Columbia's Allender women together 2023-11-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Leila Allender Jones. Mary Allender and her daughters are pictured together before her recent passing. She was a creative person with many collections. Some of them are being auctioned off this week. Scroll down to the banner ad and click to view. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Busses rolled safely after soft lockdown ended 2023-11-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Adair schools had to go on soft lockdown early Wednesday afternoon, November 8, 2023, while law enforcement searched for a suspect fleeing authorities who had made his way towards the campus. A "Soft Lockdown" safety measure requires all students to remain within the building, locks down, all individual schools on campus at their exterior access points, and prohibits entry for all unauthorized personnel. The Adair County Sherrif's Department, the Columbia Police Department, and the Kentucky State Police worked together to apprehend the suspect at approximately 2:40pmCT. After learning of this information, schools followed normal dismissal routines. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Easton and Mercedes Bryant 2023-11-08 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Nancy Taylor. Easton and Mercedes Bryant will be giving their testimony at the Thanksgiving Service at Milltown Church on November 12, 2023. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beautiful Fall Colors 2023-11-08 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Barbara Shepherd. Barbara writes, "The beauty of living in a four season climate." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Turkey Bowl held at ACHS 2023-11-08 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Trey Stephens. The Adair County Quizbowl Club was host for the Adair Turkey Bowl on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Pictured are, in no particular order, the Adair County High School A Team: Trey Stephens, Bailey Watts, Joe Kotter and Andrew Zinati, the Adair County High School B Team: Alex Perkins, Emma Compton and Annabelle Robertson, and the Adair County High School C Team: Benjamin Kingrey. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Butterfly visiting Maury's Mexican sunflower 2023-11-08 - Alabama - Photo by Maury Lewis. Former CM correspondent Maury Lewis recently moved to Alabama and she is sharing her discoveries there. She writes, "These are Mexican sunflowers that I planted the seeds for in the summer and now they have butterflies on them. There was four there yesterday, two today." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Gov. Andy Beshear will lead for four more years 2023-11-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection November 7, 2023 and one of his main campaign themes was economic growth in the state. He is pictured here at his October 3rd visit in front of ACVFD Ladder One on the new grounds of Franklin Ford where he announced projects totaling more than $9.5 million in funding to support natural gas lines, high-speed internet access, clean water, economic development, infrastructure, tourism and more here. It is part of the county's forward momentum - Phillips Tank & Structure, a nationwide tank construction contractor, had just announced plans to build a $2.76 million fabrication shop that will create 20 new full-time jobs. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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