New SRO for Adair County Middle School 2026-01-03 - Adair County, KY - Photo from personal collection. Former Adair County Sheriff Josh Brockman has been sworn back into the ACSO, assigned by Sheriff Gary Roy to serve as School Resource Officer for Adair County Middle School. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Basketball: Indians tip off against Cardinals 2026-01-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Trey Stephens. The Adair County High School Boys Varsity Basketball team hosted the Taylor County Cardinals on Friday, January 2, 2025, in John Burr Memorial Gym. At halftime, Adair County trailed the Cardinals of Taylor County 44-36, with Tylin George leading the scoring for the Tribe with 13, followed by Dawson Gilbert with 12. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Basketball: Lady Indians warming up 2026-01-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Trey Stephens. The Lady Indians warming up before the game with the Taylor County Lady Cardinals in John Burr Memorial Gym on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Tribe ultimately fell 75-43 to the Cardinals. Kinzlee Akin and Ella Brown led the scoring for the Lady Indians with nine each. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Green color in water behind Columbia carwash on N 55 2026-01-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo from a concerned citizen to Columbia Magazine. A concerned Citizen sent this photo to Columbia Magazine just after 3pmCT with a note that said, "concerned ccitizen of Columbia here, have you heard anything as to why the Town Creek is neon green?" Mayor Hoots responded immediately and checked with Adam Darnell at the Utilities District. He told her "the car wash had a leak, the Utilities District is aware of it and it is being dealt with." If any water alerts come in from CAUD, we’ll post them immediately and link to this photo. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Last Sunset of 2025 2026-01-02 - Photo by Katelynn M. Molesky. One more look at the colorful Adair County sunset that closed out 2025. Katelynn writes, "The array of colors made it a beautiful and fitting way to close out the year." Paired Photo: Final Colors of 2025 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New Infrastructure in Columbia. Guess where this is. 2026-01-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Brad West. Brad writes, "I brought my dogs to their favorite summertime oasis on a sunny winter day. I was surprised to see the new concrete driveway. Thank you to whoever did this." Paired Photo: Scenic Columbia: Pyles Point Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Arnold files to run for Magistrate in District 3 2026-01-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Veronica Arnold. Veronica Arnold went to the Adair County Clerk's Office on Friday, January 2, 2026, to officially register to run as Magistrate for District 3. She invited neighbors Tony Loy (not pictured) and neighbor Abby Condon to come and sign for her filing. Pictured from left are: Abby Condon, Isolde Arnold, Caleb Arnold and Veronica Arnold. Note: Every candidate in our core area, Adair and surrounding counties, is invited to send a picture from their experience signing up for office that we may share with Columbia Magazine readers. Please include names and details. Just click 'contact' in the menu at the top left of this page. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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