Natalie Bardin to lead Christmas in Columbia parade 2025-10-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo from personal collection. The Columbia Adair County Chamber of Commerce 2025 Christmas in Columbia Parade Grand Marshal will be Natalie Bardin, ACHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State President. Natalie planned her campaign strategy with FBLA with advisor JB Thompson, ran for and won the statewide office. She interviewed with different committees answering a multitude of questions and delivered speeches including her final speech in front of over 10,000 people. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Proposing a multi-purpose vocational school 2025-10-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Fiscal Court. This group of Adair County leaders met with U.S. Congressman Andy Barr in Columbia on Friday to explore funding opportunities for a proposed multi-purpose vocational school in Adair County. Pictured from left are: Jailer Buddy Powell; Superintendent Jason Faulkner; the Congressman's representative; Pampered Angus Ranch owner Vicki Pike; Tourism Director Paige Nickel, Congressman Andy Barr; Deputy Judge Executive Bridget Compton; Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant; Marketing Director of Economic Development Heather Spoon; local business owners Merle Burton and Kevin Spoon; Republican party representative Dave Thomas and Bank of Columbia representative Josh Kemp. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Backroads Photography 2025-10-22 - Boyle Co., KY - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com. Robert writes, "I was traveling along some backroads in Boyle County, near Perryville Kentucky. What I like about these 'backroads' is that you can go at a slower pace, and rarely meet any traffic...taking all the time you need in composing a shot." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fashionable Scarecrow 2025-10-22 - Madison, IN - Photo by Pen. Spotted through a shop window in downtown Madison, Indiana. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lindsey Wilson students visit Kentucky Capitol 2025-10-22 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University communication faculty member Katelyn Brooks takes a picture outside of the Kentucky Capitol on an October 9, 2025, field trip to the state capital. From left: communication faculty member Zachary Isaacs; Esley Cornelius '27 of Paducah, Kentucky; Noah Elkhiyari '26 of Peachtree Corners, Georgia; Camden Williams '26 of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; and Tremaine Browne '27 of Linden, Guyana. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lindsey Wilson students get a close-up view of Frankfort 2025-10-22 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University students in the "Political Communication and Public Affairs" class gather in the state Senate studio on a recent field trip to Frankfort, Kentucky. From left: Noah Elkhiyari '26 of Peachtree Corners, Georgia; Esley Cornelius '27 of Paducah, Kentucky; communications faculty members Katelyn Brooks and Zachary Isaacs; Tremaine Browne '27 of Linden, Guyana; and Camden Williams '26 of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Flowers blooming around the Public Square 2025-10-21 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Flowers continue to bloom around the Columbia Public Square even as temperatures trend downward. Thursday night a frost is predicted. This flower box is on the Burkesville Street side. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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