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Today, Sat., Jan. 5, 2008: Think about traveling Adair Co., KY

Today is a good day for Adair Countians around the world to plan trips home. Punch and poke around the archives of ColumbiaMagazine.com, use our links to Adair County maps; Google stuff, and go to Wikipedia where there is lots of Adair County material, examine your calendar, and travel Adair County. Eating has never been better here.

If you're one of God's fortunate ones, who live here, a tip: Winter is the greatest time of the year to see Adair County. There are surprises everywhere. Pack your Kodak and share some pictures. If you connect online from your laptop in your car, let us know about your experiences.

According to Wikipedia, today is National Bird Day. Winter is a great time to see birds in Adair County, from eagles to osprey, to lots of hawks. In the country, listen for owls.

Click here for New Year's 2008 wishes. Watch for New ones today. New Year's Greetings ad reminders will be posted throughout January 2008. There's still time to send yours.

Scroll down to Photos at end of feature for "Today, Sat., January 5, 2008" standout, stand alone, no story photo(s). Added throughout the day.

Spotlighting, in brief, today's EVENTS for Day 5 of 2008 (Leap Year - 361 days remaining).
  • 7:00pmCT: Gospel show, kick off the New Year at Dream Depot
Click Here for Events in Detail, Calendar as Posted for Events throughout 2008.

Advertising
  • Today: Mitzi's 50-to-60% Off Sale.
  • Movie at Columbian Theatre National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets It is rated PG-13 and will play nightly at 6 and 8 pm and Sunday at 2 and 4 pm only.
  • Click Here to do your shopping in the comfort of your home, with Wal-Mart Site-to-Store (SM). Order online, pick up at Columbia Wal-Mart or other Wal-Mart store.
  • Certa-CARE Pharmacy offers guaranteed lowest prescription prices in Adair County.
  • Country Corner Restaurant & Buffet opens today, January 4, 2008. Mark your calendar for 4:00am-8pm Friday, January 4, 2008, for the opening for Bobby & Sharon Burton's wonderful new restaurant, 3 miles from Columbia at Garlin on KY 206. Great country breakfast. Fish at lunch and supper. Country Cooking the way your momma fixed it.
  • MENU Ol' Joe's Barbecue restaurant, B&B Que, Open Today, Friday & Saturday, January 4 & 5, 2008. Phone (270) 384-2360
  • Let 2008 be the year your Internet Presence is felt with advertising on ColumbiaMagazine.com. Phone (270) 250-2730. Contact/Submit button
Much more, inside (or below), including "Driver's Seat" quick links to sites of local interest, including Adair County Public Library, local, state and national news sources.




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Court:
Monday, January 7, 2008. Two (2) cases in Adair Circuit Court (Judge James Weddle). Sixty nine(69) cases scheduled in Adair District Court (Judge Michael Loy). Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website. To visit Adair Circuit Clerk site, Click Here

Adair County Schools
See Adair County School website for school schedule.

School website was updated January 4, 2008, with several Adair County School District News items. Click Here Daily for the comprehensive Adair County Schools website. In a community with some of the world's best websites, this frequently updated one is a standout. Find your child's school for important contacts, athletics, clubs/organizations, faculty & staff listings, SBDM Council meetings, events, and links.

Adair County Schools Menu: December 31, 2007 through January 25, 2008

ACHS BAND
2007 Adair County Band website. Doyle Lloyd, webmaster. With 2007 KMEA AAA State Champions posts. A must see site; includes video, audio, old photos and pictures

Click here for Adair County Band Audio Tapes. Great gifts!

AT THE COLUMBIAN THEATER:

Now Showing
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets at the Columbian Theatre. Rated PG-13/ Nightly at 6 and 8 pm and Sunday at 2 and 4 pm only.

Click here to read more about the historic Columbian Theatre.

This date in history, Wikipedia link:

Click Here to access facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia including lists of events, births, deaths, holidays, and other facts about this day in history.

Roads, Travel

Adair County Road Department maintenance report, Closed today. Reports added as received from the busy ACRD. Please drive carefully.Click Here to see activity report, November 2007. Thanks. LISA LEE, CJE administrative assistant, Office of Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton. 270-384-4703. Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton.

High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here

Kentucky Highway Department, Adair County
Road Eighty closed Click Here Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry is urging extreme caution in the area. "I'm afraid there are going to be more accidents at the Green Hills Road intersection while they are building that bridge," he says. If possible, use the LBN, even if it takes a little longer to reach an interchange.Closed since Monday, October 1, 2007 , KY 80 Columbia-Russell Springs east of Columbia.

Kentucky Highway Department Adair County Maintenance:
Updated as received

Western Bypass from 24,000 feet, 13 minutes from Lexington, KY, photo by Doug Campbell, Columbia Pilot and owner of Catfish Plus seafood restaurant, posted on CM on June 28, 2007.

Wolf Creek Dam
To access the Army Corps of Engineers Wolf Creek Dam website online, Click Here

Weekly Update: Latest, Dated December 19, 2007 with interesting photo of the foundation grouting work platform. Good news on water level, at 681.68 feet with increased rainfall producing some runoff, allowing increased discharge. Click here for December 19, 2007 (latest) Wolf Creek Dam update.

2008 Kentucky General Election Calendar & Candidates
Click Here for 2008 Election Calendars at the Secretary of State's website.


Please remember to
submit events, celebrations now for January 2008 and all of 2008 ColumbiaMagazine.com calendar of Events and Celebrations and to send new and updated entries for the Directory of Churches

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A House Divided



2008-01-04 - Photo By Pen.
To see more photos by Pen, check ColumbiaMagazine.com Photo Archives. Or, to visit the ColumbiaMagazine.com group at Flickr, Click Here. There are steps to become a contributiing photography on the main ColumbiaMagazine.com group at Flickr page. There are also tips on photography on Pen's Flickr page.

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Scenic Adair County: Old house on Vester Road



2008-01-05 - Off Curry Road, Vester, Adair County, KY - Photo By Betty Sue Jasper.
IT'S NO WONDER THIS RELAXING SCENE has drawn great reviews form photography critics. Betty Sue Jasper writes that the picture was taken at a location" off of Curry Road in the Vester Community of Adair County, Kentucky. This use to be a rent house for the land owners." To see more ColumbiaMagazine.com group at Flickr photos, and to read the reviews, Click Here. Clicking Read More accesses the "Today, Sat. Jan. 5, 2008," feature.
House is Sue Bailey birthplace

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Scenic Adair County: The Road to Chance, KY



2008-01-05 - G. Cheatham Rd - Photo by pen.
IF THIS ROAD DOES'T MAKE YOU WANT TO COME HOME nothing would. It's a county road, G. Cheatham Road, which is actually the road to the road to Chance, Chance Road, which is the man highway to that fabled community, comprising one of Adair County's great loops, down KY 704 to Inroad, right on Chance Road to Chance; pause to go left to Breeding or straight ahead to Sparksville, and then come home via KY 61 to Columbia, KY. It's one best lunch time day trips in America, and it's right here in Adair County, KY. Clicking Read More accesses the "Today, Sat. Jan. 5, 2008," feature.

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