Chattanooga Highway: Jumping off place no more 2011-04-05 - KY 61S., Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The Road to Chattanooga is getting better every day, as spring weather has allowed construction to resume on the 5.99 mile stretch from this point, once dubbed the Jumping off Place, to Sparksville, thence to Breeding and Burkesville, KY and on to the major C towns in Tennessee: Celina, by Cookeville, and Chattanooga. Junior Stotts, Columbia, KY one of Governor Beshear's closest contacts, predicts the road will be ready by Labor Day, 2011. He did not predict when the Cracker Barrell, Cabello's or Bass Pro Shop might arrive. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Metcalfe Co., KY: Sunset from Mell Ridge 2011-04-05 - Mell, KY - Photo by Johnnietta Jessie. Colorful Sky "George-Etta and I were out touring the county when I took this picture on Mell Cork RD at about 7pmCT on Sunday, April 3, 2011," writes Johnnietta Jessie. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birthday celebration for that Tutt girl at The Pines today 2011-04-05 - 275 Country Club RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The whole dining room sang Happy Birthday at Mulligan's at the Pines today to celebrate the birthday of the Tutt girl, Nita Tutt Hesford, Columbia, KY, who was set to blow out the sparkling candle on her birthday pie. Celebrating with her were Bertha Feese Goodin, Jean Dohoney McLean, Margie Feese Collins, Delwin Blair, and Sue Smythe Dowell. It was Nita Hesford's 81st birthday. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: A Basket of Bread 2011-04-05 - 600 Washington AV, Newport, KY - Photo by Pen. A basket of bread to start the meal at Pompillio's Italian Restaurant, a Newport staple. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Girls Basketball Awards Banquet, 2011 2011-04-05 - Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt DR, Columbia, KY . The 2011 Adair County High School Basketball Awards Banquet was held at Lindsey Wilson College, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Those presented awards were, from left, McKenzie Martin, Chanley Otterson, Hali Wheat, Presley Lawless, and Katie Keltner. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: A trip to Little Tibet Restaurant 2011-04-05 - Bloomington, IN - Photo submitted by Davaajargal Dorjsuren. Davaajargal Dorjsuren, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia., left photo at Anyetsang's Little TibetRestaurant, 415 E. 4th ST, Bloomington, IN. The restaurantfeatures Tibetan, Thai, and Indian foods. On the right is an order ofMo Mo, which the restaurant's menu calls "A staple of Tibetan diet.Homemade steamed dumplings filled with ground beef, green onions andyellow onions flavored with Tibetan seasoning. Served with special hotsauce." Prices are very, very reasonable. At lunch this entree, witheither a soup or salad, is $6.95. As a dinner entree with both a soupand salad, it is $11.95. Dava is a student at CampbellsvilleUniversity's School of Business and Economics, where she is completinga Masters in Business Administration. The photo on the right is ofMongolian food. TIbet was once a part of Mongolia, she said. Dava wasin Columbia, KY, on Sunday, April 3, 2011, evaluating Pablo's MexicanGrill. She gave the restaurant's beef fajitas her highest rating. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co, KY: Redbud and Cedar 2011-04-05 - Photo by Linda Waggener. Two of my favorite things: Redbud in spring and deep green cedar all year around. I found these on KY 704, on a trip to see how far WLCU FM 88.7, could be picked up on the radio. It was pretty good - no static until we reached West Fork Road in Cumberland Co., KY, maybe 40 miles from the Campbellsville University tower. Clicking Read More accesses story on Redbud Giveaway starting at 10amCT, Friday, April 8, 2011, at the Chamber Building, 201 Burkesville ST, Columbia, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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