Travel: A Basketball tour of Kentucky 2026-01-19 - Breckinridge Co., KY - Photo by Trey Stephens. Trey writes, "Following the Indians game in Owensboro, I hit the road headed East toward Louisville, and was able to catch some quality basketball on the way back. I started with a couple games of the Autism Shootout hosted at Cloverport High School. The Aces of Cloverport have put together quite a solid home gym for a school with a total K-12 enrollment less than 300 students." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACMS FFA students recognized for Conservation essays 2026-01-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Robin Hancock. The school essay winners in this year's Jim Claypool Art and Conservation Writing Contest at Adair County Middle School were, from left to right, First Place, Raegan Hillock; Second Place, Ava Klein; and Third Place, Eliseo Olivarez-Leon. Congratulations to the winners for all of their hard work and achievement! Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS FFA students recognized for Conservation essays 2026-01-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Robin Hancock. Lily Coots, Haylee McGuffin, and Heather McCloud were the school essay winners for Adair County High School in this year's Jim Claypool Art and Conservation Writing Contest. Congratulations to the winners for all of their hard work and achievement! Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Martin Luther King Day, quotes remembered 2026-01-19 . City of Columbia offices are closed today and Mayor Pam Hoots is remembering quotes by the murdered Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr for whom the holiday is named. His quotes emphasize justice, love, nonviolence, and hope, including, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

State of Adair County shared by County Judge Bryant 2026-01-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Each new year the Columbia Adair Chamber of Commerce starts off with government leaders presenting where we stand with the City, County, and public schools. Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant was the guest speaker and lunch sponsor at the January meeting, City of Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots will speak in February and School Board Superintendent Jason Faulkner will present in March. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New roundabouts popping up all over Kentucky 2026-01-18 - Springfield, KY - Photo by Pen. Dozens of roundabouts have been installed at Kentucky intersections in recent years, like this one in Washington County. Since Adair County has had a roundabout as our central transportation hub from maybe the late 1800s, it's easy to take for granted our community's ingrained understanding of the finer points of roundabout use and etiquette. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Basketball: Blakey named to All Tournament Team 2026-01-18 - Owensboro, KY - Photo by Trey Stephens. Landon Blakey accepts a plaque naming him to the All Tournament Team for his performance in the Indians' first round game against Bell County in the H&W Dukes Kentucky 2A State Championship on Friday, January 16, 2026. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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