School safety community forum is today, 8 March 2018, at ACHS 2018-03-08 - Adair County High School, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. The Columbia Police Department cruiser in front of ACHS is an indicator of the expanded security and intentional safety efforts underway in the Adair County public school system. The Board of Education will hold a community-wide forum this afternoon, Thursday, 8 March 2018, to discuss school safety. Registration is at 5:30 and the meeting begins at 6pmCT, in the gymnasium at Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. Representatives from all first responder agencies will join school personnel for the meeting. - LW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Molotov Cocktails had been made to blow-up middle school 2018-03-08 - Franklin, Simpson County, KY - Photo from U.S. District Attorney office, U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of KY. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, a 20 year old Franklin, KY, man knowingly made five illegal firearms. According to court records and report by the Franklin Police Department, Trey Alexander Gwathney-Law, relayed to an acquaintance that he had made the devices in order to blow-up Franklin-Simpson County Middle School. All were made using glass bottles. Four of the bottles (one Mountain Dew, one Sprite, and two Dr. Pepper) contained a dark gas/oil mixture liquid with a cloth wick stuffed in the bottle opening. Commonly referred to as a Molotov cocktail. A fifth, illegal firearm was made using a glass Root Beer bottle and contained a dark gas/oil mixture liquid with a piece of green pyrotechnic fuse attached to the opening with an epoxy sealant. The bottle contained a silver CO2 cartridge in the top of the bottle, under the pyrotechnic fuse. The CO2 cartridge contained explosive powder and small pieces of paper which appeared to have been soaked in the same flammable liquid found inside the bottle. According to court records and report by the Franklin Police Department, Gwathney-Law relayed to an acquaintance that he had made the devices in order to blow-up Franklin-Simpson County Middle School. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of KY - Red-tailed hawk high-tailing it, Marrowbone, KY 2018-03-08 - Marrowbone, Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Red Tail Hawk lifting off from the branches of a Sycamore tree alongside Marrowbone Creek in Cumberland County. The Red Tail Hawk is among the largest hawks. Didn't mean to interrupt its work, but even from the north side of KY 90 and the hawk on the other side of the tree, this red-tailed wanted no part of an innocent photo op, and flew away. Our apologies. For more on the species (we hope we have it right, if not, let us know). For more on these magnificent raptors, see www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk - EW/LW. Photo 6 Mar 2018. Comments, clarifications, more information Steve Coomer Red-tailed hawk mate & nest within Square Mile Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

FM2 is main topic at March Caregivers meeting 2018-03-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Healthy eating opportunities from the Farmers Market on the Square, FM2, in Columbia, was the topic of discussion at the March Caregivers meeting. Donna Jones, Coordinator of FM2, center, standing, told those in attendance that there are already more than 30 booths signed up for the market at the corner of Campbellsville and Merchant Streets which will open on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Donna also shared news of The Adair County Garden Club she's a member of. Clicking 'read more' goes to the Garden Club's upcoming event, building Bat Houses. - LW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CREP field burn in Coburg was planned and managed 2018-03-07 - Coburg, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. At a distance, it looked like this could be the smoke of a large building burning on the edges of Adair/Green/Taylor County, KY in the Coburg community. However, it was a planned, well controlled CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) field burn. CREP is America's largest private-land conservation program. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ingersoll-Rand Retirees Luncheon 2018-03-07 - Fiesta Mexico Restaurant, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Tommy Bailey. Tommy writes, "Ten of us including myself met today. Each one of us retired at different times and each one of us figured the plant would close after we left, but to our amazement the factory is still producing air compressors by the thousands. We meet the first Wednesday of each month." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Daffodil watch 2018: they also come in creamy white 2018-03-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Daffodils also come in different colors, sizes and shapes. These on Greensburg Street are just like the yellow ones, only creamy white in color. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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