Scenic Adair Co. KY: Land of Laurel & scenic lake scenes 2015-05-12 - Jericho Bluffs, Corbins Bend Road, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, CM photo. It's a duty imposed by marriage. My father-in-law E.P. Waggener, whom I never got to meet, made it a family tradition to do a Mountain Laurel Watch on Jericho Bluffs annually. The trek results in payoff usually between May 5 and May 20 of each year, or so it seems in my 46-year-+ Mountain Laurel Watch career. This may not be 'counters' for a day or two; didn't spot any fully open, but hope to make the journey soon. In my youth in Sulphur Well, we could always find Mountain Laurel on the bluffs above the South Fork of the Little Barren (think I have the fork right) near Beechville, KY. Billy Joe Fudge, says that he used to be part of Marvin Spickard's Mountain Laurel & Broom Sedge expeditionary detail who were dispatched each year to find the flower and the sedge for the skirt of his group's Parade Vehicle - that was in the 1970s - and they found the flower on the bluffs around Knifley. There's also finds each year on the grounds of Green River Lake Headquarters in Taylor County. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Trees of Kentucky: Tulip tree in bloom 11 May 2015 2015-05-12 - Corbin Bend Road, District 6, Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, CM photo. From a distance, the gorgeous flowers of the Tulip Tree are a bit difficult to see, much less appreciate. Up close, they are gorgeous. We look for them every year; for the record, this photo was taken Monday, May 11, 2015. - Linda Waggener Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CTE is the 'new cool' in Adair County 2015-05-12 - 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo Tim Thornberry. (11 Mar 2015) - Tyler Moore is the first Adair County student to participate in a new pre-apprenticeship program with area business Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems. Moore is working at the facility as part of his CTE program, gaining valuable apprenticeship hours in the industrial maintenance field. Photo by Tim Thornberry, March 11, 2015 The Kentucky Teacher Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS prospective Aviation & Space Academy students 2015-05-12 - Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, 500 W.O. Newell Drive, Somerset, KY - Photo from Adair County High School. Prospective students for the new Air and Space Academy at Adair County High School starting 2015-2016 Trevor Cowan, Harrison Rich, Isaac Little, Samuel Willis, Dylan Pendleton and Zach Wilson attended the Wing Design Competition held at the Lake Cumberland Regional Airport in Somerset, KY this past Saturday. The new Air and Space Academy will fall under the Career Path of Aerospace Adair Counties 40th Career Path. -SHAMARIE CLAIBORNE, Adair County School District Media Publicity Coordinator Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Community Invitation to KRACCF book launch 2015-05-12 - Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Kayla Garrison. Kayla Garrison, of Kayla's Rising Above Childhood Cancer Fund will be hosting the "Be the Change" book launch and fundraising event Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 4pmCT, drawing inspiration from the quote "Be the Change you wish to see in the world" Kayla wishes to be the change in childhood cancer. This event will be held at the Lindsey Wilson College Cramner Dining Center and will include the first available purchase of Kayla's new book, door prizes, music, guest speaker Max Wise, and lots of fun for a worthy cause! All proceeds of the event and Kayla's book go to her fund at Kosair Children's Hospital. The community is invited to attend. Simply RSVP to this exclusive childhood cancer event by calling the Children's Hospital Foundation office at (502)-629-8061, we can all be the change in childhood cancer. Kayla Marie Garrison Kayla's Rising Above Childhood Cancer Fund 270-378-1064 kgarrison4@gmail.com Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Casey County's Paul Luttrell: Turtle man has nothing on him 2015-05-12 - Dunnville, Casey County, KY - Photo by Frances Salyers, Grandmother of Hank Chadwell Rice. 'My brother-in-law Paul Luttrell and the snapping turtle he caught. Turtle Man ain't got nothing on him! No one was snapped in the pond' - Frances Salyers Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Art Students at NOSSI College of Art 2015-05-11 - Nashville, TN - Photo from ACHS Art Department. ACHS students were excited to see a working higher education facility dedicated to visual arts. NOSSI staff & instructors were very excited & impressed with our ACHS students. Those in attendance were Erwin Ruczienski, Alyssa Rogers, Farrah Phillips, Shiloh Collins, Tyler McKinney, Mary Beth McAllister, Brittany Schneider, Breanna Antone, Jacob Absher, Haley Diamond, Tiara Holmes, Treyton Grant, Shelby Hatcher, Rosa Cruz, Courtney Foster, Skylar Bechtel, Hannah Burnett, Maria Valadez, Olivia Bair, Autumn Bennett, Elizabeth Spoon, Erika McClintock, Kieren Ussery, Destiny Wright, Katie McGaha, Kellie McGaha, Chassidy Bryant, Hailey Birdwell, Lindsey Power, Daisy Hovious, Taylor Smock Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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