Emergency responders 2024-05-28 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management. Breeding FD Techinical Rescue Team deployed 2 watercraft and retrieved two canoeists who were stranded by rushing floodwaters over the Memorial Day weekend. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Submerged vehicle in Knifley area 2024-05-28 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management. At 20:53 on the evening of Monday, May 27, 2024, Adair County E-911 dispatched multiple response agencies to a car submerged in water in the Knifley Community of Adair County. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Great Blue Heron 2024-05-27 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A great blue holds perfectly still while he waits for prey to swim by. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

William Hurt Cemetery 2024-05-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Mike Watson. A photo from a 2013 visit to the William Hurt Cemetery off Highway 704 in Fairplay. There was a grave marking ceremony in 2006 for this Revolutionary War soldier who crossed the Delaware with George Washington. Mike says, "This weekend, Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was once known, is the traditional time to revisit our past, reconnect with family and old friends, and honor not only those who died in the service of our great nation, but all deceased veterans, as well as all our revered ones." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Quiz Bowl team competes in Atlanta 2024-05-27 - Atlanta, GA - Photo by Vivian Malouf for NAQT. Students from Adair County High School joined 319 of the top high school quiz bowl teams on May 25, 2024, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis for the 2024 High School National Championship Tournament. The Adair County team consisted of Emma Compton, Sophie Eaton, Skyler Huff, Natalea Kaylor, Benjamin Kingery, Alex Perkins, Annabelle Robertson, Trey Stephens, Madison Turner, D. J. Vertrees, Bailey Watts, and Andrew Zinati. The team was coached by Kate Proctor and Dalton Robertson. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Cruffin 2024-05-27 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Pen. One of the newer creations from the student bakers at The Bakery at Sullivan University, the cruffin is croissant dough baked in a muffin shape and filled with apple butter. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Slow to let go of commencement celebrations 2024-05-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Adair County High School graduates took time for photos with family and friends after the official commencement ceremonies ended Friday evening so that the crowd took a long time to disperse. The rains from the week took a break for the event before coming back before the holiday weekend could be completed. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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