Crop Scouting Team learning about crop diseases 2026-07-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Gabby Barnes. Agronomists from Beck's Hybrids teach members of the Adair County FFA Crop Scouting Team about a newly-found disease in corn called Curvularia leaf spot. The team spent weeks over the summer preparing for the Kentucky State Crop Scouting Contest in Princeton, KY, and brought home a First Place finish for the second year in a row. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

FFA Crop Scouting Team are back-to-back State Champs! 2026-07-27 - Princeton, KY - Photo courtesy Gabby Barnes. Congratulations to the Adair County FFA 2026 State Crop Scouting Winners! Pictured here from left to right are Coach Gabby Barnes and team members Addie Baker, Lane Kelsay, Ethan Wooten, and Hudson Hancock. Coach Barnes says, "I am so blessed to have a state champion crop scouting team for the second year in a row. These FFA members are truly phenomenal!" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The Joseph Turner House 2026-07-27 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Mike Watson. This photograph of the Joseph Turner house, taken in the 1980s, is representative of the homes that make up the history of Adair County settlement. The Joseph Turner house began as a cabin and was expanded upon--elongated and improved for generations by Turner descendants. This structure was perched on the banks of Burns Creek where it flows into Crocus Creek in southeastern Adair County, near the Cumberland County line. It was destroyed by fire not long after this photo was taken. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU alumni Jessica Ashby and Jacob Rice 2026-07-27 - Louisville, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University alumna Jessica Ashby '25, pictured with her fiance, Jacob Rice '23, has been honored for her volunteerism and community service. She also campaigned for the passage of Kentucky's Family Preservation and Accountability Act. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Yellow-billed cuckoo 2026-07-27 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. Common folk names for the the yellow-billed cuckoo in the southern United States are rain crow and storm crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain showers or thunderstorms. (Wikipedia) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County is in prime tomato season at FM2 2026-07-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Produce season is racing by, blackberries are past and melons are coming in. Meanwhile, there are tomatoes of every size and kind Wednesday and Saturday mornings. The one on the top in this picture is a three-pounder! Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations Jade Waggener, Miss Monroe County Fair 2026-07-25 - Monroe County, KY - Photo from family collection. Adair County High School graduate and Lindsey Wilson University student Jade Waggener is Miss Monroe County Fair 2026. She is so excited as she heads into state competition! She says she is so grateful and could not have done it without all of her people. Congratulations, Jade! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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