Grady Lewis at first business event 2024-07-26 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Master Grady Lewis, born January 30, 2024 is the little son of Christopher and Meg Lewis. He made his first business event at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet and is pictured in the arms of his grandmother Ann. He is the third grandchild of Ann and Leon Lewis. He is also the grandchild of Steve and Julia Hartfield of Greensburg. Grady has an older brother, Griffin, and sister, Greyson. Sharing the table at right at the July 19th banquet are Nick and Natalie Fudge, and at the far end of the table are Paige and Derek Nickel. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Employee of the Year: Zack Humphrey 2024-07-26 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The 2024 Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Year is Zack Humphrey, USPS mail carrier born and raised in GreenCounty, in the Ebenezer Community. Zack started his career fourteen years ago with the Greensburg Post Office as a part time/fill in mail carrier when his neighbor told him about an opening there. He found he really enjoyed carrying the mail and was able to transition into a full-time position in Columbia's Post Office and he and his wife Amber became Adair Countians. Zack has the downtown and surrounding city route and those who have him as their mail carrier consider themselves fortunate indeed. Besides carrying the mail, he likes to fish, golf and hunt. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Butterfly: Hackberry Emperor 2024-07-26 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. According to butterfliesandmoths.org, hackberry emporor butterflies are common in the Eastern United States, and can be found along wooded streams, forest glades and river edges, and wooded roadsides. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Betty's Hot Bar 2024-07-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Some of the great things on Betty's hot bar on Friday, July 26, 2024. Comfort foods like meatloaf, pinto beans and chateau veggies, plus cole slaw and pear with cottage cheese for a cooling finish. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Circleville, Utah 2024-07-26 - Circleville, UT - Photo by Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking. Robert writes, "The town is located within Circle Valley, which gets its name from its circular shape. The valley is completely encircled by mountains except where the Sevier River enters and exits the valley in the north and south. My regret is not having enough time to further explore this historic place. I did, however, pull over and take some pics of this curious homestead with its whimsical antique trucks sitting around on the property. This is not far from the Butch Cassidy homeplace." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Green River Commerce Park development 2024-07-26 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority (EDA) gathered Wednesday to celebrate construction getting underway for the Water, Sewer and Gas Line Extensions that will serve the Build Ready Pad and other sites on the North side of the Green River Commerce Park where ATS is located and providing jobs in the transportation industry. EDA Chairman Larry Walker thanked those present for work done to get the site ready for new jobs. He thanked both the Adair Fiscal Court and Columbia City Council for both contributing $150,000 each to provide the local match of the 50/50 matching grant received through the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPDI) to bring development to this phase. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Green County: rolling hills 2024-07-26 - Green County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Realtors would call these 'level to rolling' hills in descriptions of our landscape. These hills are along Hwy 70 between Greensburg and Sulphur Well, KY. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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