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2022 Rogers Scholar and Adair County High School student Ellie Cheatham loves animals. That’s why Ellie decided to organize a community fundraiser for the Green River Animal Shelter. …

Grant will spend the week of Thanksgiving in New York preparing for the parade and will be part of some free time coordinated by the sponsors. 

10 adoptions and many donations!

A successful garden is a garden of overflow. There’s plenty of fresh produce for the day’s meals and hours of busy canning or freezing so the bounty will continue providing nourishment …

Mackenzie Dayton Bennett, the daughter of Adam Bennett and Christy Burton of Columbia, was crowned the 2023 Miss Adair County during last week’s fair pageants.

He is the first graduate of the academy to move up the ranks to eventually be named a colonel in the Cabinet.

Jonathan Gold, a graduate of Adair County High School, was inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2027 on June 29, marking the beginning of six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training during Plebe Summer.

To date, $325,000 has been raised an another $75,000 is needed.

A back-to-school bash, a block party and sidewalk chalking – it all sounds like too much fun to be part of a weeklong project to serve the needs of others, but that’s exactly what Mission …

Worldwide, viral hepatitis is among the top 10 infectious disease killers with more than one million people dying each year. These deaths are primarily from cirrhosis or liver cancer caused by hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Adair County teacher Denise Grant was beginning to look at retirement options after 23 years of working in education when the opportunity to not only teach but have a direct hand in helping students graduate fell into her lap. Grant has officially taken on the role as the Jobs for America’s Graduates specialist for Adair County High School and is working with JAG Kentucky and colleagues to implement the program locally.

Bailey Watts recently attended the Rogers Scholars Program and was awarded the Doug Reece Memorial Scholarship for having the highest application score of her 2023 class of scholars.  

Award recipients from Adair County are as follows: Adair County– Dr. Pamela Stephens, superintendent; Sydney Humphress, Adair County Elementary School; Katie Cowan, Adair County Middle School; Brittany Smith, Adair County High School.

LEXINGTON – After five general sessions, countless workshops, state contests, candidate interviews, and three days of back-to-back events, all Emylou Miller could do was wait.

Maggie Coleman likes to use the word haphazardly when she talks about the beginning of J.O.Y. Ministries. She reflected on the fledgling start the non-profit organization experienced 10 years ago as she joined others Monday to celebrate a new beginning.

Eva Iqbal shared her time and talent with visitors of the Farmers’ Market on the Square Saturday by selling lemonade as a fundraiser. She raised $475 for the Stella Effect, a non-profit group that supports families who have a child with Trisomy 18 or 13, a life-limiting diagnosis.

Hearing you need an organ transplant to live can be shocking and frightening, but this is Tyler Carter’s normal. In April of 2019, the 24-year old’s life began to change drastically.

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