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…

By Drew Bergman Editor On Valentine’s Day Jared Peck of the Lexington Herald-Leader announced Kentucky.com’s Girls Player of the Week for the first week of February. The name at the top of that list was Adair County’s own freshman forward Ellie Cheatham. Ellie Walked away with 7,390 total votes (19% of the overall total) for…

By Brett Reliford ACMS Academic Team Advisor The Adair County Middle School Academic Team came away as overall victors on January 30, 2021 by becoming the Governor’s Cup Regional Champions for Region 11. The competition was the head-to-head battle against District winners from across the Region, and winners at the Region event earned the right…

By Amber Hobaugh Staff Writer As the Kentucky legislature returns this month to hear stances on many different topics, there is one bill that will cross the Senate floor that is rooted in one Adair County family. Senate bill 91, or “Bella’s bill” is a bill designed to require the Department of Public Health in…