CEDIK Business coach Luke Ramsay speaks to Chamber 2018-08-14 - Roberta D. Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Business coach Luke Ramsay, standing, was guest speaker at the Columbia Adair County Chamber of Commerce today, Tuesday, August 14, 2018. His subjects included supporting entrepreneurs and small business development - especially supporting existing businesses. He offered the services of his office, CEDIK (Community & Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky), to help initiate BRE, (Business Retention and Expansion) and the Chamber of Commerce and City of Columbia volunteers will be following up for specifics. Columbia is all business during August 2018. Today's Chamber of Commerce subject continues the special events this month focused on small business - the next business event is the Wares Fair at Lindsey Wilson College on August 23, 2018. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Red-Tailed Hawk 2018-08-14 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Pen. Another view of the juvenile Eastern Red-Tailed hawk, perched atop the control tower of the old Adminstration Building at Bowman Field, waiting for the right moment to take flight. Paired photo: Birds of Kentucky: Red-Tailed Hawk Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

(Ad photo) Fat ears of corn from Portland at Farmers Market today 2018-08-14 - Adair County Farmers Market, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Junior Brown. David Burris and Junior Brown have two kinds of corn today, big fat ears of tender bi-color or all yellow sweet corn, at the Adair County Farmers Market, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY, open today Tuesday, August 14, 2018, from 6am-10amCT or until sold out, whichever is earlier. They give good measure, 13 ears to the dozen, $4 a dozen. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Fiscal Court - Major moves in 37 min 13 Aug 2018 session 2018-08-14 - Adair Annex basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Adair Fiscal Court met in a Special Regular Monthly Session Monday night, August 13, 2018 (Special because the court usually meets on Tuesday) which was brief, but productive from a standpoint of decisions being made in short order. CJE Michael Lee Stephens, standing, presided. Above, from left, are Magistrates Perry Reeder (District 4), Sammy Baker (3), Daryl Flatt (2), Harold Burton (1), Deputy CJE Andrea Waggener, (Stephens), Session Recorder Gale Cowan, Adair County Attorney Jennifer Hutchison Corbin, then Magistrates Billy Dean Coffey (5), Greg Caldwell (6) and Terry Hadley (7). Among the most significant votes for the court to shoulder its part of the cost to put a new floor in the gymnasium at the Jim Blair Center, and a vote lease space in the historic Adair County Courthouse for the Adair ABC Commission. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY - Promising pair, nascent Ironweed, Goldenrod 2018-08-14 - Along an Adair County Byway - Kentucky - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Full of promise, nascent ironweed & goldenrod portend bright fall-ish colors immediately ahead. But for those who appreciate the continuums of life, the flowers at all stages are equally pleasing. - EW. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Books - All Roads Lead to Edmonton available for pre-order 2018-08-14 - Edmonton, KY - Photo by Gaye Shaw, Executive Director, Edmonton/Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce. "The book about Edmonton is off to the publisher! If you have not pre-ordered a copy and want one, please let me know so I will save it for you. We will be having a book reveal and then be on the square during the Big 200 year celebration. The book is $20. - Carol Perkins By the hosts of The "Susan & Carol, Unscripted" show, live 10am-12pmNoonCT, Tuesdays FM 99.1 radio Susan Chambers & Carol Perkins (Sunday with CM Columnist) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ignite America at Campbellsville University for fourth year 2018-08-13 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Alexandria Swanger. Campbellsville University hosted the spiritual revival Ignite America on her campus for the fourth consecutive year after beginning its partnership in 2015. From left, Jerry Ball, Max Vitori and Judy Ball pray during the Ignite America service Aug. 2, 2018 in Ransdell Chapel. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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