Heartland Parkway work underway in Adair 2016-04-08 - North Highway 55, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Work is progressing on the Heartland Parkway from Columbia's Veterans Parkway bypass to the Adair-Taylor County line at Coburg, KY. This photo was made April 7, 2016 between Betty's OK Country Cooking and Sandusky's Steel heading toward downtown. Wait time was only a few minutes at this stop. Drive safely and watch for workers along the route. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Green County, KY: near Liletown 2016-04-08 - Near Liletown, Green Co., KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. It's always a welcome surprise to see a wonderful old house like this one along South Central Kentucky roadsides. Sadly, fewer and fewer from this era remain. This one was spotted on March 28, 2016 returning to Columbia by a "shortcut" from Grab in Green County, KY. - EW & LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

James V. (Jimmy) Beams, 82, Green Co., KY (1933-2016) 2016-04-07 - 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY - Photo Cowherd & Parrott Funeral Home. James V. (Jimmy) Beams, 82, Green Co., KY (1933-2016) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Old Time Pork Chop Casserole 2016-04-07 - Pattys Liberty Road Deli, 5097 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo EK photo. The recipe is barely adjusted from the one Patty Smith Edwards remembers from her childhood. Her mother's Pork Chop Casserole. The potatoes and onions are part of the casserole and they couldn't taste better. Delicious then. Delicious now. The dish was a family favorite growing up, she remembers, and now it's becoming a favorite of her Patti's Deli family restaurant at Vester, on Burton Ridge. - Ed & Linda Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

April Child Abuse Prevention month proclaimed in Adair 2016-04-07 - Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Amy Price, LCCAC. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child Abuse Prevention Month has been observed each April since its first presidential proclamation in 1983. In accordance with this Adair County officials have proclaimed this month to raise awareness that all children deserve to grow up in a happy, healthy environment. Above, from left: Bradly Stotts, KSP Sergeant; Morgan Tapp, Victim Advocate Adanta Sexual Assault Resource Center; Amy Price, Clinical Coordinator Lake Cumberland Children's Advocacy Center; Heather McAninch, Director Adanta Sexual Assault Resource Center; Mayor Hardwick; Ellen Zornes, President of Lake Cumberland Children's Advocacy Center Board; Adair County Judge Executive Michael Stephens; Kalin Barnett, Social Worker at DCBS; Gail Williams Adair Commonwealth Attorney; Jennifer Hutchison-Corbin, Adair County Attorney; Kara Iqbal, Social Worker at DCBS; and Columbia .Police Chief Jason Cross Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

City Councilman Mark Harris gives tip for street light outages 2016-04-07 - Russell Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. City Councilman Mark D. Harris gave a tip for citizen help when street lights need replacing. The work can be speeded up if citizens call in the street and the numbers on the pole which needs attention to the City Clerk's office at 270-384-2501. The report for the pole above, he said, would be "Russell Road. No. A26 and 1000-25." With that information, he said, the city can get quick action from the utilities company. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Spring Flowers: Lilacs at KY 55 & KY 565 2016-04-07 - New Columbia Road & Ebenezer Road, Taylor Co. KY - Photo By Linda Waggener. They're here. It's Lilac time. These are located in a yard at the corner of Ebenezer Road and New Columbia Road, near Asbury United Methodist Church between Columbia and Campbellsville, KY. - Linda Waggener Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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