Cutting concrete wall for new virtual learning academy 2016-07-21 - ACHS 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County School District. Here's a picture of contractors cutting the concrete wall inside the new virtual learning academy Tuesday morning, July 19, 2016. The company which did the work is Capital Drilling and Sawing, based out of Elizabethtown, KY. - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Returning ACHS students will find 'cool' virtual classroom 2016-07-21 - Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo from Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair Schools. Preliminary drawing for ACHS's Virtual Learning Academy. Students at Adair County High School will be given an unusual and innovative option this year when it comes to taking college courses online. Construction on the school's virtual learning academy--located in the school's basement, in a room previously used for storage--began this week, and will provide a comfortable and laid back atmosphere for students to study or attend online classes. The plan was inspired by coffee shops and college lounges, and will feature soft chairs, stools, tables, desks, and a plethora of technology. - Wes Feese Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sunset on the Ridge captured by Adair artist Scott 2016-07-21 - Sparksville KY - Photo by Henrietta Scott. Retired Adair Public Schools art teacher Henrietta Scott posted and shares this photo of yesterday's sunset "on the Ridge". She wrote, "Just loved the fog coming up from the rain shower and the thunder clouds!! Wish I could do this scene justice on paper!!!" We know that if anyone on earth can capture this scene on paper, it will be the photographer/artist herself! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Eggplant cheese sandwich diced & scrambled 2016-07-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Looking for an easy, fast way to cook Adair County eggplant, we tried this method. Cutting the eggplant into quarter inch thick slices, lengthwise, we browned them in olive oil on each side then used the eggplant instead of bread to make a grilled cheese sandwich. The sandwich was lightly seasoned with garlic, salt and pepper. Then garnished with fresh locally grown tomatoes - these are Margies - and chopped onion, celery, and cilantro and brought-on celery. Pretty good, but found out later there are sophisticated versions of the dish which read as though they would be better. Still, we were able to pretend the eggplant was a meat substitute. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Knapweed 2016-07-21 - Along Adair County byways - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Saw these pretty lavender wildflowers which had escaped the wicked Adair County Poison & Roadside Uglification & Agri-tourism & Economic Development Suppression Project trucks and wondered what they are. Anybody help? - EW. "Turns out the plant, Knapwood, lis oved by bees, but is considered "noxious" and "invasive" according to answers, including, in order of receipt: Cynthia A. Meyer Darryl Smith Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mr. Norman L. Rounds, 78, Marrowbone, KY (1938-2016) 2016-07-21 - 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY - Photo Norris-New Funeral Home. Mr. Norman L. Rounds, 78, Marrowbone, KY (1938-2016) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Breakfast of an icon 2016-07-21 - Quick Stop, 702 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY 42728 - Photo By Junior Stotts. He was Mr. Democrat in Adair County for longer than most can remember - unforgettable Grover Cleveland Gilpin, shown above, enjoying breakfast at the old Quick Stop - "The Smoke House" - in the Danny Downey Building. It was the same each morning: Six cigarettes, four cups of coffee. During his life he was often told he needed to quit smoking. "Cigarettes will kill you," he was scolded. But he reminded one that he knew that, "It just means I'll spend two years less in the nursing home than you will, " he'd retort. If cigarettes did shorten his life, it happened in his 96th year. The photo above was a special occasion. Mr. Gilpin had just been given the new white hat by Junior Stotts. His old one can be seen at right. Fittingly, he's seated below a painting of another icon, UK Wildcats symbols - a team whose reputation was embellished by a Gilpin political ally, Governor Happy Chandler. The new hat was fitting, he liked to dress in an all white suit when he served as ringmaster at the horse shows at the old Adair County Fair, and was often kidded about dressing up in his "Ice Cream Suit," which could elicit a "Keltnertown Cussin'" on occasion. - EW. See also: Grover C. Gilpin, 96, Adair Co., KY (1917-2014) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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