Big Al is in St. Louis, MO, this weekend 2016-07-17 - Busch Stadium, 700 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102 - Photo by Innocent Bystander. Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker, and friend are in St. Louis, MO, today, Sunday, July 17, 2016. That's the Gateway Arch, left, in the background and the circular building was originally Stouffer's Inn, and most recently it was known as the Millennium Hotel, defunct since 2014, according to Wikipedia: Millennium Hotel, St. Louis Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: Along Hughes Road, The Flatwoods 2016-07-17 - The Flatwoods, Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Morris & Lavelle Shepherd CHS Reunions scrapbook 2016-07-17 - photo at 104 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo CM photo of scrapbook. The focus of attention, so far as memorabilia, each time the Columbia High School class of 1951 holds a reunion is this scrapbook, maintained and updated by Morris and Lavelle Farris Shepherd, with a Columbia redhound on the front. The class' latest reunion was Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the Acapulco Mexican Grill, 104 Public Square, Columbia, KY. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Margaret Dunn, 85, Adair County, KY (1931-2016) 2016-07-17 - 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. Margaret Dunn, 85, Adair County, KY (1931-2016) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Always the showman, Anthony Reece had flair for publicity 2016-07-17 - Coburg, KY - Photo by Tammy Reece. The late Anthony Reece, above, left, lived life to the fullest. He had a flair for publicity. Above in this photo, he's shown with famed NASCAR and Busch Series race car driver, Sterling Marlin, who was in Coburg, Adair County, KY to take delivery of a 2006 Dodge 3500 from Anthony's Auto Sales, 7469 Campbellsville RD, Columbia, KY. Anthony Reece had the truck repaired for Marlin. Marlin is a native of Columbia, TN. Anthony's Auto sales is located in the Coburg, Adair County, near the Taylor County line. Today, the region is mourning the death of the still boyish Reece and his wonderful wife, Tammy Reece. - EW. Photo by Tammy Reece originally posted on ColumbiaMagazine.com as Nascar star buys truck from Columbia dealer on September 5, 2009. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Security tightens around Anthony's, as worst is confirmed 2016-07-17 - Coburg, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). A pall of sorrow has hit the reviving community of Coburg, KY, following news which reached the community on Friday, July 15, 2016, that the popular young couple who owned Anthony's auto sales had died in a spectacular boating accident on Lake Lanier, Hall County, GA. Relatives and employees block the entrance to their Anthony's, one of their main businesses, and law enforcement and friends stepped up security. Above, the entrances were blocked by car carriers and other vehicles. The Reeces had been a driving force behind the dynamic economic re-development of the Coburg Community. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Gardening: Zinnias and Cosmos brighten Columbia 2016-07-17 - Columbia KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). This bed of bright pink and orange Zinnias backed by yellow gold Cosmos make for a welcoming sight. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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