Marion Co., KY: Richard and Mahala Greenwell Family 2010-12-09 - Photo by the Feedman. Marion Co., KY The Feedman writes: "Best guess on when and where photo was taken is 1905 at the Ben F Mattingly farm. Basing this on the age of Francis Edward Greenwell, who was born in 1890 and looks to be 14 to 15 years old in this photo. Richard and Mahala Greenweel were the parents of my Grandmother, Susan Bethane Browning. Richard served with distinction during the Civil War with the 10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, mustering out at the end of the war with a rank of " Wagoner ". The 10th Regiment waged war for the union for three years, ranging from its home state of Kentucky to Atlanta. The regiment began the war with with 867 men , suffered a 40% casualty rate at Chickamauga, and helped break Confederate lines at Jonesboro. At the end of the war only 140 men staggered home in victory. In old age Richard and Mahala moved to Louisville to live with their Daughters. Richard did not take well to life in the city...He commented " that he had to go inside for the bathroom and outside to smoke." Seen in the Columbia Magazine Group at Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Christmas 2010: Non-commercial display, Mistletoe 2010-12-09 - Photo by Ed Waggener. Fortune ST, Columbia, KY Mistletoe has always been a favorite of romantics and tree lovers, and now, according to the entry in Wikipedia Mistletoe it's getting more respect beyond being a pretty live Christmas decoration and beyond its natural beauty as an evergreen adornment for leafless winter trees. It's not such a freeloader after all. The article says that, while the plant is parasitic in its early stages, in later life the green leafs do perform photosynthesis, so that the host tree is only furnishing water and mineral nutrients. The plants are commercially harvested in some areas, but this Fortune Street crop is just for show, though we wonder if any local entrepreneur harvests the plant to sell. -EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: Big Bobcat trapped in The Flatwoods 2010-12-09 - Photo By Billy Joe Fudge. Near Inroad, Southern Adair Co., KY R. C. Cobb on the left, and his son, Kenny, proudly display this huge Bobcat that Herbert Turner caught this week. Turner caught the Bobcat while trapping just a little over a mile from the Columbia city limits on Petty's Fork Creek in the Northern extremities of The Flatwoods. The three coyotes were caught at different locations in the Great Wooded South. R.C.'s wife, Wanda, is Herbert's sister-in-law and her family are on an extended hunting trip/house renovation trip from Wappappello, MO. The photo was taken at Herbert and Rita Turner's home which is the old O P Petty home place which overlooks scenic Crocus Creek in Southern Adair County. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bo Murphy, the first man called when trouble hits the plant 2010-12-09 - Photo by Ed Waggener. 509 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY If there's a power outage the generator kicks on and the automatic notification calls Columbia-Adair County Utilities District Sewer Plant Manager James "Bo" Murphy, above to alert him that there's a problem. When it happens, Murphy comes in, regardless of the time of day. Murphy has just seen the sewer plant through some of it's roughest days, since the May 2, 2010 flooding of the plant, putting it off-line from for approximately 36 hours. When the new generator is completely installed by December 10, 2010, the plant will be 95-99% restored, he said. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Chief Cross: Young Man in a hurry 2010-12-09 - Photo by Ed Waggener. 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY Columbia Chief of Police Jason Cross leaving his office to attend the Columbia City Council's last regularly scheduled meeting of the year on Monday, December 6, 2010. Starting January 3, 2010, Chief Cross will be serving again under his old boss, former Police Chief Mark D. Harris. Being Chief of Police has been a bit of a political advantage in Columbia. Besides former Chief Harris' election as mayor, another former Chief, Edwin Taylor, continued service in City Government, winning election to three terms on the City Council. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Someone to help, someone to lay blame on 2010-12-09 - Photo by Debbie Bradshaw. 220 Gen. John Adair DR, Columbia, KY Tyler Wright and Drew Wright: Tyler, left, was delighted when his own big brother picked him as a partner. Tyler also ended up with cinnamon all over his coat...but as a little brother, he already knew to blame that on big brother. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Making cinnamon ornaments: Emma Abrell and Kayla Shelton 2010-12-09 - Photo by Debbie Bradshaw. 220 Gen. John Adair DR, Columbia, KY Emma Abrell and Kayla Shelton: Emma, left and Kayla hit it off immediately and had a merry time rolling out the dough, cutting out shapes and sprinkling glitter. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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