Earthquake Drill 2012-02-08 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Brenda Mann. Stan Smock, a teacher at John Adair Intermediate, along with John Adair teacher Trish Cole, and Colonel William Casey teacher, Amanda Atkins were in a meeting at the Central Office when the earthquake drill was announced They followed the earthquake protocol and took cover under the conference table in the Adair County Board Central Office conference room. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lost dog shows up in Little Cake area 2012-02-08 - Photo by Wendy Gousha. Is this your dog? Would you like to adopt him?:I came home to find this little fella at my back door. He does have a collar but no identification. If anyone is missing their loved one, please call 270-384-1776. He is very friendly and appears to have been taken care of. If anyone is looking for this dog please call, or if anyone would like a friendly small dog that needs a good home please call. - Wendy Gousha Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Larry Smith finds another of the generic scene postcards 2012-02-07 - Supposed to be Greensburg, KY - Photo From Larry Smith collection. Larry Smith writes: "I'm a Green County boy and I can't figure out where this is...it has to be another one of those cards the postcard printers hawked everywhere." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Hospitality training at Chamber Building 2012-02-07 - 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by George Kolbenschlag. Hospitality training at Chamber Building, February 6, 2012: "Hospitality training speaker Michelle Allen held the rapt attention of 29 people who listened while she explained the importance of customer service. TOURSEKY - Tour Southern and Eastern Kentucky - in Somerset sponsors the training at no cost. Ask any of the people you see in this photo if the training was worthwhile," Vonnie Kolbenschlag, writes. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Evangelist Jay Lowder will be at Campbellsville University 2012-02-07 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo from Campbellsville University. Evangelist Jay Lowder will hold student rally at CU Evangelist Jay Lowder will hold a Harvest Ministries Student Rally Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7pmET/6pmCT at Campbellsville Universitys Powell Athletic Center, 203 Tiger Way, Campbellsville, KY. Lowder will also speak in chapel at 10amET/9amCT,before his scheduled night appearance. Chapel is in Ransdell Chapel at 401 N. Hoskins Avenue, Campbellsville, KY. Joan C. McKinney. Campbellsville University Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Reader has question on postcard with Columbia, Kentucky on it 2012-02-07 - ????? - Photo from Doug Beard. The scene is almost pretty enough to be in Adair County. And there's an implication that it is. More likely it's not. Doug Beard asks about it, "Saw this postcard for sale on-line....any ideas where this scene supposedly would have been in Columbia....I wouldn't even have a guess." A postcard collector could probably give an indepth answer. It appears to be the effort of some Big Time hustler who printed gazillions of the cards, and then sold them in small amounts, with the name of whatever town a souvenir or tourist town would have wanted overprinted on the cards. It would be interesting to know where there is any basis for the scenes at all. But for an indepth answer, we'd hope to hear from a well trained deltologist. -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: The Turtleman, Ernie Brown, Jr. at Jeff's 2012-02-07 - 115 Meader Street, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith. Gravel Switch's Ernie Brown, Jr. the self proclaimed "poorest famous man in America," was fixing up a bowl of Jeff Wright's famous chili at Jeff's, on Meader Avenue, near Campbellsville University, On the right is Barry Bertram, now Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, who was at the renowned eatery with Larry Smith, 99.9 The Big Dawg personality, and Bertram's son, Attorney John Bertram. Smith and "The Turtle Man" Ernie Brown always go for the chili. The Bertrams usually go for lawyer type food, fresh cut sandwiches, but they're not sissies - they alway go for the chili, too, when the mood is right. Smith said that Ernie Brown, Jr. is now filming the second episode of "The Call of the Wildman," for Animal Planet. "He's the genuine article," Smith said, "No matter how famous he gets, he never forgets he's from Gravel Switch, Marion County, Kentucky, and he still remembers to come by The Big Dawg and visit with home folks when he's in Campbellsville." The Turtle Man has appeared on Jay Leno's show twice. The first time Leno gave him $300 in cash and one of his gold watches. Brown promised to keep the watch in a sacred place - in his arrowhead collection. On that first Late Night appearance, Leno learned that the Turtleman bathes in a rain barrel. On the second show, Jay Leno gave him a bath robe. No matter what else is going on, South Central Kentuckians know they're got something big going for them: The Turtleman, Ernie Brown, Jr., and delightful eateries like Jeff's in Campbellsville, KY. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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