When Columbia had a daily newspaper 2014-02-21 - 108 N Reed Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The masthead from a Columbia, KY, Daily Statesman found in a newspaper clipping at the Adair County Public Library, is a reminder of the first days when Columbia had a Daily Newspaper and was the hub of a three state, 100 plus employee printing plant. Paired photo Favorite Old Photo: 101 E Main, Campbellsville, KY Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Chart: Kentucky Education Technology System Escrow Money 2014-02-21 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo chart by Carla Perkins. The Adair County School Board mostly through a $25,000 grant from Duo-County Telecom, was able to free up $54,460 for improvements in technology in the district. The board voted to spend $2,230 to make the match possible. The chart above, created by Technology Director Carla Perkins, shows the amounts of KETS matching grants escrowed since 2011 and the time limits for matches. Supt. Alan Reed said he is hoping that state funding will improve with actions from the current General Assembly, now in session, and that the utilization of the KETS funds can be accelerated. Barring that, should other benefactors in the private sector follow the example of Duo-County Telecom, the funds could become available through help from the private sector or other local government and/or special taxing districts, too. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A tribute to Kody Pelly 2014-02-21 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Superintendent Alan W. Reed introduced a new graphic on a prominent front wall of the Adair County Board of Education with a quote from the late Kody Pelly (Kody Pelly, 23 - 1990-2013 - Columbia, KY ), a student in the Adair County system who left an indelible impression on perhaps more people than any other Adair Countian, ever, and especially on those who knew him at Adair County High. Soon, the blank space below his name will be filled in with a portrait. Soon, we hope, his biography will be written. - EW. (Clicking ReadMore accesses complete Adair County School Board Special Regular Meeting Report for Thursday, February 20, 2014) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Classic Clock: Taylor County Bank 2014-02-21 - 325 East Main Street, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith, The Big Dawg, 99.9 FM radio. A classic Main Street fixture, the clock on the Taylor County Bank's Main Street location, was undergoing maintenance yesterday, February 20, 2014, and couldn't help but notice how big it is - seemed to be swallowing the repair man servicing it. Have to appreciate how everyone up and down Main pay attention to details. Downtowns can work again. Main Street, Downtown Campbellsville is. - Larry Smith, The Big Dawg, 99.9 FM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Prof. Dunphy and co-host Randy Burns 2014-02-21 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. "Lindsey Wilson Idol" co-hosts Professor of English Mark Dunphy, left, and Director of Alumni Relations Randy Burns welcome the audience to the Thursday night, February 20, 2014, final round in V.P. Henry Auditorium. More than 325 people attended the the final round. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Honoring Prof. Dunphy's birthday at LW Idol 2014 2014-02-21 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. "Lindsey Wilson Idol" co-host Lindsey Wilson College Professor of English Mark Dunphy, left, is presented a birthday cookie Thursday night, February 20, 2014, by LWC student Jimmy Harrison of London, Ky., on behalf of the LWC Student Government Association. Dunphy's birthday was February 13, but it has become a tradition for members of the college's student government to acknowledge it during a performance of "Lindsey Wilson Idol." - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County, KY: Rounding crest, Dug Hill 2014-02-21 - Above Inroad, District 3, 2014 - Photo by Ed Waggener. Scenic Highway 704's curves are gentler now, since a recent reshaping on Dug (sometimes called 'Insurance' Hill) just north of Inroad. The view is looking north, to the plateau, with Hadley's Community Church, Fairplay, Gadberry, and Tabor communities ahead and between Inroad and Columbia, KY, a stretch of scenery unrivalled anywhere. There's a couple of informal pull-offs to enjoy the views, which deserve the kind of developed overlooks seen at Scott Ridge near Raywick in Marion County or at High Grove north of Bardstown, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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