ACHS Senior Cole Schmidt recognized for public service work 2016-09-30 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County School District. ACHS senior Cole Schmidt, left, and Title I Director John Shelley at Thursday's board meeting. Schmidt was recognized for helping raise the funds that VFW Post 6097 used to purchase uniforms for ACHS' JROTC program. - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

David Jones, John Shelley unveil new district banner 2016-09-30 - Adair Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County School District. Maintenance/Transportation Director David Jones, left, and Title I Director John Shelley unveiled the district's new banners commemorating this year's test scores - which were the highest ever under the current accountability model - at Thursday's board meeting. A banner will be hung at each school and the Board of Education. - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County FFA students honored for 1st Place at state fair 2016-09-30 - Adair Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County School District. From left, FFA students Dylan Hancock, Preston Cundiff, Matthew McCarrol, Sam Baker, and Mason Carter. The group was honored for winning first place at the Kentucky State Fair for their restoration efforts on 1947 Farmall M tractor. - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jason Grant, Egypt, KY, used old technology to save money 2016-09-30 - Snake Creek, Egypt, Adair County, KY - Photo by Allison Horseman, Somerset Community College. Somerset Community College student Jason Grant, Egypt Adair County, KY, engineered a ram pump to provide water for his farm. The pump, built using technology originating back to the 1800's, takes the energy of flowing water and pumps it uphill. Using the technology, he saves over $50 per month on water bills for his cattle. The step enabled him to see him through some pretty hard times after the Jamestown Fruit of the Loom plant closed. - Photo by Allison Horseman Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Garden Club Squarecrows 2016-09-30 - Historic Adair County Courthouse, 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Donna Jones, President, Adair County Garden Club. The finished work of art created by Adair County Garden Club members Donna Jones, Lila Loy, Betty Knifley, Glenda Brouckaert putting out the club's Squarecrows. - Donna Jones. Paired photo. See - The AC Garden Club Squarecrows are in place - photo of club members. Click to return to: Your ColumbiaMagazine.com Guide to the 2016 Squarecrows Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Academics celebrated 29 Sep 2016 Adair School Board meeting 2016-09-30 - Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). There were unfurlings and unfurlings of the new banners which celebrate the best academic standing in the history of the Adair County School District. Above, standing counterclockwise, are Jim Lieb, David Jones, John Shelly, and Steve Turner holding the huge vertical banner which will adorn Adair County Primary Center. Banners for all the schools were displayed - along with one for the Central Office. At left, Zac Oakes, the editor of the Adair Progess observed. It was a night of celebration for Athletics, Agriculture, campus aesthetics, and all extra-curricular activities - all with historic successes, but the perspective was summarized by Godfrey Jackson, in his plea to add Volleyball Coach and to open the idea of Archery. "We always remember that we start with Academics, concentrate on Behavior, and then, after we have those right, we try to provide athletic and extracurricular activities for every student. But always it Academics & Behavior first." Banners were unfurled fall the schools, along with a smaller one for the Central Office. - ED WAGGENER Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: A sure sign 2016-09-30 - Adair County, KY - Photo Simply Jane (c) - Jane Smith. A sure sign that fall is in the air. - Jane Smith Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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