Bernal David McCool, Cumberland Co., KY (1942-2011) 2012-01-02 - 601 N. Main Street, Burkesville, KY - Photo from Norris-New Funeral Home. Bernal David McCool, Cumberland Co., KY (1942-2011) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Historic John Field House in snow 2012-01-02 - S. Reed Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Huge snow flakes obscured the Historic John Field House on S. Reed Street in Columbia, KY, in the early evening on Monday, January 2, 2012. The beauful home is now the residence of David and Eva P. Rigney, who've renamed it "Columbiana." Snow covered the municipal parking lot when the photo was taken just before 6pmCT. Salt trucks had not made passes on Main Roads and they were dangerously slick, with cars slipping and fishtailing after stopping for the traffic light at Merchant and Campbellsville Street. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS graduates readiness for college 2012-01-02 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo compiled by Alan W. Reed. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Seven-County College Going, College Readiness rates 2012-01-02 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo compiled by Alan W. Reed. Alan W. Reed, Media Specialist for the Adair County School District, prepared the chart above to show just how Adair County and surrounding school districts are performing in key areas. The statistics are from a recent Kentucky Department of Education document. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ev in Columbia, training for the Governorship 2012-01-02 - Moores Pool Room, on the North Walk off the Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Ev, right was not at all impressed by the billiard skills of his partner. The last place he insisted on visiting was Moore's Pool Room, 124 Public Square in Columbia, KY, where he had previously defeated his Mema in a game of eight ball. This was the second match of Scratch with his Granddad. He won both, this one 74-46, a result most likely caused by a gallery heavily biased in his favor. Critics will say that a good pool player is the product of a misspent youth. But in Shelby County, Ev's homebase, the poolroom is something of training ground for future Governors. One of Ev's and most every Shelby Countian's heroes is former Governor and fellow Shelby Countian Martha Layne Collins, who, local lore in Shelbyville says, broke the pool hall gender barrier in Shelbyville and went on to become Governor of Kentucky and, later, President of St. Catharine College in Springfield, KY. Ev may be just following her political path. Ev is back in Shelbyville now, honing up on his big brothering skills. The ETA to his baby sister is January 25, 2012. -GRANDDAD Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Waste Connections donates 180 bicycles 2012-01-02 - Barbourville, KY - Photo by Cindy Lackey. Waste Connections of Kentucky donated 180 bicycles to needy children in southeast Kentucky. In this photo, taken December 15, 50 bicycles awaited their new owners at Appalachian Children's Home, which is a state-licensed institution and emergency shelter for boys and girls under the 18 of age, located in Barbourville, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Miss Victoria, aka political leader Vicky Pike 2012-01-02 - Jaycees Pavillion, 415 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Miss Victoria, the first to spot Oscar, the prodigal little pet big, is also a highly regarded Democratic political leader - sometimes considered a rising Adair County version of Jefferson County's longtime Democratic party power Miz Lennie McLaughlin - as well as CEO of the Browning/Pike farms in Greater Bliss. Above Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear posed with her at a big multi-county fundraiser she coordinated for his benefit in October 2011. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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