Tezon Mitchell with the Mark Twain mural 2026-06-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University student Tezon Mitchell '27 of Greensburg stands next to the Mark Twain mural he painted by commission for the city of Columbia. The mural is 12 feet wide and 10 feet tall on the east side of the building at 106 Jamestown St., which is home to the store Sweet Pea's By The Square. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New members of Jane Lampton Chapter, NSDAR 2026-06-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Lila Ford. The Jane Lampton Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution welcomed four new members at the final meeting of this 2025-2026 season, held June 15, 2026, in the Adair County Research and Genealogical Center. Above, new members Valerie Adams, Tammy Combest and Kimberley Combest pose with their Certificates from the NSDAR. The certificates are special this year because they have "America 250" embossed on them. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

DAR cake to celebrate new members 2026-06-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Lila Ford. A cake made by Brittenay Maynard for the final meeting of this 2025-2026 season of the Jane Lampton Chapter, NSDAR. Four new members were welcomed at the meeting. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jane Lampton Chapter, NSDAR new member ceremony 2026-06-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Serena Corbin. All those in attendance for June 15 New Member Ceremony of the Jane Lampton Chapter, NSDAR (left to right): Chapter Chaplain Kathy Cox, Chapter Treasurer Lila Ford, Chapter Secretary Jane Grant, Chapter Regristrar Mary Donna Foley, Member Annita Dial, Regent Ernestine Bennett, Member Melanie Wrensch, Member Cathy Moss, Member Valerie Adams, Member Tammy Combest and Member Kimberley Combest along with Prospective Member Anne Byrd. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Flower garden spotlight on Scarlet Bee Balm 2026-06-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Lois Cunningham. Flower gardener Lois Cunningham writes, "This is my favorite time of year because I get to plant all the things that I love. These red flowers are called Scarlet Bee Balm. They are perennials and they come up every year. A very easy thing to plant." Wikipedia information adds that it's a North American aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Helping a stranded motorist move out of traffic 2026-06-17 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by CPD Chief Evan Burton. Wyatt Franklin of Lynn's Towing Service was available to assist a motorist with a broken down vehicle on Jamestown Street Wednesday on Jamestown Street at the Columbia Public Square. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Vintage Ford Bronco is KJA raffle prize 2026-06-17 - Elizabethtown, KY - Photo courtesy Give 270. A restored 1989 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer Edition with original interior is the raffle prize in a recently announced fundraiser to benefit the Kentucky Jailers Association and its scholarship fund. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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