New Street level signs combine aesthetics, utility 2013-08-24 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo from concept by Sherman-Barnhart-Carter, Architects. Themed signage is part of the long range plan included in the Landscape Masterplan for the Adair County School's Campus. The general design above, was included in a drawing presented to the Adair County School Board by Gabe Jones, of the architectural firm Sherman-Barnhart-Carter, Lexington, KY. Superintendent Alan Reed said that the signs on the left will be located in front of individual buildings and the signs on the right will be at Main Entrances. However, he said, "We will make improvements. We'll make the signs easier to read by using a white background with black letters. We'll include the Street Number of the Buildings as the largest graphic on each sign. These will coordinate with the big letters on the buildings, so that visitors - and especially first responders will be able to find campus locations easily." All the signs will be perpendicular to the buildings they designate, so they can be seen by traffic going in either direction. "And," Superintendent Reed said, "we'll coordinate with Adair County 911 and professional drivers before we erect any signs." He said he's hoping that the district's signage will be emulated by other business and institutions in the area, and if it should draw national and international attention the way the school's Mobile Gifted and Talented Classroom has done, that will only be a bonus. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mr. Jackie Lee Kerr, Cumberland Co., KY (d. Aug 22, 2013) 2013-08-24 - 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY - Photo from Norris-New Funeral Home. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

To the Point Sculpture by Metcalfe Co., KY native 2013-08-23 - Bowling Green, KY - Photo Western Kentucky University photo. New home for sculpture - "To the Point," a sculpture by WKU graduate Donnie Firkins, has a new home near the Felts Log Cabin somewhere on the Western Kentucky University campus. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: A picture is worth a 1,000 words 2013-08-23 - Green Hills, Columbia, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Rarely am I at a loss for words, but this picture must surely be proof that this world is the result of intelligent design by a Higher Power. - Billy Joe Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Student Transportation Director David Jones honored 2013-08-23 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair Schools Director of Transportation David Jones, left was presented a plaque from the Kentucky Department of Education to Adair County School District for having the Best Student Transportation service in the state. Superintendent Reed was smiling as he told the story of the announcement of the award in Louisville, already known to the Superintendent and Chairman Floyd Burton, who attended, but not to Mr. Jones, who only learned of the award as he was reading, as an officer of the transportation association, that he was presenting an award to himself! Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenario tactical training at Col. Wm. Casey, John Adair 2013-08-23 - JAIS, 202 Gen. John Adair School, Columbia, KY - Photo Adair County School District photo. Col. Wm Casey Elementary and John Adair Intermediate School are still being used to educate, even as they are scheduled to be razed in a few weeks. Law enforcement and first responders are doing scenario training today. Law enforcement and medical first responders from Adair and surrounding counties are spending another day in classroom and scenario-based tactical training at the now vacant John Adair Intermediate School. The Adair County School District has offered up the facilities for valuable training exercises for a number of fire, rescue, and police agencies in southcentral Kentucky. The training is also focused on school safety. Above, from left Drew Conn, Columbia City Police Department; Harrison Moss, Adair County Sheriff; Kevin Atwood, Adair Schools Resource Officer; and Johnny Dial, Columbia City Police Department. - Alan Reed, Superintendent, Adair County School District Photo August 23, 2013. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

School system recognizes all of the team 2013-08-23 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Everybody is on the same team, and the whole team was recognized at the Adair County School Board meeting, Tuesday, August 22, 2013. Superintendent Alan Reed said it was time to celebrate after a sustained effort to bring the new Adair County Primary Center on line. On left, Jackie Wethington (ACES); Adam Grider, ACMS; then Gabe Jones, Architect with Sherman-Barnhart Carter, Sondra Honaker, with Branscum Construction; and Terry Loy, Senior Construction Manager, Branscum Construction. Second row, from leftBehind, Junior Edrington ACPC. Olie Keith, standing, bus driver. From left, from doorway, Todd Corbin, Custodian, ACHS; Tommy Murray, Mechanic, Transportation; Mark Wright, Bus Driver. Anthony Ballou, Bus Driver. (Identification in progress) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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