DonnieWatch 2011: Christmas season officially here Nov. 29, 2011 2011-11-29 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Ned Reagin. It can be written in the Annals of Adair that in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2011, Christmas season is here. DonnieWatcher Ned Reagin spotted the Jolly Symbol of Christmas in Columbia and his band laying out the lighted stars and wreaths which are now a tradition in Columbia. The decorations await the heroic cloud work - the glory job - of hanging the fixtures from the drum barrel bucket truck. The operation will provide an ongoing street show at least for today. The photos by Ned Reagin include, at left, the crew truck before dawn, then a star awaiting ascension, and by brighter light, one of the wreaths. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Flooding Nov. 28, 2011 at The Cut, Sulphur Well, KY 2011-11-29 - The Cut, Metcalfe Co., KY - Photo by Tami Gearlds. Flood waters cut off traffic on Rockland Mills Road, in Metcalfe County, near the landmark, "The Cut," Monday afternoon, November 28, 2011. The drybridge and a stretch of roadway was underwater in this photo by Tami Gearlds. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Monument to coming progress 2011-11-29 - Sparksville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The new Columbia/Adair Utilities District water tower at Sparksville looms over old KY 61 seen from its intersection with F. Burris Road. Even before the 750,000 gallon bowl is added, the structure is imposing. When complete, the tank will serve Southern Adair County with the capacity to export water, as needed, into adjoining Cumberland and Metcalfe Counties. It will be the second largest water tower in the county, behind only the 1,000,000 tank at Holladay place. It is 50% larger than the new tank at Shepherd School. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Favorite Old Photo: Union Underwear, aerial, 1957 2011-11-29 - Campbellsville, Taylor Co., KY - Photo from collection of Larry Smith. Larry Smith of the Big Dawg, 99.9FM, Campbellsville, KY, shares this aerial shot of Union Underwear's huge facility located on West Main Street in Campbellsville. "It was before the new KY 55 and 210 were built. There's no Green River Plaza shopping Center then," he noted. Most notably, Campbellsville Junior College, in the upper right hand quadrant, was just a struggling promise of what the present campus of Campbellsville University is today. Stapp Hall can be made out, the Administration Building, and the gymnasium, but little else. There's a faint hint of the spire of Campbellsville Baptist Church in that quadrant of the photo. In the lower right quadrant, someone will remember the Ashland Station and the stores just west of it, we hope. In 1957, Campbellsville was in the fastest period of growth in its history. According to figures from the Campbellsville, KY, entry at Wikipedia, during the Fabulous Fifties (for Campbellsville), the city grew 100.3%, from 3,493 in 1950 to 6,966, bringing the community to some 70% of its 2011 population. Union Underwear later became Fruit of the Loom. For a half century the plant was the dominant economic force in South Central Kentucky. Possibly tens of thousands of Taylor, Adair, Green, Casey, Marion and LaRue Countians worked there at one time or another. The building, now partially burned out, is a ghostly relic. The dominant economic forces in the community are now Campbellsville University, Taylor County Regional Hospital, and Amazon.com. Comments are welcome: Call Larry Smith at 270-384-7979 (The Wave) in the mornings, or respond to ColumbiaMagazine.com using the Comments button with this photo. -ED WAGGENER Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Favorite Old Photo: Western Auto, Greensburg 2011-11-29 - Greensburg, KY - Photo from collections Randall and Larry Smith. On East Side of Greensburg Public Square, 1940: "My brother Randall shares this photo with my collection and I really like the Western Auto picture. Western Auto was owned by the late Bob Taylor Blakeman, my brother married his daughter Julie Blakeman." Larry Smith said that his brother still has the old Western Auto Sign. The Western Auto is now occupied by a clothing store. The store on the right is the Economy 5-10, which was owned by J.R. Henderson. It is now Sleepy Quisenberry's pawn shop. The building on the left was H.E. Shively Jewelers, and it now houses a variety store. Just out of sight, in the corner building, is the new Longhunter's coffee shop. -LARRY SMITH, WHVE, 92.7 radio. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Nov. 28, 2011 downpour produces flooding in Metcalfe Co., KY 2011-11-28 - East Metcalfe Co., KY - Photo by Tami Gearlds. Floodwaters Water was over the main bridge on Jack Sparks Road, Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY, on the Bridgeport/KY 544 side of the span, on Monday afternoon, November 28, 2011. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

RCHS Class of 1956 holds reunion at The Porch 2011-11-28 - The Porch, Russell Springs - Photo by Patsy and Jim Stiegler. Russell County High School Class of 1956, 55th Reunion at The Porch Restaurant in Russell Springs, September 10, 2011. Front row, from left Pat Burd Stiegler, Sylvia Blankenship Stapp, Lenville White, Jean Womack Nokes, Peggy Grider Bishop, Juanita Ashbrook Wilson, Marie Smith Sparks, Ollye Tine Snow Reynolds, Carole Mann Wilson, Audrie Lloyd Glover, Ramona Gossage Thornton, Rhodena Robertson Hart, and Carole Holt Tupman. Second row: Nannie Lee Grider Barber, Ruby Jean Foley Luttrell, Avery Owen, Jack Blair, Glenn Judd, Donnie Gosser, Gary Cunningham, Ruby Withers Story, Hearl Wilson, Irene Popplewell, Lewell Wilson, Olene Stephens, Ada Foley Thornton, Alma Cooper Duffy & Don Miller not pictured . Photo by Patsy and Jim Stiegler. See their attached photo .Submitted by Ollye Tine S. Reynolds, 4008 Whitewater Dr., Lexington, KY 40515, ph. 859-271-6984. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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