Top technical man brings internet back to life 2011-08-06 - Fortune ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Terry Hadley, hidden in the dense jungly rain-forest canopy on Fortune ST, quickly restored internet service to parts of East Fortune ST. Hadley is aboard Duo-County Telecom's newest bucket truck, assigned to his Columbia, KY service area. Hadley has been a part of the Columbia, KY communications for several decades and for several communications firms, starting with the late Charles Marshall's City Tv. After Hadley single-handedly strung new cable and tweaked equipment, and a 20 minute synching period lapsed, super internet broadbande service was restored. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County: Day lilies in the Tabor Community 2011-08-06 - Tabor Community, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Betty Coomer. Betty Coomer sent this photo of some of her Oriental/Asiatic lilies and Day lilies in bloom. She has developed a thriving sideline business selling rhizomes, from her home off Fairplay RD in the Tabor Community, and frequently at the Adair Farmers market. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Whitehurst Diaries: Mercy Drops, August 5, 2011 2011-08-06 - Old Gradyville RD, Gradyville, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. "We had about 7 minutes of rain here in the Big Creek Valley - "mercy drops."The smell of stale dust rose up in the first few seconds, then the air freshened with the scent of rain-pummeled spearmint, thyme and sage." -Sharon Whitehurst (Dispatch 2011-08-05) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

(Ad) Puppies free to good home(s) 2011-08-05 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Jessica Gaskins. Spitz-Lab Mix Puppies free to good home(s): I have 2 female mixed puppies left to give away to a good home. They are a spitz and lab mix. They were 8 weeks old August 3, 2011. If interested send me an email: gaskins87@yahoo.com. Thanks.- Jessica Gaskins Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

(Ad) Mia is missing from Antioch Church area 2011-08-05 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Cindy Thrasher. Dog has been found and is now home Mia is missing. White Lab with yellow ears. One year old; lost around the Antioch Church Area. She is shy. Please call (270) 459-2969. -Cindy Thrasher Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Police helicopter over Barnetts Creek, Sanders Ridge 2011-08-05 - NE Adair Co., KY - Photo by Christine Martin. Christine Martin took this photo of one of the police helicopters flying over the Barnetts Creek/Sanders Ridge area this morning, Friday, August 5, 2011. She speculated that they may have been looking for marijuana, and from their movements, that they found it. Harvest season usually lasts from early August to late October for the crop in South Central Kentucky. It's now illegal to grow marijuana, though the illegal status is often questioned in Kentucky. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Begley Chapel, early morning 2011-08-05 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Begley Chapel with crown lit by early morning sun, Friday, August 5, 2011. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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