Wesson Burton has 150 AR points 2014-02-13 - ACPC, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Patty Jones, Principal. Wesson Burton, a 2nd grader in Mrs. Kelly Robertson's class, is the latest student to have his name displayed on the school marquee at Adair County Primary Center, 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY 42728. Students who achieve 150 Accelerated Reader points in the school’s highly popular online reading program are recognized in this manner. Congratulations to Wesson!! - Patty Jones, Principal Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Berry Home, one of two totally destroyed in Knifley Explosion 2014-02-13 - Elkhorn Road, Knifley, KY - Photo Special to CM. The Mike Berry Home, above, was one of two homes destroyed by the pipeline explosion this morning, as was the home diagonally across the road owned by Jim Hardin. A third home, directly across KY 76/Elkhorn Road, owned by Kathy and Bradley Tucker, was heavily damaged by a spray of falling rocks. Mrs. Tucker said the roof was protecting them for a period of time. "We couldn't leave because of the danger of falling rocks," she said at the Knifley Fire House. "But later our son, Justin Tucker, came and got us. I couldn't say how long - but it seemed like an eternity. I didn't know if we'd make it or not." Mrs. Tucker is an aunt of 51st District Rep. John BAM Carney. - Ed Waggener Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Highway Department may have KY 76 open this evening 2014-02-13 - Knifley, KY - Photo Special to CM. The Kentucky Highway Department was making speedy work of repairing the damage from the Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline explosion. Before noon, Adair County Emergeny Disaster Director Greg Thomas said that there is a possibliity the road could be re-opened as early as 5pmCT - just 16 hours after his Adair County 911 Center in Columbia received notification of the explosion. This view, from Bradley & Kathy Tucker's yard, looks over the damage to the still blacktopped KY 76 on the west side of ground zero. The road bed already has a far different appearance from early morning, when a visiting County Judge Executive asked if what kind of road it was. "Is it a logging road?" before she was told that it is a heavily travelled state maintained, blacktop driveway. The Tucker's home, not seen in picture, was one of three houses damaged in the explosion. Not, seen, but on the right hand side, was the home of Jim Hardin, which was totally destroyed. The third house, completely destroyed in the fire, was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry, Kathy Tucker said. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Greg Thomas fields a question at 11amCT briefing 2014-02-13 - Knifley Fire Department, 6130 Elkhorn Road, Knifley, KY 42753 - Photo by Ed Waggener. Greg Thomas, Adair County Adair County Emergency Disaster Director, right field a question from a Tv reporter at the 11amCT news briefing on the Knifley Pipeline Explosion. Also taking part in the news conference were Jeramy Stearnes of the Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department, left and Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Knifley Explosion: Much of Elkhorn Road site covered with rubble 2014-02-13 - .6 mile west of Crossroads, Knifley, KY - Photo by Alan W. Reed. Knifley Area Volunteer Firemen are pictured here on what is left of the road bed on Elkhorn Road/KY 76 west of Knifley. The road is now closed from the Crossroads in Knifley on the East to the Eastridge Cemetery Road on the west. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Vehicles of first responders at Knifley pipeline explosion 2014-02-13 - Knifley, KY - Photo by Alan W. Reed. First responders including five area fire departments were on the scene this morning following the Knifley pipeline explosion. These were on KY 76, Elkhorn Road, about one-half mile west of Baker's Store - Knifley United Brethren Church - Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department. - Alan W. Reed Coordinated coverage of the Gas Line Explosion being carried by Larry Smith and the news teams at WAVE 92.7 FM and the Big Dawg 99.9 and ColumbiaMagazine.com Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Knifley Pipeline Explosion - Fire from a distance 2014-02-13 - Knifley, KY - Photo by Alan W. Reed. For a period of time flames roared over 300 feet into the air. This shot was from 551 roughly 2 miles south of the Crossroads. - Alan W. Reed Coordinated coverage of the Gas Line Explosion being carried by Larry Smith and the news teams at WAVE 92.7 FM and the Big Dawg 99.9 and ColumbiaMagazine.com Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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