Silent City 2017 will have first-time re-enactor: Murrell Burton 2017-09-22 - Burton Real Estate, 408 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Murrell Burton says that he's a happy man, in no need of additional fulfilling enterprises. "I like to do a little appraising, sell some real estate, and do a little auctioneering," he says modestly. And he does a lot of what he calls 'a little.' There are a great many other facets of his life that come to mind for which he has fame. He's a historian and he's a performer and he's a singer and a Tennessee Ernie Ford look-alike. Come's naturally, then that he would be added to the cast of re-enactors for Silent City 2017, as Judge Rollin T. Hurt. The 11th Silent City starts at 5pmCT, Monday, October 2, 2017, at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, and is performed after a short three block walk to the Columbia Cemetery, 307 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. Other re-enactors this year are Laura Gupton, LeeAnn Jessee, Mike Watson, Murrell Burton, Mr. Richard Phelps, and J.D. & Ellen Zornes. It promises, as in the 10 previous Silent City presentations, to be a wonderful occasion. - EW. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Caption Me: Nine hour photo contest 2017-09-21 - ????? - Photo ?????. Thought this was an unusual picture, and created an impromptu, contest, maybe never to be repeated, for night owls, insomniacs, people of the night, and up-by-nooners, and all those like the competition: Caption this photo. Do it as a factual cutline. (Tell us what the photo subject is, where it is, etc., etc., etc.) Make it witty. Make it poetic. Make it a moral. Give it an unusual twist. Any way you like, but have it complete by 6amCT/7amET, Friday, September 22, 2017 (one day before the next end-of-the-world) time). Send responses using the comments button with this picture. - CM Winner: Wayne Baxter Close the door and drive dad, you are going to get us killed! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic KY: Crossing the Kentucky River 2017-09-21 - The Kentucky River bridge, heading south on Hwy 68 - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Heading south from Lexington, KY, I marveled at the beautiful scenery winding down through the hills of the Bluegrass and inching over the bridge on Hwy 68 where it crosses the Kentucky River. This photo was taken (without looking off the road) from the good lane, paralleling the unfinished lane under construction, wondering why I'd chosen that road, praying it would hold up under the vehicles crossing it. The beautiful Kentucky Palisades and Boone Tunnel are to the left of the river as pictured. -- LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic KY: Entrance to Boone Tunnel 2017-09-21 - Between Lexington and Harrodsburg, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. If you're in a hurry, do not take Hwy 68/Harrodsburg Road between Lexington and Harrodsburg, KY. However, if you have plenty of time and a desire to see some of the most incredible scenery in the Bluegrass, go ahead and travel it. This photograph was taken at the stoplight for work being done on the Jessamine County bridge where Hwy 68 crosses over the Kentucky River. Looking left, while waiting for the green light to travel on into Mercer County, and enjoy the historic Boone Tunnel carved through the Kentucky Palisades. The Kentucky River meanders 260 miles through Kentucky. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC overwhelmed by generosity. Update coming soon 2017-09-21 - Lindsey Wilson College, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo Graphic by Venus Popplewell, Director of Public Relations. Lindsey Wilson College alumni, students, employees, parents and friends went above and beyond the call of duty when they were challenged to help LWC students. We are overwhelmed by your generosity. Campaign totals are not yet complete. We will update the LWC community as soon as we have the final numbers. - Venus Popplewell Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Patrick Reagan and William Rigney at SCC Welding program 2017-09-21 - Somerset, KY - Photo by Allison Horseman, Somerset Community College. Patrick Reagin, of Columbia, left, and William Rigney, of Monticello, worked together to fix four welding machines, like the one shown between them, for the Somerset Community College welding program. Reagin is currently enrolled in the Industrial Maintenance Technology program at SCC and Rigney completed same program in May, 2017. Both are taking welding classes to expand their skills. Their maintenance skills saved the welding program nearly $4,000 in machine repair costs recently. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Good morning from Campbellsville - Larry Smith 2017-09-21 - East Main Street, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Larry Smith, Manager, The Big Dawg, 99.9FM. At 7:10amET, the Eastern sky was promising a glorious day in Campbellsville, KY. - Larry Smith, General Manager, The Big Dawg, FM 99.9 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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