Frying Fish at Breeding Area FD 2016-05-16 - Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department Building. 290 Fire Department RD, Breeding, KY - Photo by Tiffany Kessler. Synchronized fish frying: Mr. Hagan, & Mr. & Mrs. Hagan were frying up mountains of fish at the Breeding Area Fire Department Fish Fry/Chicken BBQ / Auction on Saturday, May 14, 2016. A large crowd was onhand. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Mountain Laurel, Metcalfe Co., KY 2016-05-16 - Above banks of South Fork, Little Barren River, Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Mountain Laurel grows profusely on the cliffs above the Little Barren River near Sulphur Well, KY, one of a just a few places in this area where it thrives. The shrub can be seen, with less and less frequency these days, along the Jericho Cliffs near Holmes Bend in Adair County, as well as at the Green River Visitors Center in Taylor County. Paired Photo. See: Wildflowers of KY: Mountain Laurel in Metcalfe Co., KY Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Mountain Laurel in Metcalfe Co., KY 2016-05-16 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Mountain Laurel was in bloom along this Metcalfe County country lane on Sunday, May 16, 2017. It was slightly past peak. Paired photo. See: Wildflowers of KY: Mountain Laurel, Metcalfe Co., KY Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: Buttercup, the Weed 2016-05-16 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Pastures are as much or more yellow this year with a beautiful wildflower which is a noxious weed for cattle farmers, called buttercups. Some fields are so solidly covered that it looks as though the plant had been purposely grown as an agricultural crop. However, Adair County Agent Nick Roy said, "It's a weed. It's crowding out forage crops cattle need. They smother out grass crops, so there is less for cattle to eat." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

RIDES IV: Danny and Diane Hammond share their favorite 2016-05-16 . Sharing their RIDE today are Danny and Diane Hammond who say their favorite ride to Ontario, Canada from Columbia, KY is on this Harley Ultra Limited. RIDES is the columbiamagazine.com feature with photos of anything that takes you where you want to go -- cars, motorcycles, bikes, trikes, boats, trucks (toys to Big Rigs), tractors, wagons, motor homes, motorized wheelchairs, horses, mules, roller sakes/blades, skateboards, Trackers, Jeeps (especially the pink one on Liberty Road), pimped out autos and busses, etc., etc. Next previous RIDE: RIDES II: a three-in-one example To share your favorite ride, text a phone photo with your name, town, vehicle make/model to Linda at 270-403-0017. RIDES pictures that are shared just for fun are FREE. If you want to add your phone number and the note that your RIDE is for sale, there would be a small nominal classified ad fee. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Amazon GM Carlos De La Garza, gets answer he wants 2016-05-16 - Campbellsville Elementary School, 315 Roberts Road (campus), Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, Campbellsville Independent Schools (CIS). Carlos De La Garza, Amazon general manager, asks how many CES students will read during their summer break. On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Amazon and other officials came to CES to present the tablets to the students who will be using them. From left, above, are De La Garza, CES Principal Ricky Hunt, Taylor County CJE Eddie Rogers, Rep. John (Bam) Carney, and (waiting for ID - CM) - Calen McKinney Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Metcalfe Co., KY: Sulphur Springs Baptist Church 2016-05-16 - 1323 Beechville Road, Edmonton, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). It's in the heart of Downtown Beechville, KY. The picture postcard view approaching is just a hint of what one of America's most beautiful church campuses has to offer. The grounds and landscaping are meticulously loved and cared for, and there's a solitude and peace there one could liken to a mini-retreat. Photo taken Sunday, May 16, 2016. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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