OCC Drop off - 20 Nov 2017 - Russell Heights Baptist Youth 2017-11-20 - Russell Heights Baptist Church, 19 N Bramblett Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, Operation Christmas Child, Columbia, KY. Members of the Russell Heights Baptist Church Youth group are pictured with the OCC boxes the church prepared. They are Corey Harmon, Will Reynolds, and Bailey Reynolds. Not pictured is Jessica Hamlett. - Mark Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Election 2018 - 20 Nov 2017 - Billy Dean Coffey files for Magistrate 5 2017-11-20 - Adair County Clerk Office, Ste 3, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Nadalie Inscho, Deputy Adair County Clerk. Billy Dean Coffey filed as a candidate for re-election as the Republican, for Magistrate, District 5. With him, above, is his wife Jackie Parson Coffey. This will be Coffey's third race for the office. He has served 10 years now, having first been appointed to fill out an unexpired two year term by then Gov. Ernie Fletcher. - Back to - Election 2018: Latest List of candidates, Adair Co, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Election 2018 - 20 Nov 2017 - Landon Edwards for PVA 2017-11-20 - Adair County Clerk Office, Ste 3, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Whitney Kemp. Landon Edwards, D, currently Deputy Property Valuation Administrator (PVA), filed for the office of PVA this morning Monday, November 20, 2017. He is the only candidate, thus far, to file for the office. Pictured with Landon is his wife, Dana Edwards, and his parents, Tommy & Sharon Edwards. - Whitney Kemp - Back to - Election 2018: Latest List of candidates, Adair Co, KY Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

1st of recently purchased Ford AWD Explorer interceptors 2017-11-20 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. On Friday, November 17, 2017, the first of two Ford AWD Explorer interceptors, was being prepared to go into service. City Council approved the payment of $34,300 total for the two cars, one a 2015 and the other a 2016. The cars were purchased from J & S. Auto Sales, Columbia. This interceptor was assigned to Sgt. Junior Murphy. The second one will be assigned to the officer who will work with the Department's Belgian Malinois, now in training at the Canine Academy in Russell Springs. - Ed Waggener Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remembering Joe Payne from first meeting at Brushy Fork 2017-11-20 - Berea, KY - Photo photo of file photo by Kay Bowman. The Community Thanksgiving luncheon in memory of Rev. Joe Payne brought together many who held him in a special place in their memories. The first time I met Joe was at the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce sponsored workshop at Berea College's Brushy Fork Institute where our group focused on ways to help our community. Joe was a natural leader, energized and ready to tackle any big idea that could help people. The project that resulted was called "Lead Adair". There are many alums. The photo is from columbiamagazine.com archives from that year, 2004. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

It is cold this morning: Frosty & Freezing 2017-11-20 - Columbia KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Longjohns weather is here: It's been toasty warm inside, but thermometer was reading 22/F just before 7amCT, a temperature and the frost and freeze at the urban plantation next door gave a hint of the snowfalls to come. Had hoped for a steam snorting picture of the horses or the sight of the hunting cat Blue, hunting, but they were in hiding. - Ed Waggener Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC Drop Off 19 Nov 2017: Host, Church of the Nazarene 2017-11-19 - Wheet Hall, First Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, Operation Christmas Child, Columbia, KY. The Columbia church of the Nazarene has been the host church for drop off's in Adair County for several years. Members of the church or also active in preparing boxes for children in need, Pictured are, from left - Kenzey Crawhorn, Kelly Crawhorn, Bro. Tom Legg, Mary Anna Burns, Cecile Harvey, Kay Powell, JoAnna O'Dell, and Pat Wheeler. Not pictured are Lynn Legg, Connie DeVore, Lea Ann Parnell, & Colton Parnell. Their boxes brings the total number of boxes at the end of the day Sunday, November 19, 2017, to 2,567. Monday, November 20, 2017, is the final day for drop off's. Drop off hours are 9am -11amCT. - Mark Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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