Adair County Clerk and team preparing to count votes 2026-11-04 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Adair County Court Clerk's office is the heartbeat of elections. We have a tradition on Columbia Magazine of photographing the team of Clerk, staff and election officers as the time for counting gets near to honor their work. This is the crew on November 3, 2026. From left: Vicky Pike, Baron Burton, Keisha Bryant, Angie Smith, Deputy Emily Wall, Harley Grider, Kalina Henry, Whitney Burkett, Shauna Grant, Hailey Staten, Clerk Lisa Greer beside incoming Clerk Nadalie Inscho, Haylee Claywell and Ricky Collins. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Bald Eagle 2026-11-03 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A bald eagle on a very close flyover at an area lake. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CPD welcomes Chase Antle 2026-11-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Columbia Police Department. City Officials pose with the Columbia Police Department's newest Police Officer Recruit, Chase Antle, after a swearing in ceremony at the City Council meeting. Pictured from left are: Mayor Pam Hoots, CPD Chief Evan Burton, Officer Recruit Chase Antle, Officer Travis Bell and Sergeant Jay Wilson. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Instructions inside the voting place Election Day 2026 2026-11-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER - one of the information sheets reads: 1. USE ONLY MARKING INSTRUMENT PROVIDED. 2. TO VOTE YOU MUST BLACKEN IN THE BOX. 3. DO NOT CIRCLE A BOX. The Scanner cannot read the circled box and your vote cannot be counted. 4. DO NOT CROSS OUT. If you change your mind after marking a box, exchange your ballot for a new one. 5. When you are finished marking your ballot, double-check it for accuracy. 6. Move to the SCANNER and insert the ballot. Lay your ballot flat on arrow, slowly slide ballot forward. DO NOT HOLD THE BALLOT Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Voting at the Jim Blair Park and Recreation Center 2026-11-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The Jim Blair Center is one of the larger polling places in Adair County so there's no question of having enough room to park nor for privacy once inside. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fall in Kentucky: Pennies in a Stream 2026-11-03 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Donna Rieder. Fallen leaves of Sycamore, like pennies in a stream, along Big Clifty Creek. Donna writes, "That's the bridge over Big Clifty Creek in the background; this is the backflip of that earlier photo." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: All in for Halloween 2026-11-03 - Somerset, KY - Photo by Tommy Bailey. Photographer Tommy Bailey spotted this jeep going "all in" for Halloween in Elizabethtown, on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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