At the July Columbia City Council meeting 2025-07-08 - Columbia, KY . Charles Grimsley, at left, appeared at the Council meeting on behalf of the Adair County Fair Association to ask for support for the organization. Council members voted to give $5,000 with the addition of putting that amount in the annual budget to help keep the Fair strong and growing. Florence Browne, Exp Realty, at right, was at the Council meeting to answer questions on the annexation of the property across from the Walmart Center. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations to Justin Kesterson 2025-07-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Trey Stephens. Fellow Scouts joined in celebrating a new Eagle Scout. From Left to Right: Isaac Rexroat, Justin Kesterson, Ty Coleman, and Xander Makranszky. Troop 185's most recent Eagle Scouts Gabe Coleman and Ty Coleman of Columbia were both present at Justin's ceremony, welcoming him into an elite society of Scouts. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New Eagle Scout pictured with Scoutmaster 2025-07-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Trey Stephens. Justin Kesterson, left, was inducted into an elite group of scouts at Columbia United Methodist Church Monday night. He was presented with his Eagle Scout Award that he earned days before his 18th birthday. He is pictured with Scoutmaster Mark Coleman. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tenley Lewis at the 2025 KY State 4-H Horse Show 2025-07-08 - Louisville, KY - Photo courtesy Tony Rose. Tenley Lewis at the 2025 State 4-H Horse Show in Louisville. Tenley tok the championship in the Western Junior Showmanship Class and also placed second in the Western Horsemanship walk-trot class. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations to Tenley Lewis! 2025-07-08 - Louisville, KY - Photo courtesy Tony Rose. Tenley Lewis poses with her championship buckle from the Western Junior Showmanship Class at the 2025 State 4-H Horse Show in Louisville. Tenley also placed second in the Western Horsemanship walk-trot class. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

He would grow up to serve and leave major gifts 2025-07-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Born in March 1975 with a severe spinal condition - spina bifida - Shannon Rowe faced physical challenges from birth. Yet he lived a life marked not by limitation, but by purpose. Upon his passing in July of 2024, Shannon's estate would make a substantial impact on the community he loved. Two major bequests were left to The Adair County Fair Association and the Crusade for Children. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Keepsakes from estate of Shannon Rowe 2025-07-08 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Among Shannon Rowe's belongings were treasured personal mementos: ID tags, fair books from various years, and community memorabilia. These items are being carefully archived as part of his legacy. His story is being documented not only to honor his memory, but also to reflect the history of the fair, the town, and those often-overlooked voices who shaped it quietly. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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