Travel: South Padre on horseback, 2 of 2 2024-02-23 - South Padre Island, TX - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "Beautiful warm bright weather greeting us. Escaping the cold rain and exchanging for warm sun. South Padre Island on the boarder in Texas is a beautiful barrier island. Welcoming and more affordable than places I've stayed in Florida. You should try it, they welcome you in." Paired photo: Travel: On the beach in Texas, 1 of 2 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: On the beach in Texas, 1 of 2 2024-02-23 - South Padre Island, TX - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "Beautiful warm bright weather greeting us. Escaping the cold rain and exchanging for warm sun. South Padre Island on the boarder in Texas is a beautiful barrier island. Welcoming and more affordable than places I've stayed in Florida. You should try it, they welcome you in." Paired photo: Travel: South Padre on horseback, 2 of 2 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New kiosks will promote Columbia and Adair County 2024-02-23 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Jackie Montgomery. Adair Tourism leaders met with Tourism TV Network this week and purchased two interactive kiosks to go in our community. They will show the website, visitcolumbiaky.com , and show locals and tourists what to do here, where to shop, where to eat, and where to stay in Adair County. Paige Nickel and Amy Mitchum are proud to introduce this kiosk at the Welcome and Development Center offices, 201 Burkesville Street, and another one will be placed in a high traffic area yet to be determined. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sen. Wise takes questions on Senate Bill 2 2024-02-23 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy LRC. Sen. Max Wise, R-Campbellsville, is surrounded by media Thursday, February 22, 2024, as he fields questions on Senate Bill 2 (PDF), legislation focused on school safety. The 60-page bill would define the role of "guardians" in school safety, establish some anonymous reporting guidelines, require schools to provide suicide prevention awareness, require schools to keep updated mapping data, and more. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Planning for EV charging stations in Columbia 2024-02-22 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pam Hoots. Jerry Watson and Terry Moore examine location possibilities for the new EV charging stations that will go behind City Hall in Columbia. Another station will go in New Columbia. Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville was able to provide four electric vehicle charging stations to the City Of Columbia. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Taylor County, KY - deer by the road 2024-02-22 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Thankfully these deer stayed in the grass by the roadside and stayed alive as traffic was speeding by on Hwy 210. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Tourism Commission February meeting 2024-02-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Jackie Montgomery. The Adair County Tourism Commission met Tuesday in regular monthly session with all board members present. They plan to look into new and additional trail town signage. They discussed additional details for the tourism fundraising and chamber banquet event in the planning stage, and discussed usage of ARPA funds. Pictured from right to left are: Kelly Caldwell - Holmes Bend Marina; Tina Thomas - Old Columbia, Hilltop auto; Sulayne Grider - Reed Brothers; Amy Garrison - The Barn at Cedar Grove; Paige Nickel - Tourism, The Glass Parlor; Pam Hancock - McDonald’s; Danny Reeves - Farm to Furniture; and Abe Cross - Lindsey Wilson College. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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