Kentucky Color: Dad's Happy Chandler Road 2016-01-09 - Sparksville Road, connecting Antioch with Chance, Adair County, KY - Photo From the photo archives of Billy Joe Fudge. 992 Sparksville - Fairplay Road is where I was raised by, of course, both my Mom and this amazing man, my Dad, James Ordell Fudge. This picture was taken in the summer of 62, I believe. Just three years earlier Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler blacktopped our road in the last year of his administration, 1959. The 1 mile marker is or at least was standing at the corner fence post just beyond our mailbox. The plan was to blacktop to that mile marker and stop. Dad lobbied "Happy", if you will, to take it a "little piece" further to get it past his father-in-law's driveway and he agreed. Turned out that it was another mile exactly and the local politicians told Dad that a "little piece" was a lot further in Sparksville than it was in Columbia. Somehow, when I pass by I can just catch a glimpse of him standing there beside his "Happy" Chandler Road. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Brawners were organizers of Columbia Baptist Church 2016-01-09 - Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. John and Ann Brawner were two of the nine organizers of the Columbia Baptist Church. This stain glass window is in the rear of the sanctuary, on the side nearest to the Square. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kelli Bonifer reads Very Hungry Caterpillar to ACPC kids 2016-01-08 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Paula Garrison, Family Resource Coordinator. Kelli Bonifer, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, with Adair County Cooperative Extension Service, presented L.E.A.P. (Literacy, Eating, and Physical Activity) Health Program for all Kindergarten classes at Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY 42728, on January 6-7, 2016. Students were read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and learned about healthy snacks, fruits, vegetables, and the importance of physical activity. - Paula Garrison Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jury recommends 40 years for Michael L. Taylor 2016-01-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo From the office of Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear. Michael L. Taylor, 53, of Columbia, KY, was found guilty this week by an Adair County Jury that recommended Taylor serve a combined sentence of 40 years. The action stems from a 2014 Columbia Police Department investigation involving a confidential informant who purchased cocaine from Taylor on two separate occasions. The seized narcotics were sent to and analyzed by the Kentucky State Police Crime Lab. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beer can in waters of dry county 2016-01-08 - Sulphur Creek, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. The debate is on and citizens are stating their preferences for Adair County -- go wet or stay dry. Our trash (this extra large beer can) shows that even though our status at present is "dry", those who choose to buy alcohol get it somewhere, drink it here and toss the empties here. Should those who choose to also be able to buy it here? --LW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Weldon Howard Neal, Sr., Metcalfe Co., KY (1938-2015) 2016-01-08 - 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY - Photo Butler Funeral Home. Weldon Howard Neal, Sr., Metcalfe Co., KY (1938-2015) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KY Afield Outdoors: Camp Currie 2016-01-08 - Benton, KY - Photo by Lee McClellan. Conservation campers like these enjoying the pool at Camp Currie on Kentucky Lake will have new dining facilities at the camp thanks to funds generated by the sale of land donated to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Foundation provides funding for infrastructure improvements at the summer conservation camps operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources as well as at the Salato Wildlife Education Center at Fish and Wildlife Headquarters in Frankfort. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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