Magical Argiope Spiders are doing their thing 2012-08-10 - District 4, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Those unfamiliar with them are often frightened by them and think they are the most wicked looking spider in the world. To those familiar with them, they are almost cherished members of the family, and their prominence in summer and the fallish days are late summer are celebrated. No where are the spiders so honored as around the Argiope capitol of Adair County, Gradyville, KY, where the perfect complement of the insect eating spiders, is at least one in every window. This one wasn't in the epicenter, but still in District Three, at Flatwoods, where Hoss the big lab holds court when Magistrate Perry Reeder is not present. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Freshman experience working FFA Livestock Barn 2012-08-10 - 184 FFA Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Diana Trejo. Today, Friday, August 10, 2012, on just the second day of school, some of our new freshmen were able to experience working in our FFA Livestock Barn when Brad Burton called and needed to get a weight on some Holstein heifers. The FFA welcomes anyone from the community to bring their livestock to the barn where they can be weighed on certified scales. Also available is a complete line of livestock health and working equipment. Students are able to learn in hands-on situations not available in other courses. From left, above, are Jarret Martinez, Dakota Smith, and Cody Lawhorn. - Diana Trejo Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Roasted Eggplant 2012-08-10 - Photo by Pen. Eggplant roasts beautifully with tomatoes, onion slivers, and garlic. Coated in a mixture of olive oil, red wine, and oregano, and topped with a sturdy cheese like parmesan or asiago, the mix is best when left in the oven until you've forgotten about it and then remembered it again. Here it's served on a bed of mixed greens, and finished with a good balsamic vinegar and just a little extra virgin olive oil. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Steps into history? 2012-08-10 - 500 Public Square - Photo by Ed Waggener. At first glance the evening sun casts a shadow which almost looks like steps to the roof top on the westside of the Historic Adair County Courthouse. But a closer look could mean only a ramp -the shadow has no stairstep risers. Still, a maybe a bit charming sunny day incident. -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

This REALLY IS Rachel Phipps 2012-08-10 - 275 Country Club Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Kim Goodin. Adair County High School Golfer Rachel Phipps putting on the No. 2 green, in a tri-match Thursday, August 9, 2012, in a meet with Campbellsville High School and Taylor County High School, at The Pines at Lindsey Wilson. Phipps is a junior. (For a time, yesterday, a photo captioned Rachel Phipps, but actually a photo of Lauren Goodin, was front paged on CM. the error was ColumbiaMagazine's, not Coach Goodin's. -EW) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Replaced valve shows one big water loss situation 2012-08-10 - Grandview, 640 Watertower Bypass, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Columbia/Adair Utilities District General Manager Lennon Stone showed a section of line and metering valve which was replaced in the Russell Road section of water lines. The valve had been leaking approximately 5,000 gallons of water a month, according to David Bowles of Monarch Engineering, the board's consulting engineer. The utility replaced the unit which is its responsibility, but Stone warned, the line from the metering valve into the user's water system may be just as bad, and could result in some customer's water to show only a high degree of improvement. Because of this, Stone said, there can still be off-color water, but the interior lines will be the customer's responsibility. The photo was taken at the Thursday, August 9, 2012, regular meeting of the District. Also in the photo, clockwise, are Board Member Tim Baker, Back to camera, foreground, Board Attorney Marshall Loy, and Board Member Rudy Higginbotham. All board members were present, including Chairman Robert Flowers, and members David Jones and Barry Stotts. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Rep. Ed Whitfield talks to packed annex crowd about hospital 2012-08-10 - 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Congressman Ed Whitfield spoke to a packed Adair Annex meeting room about his efforts to save Westlake Regional Hospital. Whitfield, who helped secured a $21 million loan to help Russell County build a new hospital, said that he would be seeking aid for crisis Adair County faces with Westlake. Some 85 people occupied every chair or were standing around the walls of the large meeting room, and others, estimated at 15-30, where in the halls. Originally, Rep. Whitfield was to meet only with magistrates, board members and community leaders - most of whom were contacted by phone - but later Thursday morning, the too brief meeting was opened to the public, announced for 1pmCT. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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