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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…

By Drew Bergman Editor Back in October the local chapter of the Templar Knights Motorcycle Club held their first annual Toys for Tots Motorcycle Run to raise money for the organization in support of local kids. On Saturday three riders, local chapter president Sean Hatcher along with Jed Wasson, and Johnny McInteer, rode to Adair…

Dear Friends of Homeplace on the Green River,      My name is Lyn Stanton and I am very excited to introduce myself to you as the new Program Director of Homeplace on the Green River. I would love the opportunity to tell you a little about myself and my journey to Homeplace. I grew up in…