View of new intersection from Fairground Street taking shape 2015-06-26 - Fairground & Campbellsville Street Intersection from Fairground Street - Photo by Ed Waggener . The broad new intersection at Campbellsville & Fairground Street already is taking on an improved look, and it is getting enhanced aesthetics and utility as the project nears its completion date. Earlier this week Rob Wilkerson donated right of way which will allow construction of a turning lane for traffic headed north on Campbellsville Street and Junior Stotts, announced that the District 8 Chief Engineer Bruce Neeley had made design changes which will allow for that change and a turning lane from Campbellsville Street onto Fairground. This morning, after receiving a call from John Ford of Curry's Floor Covering, Mr. Stotts made calls to city council members to expedite a gas line move which was necessary for the state to install a wing wall which will protect the Curry Flooring property from possible flooding upstream of the new culvert which will carry Town Creek through a the new culvert. The work will beautify the busiest entrance to Columbia and is already having a positive effect on property values in the area. In the 30th day the intersection has been closed, the impact has increased awareness of how very, very important it is. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Letter to County Court Clerks regarding same marriage licenses 2015-06-26 - Frankfort, KY - Photo From office of Gov. Steve Beshear. Gov. Steve Beshear sent this letter today to Kentucky's County Court Clerks. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Early morning storm cleanup - Lindsey Wilson College 2015-06-26 - 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Wes Staton, driving, and David Wheat, were out at just after 6amCT, Friday morning, June 26, 2015, cleaning up branches blown off shade trees on Lindsey Wilson's A.P. White Campus. A temporary power outage on Campbellsville Road, Columbia, was reported, but workmen from Taylor County RECC had it restored by daybreak. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Enhanced landscaping underway at Adair Schools Campus 2015-06-26 - Corner Gen. John Adair Drive, Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo CM staff photo. The Adair County School District Maintenance Department is busy during the summer creating new landscaping around the campus. Maintenance Director David Jones said that landscaping and new campus lighting should be in place when students arrive for the first day of school, August 6, 2015. He said that another target is to be able to really have an attractive scene when Friday night football fans arrive on the campus. Work is underway on another landscape feature at the Indian Drive entrance to to school. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Good Old Days: 15 cent hamburgers 2015-06-26 - Old Columbia Road, Campbellsville, Taylor County, KY - Photo by CM staff. When some of us were kids there was hardly anything else conjured up when "15 cents" was mentioned than a hamburger - whether is was at the Little Store at Columbia Graded & High School, at Bob's Better Burgers, Marshall's Poolroom, Marshally Roy's Poolroom, or a a McDonald's . The "Broiling Makes the Difference" sign, above on Old Columbia Road is also a reminder of all the eating options the 50's -70's offered on old KY 55. Stores were over every hill, around every corner in those magical times, the Good Old Days. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Stream Straightening Project: 26 Jun 2015 - II Comes out here 2015-06-26 - 300 Block of Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo CM staff photo. A new, widened Town Creek Channel with a lot of rip-rapping will carry water to Russell Creek, diverting it from Campbellsville Street. The duct seen in the photo is major one, carrying the stream. A new water duct carrying surface water run off from the old Burton Station lot, (out of frame), joins Town Creek here. Paired photo. See also - Stream Straightening Project: 25 May 2015 - 2nd culvert - II Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Stream Straightening Project: 25 May 2015 - 2nd culvert - II 2015-06-26 - 300 Block of Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo CM staff photo. A secondary culvert is being installed to carry surface water from the old Burton Service Station lot under Campbellsville Road into a widened Town Creek behind Adair Automotive/NAPA. Kentucky Transportation Crews have been working later as the project nears its target completion date, July 8, 2015. The view here is from the Cemetery Side Sidewalk toward Fairground Street. Paired Photo. See also: - Stream Straightening Project: 26 Jun 2015 - II Comes out here Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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