2016 ACMS first runners up homecoming royalty 2017-01-13 - ACMS, 322 Gen. John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County Schools. First runners up for Adair County Middle School Homecoming for 2016 were Caroline Hardwick (band) and Conner Burton (football). - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACMS Homecoming royalty: Jaylee Kemp and Brice Starks 2017-01-13 - ACMS, 322 Gen. John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County Schools. Brice Starks, representing basketball, and Jaylee Kemp, representing softball, were named Homecoming King and Queen, respectively. - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Extension Officers sworn in at Thu 12 Jan meeting 2017-01-13 - Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Andrea Waggener, Deputy Adair CJE. Last night the Adair County Extension Council and the Adair County Extension Board met in consecutive sessions at the extension office. Included in the business were oaths of office for new members, from left, Sandra Watts, Secretary; Jane Reed, ex officio and voting member CJE Michael Lee Stephens, and new member Terry Partin. Adair County is one of the few counties where the CJE is a voting member. The photo was taken on a busy night for the CJE's office, with Judge Stephens attending the Extension activities and the Columbia/Adair Utilities District regular January session, and Deputy CJE attending the Columbia/Adair County Parks & Recreation regular meeting at the Blair Center, 901 Hudson Center, Columbia, KY. The current board includes, also, President/Chair Ben Loy; Vice President George Payne; and Treasurer Barney Janes. - Ed Waggener Paired photo. See - Debbie Cowan, Mary Knight recognized for service>Adair Extension Officers sworn in at Thu 12 Jan meeting Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

2010 Chev 3500 HD 4x4 Cab Chassis w/ambulance prep pkg. 2017-01-13 - Adair County Ambulance Service, 906 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Rita Bragg. (AD)The Adair County Ambulance Service is accepting sealed bids for the sale of a 2010 Chevy 3500 HD 4x4 cab chassis Ambulance prep pkg., also wide track rear end, 4 new tires, locking deferential, and duel alternators. The truck has approximately 169,000 miles on it. The truck can be seen at the service building during the hours of 8 am to 4 pm -Monday through Friday. Bids need to be turned in by 4 o'clock pm on Monday, February 13, 2017 at The Adair County Ambulance Service, 906 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY 42728. For questions call 270-384-4706. Adair County Ambulance Service reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Thanks Ed, Rita Bragg Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Larry Smith remembers Milton Metz, a mentor 2017-01-13 - WHAS studios - Photo submitted by Larry Smith. Milton Metz died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at age 95 "I worked with him at WHAS Radio in Louisville from 1988-1999" - Larry Smith, Manager, The Big Dawg, FM 99.9. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pins dropped on old fashioned map spot CAUD weakness 2017-01-13 - CAUD, 109 Grant Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . A bit of low tech sleuthing helped GM Lenny Stone pinpoint a priority project needed now, and which may be addressed in coming months. Mr. Stone, above, pointed out where pins had been dropped on a printed Adair County wall map to show where water mains had broken during the past year. For most of the county, he said, the pins look like a shotgun pattern. But in one small area, from the Shepherd Tank to Purdy Separate Baptist Church, it's ground zero, a bullseye where an extraordinary number of pins are concentrated. A further study, he said, revealed that this short, one-third mile stretch is where PVC pipe installed several decades ago, and considered state of the art at the time it was used, later proved to be very brittle. Replacing this section of line, he said, will dramatically reduce water loss for the district. Member David Jones noted this discovery might warrant a big screen Tv, couple with cell phone app which could deliver both a photo of a break and a Google GPS number automatically dropped on a Google map, might be warranted now. Stone said that one of the big area's the Public Service Commission is watching is water loss in a system, with alarms going off when it exceeds 15%. At present, even with the Shepherd-Purdy segment, CAUD's water loss stays below 15%. The photo was taken at the CAUD meeting Thursday, January 12, 2017. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CJE Mike Stephens: Proponent of CAUD natural gas distribution 2017-01-13 - CAUD, 109 Grant Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . Thursday evening, January 12, 2017, was a busy one for Adair County Judge Mike Stephens, saw an initiative he is proposing begin to take shape: A Columbia Adair Utilities District (CAUD) entry into the natural gas distribution business. CAUD Board Member Mike Newton proposed a study of the feasibility for such an action, which was recommended by CAUD General Manager Lenny Stone. On a motion by Newton, with a second by Jr. Brown, the CAUD Board unanimously voted to authorize GM Stone to investigate the feasibility. At present, the City of Columbia gas department serves the city, some surrounding areas, and some areas of the county, especially where large poultry producers, big users of natural gas are located. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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