Mayor Curtis Hardwick is unhappy with intersection change 2017-06-09 - 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). Columbia Mayor Curtis Hardwick is concerned about the encroachment of curbs into the intersection of Campbellsville Street with the Kentucky Highway Department's now-in-progress traffic signal rebuild. Above, he's illustrating how far from the present curb the new one will be. His major concern is whether or not Columbia Fire Department units can negotiate the turns from Merchant Street onto Campbellsville Streets in an emergency. The longest fire truck is 54 feet long. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia/Adair Utilities Board meets at Wastewater Plant 2017-06-09 - Columbia/Adair Utilities District, Sewer Plant, 509 Campbellsville Street,, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). Columbia/Adair County Utilities District Board of Trustees met Thursday, June 9, 2017, at the utility's sewer plant. Above clockwise around table, from left corner General Manager Lenny Stone, trustees Mike Newton and David Jones; Board Chair Wid Harris, Trustees Doug Sapp and Junior Brown. In background behind table Lee Mudd, Monarch Engineering; Steve Breeding and Joe Chapman, the two CAUD employees who operate the plant; and Board Attorney, Marshall Loy. Also present were Adair County Deputy Judge Executive Andrea Waggener and members of the media. General Manager Stone told the trustees that the room had had no extra cleaning to prepare for the meeting. "It's like this all the time he said." The meeting area was cleaner and much better organized than many kitchens. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

2017 Adair County 'Fairgrounds' I - AC Extension Office 2017-06-09 - Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . The Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairgrounds Street, will be site of the first and several 2017 Adair County Fair Events, starting with the Floral Hall, 4pm-7pmCT, on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.On Thursday, July 6, 2017, the floral hall will be open 8am-12pmNoonCT. Fay Davidson, president of the Adair County Fair, is in charge of the floral hall. For the complete schedule as of June 9, 2017, see 2017 Adair County Fair: Schedule of Events Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Yellow Trumpet Vine on White Oak Road 2017-06-08 - Easter Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). This yellow trumpet vine was found on White Oak Road near Acree Road in Eastern Adair County, closer to Russell Springs than to Columbia. It's yellow, uncommon in the wild but a color readily available in plant stores. However due to the condition of the plant - not the healthiest for the usually hardy vine, and also because it is in an area of heavy spraying, one would wonder is the color change might have been due to the herbicide. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KY Afield Outdoors: Encourage young anglers 2017-06-08 - Franklin Co., KY - Photo by Lee McClellan. Bridges Hardin, 14, of Shelby County holds a chunky smallmouth bass caught last week from Elkhorn Creek in Franklin County. Stream fishing for smallmouth bass offers many things, in addition to catching fish, to keep a young angler’s attention. These experiences help hook young anglers into a lifetime of fishing. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Remembering Don Franklin 2017-06-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, Columbia Magazine print issue. Going back through Columbia Magazine archives, I came across this black and white photo of Don and Barbara Franklin when we were all together at the John B. Begley Chapel opening at Lindsey Wilson College in 1997. It was a happy occasion supporting the college expansion and the good news for Columbia. Clicking this link goes to the story of Don's passing and the community's mourning nine years ago this week. Ed and I send our thoughts and prayers again to his family for the pain of having to give him up too soon. Don is smiling down on them with pride at how they've grown and how the business continues to prosper, expand and contribute so much to Columbia where Franklin Motors, now serving 15 locations, got its start. -- LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

What do turkeys eat for dinner? 2017-06-08 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This wild mama turkey and her children were finding a lot of food for lunch in the massive field of new mown hay along White Oak Church Road. In the spring season wild turkeys like to eat eat leaves and grasses, one thing there was plenty of in this field. -- LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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