Graduates of 1st electrician prep class at ACHS 2016-05-15 - Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Chris Bennett. On March 22, 2016 the free electrician test prep class given by local electrical inspector Chris Bennett ended its 10 week run. Front row: Patrick Williams, Bobby Morrison, Albert Buck, Justin Hatter, Artemio Nolasco, Jeffrey Smith. Back row, Casey Brown, Nick Devore, Jordan Shelton, Kendall Judd, Terry Fletcher, Tim Loy, Jonathan Cook. Chris Bennett Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Fair hosts state meeting of Fairs & Horse Shows 2016-05-15 - 413 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Greg Thomas. The Adair County Fair and Horse Show hosted the 2016 spring meeting of the Kentucky Association of Fair and Horse Shows meeting this past weekend. The picture show some of the fair's past poster and other fair related items that were on display. The Adair County Fair and Horse Show dates for 2016 are June 25 & June 27 to July 2. We hope to see everyone out enjoying one of the communities most exciting events. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Antique Bicycle 2016-05-15 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo by Pen. A bicycle with lots of character, spotted on its way to Small Batch Cyclery for refurbishment. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jones Chapel Church celebrates Joseph Parnell Day 2016-05-15 - Jones Chapel Church, Jones Chapel Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Terry Partin . Today, Sunday May 15, 2016 was declared Joseph Parnell Day at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church. Mr.Parnell was honored by his Church family for his service to the Church for the the past 60 years as Sunday School Superintendent . Mr. Parnell became Sunday School Superintendent on May 15, 1956 at 19 years of age. Joseph is known and loved throughout the county and was a teacher in the Adair County School system for 30 years. Pictured from left, are Timmy Marr, daughter Ann Marr, Mr Parnell, his wife Norma Jean Parnell and daughter Pam Jones. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia UMC Pastor Neil Janes being moved to Etown 2016-05-15 - 202 Burkesville Street, Columbia KY - Photo by Linda Marcum Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. Change is coming to Columbia United Methodist Church in June when Pastor Neil Janes will be moving to Elizabethtown Memorial United Methodist Church. If you want to hear him preach again, better get to the services as listed on the sign just past these yellow lilies or you'll have to drive to Etown. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

RIDES II: a three-in-one example 2016-05-15 - Jamestown Street, Columbia KY - Photo by Linda Marcum Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. RIDES is the columbiamagazine.com term to describe anything that takes you where you want to go -- cars, bikes, trucks from toy trucks to Mac trucks, tractors, wagons, motorized wheelchairs, horses, mules, skateboards, etc. This example offers three modes of movement in one -- boats, bikes and auto. (Next earlier RIDES photo: RIDES (I) - Indian Motorcycle - replete with fantasy) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New CAUD chair, Wid Harris, presides for first time 2016-05-15 - Columbia/Adair Utilities District (CAUD), 109 Grant Lane, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). Wid Harris, who holds the record as the longest serving Magistrate in Adair County History, is the new chair of the Columbia/Adair County Utilities Board. He announced at the outset of the meeting that he expected business to be conducted in a courteous manner and that he liked short meetings best. He also announced a policy long needed - that the public would be heard - but that remarks would be limited to five minutes. That rule did not have to be invoked in the Thursday, May 12, 2016 regular session. At right is the district's long time board attorney, Marshall Loy. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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