Menu: Adair Co., KY School District Jan. 30-Feb. 24, 2012 2012-01-30 - Adair County School District, 1204 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Dayna Feese. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ft. Benning veteran on bike/hike trek gets Columbia, KY greeting 2012-01-30 - Glasgow, KY - Photo from Joe Hare, Patriot Guard Rider. As US Army Ranger Cory Smith made his way through South Central KY, Sunday, January 29, 2012, local Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) member Joe Hare, right and wife Pat Hare of Columbia, KY, hooked up with him in Barren County. Cory is on his way from Ft. Benning, GA to Indianapolis, IN. on foot and bicycle to promote the plight of returning soldiers and some members of the PGR were around to show support and help where they could. (Joe Hare assumed the post of Commander, Columbia, KY, VFW Post 6097 in December 2011. The post is being energized with new members and outreach not seen since the post World War II days of the 1940s and 1950s. -CM) Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: The KY 900 daytrip travel dilemma 2012-01-30 - Near the Village of Hardscratch, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. KY 900 connecting Cundiff, KY with the Village of Glens Fork aka Glenville, Glensfork, and more famously known worldwide as Hardscratch, is a highway for all seasons. It was especially beautifully Sunday, January 29, 2012, when this photo was taken at one of my favorite marking places, with the stream, the cedars, pines, and the white barked sycamore arching a protective limb over the the beautiful farmstead across the creek. And ahead, the road rises to meet you, headed past another favorite marking place, with its signature purple martin hanging gourd birdhouses, the legacy of one of Adair County's most wonderful men - the late Stick Harmon. It's all just a short distance from Glens Fork, with it many its picturesque and active churches, and sandwiches, gas, and a warm welcome at the community store. The dilemma: KY 900 is one of the few roads equally inviting in both directions. I let the sun dictate my choices. West in the morning, East in the afternoon. Either way, it is a day trip to recharge the spirit. - LW. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dynamic Jamestown Street: Changeover underway 2012-01-30 - Photo by Ed Waggener. The view from the back of the lot has changed dramatically in the past two weeks. Just a few days ago there was a Long John Silver's seafood restaurant here. But now, January 30, 2012, there is nothing to impede the view across Jamestown Street past Golden Rule-Wilson Real Estate, left and Wendy's is a single blue sign standard - not much at all. In the background, beyond Tutt Street, can be seen the Columbia/Adair Utility Districts Bomar Heights onion water tower. An as yet unofficially announced bank facility is reported to the planned replacement for the Long John Silvers. As the economy appears to be rebounding, Jamestown Hill is a big center of action, in part because it is walking distance of Lindsey Wilson. Major developments are said to be coming at the intersection of Jamestown Street and Russell Road, and businessman Mike Stephens has been continuously reshaping Office Park, bounded roughly by Jamestown Street, Hurt Street, and Heskamp Street. The CAT on the left is clear evidence that Pyles Excavating Company, has been on the scene. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Jesus Towers over All 2012-01-29 - 67 Burchett Cemetery Road, District 3, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A life size statue depicting Jesus dominates the peaceful Burchett Cemetery, Burchett Cemetery Road off Melson Ridge Road in South Adair County in the Cundiff Community. The scene memorializes Donnie Lee and and Gail Lynn Melson in one of Adair County's most beautifully maintained cemeteries. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

One eared seven eyed automaton - or something less sinister 2012-01-29 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A giant, wide shouldered one-eared seven eyed automaton bent on mayhem and mischief this way comes, or something far less sinister? Comments welcome. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: Survival Red Cedar 2012-01-29 - Russell Creek near Greenhills Road Bridge, Columbia, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Tall, thin, old, balanced but oh what a view. I'm sure this Red Cedar is easily 75 years old or older. Growing in these limited conditions would mean less than an inch in diameter growth every 15 years. Billy Joe Fudge Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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