Ronnie and Riley across the road from old BHS 2015-11-21 - Breeding, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. It's natural for folks to go across the street to the home of Ronnie and Connie Williams and ask questions about the Breeding High School ruins. Ronnie keeps an eye out on the property and keeps it mowed. In the photo with Ronnie Williams is their grandson, Riley, the eight-year-old son of their daughter Rhonda and Rodney Redmon. Breeding High School is owned by Mrs. Hannie Gibson's son, F.C. Gibson, who lives in Chicago. The school closed in the early 60s but still draws passers by to stop by. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Debra Wimmer brings boxes for Operation Christmas Child 2015-11-21 - Wheet Hall by Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge . Debra Wimmer makes her delivery of OCC boxes. The total for Adair County currently stands at slightly over 2,600 with 3 days of collections remaining. - Mark Fudge - Mark Fudge You can still help, but time is running short to reach our goal of 3,000 boxes, in the three days remaining, including today: Sat 21 Nov 2015, 9am-12pmCT; Sun 22 Nov 2015: 2pm-4pmCT; Mon 23 Nov 2015, 9am-11amCT Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cane Valley Christian Church delivers OCC boxes to Wheet 2015-11-21 - Wheet Hall by Church of the Nazarene, 1200 Jamestown Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mark Fudge. Cane Valley Christian Church delivered their operation Christmas child boxes Friday afternoon pushing the countywide total to over 2600 boxes. Pictured are Kathy and Logan Nissley. - Mark Fudge You can still help, but time is running short to reach our goal of 3,000 boxes, in the three days remaining, including today: Sat 21 Nov 2015, 9am-12pmCT; Sun 22 Nov 2015: 2pm-4pmCT; Mon 23 Nov 2015, 9am-11amCT Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fall 2015: Yellow Redbud leaves 2015-11-20 - Photo by Linda Waggener. Some of the remaining fall color can be seen in these yellow Redbud leaves on F. Burris Road in southern Adair County. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Hello Perkins cousins all around 2015-11-20 - O.K. Country Cooking, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Phillip and Virginia Perkins are visiting in the heart of cousins territory for the Thanksgiving holiday. He said he was born in Knifley and has cousins all over this area, "If I throw a rock I'm gonna hit one." They will spend the holiday with the daughter of his brother Dewey, Sandy Scott, and her family in Breeding. That will be where cousins from Oregon, Texas, New Mexico -- all directions -- will wind up for a holiday reunion. They traveled from their home in Steward, IL. Virginia said they expect to return to a lot of snow after the holiday. They wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Shining star Jennifer Jimenez - 526.2 Accelerated Reader points 2015-11-20 - ACMS, 322 Gen. John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Shamarie Harper, Adair County School District. A shining star within the Adair County Schools is Jennifer Jimenez who has reached the 500 point club at Adair County Middle School with 526.2 Accelerated Reader points! She is an 8th grader and is the first student to ever reach this point club before the first semester has ended! Our district is so proud of all our students and more and more of them are stepping up and being leaders in their own ways! Shamarie Harper, Adair County Schools Media Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair County Middle School introduced to Moby Max 2015-11-20 - Adair County Middle School, 322 Gen. John Adair Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Shamarie Harper, Adair County School District. Adair County Middle school is excited about a new and innovative opportunity for its to learn at their pace. Adair County Schools Title I funds purchased access to Moby Max. Moby Max is an internet based program to help students work from their current level of understanding in subject areas such as reading and math. By using this program, students get additional practice on skills that need to be mastered. Parents can access the site at home and assist students with their work. Parents were trained by Mrs. Valerie Taylor on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Students are being given passwords and logins to begin their work at home. Shown here at the training are Diana Eastham, Brandi Garrett, Noah Newell, Deanna Grider and Bailey Grider. ACMS students love the new program and staff and administers love the idea of each assistance for their students! - Shamarie Harper, Adair County Schools Media - PR /Technology Resourse Teacher /Migrant Recruiter Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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