Cumberland County teachers honored by CU 2023-07-13 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Alexandria D. Dalton, CU Communications. Teachers from Cumberland County honored by the CU Excellence in Teaching program are: Shawn Stephens, Cumberland County Elementary School; Sara Moore, Cumberland County Middle School; and Tonya Anderson, Cumberland County High School. Shawn Stephens of Jamestown, Ky. has taught reading and social studies (fifth grade) at Cumberland County Elementary School since 2020. He received a Bachelors from the Western Kentucky University in 2019. He is married to Kelsey Stephens. He is a 2015 graduate of Russell County High School. Sara Moore of Burkesville, Ky. has taught STEM (grades 6-8) at Cumberland County Middle School since 2022. She previously taught STEM and STEAM (grades 1-5) at Glenn Marshall Elementary School from 2014 to 2022. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Eastern Kentucky University in 2009. She also received a Master of Arts in Education from Eastern Kentucky University in 2014. She is married to Joshua Moore, and they have three children: Hope, Eli and Hanah. Tonya Anderson of Marrowbone, Ky. has taught special education (9-12) at Cumberland County High School and previously taught kindergarten and first grade at Yates Elementary (Fayette County) from 1999 to 2006 and special education (6-8) at Madison Middle School (Madison County) from 2006 to 2015. She received a Bachelor of Science from the Western Kentucky University in 1996. She also received a Certificate (5th year) from the Eastern Kentucky University in 2010. She is Mom of one child, Abigail. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Green Heron 2023-07-13 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A green heron, watching for fish from at willow tree at a pond edge. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Traffic delays on Hudson Street 2023-07-13 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Watch out for traffic delays on Hudson Street today as resurfacing is underway. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Davis Hardware ad from 1933 2023-07-13 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy JIM. The Davis Hardware Co. ad imaged here appeared in the paper on June 7, 1933 -- the day the water flowed -- and tells the story: that the water system was fully functional, nearly four long years after the City Board first considered the matter. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Molly Froedge and Zoe Boatright in Cinderella: Youth Edition 2023-07-13 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Jeremy Cloyd. Jeremy writes, "Meet our cast! Molly Froedge (left) plays Portia, and Zoe Boatright (right) plays Joy in our IMAGINE! Youth Theatre production of Cinderella: Youth Edition! This special edition of the timeless, magical fairy tale includes all of the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm, and elegance." Performances will take place July 14 & 15 at 7pmCT and July 16 at 2pmCT in V.P. Henry Auditorium, located inside the L.R. McDonald Administration Building on the Campus of Lindsey Wilson College. Get tickets now at: https://www.theatrefest.org/cinderella-tickets. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Virginia Sparks Wonderling visiting this month 2023-07-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Gradyville native Virginia Sparks Wonderling of LaCrosse, WI is spending the month of July with her niece Jamie Shelley in Columbia. She visited with fellow ACHS graduate Joe Lynn Barbee and they all walked with the tour group at Friday night's Lanterns and Tombstones event led by Mike Watson and Dave Thomas. The ACHS class of 1962 will be getting together on July 19th in Lexington. She said to see Facebook for details of the upcoming event. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: view from Mell Ridge community 2023-07-12 - South Central Kentucky - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The hills roll away from this high point where Adair, Green and Metcalfe Counties come together in the Mell Ridge area. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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