Greenbriar Pest Control Service makes house call 2012-05-30 - Greenbriar Ridge Road, between Breeding, Adair County, KY, and Bakerton, Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Kay Haupt. Naturalist Kay Haupt captured this picture of her free rodent control service quietly at work making its living. She didn't tape the animal for length, nor did she utilize the Billy Joe Fudge telemetric method, but this rat snake seems, at first glance to be worthy of a nomination for the World Record Book of Guinnesses. It would appear to be the longest one we've seen. Kay Haupt just gives the snake ground: It goes on with its rat killing, she goes on with bird watching, flower garden, and enjoying the paradise on earth she so loves in Adair County, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia/Adair Tourism group receives area award 2012-05-30 - The Center for Rural Development, 2292 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY - Photo by Maggie Bill. Bloom Award Kathy Johnson left center and Sue Stivers, right, center hold the Columbia/Adair County Tourism Commission's Bloom Award for Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourism Office received in ceremonies May 23, 2012. At left is Jeff Crowe, President of the Tour Southern and Eastern Kentucky organization, which presented the award; at far right is Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-5) whose initiative created the organization. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Breakfast - or any meal - Omelet 2012-05-30 - Photo by Pen. A cheese omelet with a proper side of grits. Good any time of the day, so long as there is/are (Grits grammar) grits. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

District Softball All-Tournament Team 2012 2012-05-30 - Photo by LeGene Sexton. The 20th District All-Tournament Softball Team for 2012 consisted of, from left, front: Marion County's Colleen Rakes, Ashley Walls, Abby Miles, Anne Taylor Sandusky and McKenzie Reynolds. Back: Meridith Corbin, Adair County; and Hannah Milby, Karissa Mings and Courtney Hunt from Taylor County. Absent from the photo was Tiffany Slone, Campbellsville. - LaGene Sexton Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Metcalfe Co., KY: Honoring the fallen heroes 2012-05-30 - 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY - Photo by Johnnietta Jessie. Honoring the Fallen: I took this Sunday morning as I was leaving for the cemetery. The crosses represents fallen soliders from Metcalfe County, which were erected for the Veterans Memorial program Sunday afternoon, May 27, 2012. Johnnietta Jessie Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

It's All About Rose: Rose Willis birthday is 50 today 2012-05-30 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Wes Feese, submitted by Jaime White. It's all about Rose! Rose Willis is 50 today. Shown helping her celebrate are Laura Feese, Kara Iqbal, Nancy Willis, Mary Kate White, Megan Keltner, Jaime White, Rose Willis, Brenna Taylor, Beverly Rothenberger, and Theresa Willis. Photo by Wes Feese Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Montgomery Bros.: Bruce, George, and the poet, Ray 2012-05-30 - Photo from collection of Donna Marcum Harper. Three of the Montgomery brothers, above, from left: Bruce, George, and Ray. Bruce was later Adair County Judge, and Ray was the author, as an 11 year old boy, of the poem in the ReadMore link to this photo, of the poem, "In Kentucky," written circa 1901. Ray Montgomery was born March 24, 1889 and died September 3, 1955. George was the only one of the brothers to leave Adair County - He made his mark in Quanta, Texas. Mr. Bruce epitomized a love of Downtown Columbia. "He would rather be on the Square than anywhere else on earth. In later years. He took a room at the hotel and would stay there for weeks at a time, and his wife, Carrie, would join him and look after him," she said, acknowledging the pampered status of the Montgomery, Harper (and allied Walker) men - akin to the what has been called the most exalted class of people in the world - Keltner husbands (as noted by Joan Keltner, wife of Jess Keltner and sister in law of Columbia's George Keltner). Above all, the Montgomery men possessed a keen intellect, a trenchant wit, and sartorial style so sorely needed in the Adair County of today. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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