Big Al Owens captures National Anthem moment in LA 2017-05-29 - Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Photo by Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker and MLB Sports Correspondent. Big Al was in the the stands when a very moving moment at any game, but especially so on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 27, 2017, when the national anthem was sung. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Betty Knifley, Mary Ann Hixt, at Union Cemetery 2017-05-28 - Union Cemetery, 174 Milltown Church Road, Columbia, KY. - Photo by Ed Waggener, Columbiamagazine.com(c) . When Betty Shirley Knifley, Bliss, KY; left, and her sisterMary Ann Shirley Hixt, Rockfield, Warren County, KY, agreed to oversee the affairs of Union Cemetery, it was out of love for the community, to carry on the work of their father, the late James Edwin Shirley (1922-2014), and of Bob Moss, of Gradyville, KY, out of love for their father and for the community. It wasn't so much because of family, they thought. Both James E Shirley and their mother, the late Jessie Caldwell Tupman Shirley (1929-2010), are buried at Haven Hill. But in their work mapping the cemetery the sisters are finding family ties, or at least suspected ones. The tall monument in the far background is to a Shirley, who may be an ancestor. As is often the case with work in cemetery care, never before known kinships are learned. The cemetery is a must see for anyone interested in Adair County History, and not just for the large number of final resting places for Gradyville Flood victims. There are also Revolutionary War soldiers' graves, the relocated Gilmer Cemetery, moved to make way for Columbia's Walmart Center, and family plots for many of the great families of Gradyville and Bliss. Mrs.Knifley and Mrs. Hixt will be releasing information about the work and the effort to put the cemetery on a sound financial footing will be publicized in local media soon. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

JIM: Final resting place for John Rose, WWI soldier 2017-05-28 - Union Cemetery, 174 Milltown Church Road, Columbia, KY. - Photo by Ed Waggener. When Mr. Rose passed in the summer of 1964, he was serving a term as City Attorney for Columbia. His gravemarker, above, (Union Cemetery, Adair County) notes he was a member of HQ Company, 120 Infantry. - JIM. The gravemarker was found quickly with the help of the Shirley Sisters - Betty Shirley Knifley and Mary Ann Shirley Hixt, who are now plotting the cemetery to make locations of graves more easily locatable, who were working on the project on Sun 28 May 2017, when the photo was taken. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Graduates earning Summa Cum Laude honors 2017-05-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese. Graduates earning Summa Cum Laude honors (4.0 GPA and above) included: Chassidy Bryant, Kaitlyn Bryant, Trevor Cowan, Linsey Grant, Chloe Hixson, Dalton Hundley, Michael Montgomery, Will Myers, Dylan Pendleton, Noah Ollery, Roberto Ramirez, Cole Schmidt, Lauren Talley, and Miller Young. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Graduates earning Magna Cum Laude honors 2017-05-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese. Graduates earning Magna Cum Laude honors (3.5-3.99 GPA) included: Makayla Melson, Chance Melton, Gretchen Miles, Kia Miller, Austin Owens, Katelyn Ploss, Sadie Reynolds, Kasey Robinson, Kassidy Roy, Savannah Roy, Erwin Ruczienski, Hanna Scott, Zach Smith, Wes Stone, Kel Stotts, Trey Strange, Easton Turner, Trenton Upchurch, and Katelyn Woodrum. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Graduates earning Magna Cum Laude honors 2017-05-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese. Graduates earning Magna Cum Laude honors (3.5-3.99 GPA) included: Saige Bolin, Becca Brown, Kyle Burton, Isaac Carter, Grant Cockerham, Karli Cowan, Katherine Curry, Kathleen Ellis, Courtney Foster, Chris Franklin, Nathaniel Franklin, Anthony Gardner, Lonnie Grant, Brandon Harp, Shelby Hatcher, Christina Hayden, Wendy Helm, Brady Hixson, Harrison Knifley, Maddie Loy, and Erika McClintock. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Graduates earning Cum Laude honors 2017-05-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese. Graduates earning Cum Laude honors (3.0-3.49 GPA) included: Cameron Lasley, Jordan Lasley, Taylor Lawhorn, Jaykob Lee, Michael McKenzie, Jameson Miller, Shelby Morrison, Mikayla Palmer, Josh Polonco, Lindsey Redmon, Hayley Reynolds, Tiffany Samuel, Brandon Scheyer, Makayla Smith, Taylor Smock, Elizabeth Spoon, Cheyenne Waddle, and Garret Waggener. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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