Larry Smith: Mr. Reed stops by in Campbellsville, KY 2017-05-03 - Taylor County Airport, 360 Airport Rd, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith, Manager, The Big Dawg, 99.9FM. Alan Reed stops in Campbellsville for a few minutes to say hey. - LARRY SMITH. Photo Wed 3 May 2017. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lt. Tracy Moon, Greensburg PD, gives tips avoiding scams 2017-05-03 - Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). At the May 3, 2017 Caregivers meeting: Greensburg Police Officer Lt. Tracy Moon holds the small green device thieves placed in an ATM machine to steal an individual's banking information. Lt. Moon was the guest speaker at the monthly Caregivers meeting today in Columbia and shared tips on how to protect against theft. In the case of this device, the person noticed it moved when he inserted his card. He pulled on it, found it to be fake, affixed by two-sided tape, removed it and came to the police. When the bank reviewed their video it showed the thief in hoodie, cap and sunglasses, completely unidentifiable. - LINDA WAGGENER Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Hamburger prep time at Moore's 2017-05-03 - On the Theatre Walk, 214 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. If it's mid-morning in Columbia you'll probably find Bobby Moore behind the counter at his family pool room and restaurant on the Theatre Walk Off the Public Square in Columbia, KY. Here he's pictured working up the ground beef, forming it into equal parts and pressing it into what will become juicy hamburgers for the lunch rush. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: False Sunflowers? 2017-05-03 - Eastern Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). Best I can tell with a 10 minute online search. these are called ox-eye sunflowers or false sunflowers. Either way, they stand out from the crowd. A better ID is welcome. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Flowers Diary 2017 - Showy Peony bushes are in bloom 2017-05-03 - Bull Run Road, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com photo(c). Regardless of how you pronounce it, Peonies are in showy bloom now. From-offers, it seems, especially northern ones, and the sound dictionary at the link below, put the the accent on the first syllable, PE-uh-ny. But those who grew up in South Central Kentucky will usually comment on the beauty of the flowers with the middle syllable emphasized, Pe-OH-nees. CM is impartial and we always share and appreciate enlightening comments. Click to Cambridge Dictionary.org/us/pronuniciation/englis/peony - CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dr. Ron Rogers presided over productive Council meeting 2017-05-02 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . City Council Member Dr. Ron Rogers was elected by fellow council members to preside at the Monday, May 1, 2017, regular session of the Columbia City Council, which approved a Syringe Exchange Program as recommended by the Lake Cumberland Area Health Department, voiced unanimous and enthusiastic resolve to make Sidewalks a significant part of the 2017-18 budget, and approved actions to get the gas department overcharge refund complete. Dr. Rogers isn't new to running meetings. He is a former president of the Kentucky Chiropractic Association, a job where his knowledge of parliamentary procedures was essential. -EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACSO Drug Takeback received 50 pounds for proper disposal 2017-05-02 - Parking lot by Taco Bell, Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . The 2017 Adair County Sheriff's Office Drug Take Back Day received 50 lbs of unused/and or expired medicines for proper disposal. Sheriff Harrison Moss, Deputy Aaron Rainwater, and Shirley Moss had a scale in the tent set up in the Taco Bell parking lot and kept a running total of the pounds of drugs turned in; the 50 lb total was on par with average years, but was down from the 2016 record total of 101 pounds. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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