Placid, hidden pond site of Saturday tragedy 2017-03-13 - SW intersection, Greensburg Road and Thompson-Harvey Road, Milltown Community, Adair County, KY. - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). Sunday morning, March 12, 2017, one would hardly have realized that this peaceful scene was the site of a tragedy, on the Saturday before when viewed from Thompson-Harvey Road, above, except for police scene yellow tape on the Greensburg Street frontage, left in the photo. A 45-year-old Adair County woman, Alesha Bryant Morrison, was pronounced dead at the scene here on Saturday, March 11, 2017. According to the Kentucky State Police, 52-year-old Samuel Edwards, of Columbia, was operating a northbound 2002 KIA on KY 61 when he lost control of the vehicle and left the shoulder of the roadway, and, the report said, "The vehicle then began to flip, striking the roadway multiple times before striking a tree and coming to final rest in a pond. Edwards and a passenger, 45-year-old Alesha Morrison, of Columbia, were ejected from the vehicle. Morrison was pronounced dead at the scene by the Adair County Coroner. Edwards was airlifted to UK Medical Center and is listed in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing." (KSP story by TFC Billy Gregory - - Ed Waggener Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell Co., KY: Glorious Forsythia 2017-03-13 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Marcum Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com(c). On the drive from Windsor toward Casey County, this glorious Forsythia bush sprawls in dramatic, golden flair, reminding passers by to slow down and enjoy the journey. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Pulaski Co., KY: Green River Knob from the other side 2017-03-13 - From KY 1676 between Mintonville, Casey County, and King Bee, Pulaski Co., KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . There's a spectacular stretch of highway between Mintonville, Casey County, and King Bee, in Pulaski County, KY, well before one reaches the destination towns of old Mt. Zion and West Science Hill. This up close and personal photo captures the Pulaski County side of the famed Green River Knob. In a few days, it should be every hue of green, with highlights of plum thickets, redbud and dogwoods. Sunday, March 12, 2017, the highway was a delight to see, especially with the random woodland crops of daffodils. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: The ideally well-mossed tree 2017-03-13 - White Oak Church Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . This old tree on the grounds of White Oak Church is worth a trip by. It helps alleviate the pain of the passing of the Walking Tree, made famous of Tommy Bailey in the photo Tree with two legs which once grace the grounds across the creek for the ideally well-mossed tree above. See also, anonymous submission: The Walking Tree from another angle. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cloud, Elyzabeth & Aleeya create cards 2017-03-13 - Campbellsville High School, 230 W Main, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools (CIS). From left, CES kindergarteners Cloud Malone, Elyzabeth Fisher and Aleeya Spaulding make Valentine cards. - Calen McKinney Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sarah Hampton reads book to Wings Express students 2017-03-13 - Campbellsville Elementary School, 315 Roberts Road, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools (CIS). Sarah Hampton, Taylor County Public Library outreach librarian, reads a Valentine book to Wings Express students. - Calen McKinney Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACPC students perform musical, Integrity 2017-03-13 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County Schools. Students in Taylor Morrison's class at ACPC performed "Integrity" last Thursday, March 9, 2017, at ACPC’s first grade musical, "Make a Difference." - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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