Coach Joe B. Hall visits the Circle R 2023-10-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Harper Family Collection. UK Coach Joe B. Hall with Circle R owner J.D. Harper inside the restaurant. This photo is part of the display about the Circle R Restaurant at the Trabue Russell House. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Circle R Scrapbook 2023-10-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. A scrapbook display from the Harper Family includes photos of J.D. Harper, who ran the Circle R from 1957 until his retirement in 1995, plus some past employees at the restaurant, including Sylvia Wilson, Peggy and Vonda Brockman, Dean Cowan, and DeGary Bailey, and Mrs. Dowell and Mrs. Johnson hard at work in the kitchen. There are also photos of some of the regulars, plus a visit from UK Coach Joe B. Hall. Two people have written in to say that the man labeled Earl Mann, on the mid left side of the picture above beside Dan Waggener, is actually Earl Holt. Both Earls were from Russell County. Earl Holt was a loyal customer and Earl Mann ran the night shift at Circle R for 19 years. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Circle R feature article from 1995 at TRH 2023-10-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. A framed copy of an article that Byron Crawford wrote about his visits to the restaurant appeared in the Courier Journal, titled, "A wisp of a waitress, an eternal corsage and food for the soul." Pictured are owner J.D. Harper, sisters Peggy and Vonda Brockman, and Sylvia (the girl with the eternal corsage" Wilson. It is on display at the historic Trabue Russell House. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Harper sisters visit the Circle R display at TRH 2023-10-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Sisters Margaret Harper (at left) and Joanna Harper Conover (at right) paid a visit to the Trabue Russell House for the Annual Soup and Sandwich Luncheon on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. While they were there, they got to view the display about the Circle R Restaurant that is now part of the TRH collection, thanks to donations from the Harper family collection. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS Cadet Corp performs honors for the flag 2023-10-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Amber Hobaugh. The Adair County High School Cadet Corp performed honors for the flag at the Bank of Columbia's celebration of their remodeled Jamestown Street branch. Bank President and CEO Mark Dykes presented the group with a donation for their programs. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS Marching Band was part of BoC celebration 2023-10-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Amber Hobaugh. The Adair County High School Marching Band performed at the Bank of Columbia celebration of the remodeled Jamestown Street branch. Bank President and CEO Mark Dykes presented the group with a donation for their programs. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Last two Farmers Market Saturdays 2023-10-21 - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Today, Saturday, October 21, 2023, is one of only two more Farmers Markets on the Square opportunities to stock up on fall veggies and crafts. Then that will be it for the 2023 season. Darrel Andrew's booth on the Campbellsville Street side of the Market is always a spot where you find good eats and plenty of good conversation. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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