Don Overstreet has part in new Gus Van Sant film 2026-01-15 - Toronto, Canada - Photo courtesy Don Overstreet. Don Overstreet, pictured above at the Toronto Film Festival 50th Anniversary on September 7, 2025, plays Doug O'Brien in Gus Van Sant's new film Dead Man's Wire, opening in theaters worldwide this Friday, January 16, 2026. Overstreet is the son of Joyce M. Coomer and Donald M. Overstreet of Columbia. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

McCubbins and Roberts have SGA roles at LWU 2026-01-15 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University student Jordan Roberts '27 of Liberty (at left) is chief of staff in the Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association's executive cabinet. Roberts is a criminal justice and political science double major. LWU student Bryar McCubbins '28 of Summersville (at right) is a senator at large in the Student Government Association. McCubbins is a political science major. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Baby it's cold outside 2026-01-15 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "When it's cold, best practice is to snuggle up together in front of a warm fire. Warm your bodies and your hearts. Awe! A little Ranger and Dolly find this is best practice." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

2025 at the Genealogy & History Research Center 2026-01-15 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mike Watson. Thompson Jefferson Baker was one of a handful of local gunsmiths in Adair County. The slide was part of Richard Phelps' rousing program on the history of the long rifle and its impact on the settlement of Kentucky and Adair County back in April 2025 at the Adair Co. Genealogy & History Research Center. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Richard Phelps was one of 2025 featured presenters 2026-01-15 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mike Watson. The April 7, 2025, meeting of the Adair County Genealogical Society was presented by Richard Phelps at the Adair Co. Genealogy & History Research Center. He gave a rousing program on the history of the long rifle and its impact on the settlement of Kentucky and Adair County. He exhibited various rifles ranging over several decades and from various makers, all of note in the realm of firearms manufacture. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A busy year at the Genealogy & History Research Center 2026-01-15 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mike Watson. In 2025, the Adair Co. Genealogy & History Research Center worked closely with and hosted research visits from 31 states and two foreign nations; collaborated on research and programs with Lindsey Wilson University, the Adair County Public Schools, Homeschool groups, the City of Columbia, 4-H Program, and more. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Whitehurst Diaries: attempting to be invisible 2026-01-15 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst. In this issue of Sharon's diaries, she writes, "I recognize that squirrels can be a nuisance, rummaging, chewing, getting in where they aren't wanted. The squirrel families in residence here are thus far sharing our acreage very politely, which allows me opportunities to enjoy them. Not the best photo, but the best I could achieve with my little camera and 20 minutes dedicated to leaning against a nearby tree, attempting to be invisible." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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