Creekside Barn ribbon cutting ceremony in Gradyville 2022-11-15 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Beth Holmes. The Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Friday, November 11, 2022 for new business member Creekside Barn on Gradyville Club Road. Present were: Chantal Petrey, Columbia Mayor Hoots holding Jakky, Doris Carter, Lexie, Ashley, Brieanna, Joshua, Oryan and Dakota Oakes, Kaice Sigurbjurtsson, Caley Watkins, J'Aqui Montgomery, Tiffany and James Petrey, and Ellen Zornes. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sundog came before weather changes 2022-11-14 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Sundog viewed over Laker Laundry in Russell Springs before the recent weather change. Old timers used to say Sundogs meant we'd have some significant weather coming in. I'd say drops in temperatures from 70s to 20s pretty much demonstrates the truth in that saying. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New bridge span 2022-11-14 - Adair County, KY - Photo from the office of Adair County Judge Executive . Adair County Fiscal Court was proud to open the new bridge today. Examination of the previous Old Glensfork Road bridge had shown significant deterioration in the footings and channel support brackets - a complete new bridge was recommended as the solution. Replacement of it was possible only because Kentucky had what they call The 80/20 Bridge Fund so that Kentucky Transportation would fund 80% of the project and the county would be responsible for just 20%. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bridge opening celebrated in Glensfork 2022-11-14 - Adair County, KY - Photo from the office of Adair County Judge Executive . The Old Glensfork Road Bridge opening was celebrated Monday, November 14, 2022 by this group including, from left: Gregory Eastham, Engineer, Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan, District Three Magistrate Sammy Baker, and County Road Foreman Barry Hamlett. Judge Cowan said, "Even though we have been a year and a half working on the project, actual road closure time from opening bids to opening the road today has been less than two months. Thank you goes out to Magistrate Sammy Baker and the entire Fiscal Court for seeing this project through." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2022: Bloomington Chapel Ladies Ministry 2022-11-14 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge. Mark writes, "Cathy MaCawley and the Bloomington Chapel Ladies Ministry have been busy packing OCC shoebox gifts for several weeks. Kathy made a drop off for the church Monday evening." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2022: The Murphy Family 2022-11-14 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge. Mark writes, "The Murphy family has been participating in the OCC program for the last 12 years. Pictured our Tyler Murphy, Kevin Murphy, Elizabeth Murphy and Seth Murphy. Seth said he started packing boxes when he was three years old." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2022: Antioch United Methodist Church 2022-11-14 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge. Mark writes, "Jean Ann Weis and John Weis dropped off Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts from the Antioch United Methodist Church." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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