Steel work underway for Sparksville 750,000 gallon tank 2012-01-13 - Weed-Sparksville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo from Columbia Utilities District. The Caldwell Tank Co. steel crew is back in Adair County, assembling the steel bowl which will hold 750,000 gallons of clean potable water to the southern part, almost half county, of Adair. The crews are working seven days on, seven days off until the work is completed. During the construction phase there will be another chance to see the collar ascension to the top of the concrete pedestal, already complete except for one final pour. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A bit chilly 2012-01-13 - Rowe Farms, 909 Keltner Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Fred Rowe. It's cold and looks it at Rowe Farms this morning. Fred Rowe sends this blue day morning shot of the daystart there. Indeed it was frigid this morning. At the Adair County Mesonet Station, just a few hundred yards in the other direction from the pinnacle at Rowe Farms, there was a low temperature of 17.5 degrees F., at 4:35amCT, this morning. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Robert Flowers speaks 2012-01-13 - 109 Grant Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener. Robert Flowers who had advocated at Adair Fiscal Court for the Columbia/Adair County Utilities' big-as-a-percentage, miniscule in terms of actual extra money rate increase, told the board that he fully appreciates how some might feel about the increase, but said it's his feeling that it's simply a matter of education for a better understanding of how the system works. He and other members of the board agreed with General Manager Lenny Stone and Assistant GM Bradley Miller that the utility's public education efforts be expanded. And, while the tours of the system have always been available, publicity about them will be increased. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of KY: Downy Woodpecker enjoying ACGC suet 2012-01-13 - 1535 Bull Run RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage. Barbara Armitage, President of the Adair County Garden Club snapped this photo of a Downy Woodpecker enjoying an ACGC Suet Ball at The Farm at Tucker's Station. Suet Ball production is in full swing now, Maury Lewis writes, at the same price as last year. They are available by calling 270-634-2092. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Madelyn Grace Hinkle, a sister for Mackenzie 2012-01-13 - CU/Somerset Center, Somerset, KY - Photo by Carolyn Gaskins. Mackenzie Hinkle would like to announce the birth of her baby sister, Madelyn Grace. She was born Jan. 11, 2012 at Somerset, KY. She weighed 7 lbs. 8.5 oz.The proud parents are Michael and Angie Hinkle of Russell Springs, KY. Proud grandparents are Joel and Carolyn Hinkle of Russell Springs and Amos and Carolyn Gaskins of Columbia. - CAROLYN GASKINS Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sparksville, in water district terms, is almost half the county 2012-01-12 - 109 Grant Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Columbia Adair County Utilities District General Manager Lenny Stone had outspread arms across a wall map of Adair County to show those at the Thursday, January 12, 2012 meeting the wide area to be served by the 750,000 gallon composite water tower at Sparksville. The tower will be fed by a 12 inch line from the 1,000,000 gallon Blue Raider Bob tower at Holladay Place in Columbia, KY. "So many people think that we're running a 12" line just to serve the community of Sparksville," he said, "but the area is huge." Looking on are Water Board Members Robert Flowers, left, and Rudy Higginbotham. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Long John Silver's coming down 2012-01-12 - 1003 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY. - Photo by Ed Waggener. A long time Columbia landmark, The Long John Silver's seafood reastaurant is coming down. Most of the inside fixtures had been removed and the windows had been removed when the photo, looking north of Jamestown Street, was taken. The loss of this seafood store is being balanced by the announcement by Peter Cheng that his group will open a Golden Bay seafood restaurant on Campbellsville Road on January 18, 2012. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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