Donut hole in the sky 2024-02-16 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Today's weather change was announced loudly by hail on the metal porch roof. When I looked out it was into this donut hole in the sky over Columbia. For a few moments around 4pm we got green pea size hail, then it turned to rain. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Asheville sunrise 2024-02-16 - Asheville, NC - Photo by Graham Waggener. Downtown Asheville, North Carolina, at sunrise. The taller building at left is The Jackson Building. Completed in 1925, it was notable as the first skyscraper in western North Carolina. The blue building at right is the 19-story Kimpton Hotel Arras. Built in 1965, it is currently Asheville's tallest building. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Cattle Egret 2024-02-16 - Merritt Island, FL - Photo by Pen. Cattle Egrets occasionally pass through Kentucky during migration, but they are year-round residents of Florida, where this one was spotted. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sharon Bledsoe stops by Teresa Bright Retirement Celebration 2024-02-16 - Columbia, KY . Sharon Bledsoe, at left, was among the visitors at the Extension Office friday to congratulate Teresa Bright on her retirement. Sharon, who taught in the Business Department at Lindsey Wilson College, shared the lost art of shorthand with Teresa when she was a student. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Update on Friday evening weather 2024-02-16 - Southern Kentucky - Photo courtesy Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management. Temperatures are expected to drop this evening, with an overnight low around 25F, and the National Weather Service is projecting a 100% chance of precipitation. According to the most recent briefing slides forwarded by Mike Keltner, Director of Adair County Emergency Management, Adair County is in the band that will likely see mostly to all rain as the front moves through, while Taylor, Casey and Green Counties could see a wintry mix in the 7pm-9pm range. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co.: Vibrant sunrise 2024-02-16 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Tommy Bailey. Vibrant colors in the sky in this photo taken on Friday, February 16, 2024 by photographer Tommy Bailey. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bessie Willis and family Sunday at Columbia UMC 2024-02-16 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Bessie Willis, on the right between Ella and Jessie, had a pew full of her family members Sunday at Columbia United Methodist Church. Her daughter Sherry is at left behind Maggie, 6. Carrie and Joe hold little James William who is almost 2. They were celebrating Ella who was turning 10. Jessie pointed out that if they'd all come at the same time, Bessie's group would have filled two pews - a real distinction for a family these days. Sherry's group is from Campbellsville UMC where pastor Ryan Boatright served last. Those who were not present when this picture was taken included Rebekah and Isaac, Jessie’s sons Theo, 7, and Simon, 6, and others. Columbia Magazine welcomes church family pictures from across all denominations. Text photos with names to us at either number in the top left menu box where you'll find contact information. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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