Gov. Beshear gets No. 1 Soccer Blue Raider Jersey 2012-03-01 - State Capitol Building, 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC. Members of the Lindsey Wilson College men's soccer team present Gov. Steve Beshear with an LWC jersey Wednesday on the steps in front of the House of Representatives in the State Capitol. At right is State Rep. John "Bam" Carney of Campbellsville, whose 51st District includes Adair and Taylor counties. Blue Raiders in the photo include: The players and coaches who were recognized were: Moses Aduny of Kampala, Uganda; Anyelo Avila of Indianapolis; Samuel Asante of Sunyani, Ghana; Sicelo Buthelezi of Johannesburg, South Africa; Edward Campbell of Kingston, Jamaica; Charles Carpenter of Bowling Green, Ky.; Yazeed Davids of Mitchells Plain, South Africa; Kirk DeBoer of Port Elizabeth, South Africa; Albert Edwards of Brisbane, Australia; Lwandiso Gonya of Cape Town, South Africa; Mat Luak of Croydon, Australia; Musa Mawanda of Kampala, Uganda; Lebogang Moloto of Auckland Park, South Africa; Tomas Moody of Devon, England; Yuta Nomura of Tokyo; Carl Pettersson of Umea, Sweden; Philip Sandgren of Kristinstad, Sweden; Renan Marcel Serafim of Sorocaba, Brazil; and Hezekiah Weiss of Berea, KY. The staff is coach Ray Wells; assistant coaches Joe Adams, Lee Chalmers, Thuba Nkomazana; and trainer Laurie Gerber. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Storm upends 100 year old tree 2012-03-01 - US 127 at New Poplar Grove Road, Russell Springs, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. This windshielded picture does indicate the enormous size of the big tree (oak?) in the front yard of the old Cunningham place Melissa Rexroat-Craigmiles writes was around when she was growing up across US 127 on Poplar Grove Road. The photo was taken Wednesday afternoon, February 29, 2012. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Little League basketball tournament winners: Heat 2012-02-29 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Cheryl Wall. Champions: These boys played their hearts out all season and it paid off in the end as they were the tournament winners! They played awesomely and we are so proud of them! Awesome job Heat! The players names are Coleton Wall, Blaise Wall, Clayton Janes, Braxton Coomer, Aaron Peck, Cory Johnson, Cameron Harmon, Randall Camfield, and Levi Money. Coaches of this awesome team are Jason Camfield and Travis Harmon. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication with these boys!! -Cheryl Wall Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Webbs X-Roads Storm Feb. 29, 2012: Along US 127 2012-02-29 - US 127 N. of Webbs X-Roads, Russell Co., KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A large number of South Kentucky RECC linemen were at this location on US 127 north of Webb's Cross roads restoring down powerlines. A large tree was uprooted at the home on the crest of the hill, and roofing had been sheared away in high winds/tornado which struck the area today. The house on the hill, is the old Cunningham place, and, writer Melissa Rexroat-Craigmiles writes, the uproated tree was around when her late father, Oris Rexroat, was born. The road to the left is New Poplar Grove Road, she writes. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

2012 Read Adair reading medals are ready 2012-02-29 - ACES, 870 Indian DR, Columbia, Ky - Photo by Ellen Zornes. Accelerated Reading Medals being readied for Thursday evening's (March1) Read Adair County community reading celebration that will be held at Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Drive, 4:30-6:30pmCT. Top accelerated readers from each school will be recognized, free pizza and soft drinks, story rooms, activity rooms, face painting, goody bags handed out by The Cat in the Hat and the WKU Big Red Mascot will be on hand. Parents bring your camera for photos of your child with these characters. We hope to see you there. For more information call Ellen Zornes at 270-384-3400. - Ellen Zornes Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Spring beauty backdropped by eerie, angry skies 2012-02-29 - Near Trinity Fellowship Hall, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The budding red of a tree and the deepening greens of the fields and cedars contrasted starkly with the ominous clouds miles to the east of Trinity United Methodist Church today, at about the same time as a spring storm was striking the Webbs X-Roads and Patty Ridge Road area of Russell County, just east of The Millerfields in Adair County. Russell County Dispatch said that to their knowledge there had been no damage in Adair County. Larry Smith, Operations Manager for the Big Dawg, FM 99.9 in Campbellsville, KY, said that he had reports that some roads were shut down in the Webb's Cross Roads area. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Roast Beef on Pumpernickel 2012-02-29 - Photo by Pen. Roast beef and havarti on pumpernickel bread, with spinach, tomatoes and a spicy garlic aoli. Served with cucumber salad dressed with yogurt, lemon and parsley. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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