Inauguration 2011: Adair Fiscal Court Members 2011-01-03 - Photo by Ed Waggener. 201 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY Members of the Adair Fiscal Court take the Constitutional Oath of Office administered by CJE Ann Melton. From left, facing camera are Magistrates Billy Rowe (7), Joe Rogers (6), Billy Dean Coffey (5), Perry Reeder (4), Sammy Baker (3), Daryl Flatt (2), and Harold Burton (1). Rowe, Flatt and Burton are freshmen magistrates, elected to their first term on November 2, 2010. County officers terms began at 12:01amCT, Monday morning, January 3, 2011. They will convene as a legislative body for the first time at 8:30amCT, this morning, January 3, 2011, at the Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. Squire Joe Rogers (6), is now the senior member of the court. Judge Melton is a member of the court, with voting privileges, but has chosen not to do so in her first term. The option allows her to vote to create a tie as a member of the body and then vote as CJE to break the tie. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Inauguration 2011: Members of CJE Staff 2011-01-03 - Photo by Ed Waggener. 201 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY Members of CJE Ann Melton's office take Constitutional Oath administerd by CJE Melton, back to camera. From left, hands raised are Gale Cowan, Patty Nall, and Lisa Lee. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Inauguration 2011: Mayor, City Council take oaths 2011-01-03 . 201 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY Mayor Mark Harris and members of the City Council affirm the Constitutional Oath of Office for Kentucky office holders, administered by CJE Ann Melton, back to camera, as City Clerk Sonya Roy, far left, awaits her turn for a separate swearing in. On the far right, Columbia First Lady Cindy Harris holds the family Bible for Mayor Harris. Facing the camera are (Sonya Roy), Councillors Jim Hadley, Tony Grider, Robert Flowers, Linda Waggener, June Parson, Craig Dean, (Mayor Harris, Cindy Harris). Hadley, Grider and Flowers are new members. The event was a symbolic display of Columbia-Adair County unity, as the the city officers officially took office at 12:01amCT, Saturday morning, January 1, 2011. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Inauguration 2011: CJE Ann Melton cites spirit of cooperation 2011-01-02 - Photo by Ed Waggener. 201 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY Hands clasped in symbol of unity Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton turns to Columbia Mayor Mark D. Harris and other dignitaries on the podium to acknowledge what she called a wonderful spirit of cooperation which will move Adair County forward in the next four years, despite economic difficulties. Others in the front are Constable Shannon Rowe (2), Sheriff Harrison Moss, County Clerk Sheila Blair, Jailer Rick Wilson, Magistrate Billy Rowe, arms folded; Adair County Attorney Jennifer Hutchison-Blair, (Mayor Harris), (CJE Melton), Circuit Court Clerk Dennis Loy, and Constables Chris Janes (4), Tim Bottoms ((5) Jason Rector (6), William Troutwine (1), and Robert Loy (3). On the left, County Surveyor Mike Willis is at the front. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Ring-Billed Gull 2011-01-02 - Green River Dam - Photo by Pen. Biting off more than he can chew. He got this fish about 15 feet in the air before it managed to shake loose and make it back to relative safety of the river. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Ring-Billed Gull 2011-01-02 - Green River Dam - Photo by Pen. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Ring-Billed Gull 2011-01-02 - Photo by Pen. Green River Dam, Taylor Co., KY A Ring-Billed Gull in flight. This beautiful migratory bird is now a common sight around the lake, especially around the dam spillway. This one had spotted a meal. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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