(Ad) Ann Melton, candidate for Adair Co. Judge Executive 2014-10-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo Ann Melton campaign photo. A message to the voters from Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Adair County for allowing me to serve as Judge Executive for the past eight years. Serving the community I love so much has truly been an honor and a blessing. I am a life-long resident of Adair County, and the daughter of Dan and Peggy Waggener. I have been married to Gary Melton for 30 years, the son of Herman and Madge Melton. Gary and I have six children and twelve grandchildren. As a candidate for County Judge Executive, I humbly ask for your consideration, and your vote in the upcoming November election. My administrative staff and I are always working with the best interest of Adair County in mind. The staff consists of Barry Corbin, Treasurer, Gale Cowan, Finance Officer, Lisa Greer, Administrative Assistant, Patty Nall, Secretary, Alexis Jennings, Jobe Darnell, Road Supervisor, A.L. Sinclair, PRIDE Coordinator and Solid Waste Manager, Greg Thomas, Emergency Management and 911 Director, Sandy Ford, GRAS Director. I am very proud of each of these individuals for their hard work and dedication to our county. In addition to these individuals we have some of the most dedicated employees you will find anywhere. Over the past eight years I have been successful in bringing over 7 million dollars to Adair County in additional money for projects and road improvements. We have worked closely with the Economic Development Board and the Chamber of Commerce to create additional jobs for our citizens. Although we have yet to be successful in bringing large industry to Adair County we have helped grow several businesses. We hope as the economic climate improves we will be more successful with larger industry. Adair County is a great place to live and I especially appreciate the many friendships I have made and the kindness you have shown to me. I look forward to the campaign and visiting with you in your homes in the next month. My job is very demanding and takes a great deal of my time. If I miss visiting you in your home I ask for your consideration and vote on November 4th. Thanks so much, - Ann Paid for by the candidate, Ann Melton Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Trey Grayson will be panelist on KHIPP forum elections 2014-10-16 - Badgett Academic Support Center Banquet Hall, 110 University DR, Campbellsville, KY. - Photo from Campbellsville University. Trey Grayson will be one of three on the panel when Campbellsville University's Kentucky Heartland Institute for Public Policy (KHIPP) will present a forum on "Elections 2014 and 2015" at 4pmCT/5pmET, Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014 in the Banquet Hall of the Badgett Academic Support Center at 110 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. Grayson served as the director of Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. While at Harvard, Grayson was known as an expert on the political views of millennials and the role of technology in politics and government. Prior to his time at Harvard, he was a two-term Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The youngest Secretary of State in the country at the time of his election, Grayson was recognized as a national leader in government innovation, business services, election administration and civic education and served as chair of the Republican Association of Secretaries of States and the president of the National Association of Secretaries of State. Before entering politics, he was an attorney with the law firms of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald and Keating, Muething & Klekamp. He received an A.B. in government from Harvard College in 1994 and a JD/MBA from the University of Kentucky in 1998. He lives in He lives in Boone County with his wife, Nancy, and his daughters, Alex and Kate. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ronnie Ellis will be panelist on KHIPP forum oncoming elections 2014-10-16 - Badgett Academic Support Center Banquet Hall, 110 University DR, Campbellsville, KY. - Photo from Campbellsville University. Ronnie Ellis will be one of three on the panel when Campbellsville University's Kentucky Heartland Institute for Public Policy (KHIPP) will present a forum on "Elections 2014 and 2015" at 4pmCT/5pmET, Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014 in the Banquet Hall of the Badgett Academic Support Center at 110 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. Mr. Ellis state reporter for CNHI Newspapers in Kentucky. He graduated in 1975 from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English and journalism. He has worked more than 20 years as photographer, reporter and columnist with a couple of stints outside news business working for the United Way. Ellis' work with the Frankfort Bureau of CNHI News Service allows him to cover state government, the General Assembly, politics for Kentucky papers and produce a weekly column. He was formerly a news reporter for the Glasgow Daily Times for more than 20 years, and he worked briefly for the Henderson Gleaner in the late 1980s. He has won several Kentucky Press association awards for photography, reporting, editorial writing and columns. Ellis was born in Glasgow, Ky. He has two children, a daughter Scottie, and son Jack. - Joan C. McKinney, CU Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Al Cross will be panelist on KHIPP forum oncoming elections 2014-10-16 - Badgett Academic Support Center Banquet Hall, 110 University DR, Campbellsville, KY. - Photo from Campbellsville University. Al Cross will be one of three on the panel when Campbellsville University’s Kentucky Heartland Institute for Public Policy (KHIPP) will present a forum on "Elections 2014 and 2015" at 4pmCT/5pmET, Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014 in the Banquet Hall of the Badgett Academic Support Center at 110 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY. Cross is also an assistant professor in UK’s School of Journalism and Telecommunications. He reported for The Courier-Journal for 26 years, the last 15 1/2 years as chief political writer. He continues to write a twice-monthly political column for The Courier-Journal. He is a longtime panelist on Kentucky Education Television’s "Comment on Kentucky" and has been a contributor to several books on Kentucky and politics. He grew up in Albany, KY, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, and worked at newspapers in Monticello, Leitchfield and Russellville before establishing The Courier-Journal news bureau at Somerset, which later moved to Bardstown. He and his wife Pam have lived in Frankfort since 1987. - Joan C. McKinney, CU Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KY Afield Outdoors Fishing - Spotted Bass Catch, Russell Co., KY 2014-10-16 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Lee McClellan, KY Afield Outdoors. Glenn Barber of Versailles holds a spotted bass caught in Indian Creek on Lake Cumberland. Spotted bass form schools in fall, making for exciting and productive fishing. Lakes across Kentucky hold burgeoning populations of these overlooked fish. - Lee McClellan Associate Editor, Kentucky Afield Magazine, KDFWR Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bam Carney welcomes Campbellsville University students 2014-10-16 - 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, KY - Photo from LRC Public Information. FRANKFORT, KY (October 16, 2014) - House Republican Whip Bam Carney, R-Campbellsville (4th row, first from left), welcomed students from Campbellsville University during their visit to the Kentucky State Capitol on October 14th. In addition to being welcomed by Rep. Carney, the students also learned about the history of the capitol and were given a tour of the building. (Photo: LRC Public Information) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Entrance art 2014-10-16 - Turkey Trot Farms, 1275 Brock-Burris Road, Gradyville, KY - Photo ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). This colorful art is at an interior entrance to Turkey Trot Farms and A Barn Affair Gradyville, KY. It's a beautifully repainted horse drawn riding cultivator which goes so well with fall mums, a square bale of straw, and pumpkins. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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