Prayers for Tony, for all firefighters 2014-08-22 - 200 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Crowds lingered after a moving prayer vigil for the firefighters injured yesterday in Campbellsville. The scene above after the vigil at the Adair County Fire Department Building on Merchant Street in Columbia. The service was initially planned for the lounge area, but was moved to the larger bay area, where pancake breakfasts are usually held. Ministers and speakers from Adair County's three fire departments - Breeding Area Volunteer Fire Department, Columbia/Adair Fire Department, and Knifley Fire Department - and the Adair County EMS gave voice, with prayers for all four of the injured firefighters and brothers and sisters in first response, but especially for Tony, who works in Campbellsville, but lives, volunteers, trains, and is so much a part of Columbia/Adair County. - Linda Waggener Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

(Capt.) Tony Grider while serving on City Council 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Hardly anyone in Adair County does not know Tony Grider He's served in so many ways. For those who may not have had the pleasure of knowing him, here's a picture of him in the foreground, as a young, very enthusiastic Columbia City Councilman. He continues to serve the community in many ways. Tonight, he's in the University of Louisville Medical Center, in urgent need of prayers. A prayer vigil will be held at the Columbia/Adair County Fire Department, 200 Merchant Street, Columbia, KY, tonight at 7pmCT for Capt. Grider, Alex Quinn, and fellow firefighters Steve Marrs and Alex Johnson. The photo was taken while he was on the Columbia City Council. Others in the photo were Councillors Jim Hadley and June Parson, and City Clerk Sonya Roy. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tax Proposal Chart - last : Reduction in taxes 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. This chart was presented to show the reduction in real estate and personal costs, if the tax shift proposed by the Columbia City Council Tax Committee is adopted. While the numbers on the left hand side are correct, and there is approximately four cents on $100 of valuation reduction, the bar images would appear, on first glance, to be significant. The reduction is actually relative small, as pointed out by Rickie Williams, a Columbia property owner. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tax Proposal Chart - 16: How funds would be spent 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. Sequestration of Funds - The bar graph above indicates the proposed use of proceeds from a payroll tax, with funds pre-ordained to go to different interest groups or causes. Economic Development would be allocated 30%, as would the General Fund. The rainy day fund would get 20%, Parks & Recreation 10%, and Improvements, 10%. The chart was part of the presentation by the Columbia City Council Tax Committee, June Parson, Robert Flowers, and Craig Dean. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tax Proposal Chart - 15: Effect on Workers - Who pays tax 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tax Proposal Chart - 14: Workers in Columbia 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Campbellsville Fire Department press conference 2014-08-21 - 100 W Broadway, Campbellsville, KY - Photo By Linda Waggener, CM Photo. Campbellsville Police Chief Tim Hazelette at podium, conducted the news conference at which officials gave prepared statements to news media, along with Campbellsville Mayor Tony Young and County Judge Executive Eddie Rogers, far right. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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