Tenley Lewis at the 2025 KY State 4-H Horse Show 2025-07-08 - Louisville, KY - Photo courtesy Tony Rose. Tenley Lewis at the 2025 State 4-H Horse Show in Louisville. Tenley tok the championship in the Western Junior Showmanship Class and also placed second in the Western Horsemanship walk-trot class. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations to Tenley Lewis! 2025-07-08 - Louisville, KY - Photo courtesy Tony Rose. Tenley Lewis poses with her championship buckle from the Western Junior Showmanship Class at the 2025 State 4-H Horse Show in Louisville. Tenley also placed second in the Western Horsemanship walk-trot class. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

He would grow up to serve and leave major gifts 2025-07-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Born in March 1975 with a severe spinal condition - spina bifida - Shannon Rowe faced physical challenges from birth. Yet he lived a life marked not by limitation, but by purpose. Upon his passing in July of 2024, Shannon's estate would make a substantial impact on the community he loved. Two major bequests were left to The Adair County Fair Association and the Crusade for Children. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Keepsakes from estate of Shannon Rowe 2025-07-08 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Among Shannon Rowe's belongings were treasured personal mementos: ID tags, fair books from various years, and community memorabilia. These items are being carefully archived as part of his legacy. His story is being documented not only to honor his memory, but also to reflect the history of the fair, the town, and those often-overlooked voices who shaped it quietly. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tiger Lilies of Cane Valley, Kentucky 2025-07-08 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com. Robert writes, "For many seasons (20+ years?) the Tiger Lilies bloom around this time of year in front of the woodworking shop...and every year there's more plants than the previous year! The purple colored phlox, also in this spot, provides a nice background to the lilies by adding even more depth of contrasting colors." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Gift of historic Courthouse print given to City 2025-07-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Vicky Pike of Miss Vicky\'s Pampered Angus Ranch. Dr. Mig Feuser presented a framed photograph of the historic Adair County Courthouse to Mayor Pam Hoots at the July Columbia City Council meeting. In his work as a journalist and artist, Feuser currently is creating prints of significant landmarks. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Orchard Oriole 2025-07-07 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A female orchard oriole perched on a fence near a field of scattered trees. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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