Mayor Pamela Hoots formally swore in Jr Murphy as Chief of the Columbia Police Department Monday night. Murphy has spent almost his entire career with CPD and has been Sergeant for the last 10 years. Pictured from left to right: Former Chief Jason Cross, Jr Murphy, Judge Judy Murphy (Murphy’s wife) and Mayor Pamela Hoots.

By Amber Hobaugh Staff Writer   On February 23, 2021, Governor Andy Beshear announced an executive order that all public school districts offer or expand in-person instruction beginning March 1. In a letter released last week, Superintendent Pamela Stephens stated that the Adair County Board of Education along with the staff at Adair County schools…

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By Amber Hobaugh Staff Writer   The Adair County Board of Education met on Monday night for a special called meeting after last week’s meeting had to be canceled due to inclement weather. Board members voted to approve the proposed 2021-2022 school calendar hopeful that schools will be able to start next school year fully…

The month of February has been proclaimed as “Black History Month,” in the City of Columbia. The proclamation recognizes those persons in our African American community for their part in our city’s heritage. Councilor Sharon Payne, who is the first female African American, to serve on the Columbia City Council, joined Mayor Pamela Hoots for…

By Amber Hobaugh and Drew Bergman On Thursday and Friday of last week, rain, sleet, and ice fell across southcentral Kentucky prompting schools that had been in session to go online. By Saturday many roads were back to normal, but it was a short break. On the evening of Valentine’s Day this Sunday a wintry…