Adair County School Safety Forum - Safety Points of Emphasis Thu 08 Mar 2018 2018-03-08 - Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo Facsimile of handout prepared by Adair County School District. Attendees at the Adair County School Safety Forum, Thursday, March 8, 2018, received this handout outlining safety points which will be emphasized in the coming days. Dean of Students went over the handout with individuals as they registered for the meeting. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Daffodil Watch 2018- Old timey doubles, Summer Shade, KY 2018-03-08 - Summer Shade Cemetery Road, Summer Shade, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. These roadside brighteners on Summer Shade Cemetery Road, high above the town, are what Sulphur Wellians called "Doubles," or Old Fashione Daffodils. These were thriving, self-sustaining beauties, with that that wonderful spring time blue green foliage. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Achilles Lagermann wishes all a Happy Easter 2018-03-08 - Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Chris Lagermann. Our three-year old Great Pyrenees Achilles Lagermann would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter. - Bill & Chris Lagermann, Red Lick Ranch, Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY. Photo taken and submitted by Chris Lagermann Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Cumberland Co., KY: Hills have magic lighting moments 2018-03-08 - Marrowbone Valley, KY 90, Burkesville, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Every afternoon when there is any sunshine, the hills across Marrowbone Creek on U.S. 90 offer fleeting moments of spectacular light shows on north facing slopes. Timing, for us, is very difficult - for nimbler photographers, maybe not. Sometimes, being half-a minute late means a complete miss. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS United Nations team named Delegation of Excellence 2018-03-08 - Louisville, KY - Photo from Mrs. Candice Flatt, Adair County High School. The students above are from Mrs. Candice Flatt's Kentucky United Nations Assembly or KUNA team. They competed in a 3-day competition at Louisville, KY. The competition is a mock United Nations Assembly. They debated a resolution created by them, and won one of the top honors for their resolution and debate. Out of 50 resolutions that were passed at the assembly, only 8 get the title of Resolution Endorsed by the Secretary General. Our team was one of the eight to receive the award. They also received an award for Delegation of Excellence, and the Outstanding Ambassador award went to Jaiden Taylor. Team members are Jaiden Taylor, Lindsey Taylor, Emilee Flatt, Billy Salmon, Aaron Peck, Kelsey Wiley, Hannah Brown, Jeanene Pike, Walter Baker, and Walker Karnes. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

School safety community forum is today, 8 March 2018, at ACHS 2018-03-08 - Adair County High School, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. The Columbia Police Department cruiser in front of ACHS is an indicator of the expanded security and intentional safety efforts underway in the Adair County public school system. The Board of Education will hold a community-wide forum this afternoon, Thursday, 8 March 2018, to discuss school safety. Registration is at 5:30 and the meeting begins at 6pmCT, in the gymnasium at Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. Representatives from all first responder agencies will join school personnel for the meeting. - LW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Molotov Cocktails had been made to blow-up middle school 2018-03-08 - Franklin, Simpson County, KY - Photo from U.S. District Attorney office, U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of KY. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, a 20 year old Franklin, KY, man knowingly made five illegal firearms. According to court records and report by the Franklin Police Department, Trey Alexander Gwathney-Law, relayed to an acquaintance that he had made the devices in order to blow-up Franklin-Simpson County Middle School. All were made using glass bottles. Four of the bottles (one Mountain Dew, one Sprite, and two Dr. Pepper) contained a dark gas/oil mixture liquid with a cloth wick stuffed in the bottle opening. Commonly referred to as a Molotov cocktail. A fifth, illegal firearm was made using a glass Root Beer bottle and contained a dark gas/oil mixture liquid with a piece of green pyrotechnic fuse attached to the opening with an epoxy sealant. The bottle contained a silver CO2 cartridge in the top of the bottle, under the pyrotechnic fuse. The CO2 cartridge contained explosive powder and small pieces of paper which appeared to have been soaked in the same flammable liquid found inside the bottle. According to court records and report by the Franklin Police Department, Gwathney-Law relayed to an acquaintance that he had made the devices in order to blow-up Franklin-Simpson County Middle School. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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