if folks are in place for a delivery. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Campfire part of evidence in investigation 2020-08-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This campfire just at the back of the home is among many indications of activity going on in and around the Hurt/Foust property before the fire that burned the historic home down. An investigation is underway. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sunset from the Bailey place 2020-08-27 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Tommy Bailey. Closing the day August 26, 2020 on Birch Road in Eastern Adair County. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Betty's to reopen on Thursday, September 3, 2020 2020-08-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. We've just received the good news that Betty's will be opening the restaurant back up Thursday September 3, 2020. Little Bit says, "We look forward to seeing everyone! Come join us!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Historians urge City to preserve the chimneys 2020-08-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Even after the fire at the historic Hurt/Foust home, the story and sentiments remain. While Mike Watson and I were there Tuesday, Joe DeSpain from Greensburg stopped by encouraging the saving of the amazing chimneys. He suggested the City consider studying the Great Blue Heron Railway Park, where outlines of the home exist along with audio history. - LW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

City was saving, not destroying historic home 2020-08-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The existing house, built in the early 1850s may have appeared crumbling, but the bones were solid and work was being done to preserve what could be saved of the historic Hurt/Foust home by the City of Columbia. The process to place the house and land on the National Register of Historical Places had already been instituted. We were approached and encouraged to begin this process by someone in the preservation community outside Adair County; one who knew the significance of this site and the need to save what could be saved. The clearing of the house was underway, with encouragement from the City and with aid from the local library, and history and genealogical groups. A small group of dedicated volunteers began work in early summer. Vandals, vagrants, and 'treasure hunters' had ransacked the house, entering through smashed windows, climbing and crawling, throwing and destroying each and every time. Even since the clean-up began in early June, each time the volunteers came, there was evidence of new invasions. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County: Beautiful scenery along Highway 768 2020-08-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking.com. Robert writes, "The owner of this barn, a Mr. Hellwig, kindly allowed me to stop and take photos of his barn and property. Pic was taken on a overly bright Sun shiny day, so I had to soften it up in post processing to make it halfway presentable." --ROBERT ELLIS. (c) Robert Ellis Woodworking Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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