Lisa Sopha & Fuzzy Richards first at Adair OCC Drop Off today 2016-11-19 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child. The first drop off on Saturday, November 19, 2016, was made by Tri-Generations, a group of adults ranging from ages 22–75 who wanted to do something for children this year as their project. Making the drop off were Lisa Sopha and Fuzzy Richards. - Mark Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Handiwork of Barney Taylor's ACHS welders, Ag Dept. painters 2016-11-19 - Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by David Jones, Adair County School District. David Jones, Adair County School District, featured an in-house, student/teacher, Ag & Welding department fabrication collaboration which resulted in all shiny new dumpsters for the Adair County School District campus. The District supplied the materials, which were fabricated by Barney Taylor's Welding classes, and were then painted by the Adair County High School Agriculture Students. When the new dumpsters are put in place around the campus, they will not only be more attractive, but are projected by Mr. Jones to save the district a net of some $20,000 over the expected lifetime of the containers. - EW. (Clicking Read More accesses Report of School Board meeting 17 Nov 2016, by Wes Feese, Adair County Media Relations) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia Grows: Franklin Mall, Construction Stage, 17 Nov 2016 2016-11-19 - Dohoney Trace, Holladay Place, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Franklin Mall is taking shape. Steel work had progressed quickly when this photo was taken Thursday evening. - EW. Clicking Read More accesses P & Z Meeting report which approved the site plan for the construction. See also: EDA votes not to pursue idea of use of GRCP for fairgrounds Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Twilight of a era? Or will schools continue winning vector? 2016-11-19 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). The Community got the stunning news Thursday evening here, about an hour after this photo was taken, that Supt. Alan Reed would retire December 31, 2016. In his brief tenure as Superintendent, he did as much as any other Adair Countian ever, to advance the educational and maybe more importantly, the economic position of all facets of the local economy - education, itself, manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, health and other facets - of the county, and it was all done in the face of shrinking financial support for public schools in Adair County and across the state. Now there is an uncertainty about the future of those Adair County School District gains, and with it, an uncertainty about the very future of Adair County. Local leaders are hoping for the best. Clicking Read More accesses the text of Mr. Reed's letter announcing retirement. - EW. Comments, what others say: Billy Joe Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

World's Prettiest Sleep Inn - Construction stage, 17 Nov 2016 2016-11-19 - Sleep Inn, 350 Dohoney Trace, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Many have commented on the handsome look of Columbia's brick-and-stone faced Sleep Inn & Suites, which is now almost ready to open. Concensus opinion: It's the prettiest in the chain. According to information learned at the Tues 15 Nov 2016 meeting of the Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority, the Sleep Inn will open around December 1, 2016, and according to reports at the meeting, the enterprise will add another 25-30 jobs to the local economy. - EW. Photo 2015-11-17. Clicking Read More accesses the report from the EDA Meeting. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lt. Gov. Hampton learns about Wolfe Co., KY drone service 2016-11-19 - Campton, Wolfe County, KY - Photo from Commonwealth News Center. Lt. Gov. Hampton meets with Chris Stiles of Unmanned Services. Chris discussed entrepreneurship with students and flew an unmanned aircraft system for students at Wolfe County High School as part of their Launch Day event. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bearwallow UMC adds to OCC total on Fri 18 Nov 2016 2016-11-19 - Wheet Fellowship Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge, County Chair, Operation Christmas Child. Stanley and Beulah Carter dropped off OCC boxes from the Bearwallow United Methodist Church. At the close of Friday, November 18, 2016, the Adair County total had grown to 2882 boxes, with just 618 boxes needed to reach our goal of 3,500. The OCC Drop Off Center in Wheet Hall, 1200 Jamestown Street, is open at 9amCT, this morning, Saturday, November 19, 2016. - Mark Fudge Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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