Pro pilot Doug Campbell identifies UFO as airship 2017-09-08 - ???? - Photo by Doug Campbell, pilot. Doug Campbell sends this photo of the UFO seen over Jaybird Ridge and Rowe Farms in Adair County, with this note: "Airship up from Pompano." CM appreciates this additional information about the aircraft, both from Ufologists Fred Rowe, - in real life a Dairy Farmer by cellphone, and keen observer of what's happening here - and Pam Jones, Adair County Educator who is preserving the historic name for Jones Chapel area, "Jaybird Ridge." (We can't make out the location of the seen above; Pompano sounds like a yippy, nuisance dog breed; a fish eaten by Andrew Zimmern, or maybe a town in Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, or Florida. Hope Doug Campbell or someone else can enlighten us.). Our guess: Wingfoot One, from revelations in Google. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dr. Stephens makes the case for necessity for tax increase 2017-09-08 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Superintendent Pam Stephens, speaking with the aid of a detailed power point presentation, points out the large number of expenses the board faces over which they have no-or little control. The charts were prepared by Finance Officer Renae Smith. Perhaps the most persuasive of the charts included the list of budget expenditures which the board has adopted which go back into families pockets, such as free school supplies, free admission to sporting events, free lunches, and the boards adoption of no fees for extracurricular competition (except for the Adair County High School Marching Band, which pays its own way). Dr. Stephens noted that the presentation was not intended so much to sway the board as to let them, and citizens, know the full story. Indeed, the final 3-2 vote was as predicted by most going into the meeting. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Board of Education Tax Hearing: John Pilkington speaks 2017-09-08 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Adair County Board of Education gave rapt attention to the first speaker of the night, John Pilkington, at lectern, who delivered his concise remarks from a prepared text, citing reasons why he opposed the proposed tax increase which was adopted later in the session. Members of the Board, from left, are Vice Chair Terry Harvey (Div 1), Jonathan Gaskins (4), Board Chair Lisa Burton (3), Daniel Adams (2). and out of frame, Mike Harris (5). The measure passed 3-2, on the recommendation of Dr. Pam Stephens, who presented the case for the tax increase, which is projected to bring an additional $134,000 next year. For a family living in an home assessed at $50,000, the owner will pay approximately $10 more this year, or as Mr. Harris put it, "About the cost of one pizza," and adding, "surely eliminating one pizza this year isn't too big a price to pay for our kids." (Note: We hope to obtain and post the full text of Mr. Pilkington's statement) - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell Co., KY: Kayaker view of Falls into Greasy Creek 2017-09-08 - Lake Cumberland, Jamestown, KY - Photo by Mitzi Bault. Adair County Kayaking enthusiast and a passionate, pioneering enthusiast for the sport, pauses to take in the Falls into Greasy Creek near our put in point just south of Jamestown, KY. The photo was taken Wednesday, September 6, 2017, just past noon when the mid-day sun made the cascades sparkle. Our home base is Russell Creek or Green River - mostly on the lake - but South Central Kentucky has so many opportunities for variations on those of us who , especially Lake Cumberland.< - Mitzi Bault Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Asian pear apples from the Jones' Big Black Dog farm 2017-09-07 - Big Black Dog Farms - Photo from the family. Donna Jones' Big Black Dog Farm has huge Asian pear apples this year. Their family served six years in Seoul, South Korea and say that is where they came to enjoy this great fruit. When they retired back to Columbia they bought some Asian Pear Apple trees and are now enjoying the fruit again. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Same UFO, as seen over Rowe Farms, flew over Jaybird Ridge 2017-09-07 - Jones Chapel Cemetery, Jaybird Ridge, Columbia, KY - Photo by Pam Jones. "Saw the same UFO today over Jaybird Ridge." - Pam Jones. Paired Photo UFO Spotted over Pelham Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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