Refueling the Mission Impossible Bus with bio-diesel 2014-05-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne, Adair Co. School District photo. The Adair County Gifted and Talented Mission Possible Bus runs on biodiesel blend. This week the bus received its first refueling provided by Lindsey Wilson College’s Energy Technology Career Academy under the direction for Heather Spoon, and the bio-fuels lab which operates under the direction of Doug Keaton. On hand to help out was Adair County School District Superintendent, Alan Reed, Transportation Director, David Jones, along with district mechanics Tony Gabehart and Donnie Curry. They all literally had a hand in refueling process. Shamarie Claiborne, Adair County School District. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dr. Charles T. Carter on DPI with Dr. John Chowing 2014-05-08 - WLCU Broadcast Studios, 203 W Broadway, Campbellsville, KY. - Photo - Photo by Drew Tucker, CU photo.. Dr. John Chowning, vice president for church and external relations and executive assistant to the president of Campbellsville University, right, interviews Dr. Charles T. Carter, James H. Chapman Fellow of Pastoral Ministry, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University in Birmingham, AL, for his "Dialogue on Public Issues" show. The show will air Sunday, May 11 at 8amET; Monday, May 12 at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET; and Wednesday, May 14at 1:30pmET and 6:30pmET. The show is aired on Campbellsville's cable channel 10 and WLCU FM 88.7 at 8amET and 6:30pmET Sunday, May 11. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Eddies created by right angle bend in creek 2014-05-08 - 400 block, Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KYI - Photo by Ed Waggener. When the Big Ditch is filled in, business neighbors at Columbia Tire and Recapping, Wall Refrigeration, Adair Automotive, and Harper Auto Detail shouldn't have to worry about Town Creek Flooding. Also being eliminated: The eddy set up by sharp bend in the stream which had been eating away at the bank and undermining the paving. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Senator Gregory at Big Ditch on Campbellsville Street 2014-05-08 - 400 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KYI - Photo by Ed Waggener. Kentucky State Senator Sara Beth was in Columbia this week reassessing the Town Creek Project, which will result relocate Town Creek's crossing under Campbellsville Street to protect the roadway and neighboring businesses from flooding, provide better safety on Campbellsville Street, and improve the appearance of the area. Senator Gregory has been working on the project since being apprised of the situation by lifelong family friend Junior Stotts while in Columbia for the Christmas Parade. She had learned, this week that the final hurdles for the project, which will be done largely in-house by the highway department had been overcome. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Hailey's Garden 2014-05-08 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo by Pen. A modest selection of tomato and pepper plants, ready for planting. Two-year-old Hailey was more than a little nonplussed to learn that none of the promised tomatoes or peppers were ready for harvest yet, even after the long car ride home from the nursery. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Terraced slope at CAUD Wastewater Plant 2014-05-08 - CAUD Wastewater Plant, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Dakota Meyer Enterprises had the retaining wall project at this terraced stage, awaiting better weather to pour the concrete for prevent further erosion of the steep hillside behind the Columbia/Adair County Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. The barn in the top of the frame is on Wall Street. more than a mile away by road. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Overview of Town Creek Project 2014-05-08 - From Columbia Cemetery, 315 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. This photo shows markers for the path of the Town Creek Project.. Campbellsville Street traverses the photo, with Fairground Street/KY 206 perpendicular to it. After construction the creek will flow straight from the blue sign on the right hand side of the intersection, in front of the white car with hood raised. past the area of the two trees in the yard of the Parson House (weathered roof left of frame). The straightening will eliminate one 90 degree turn and another acute turn by property of Adair Automotive, and assure that businesses and Campbellsville Street will not flood after downpours. Adair County Judge Ann Melton, who worked with Senator Gregory on the project, had a bittersweet moment remembering the anxiety her parents faced each time the skies blackened, with the worry that the creek might flood their business, Columbia Tire & Recapping, the gray building seen just beyond the Parson House trees. The turns being eliminated created eddies which were accelerated erosion when heavy rains occurred. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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