Hayden Hancock takes 1st place for ham at KY State Fair 2015-08-21 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Kirby Hancock. We are very proud of our son, Hayden Hancock for winning in the 2015 Nonsmoked 4-H Ham Project Division at the Kentucky State Fair on Thursday, August 20, 2015. Hayden won third place in the speech portion of the competition and "Best Overall" in his division against many other counties and great kids. A big thank you to Extension Agent Tony Rose for all of his help. - Kirby and Robin Hancock Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KY Afield Outdoors: Dove season opens 1 Sep 2015 2015-08-20 - Photo by Lee McClellan. Doves often alight in trees, such as this walnut, before descending to the field to feed. Dove season opens statewide Sept. 1. The bountiful rains this summer nurtured excellent field conditions which should mean productive hunting for the upcoming dove season. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mr. Paul Caldwell, Green Co., KY (1936-2015) 2015-08-20 - 209 W Court Street, Greensburg, KY - Photo from Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home. Mr. Paul Caldwell, Green Co., KY (1936-2015) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

What is this mysterious circle on Adams Alley? 2015-08-20 - Adams Alley & Monroe Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Joyce Coomer. Yellow Circle on Adams Alley. Does anyone know what this is for? - Joyce M. Coomer Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Back in Time: Smoke Signals Volume 36, Issue 2 2015-08-20 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Russell Walker. Al Owens' recent trip through Seattle jogged ACHS alum Russ Walker's memory of a keepsake from the spring of 1986 -- a copy of Smoke Signals, the Adair County High School newspaper. He uploaded the paper to Flickr, and we've put together a PDF that you can download to read all 4 pages as a single document. In addition to Anthony Spires' front page story of the Academic Team's trip to the Sweet Sixteen, headed up by Walker, Shane Arnold, Brian Melton and Chris Rowe, Volume 36, Issue 2 of Smoke Signals also includes Felicia Wingler's article on FFA Awards, Kevin Wilson's article about Kristy Lemon making the Cheerleading Squad as a freshman, Tracy Miller's account of the '86 NCAA Champion UL Cardinals' visit to the ACHS gym, Robb Durham's article on ACT preparations, and several great ads from businesses past and present. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Duo-County Telecom preparing for 2015 ACHS Football season 2015-08-20 - 623 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Duo-County Telecom is building a tower at Indian Stadium for its camera crew. The scene above was taken at 10:25amCT, Thursday, August 20, 2015. The company is paying for the construction and providing supervision for the project. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Snake enjoying lunch in Greenbo Lake State Park 2015-08-20 - Greenbo Lake State Park, Greenup, Greenup County, KY - Photo by Rich Ollestad. We almost stepped on this guy while hiking at Greenbo Lake State Park last week. He did not try to get out of our way. Then I saw why. He was trying to swallow a large lunch!! - RICH OLLESTAD. (The entree above is poor, dear Kermit. The diner is, as people call him in Adair County at all the stores where Plutarch is a popular topic, Coluber Constrictor, aka "Eastern Racer." Scientific name courtesy Alan W. Reed, who says this is a very beneficial, non-venomous snake.) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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