Army paratroopers in training exercise near Green River Lake 2016-07-18 - Green River Lake, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Lawrence Hamilton. Green River Lake Visitors were thrilled seeing the paratroopers jumping from the huge helicopter over the Green River Lake area on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tebb's Bend Bridge is nearly complete - II 2016-07-17 - Green River Bridge at Tebbs Bend, Taylor County, KY - Photo by Lawrence Hamilton. Lawrence Hamilton took this picture on Sunday, July 17, 2016 and writes: , "Progress has been slow, but the Tebb's Bend Bridge is nearly complete." This view is looking south. Paired photo. See - Replacement Tebb's Bend Bridge nearly complete - I Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Replacement Tebb's Bend Bridge nearly complete - I 2016-07-17 - Green River Bridge at Tebbs Bend, Taylor County, KY - Photo by Lawrence Hamilton . Lawrence Hamilton writes, "Progress has been slow, but the Tebb's Bend Bridge is nearly complete." This view is looking north. Paired photo. See - Tebb's Bend Bridge is nearly complete - II Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Community grieving for losses of Tammy and Anthony Reece 2016-07-17 - Coburg, Adair County, KY - Photo from their business website. The bodies of Tammy and Anthony Reece have been found, along with those of their friends Arthur and Melissa McMahan from Mt. Washington, KY. The speed boat they were in overturned on Lake Lanier in Hall County, Georgia on Friday afternoon. The women's bodies were the first to be recovered Friday afternoon and early Saturday morning. Then the search reportedly had to be held up during the day due to heavy lake traffic, and early this morning officials let word out that they'd found the two men's bodies also. Clicking 'read more' below goes to links with more news coverage from that area. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Al in California with Curly, Moe & Larry & a Raccoon Tail 2016-07-17 - California, U.S.A. - Photo from Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker. Big Al spotted the fanciest VW he'd ever seen - we'd ever seen, complete with the Three Stooges staring out the back. About that raccoon tail: Some look at this picture and at first think the ornament is attached to the rear window of the car ahead. For some, it takes a while to see that it is attached, as everybody is supposed to use them, on the Beetle Bug's radio antenna. Many Kentuckians have seen mud flaps on vehicles, and a few have seen them on VW bugs, but has anyone ever, ever, seen fender skirts on the rear fenders??? Amazing! But they tell us California is a surprise a minute, and Big Al has proven it. - CM Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Al in St. Louis, MO: With Jack the Ripper 2016-07-17 - St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, 700 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO - Photo by Innocent Bystander. Jack Anthony Clark, aka "Jack the Ripper," signs a baseball of Big Al Owens, Columbia, KY, aka Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker. For more on Jack the Ripper, see Wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Clark_(ball). For more on Big Al Owens, search ColumbiaMagazine.com. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Al is in St. Louis, MO, with Stan the Man Bat 2016-07-17 - Busch Stadium, 700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102 - Photo by Innocent Bystander. An Innocent Bystander captured this rare shot of Stan the Man Musial securing additional notoriety in the hands of America's and Adair County's famed Big Rig Trucker, Big Al Owens. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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