Coach Gay presents, gets approval for conditioning equipment 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair County Head Football Coach and Assistant Adair County Principal Travis Gay along with several other members of the Adair County School District Athletics Department presented a plan for new conditioning equipment, and recommended a proposal from The Equipment Guys, for a $24,325 package, which the board unanimously accepted on a motion by Mike Harris (Div 1), seconded by Joe Payne (3) with Chairman Floyd Burton (4), Quin Lasley (2), and Greg Willis (1) affirming in the 5-0 voice vote. The board voted to purchase on a single payment rather than financing the buy over three years. The equipment should have use cycle of a least 20 years, Coach Gay said, with little or no upkeep costs. The equipment includes, among other things, an Air Bike, weight room equipment, medicine balls and rack, hand exercise equipment. The weight room will be co-ed, accommodating both men's and women's sports. Up to 60 athletes can utilize the equipment at one time, Coach Gay said. It will arrive in a similar color scheme to that used as a recent installation by the Equipment Guys at the Scottsville-Allen County High School. Coach Gay pointed to the swoosh A logo his jacket and said that would be affixed to the equipment. The new equipment will be safer, he said, and, if experience follows that of other schools who've installed new conditioning equipment, Adair County Sports will be seeing more victories in all sports. The program presented had the endorsement of all sports coaches. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia/Adair Airport Board Chairman Chris Janes 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Chris Janes, Chairman of the Columbia-Adair County Airport Board, listened intently to the presentation of Dr. Tim Smith, who introduced the Aerospace pathway at the Adair County Board of Education meeting Thu 18 Dec 2014. The C/AC airport is planned to be training facility for the Aerospace program. Other members of the airport board are Howard Loy, Mike Mitchum, Bill Troutwein, and John Rarey. Behind Chairman Janes are, left, Coach Travis Gay, and right, Alliance Corporation's Gerald Jones. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Joseph Payne recognized for service to Adair school board 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Outgoing Division 3 School Board Member Joseph Payne was presented a plaque recognizing his eight years of service, 2007 through 2014, on the board. Superintendent Alan Reed noted that Payne's service was during an era of great progress, an unprecedented building era, and a time of transformation, when, with dwindling aid money, progress was made. Mr. Payne leaves office December 31, 2014. His successor, Lisa Burton, was among a large number who attended last night's meeting, Thu 18 Dec 2014. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Big Night for College & Career Readiness Counselor Robin Loy 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Robin Loy, College & Career Readiness Counselor at Adair County High School, was recognized at the Thu 18 Dec 2014 board meeting for her role in securing the new CTE Pathway in Aerospace Education at ACHS. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Greg Willis recognized for service to Adair Board of Education 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Superintendent Alan Reed, left, presented a plaque recognizing the service of outgoing Division 1 Adair County Board of Education member Greg Willis, as Board Chairman Floyd Burton, center, looks on. Unless there is a special called meeting, the regular 3rd Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 meeting was Willis' last for his current term, 1 Jan 2013 through 31 Dec 2014. His successor, Terry Harvey, who was in the audience, will take office in January, 2015. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Gerald Jones accepts award from David Jones 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Gerald Jones, left, who oversaw building of the Technology Career Center and the installation of bus canopies for Adair County High School and Adair County Elementary School, received special recognition from Adair County School District Buildings and Grounds Superintendent David Jones. David Jones said that only rarely do paths cross where one meets a man as extraordinary as Gerald Jones. "We did not get one complaint during the projects," David Jones said. "He did the canopies in sections to minimize interference with regular school traffic. He poured concrete at night and on weekends. And not one time did he ever complain." David Jones added, "I hope he's in charge of the new bus garage." The bus garage project moved forward last night, Thu 18 Dec 2014, with the decision to hire the architectural firm of Sherman, Carter & Barnhart, Architects, of Lexington, KY for the project. David Jones said he's hopeful the project will be complete by opening day for the 2015-2016 school year. -EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dr. Tim Smith presents Air & Space Academy to Adair Board 2014-12-19 - 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Dr. Tim Smith, a native of Pine Knott, Kentucky, and founder of Kentucky-born Institute for Aerospace Education, presented plans for establishing a new Career Path and College preparatory pathway in Aerospace Education at Adair County High School. The Adair County Board approved the recommendation unanimously. The local program will be bolstered by Aerospace programs already in place at Taylor County High School, Metcalfe County High School, and Monroe County High School. Networking is important in the program, Dr. Smith said. Student involved become more than classmates, he said. They start as classmates and then seem to be more like brothers & sisters, he said. - EW. Photo Thu 18 Dec, 2014, meeting of the Adair County Board of Education. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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