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Leadership Kentucky is now accepting applications for the second year of the BRIGHT Kentucky program. BRIGHT Kentucky, coordinated by the Leadership Kentucky Foundation, Inc., is designed to build the capacity of next-generation leaders (average age 21-40) in the Appalachian region of Kentucky to innovate, collaborate, and advance community and economic development. BRIGHT Kentucky engages bright,…

Due to virus conditions across Kentucky and the United States, the 2020 Adair County Fair must cancel its Fair events scheduled for the second week of June.  We are not able to meet and work together on projects, sell sponsorship’s, or even know for sure if things will be open for business by our  dates.  Later in…

  By Drew Bergman Contributor This is the continuation of a series of weekly articles featured in The Adair Progress about how churches in Adair County are adapting to the social distancing restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. One of the recurring themes that has been reported upon in this series is the ways…

By Jeff Neagle and Drew Bergman The first healthcare worker to pass away after testing positive for COVID-19 is an Adair Countian. Pamela L. Hughes was an employee of Summit Manor. She passed away on Monday after a courageous battle with the coronavirus. She was 50 years old. Signature HealthCARE, the parent company of Summit…

The Center for Rural Development honors two Adair County students for being selected for its annual youth programs, Rogers Scholars and Rogers Explorers.  “We hope our communities will join us in congratulating the students on their selection for these highly competitive programs,” said Lonnie Lawson, President and CEO of The Center for Rural Development. Morgan…

By Drew Bergman Contributor This article is part of an ongoing series in The Adair Progress about how churches in the Adair County area are adapting to the social distancing restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. As each church retools its services according to its strengths each church reveals what those strengths are. For…

Drive-thru testing for COVID-19 is now available at T.J. Primary Care located on Jamestown Street in Columbia. Patients will only be tested with an order from their provider. Testing availability is still limited at this time, and only patients who meet specific CDC criteria will qualify for an order to test. In order to ensure…

By Drew Bergman Contributor Local Update Covid-19 continues to increase around the Commonwealth and our region is no exception. As of press time, there have been nine confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Adair County, seven are current cases. six of the seven cases are hospitalized and one is in self-isolation. The first virus-related…

By Jeff Neagle Editor Many people have been affected by the restrictions placed all over the country due to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. One of the groups that may be overlooked is the seniors all around the nation who were anticipating senior prom and graduation in just a few more weeks. It is a rite…

By Drew Bergman Contributor It has now been one month since Kentucky saw its first case of coronavirus and in that time the governor has asked a lot of the citizens. Among the first and hardest asks was when he first requested, and later required, churches to suspend their in-person services until the coronavirus emergency…