Scenic Adair Co., KY: Sky, strength & symmetry 2012-07-28 - 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The Adair County Historic Courthouse from Burkesville Street, early evening, Saturday, July 28, 2012, using perspective following Mike Watson technique. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Favorite Old Photo: Janes Fertilizer truck 2012-07-28 - Photo from collection of Ralph Roy Waggener. Early days of Janes Fertilizer: With the editorial assistance and expertise of his granddaughter Jade, Ralph Roy Waggener went though some old photos in their files and found some pictures they really liked and wanted to share with others. Don't know the exact year of this black & white of the fertilizer/lime spreader, but it appears tocrepresent a part of the fleet at the start of a formidable company by a formidable man, Richie Janes, the guy who put - or at least keeps - Gradyville, KY, on the map. Wonder if anyone can place the year, the model year of the truck, and the location. It looks like the earth fill of a dam. - EW Clicking ReadMore accesses information on the truck and model year. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mrs. Jean Harlow Tucker, Green County, KY (1932-2012) 2012-07-28 - 206 S. Main Street, Greensburg, KY - Photo from Cowherd & Parrot Funeral Home. Mrs. Jean Harlow Tucker, Green County, KY (1932-2012) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

God put a rainbow - or two - in the South Egypt sky 2012-07-28 - South Egypt, Adair Co., KY - Photo by George Rice. And George Rice captured it. (There's a hint of a second one, some will see on some browsers) A new computer delayed posting of this fantastic rainbow picture, but it's worth the wait, we think. George Rice writes, "I'm still wrestling with this new Window 7 computer. The picture above is one I attempted to send two weeks ago. This is one I took about July 12, 2012, from my home in South Egypt, KY. One end of the rainbow is pinpointed in Joey and Kelly Caldwell's back yard." Mr. Rice, a devoted master rainbow photographer, didn't say whether the Caldwells picked up the pot of gold on their lawn or not. It does appear he's also become the master of the new computer. The photo came through in .jpg format perfectly. Incidentally, CM Magazine does have an extensive rainbow archive, but not nigh enough to establish critical mess. As we see it, if Heaven were painted as a Land of Endless Rainbows and Sunsets with everyone hearing only their music or no music at all, it could be sold much more easily than the prospect of listening to an eternity of harp music, and having to live in a mansion wearing a robe and a crown; but that's me talking, not George, the Rainbow authority- EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Crepe Myrtle & Sonic 2012-07-27 - Jamestown & Tutt Streets area, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Late July and August is Crepe (or Crape) Myrtle time in Columbia, KY. The one on the right in the photo is the heritage symbol of the beautiful shrub's popularity in Columbia. It's Tutt Street, and has been a bellwether for crepe myrtle fanciers for decades, possibly begun in the Roscoe Antle era for the home. The view is from Wendy's, past Golden Rule-Wilson, over Tutt Street, to the Sonic drive-in restaurant, whose colors and geometry complement the season. Other much watched crepe myrtles are at the Eubank home on Jamestown Street, and one we like, on Fortune Street by Windstream telephone exchange building. It's a living monument to a wonderful neighbor and a beloved Adair County teacher, Nell Tarter Rogers. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Braxton Smith sorts shoes for Kids Need Kicks 2012-07-27 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mindy Smith. Braxton Smith helped with sorting the shoes for the Kids Need Kicks campaign, one of Adair County's most enthusiastically supported fund drives, founded by Braxton's grandmother, Cricket McCloud. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

We fly the flags: Over the Adair County Judicial Center 2012-07-27 - 201 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Three flags: In the center and highest, the United States Flag. On the left, the Commonwealth of Kentucky flag, and on the right, the Kentucky judicial flag. It's this Adair County courthouse - not the county government offices at the Adair Annex - which will be closed for budget saving furloughs on Monday, August 6; Tuesday, September 4; and Monday, October 15, 2012. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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