Search for entrance to cave finds vaulted cellar, instead 2018-02-21 - Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Was there an entrance to a Cave along the property line of the old S.F. Coffey residence and the Horace Cundiff residence, or not? Others may have thought this concrete entrance was the entrance to the cave. When the new owners, the Stotts family bought the property from Jack Newcomb, they explored the opening in the hillside, above. Turns out, this is a large cellar, apparently never a cave entrance. Perhaps someone has the answer. Has the cave entrance been filled in? Didn't the cave once furnish a heating/cooling system for the the house once occupied by the Cundiff, later Dr. Griffith's family, later the Wallace Richard Home? Junior and Connie Stotts and their son, Barry, and daughter, Melissa, would like to know. - EW Comments, clarifications, corrections Larry Walker - There is a cave on Sales F. Coffey lot Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Favorite old photo: A parade in Columbia presents questions 2018-02-21 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo from Vonnie Kolbenschlag - from Maxine Walker collection. This photo is from the collection of Maxine Walker. The year is not given. But one structure, peaking around the corner on the left, is one 40s kids remember: The Hancock Hotel. Anyone know how that dates the photo? The building on the left house the W.I. Ingram store. A question for today: Do you know a prominent Columbia business of 2018 which can trace its lineage to this family? Does anyone know anything about the marching band. It is before the days of Myron Cohen, who came to Columbia High School in the 1950's, because in his days, the W.I. Ingram building had become Columbia Firestone, we think. And how about public safety. The sidewalks were safer then, protected by on street parking and grassy areas and trees. And the businesses? They were thriving. If you have answers, or additional questions, please send using the "Comments" link with this photo. - EW. PS - Sincere thanks to Vonnie Kolbenschlag and Maxine Walker for the photo. Comments, corrections, clarifications Mike Watson: - Everyone loves a parade! Billy Joe Fudge - Old Hancock Hotel deserves historical marker George Rice - Sister, Margie Coomer, lived across street from Hancock Hotel JIM - Jones Building timeline - Jun 1944-Oct 1945 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Burkesville Street Phase - Downtown Project - 20 Feb 2018 2018-02-21 - From E Frazier Avenue, looking West at Burkesville Street Crossing, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Like a mini-St. Louis Arch, the trackhoe digging a bore pit for the directional boring machine preparations, is a westward gateway here, to W Frazier Avenue crossing Burkesville Street. Though every effort has been made to minimize interruption of traffic during construction, motorists are asked to observe the signage and be especially alert in the area. The work is particularly tedious here. On the left is the Masonic Lodge building, where every first and third Tuesday there's a large gathering for the Adair County Knife Swap, which was suspended yesterday because of the construction. The next meeting will be at 3pmCT, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Daffodil Watch 2018: Townie yards show blooms 20 Feb 2018 2018-02-21 - Three Blocks from Downtown, Columbia, KY - Photo by Innocent Bystander. No longer shy, townie daffodils, many beds generations old, were brightening a spring-like day, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, a day when some heating and cooling systems had a hard time deciding which to do. These are planted in a row, along a driveway. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rolling over for the first time -- game changing 2018-02-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Taft Neal. "Little Man" as he is called by Uncle Taft Neal, decided to roll over all on his own this week. Taft reported, "It was a game changer, even working his way in circles." Taft said, "Thank you to all that have been there with support for me and Liam, including Rita Neat and everyone who helped with the baby shower, Mark and Jennifer Fair Jones, Mark and Maggie Coleman, Jimmy Bottoms, Junior and Connie Stotts (the shopper who found and gave Liam the little outfit proclaiming 'my uncle is my super hero'), Mike Newton, Miranda Hatcher, Robert Flowers/Shriners and Terry and Linda Neal." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kayaking: a second first day of 2018 perfect weather 2018-02-20 - Green River Lake, Adair County, KY - Photo by Mitzi McKinley Bault. For the second day in a row, we enjoyed the unusually warm weather Kayaking at the Mt. Carmel entry on Green River Lake. Just a beautiful day!!! - MITZI BAULT Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Moss covered rocks will soon be in background 2018-02-20 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Lush green moss shines through the drooping wet weeds and brown leaves of winter. With these high temperatures -- 78 unbelievable degrees February 20, 2018 -- new growth will soon send this growth into the background. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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