New Flag at Jackman High School Memorial 2015-06-10 - Taylor Street, off Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Billy Wheat. A new flag is now flying at the old Jackman High School site on Taylor Street just off Burkesville Street, in time to be bright and new for July 4, 2015. The marker at the site reads, "Site of Jackman High School, built in 1925 and named for P. Hiram Jackman (1845-1915) Born a slave - Civil War Veteran - Baptist ministers - Pioneer in education. This was one of five Rosenwald Grant Schools built in Adair County and the only high school for African Americans in this and adjacent counties until integration. This plaque provided by the Columbia Woman's Club, 2006" - BILLY WHEAT Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lost, friendly, dog shows up. Call 270-816-1473 if she's yours 2015-06-10 - Allen Schoolhouse Road - Photo Erik Clements. She was found on Allen Schoolhouse Road. She's very friendly but no collar and spent the day and night in our yard. If someone is missing her please call Erik at 270-816-1473 CM Animals Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Is poison hemlock the new thistle? 2015-06-10 - Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Nick Roy. This photo is on Campbellsville Road, north of Hobdy, Dye & Reed, across from Rex's Cycle Shop. Nick writes, "Poison Hemlock is ubiquitous along East HWY 80 and North HWY 55. Many farmers have commented that poison hemlock is the new thistle, comparing plants for sharing the ability to spread rapidly through the countryside." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Poison Hemlock spreading in Adair Co. 2015-06-10 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Nick Roy. According to Dr. J.D. Green, UK Weed Scientist, poison hemlock can be toxic if ingested by livestock. Cattle, goats and horses are considered to be the most susceptible animals but other animals can consume it. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Tomatoes with flavor are in - KY grown 2015-06-10 - Columbia, KY - Photo CM photo. When it's grown in Kentucky, it's obvious We had our first taste of Kentucky grown tomatoes this week. The first comment heard was, "Where did you get those tomatoes?" On tasting, we heard, "They taste like homegrown." There is a difference, and though these were grown in Kentucky, and thus local, and thus very different from cardboard tasting Florida and California tomatoes, even much better than those from Georgia, they're actually from a secret county just west of the CM 7-County area. But we got them from trusted purveyors, old friends Orby & Lucy Yarberry. The salad is simple. Just bite size cuts of red ripe Kentucky tomatoes, drizzled with apple vinegar, EVOO, a bit of kosher salt and a bit of pepper. The store bought crackers were pretty good, softened in the likker. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Check brought smile which might need surgery to remove 2015-06-10 - Adair Annex Basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener. And there were similar smiles on the faces of the six - of seven - Adair County Magistrates present at last night's, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, regular meeting of the Adair County Fiscal Court. Above, CJE Mike Stephens beamed as he spoke with Clerk Lisa Greer, back to camera, after she delivers a $15,942.61 check for excess fees received during the temporary tenure of Adair County Clerk Joyce Rodgers. It was the second check for Clerk Rodgers less-than-one-year term when she came out of retirement to assume the clerk's duties again, and brought the total she returned in excess fees to $228,388.15! Judge Stephens said that the Adair County Clerk's office returns more to Fiscal Court's general fund than is the case in most or all of the neighboring counties. - Ed Waggener Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mitzi and her little red Pontiac Solstice convertible 2015-06-10 - Fortune Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. It's a far cry from a doctor's buggy or coupe, but it's what our "doctor" Mitzi Bault arrived in Tuesday to check on her uncle Ed, left. Mitzi came bearing some of the first red raspberries of the season as well as an offer to help with CM know-your-county-better photography trips. Cool transport! The car, show room perfect, is a like new 2003 Pontiac Solstice. This one is well on its way to becoming a classic, we're sure. - LINDA WAGGENER. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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