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.

Casey County teachers honored for Excellence in Teaching 2023-07-12 - Taylor County, KY - Photo by Alexandria D. Dalton, CU Communications. Teachers from Casey County honored by the CU Excellence in Teaching program are: Lesley Wesley, Jones Park Elementary; Marlene Atwood, Casey County Middle School; and Tara Luster, Casey County High School. Lesley Wesley of Waynesburg, KY is a 1993 graduate of Casey County High School who has taught kindergarten at Jones Park Elementary since 1999. She received an elementary education degree from Lindsey Wilson College in 1998 and a Rank 1 from Eastern Kentucky University in 2003. She is married to James Wesley, and they have one child, Conner. Marlene Atwood of Liberty, KY has taught sixth-grade social studies at Casey County Middle School since 2020. She previously taught fifth grade reading, spelling and social studies at Liberty Elementary School from 1992 to 1993 and fifth grade at Garrett Elementary School from 1993 to 2005. She also taught fifth grade (math and social studies) at Jones Park Elementary School. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Lindsey Wilson College in 1990 and a Master of Arts from Eastern Kentucky University in 1998. She is a 1986 graduate of Casey County High School. Tara Luster of Liberty, has taught grades 9-12 at Casey County High School since 2020. She previously taught at Danville Christian Academy and seventh and eighth grade at Casey County Middle School from 2011 to 2020. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from Eastern Kentucky University in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Education from EKU in 2016. She is married to Billy Luster, and they have five children: Laken, Brookyln, Finn, Cloie and Landon. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Traffic adjustments in Columbia 2023-07-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Tutt Street was just one example of street adjustments having to be made on Wednesday. It was stop, direct, wait, then go through or go around. The heavily traveled street is getting a smooth new surface. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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