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ANN: KNOWN AS THE GEM OF
KENTUCKY, COLUMBIA MAINTAINS
IT'S SMALL TOWN FEEL WITH
THOUGHTFUL PLANNING.
WHILE THERE'S A STRONG URGE TO
AD
JOBS IN TOWN THE COMMUNITY ISN'
LOOKING TO GROW TOO MUCH.
WLKY'S LEXY SCHEEN HAS MORE ON
THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE IN THIS
ADAIR COUNTY TOWN.
LEXY: WITH WELL OVER ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND ACRES OF FARMLAND,
COLUMBIA CONTINUES TO HOLD
TIGHTLY TO ITS AGRICULTURAL
ROOTS.
BUT THERE'S A PUSH TO BRING BIG
RE
IN PART TWO OF THIS SMALL TOWN
SUNDAY, WE FIND OUT WHAT'S IN
STORE FOR THIS RURAL COMMUNITY.
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING,
COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY HAS BEEN AN
AGRICULTURAL COMMU
THERE ARE VERY FEW BUSINESSES
THAT ARE NOT AFFECTED BY
AGRICULTURE.
ROLLING HILLS ENCOMPASS
THOUSANDS OF A
BILLY
WROTE -- ROW
WAS LITERALLY
BORN AND RAISED ON THE PHE AND HIS SONS RUN THE BIGGEST
DAIRY FARM IN THE COUNTRY --
COUNTY.
HARD WORK IS PROMINENT.
THAT'S AN ATTRIBUTE MANY IN TOWN
SAY IS COMMON IN COLUMBIA.
I WOULD SEE
GOOD WAGE EARNING
JOBS FOR OUR RESIDENTS WERE THEY
DON'T
-- RESIDENTS
.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE POSITIONED
BASED ON THE SIZE OF PARK AND
ALL THE UTILITIES AVAILABLE AND
OUR LOCATION ON THE CUMBERLAND
PARKWAY
, WE HOPE THE AREA WILL
ATTRACT NEW IN THAT'S THE MOST IMMEDIATE
GOAL FOR EVERYONE IN TOWN.
ADMINISTRATORS AT LINDSAY WILSON
COLLEGE SEE THEIR STUDENTS
MOVING AWAY AFTER GR
UNFORTUNATELY IT -- A LOT OF
US DON'T.
WE VERY RURAL AND THERE ARE NOT
A LOT OF
WE HAVE GOOD WORKERS.
OUR HIGH
SCHOOL HAS GONE INTO
SKILLS TRAINING.
MOST BUSINESSES ARE LOCALLY
OWNED.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING THE BIG
CITY HAS GOT JUST SMALLER.
I THINK WE NEED TO MAINTAIN
OUR SMALL-I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER WHE
WE HAVE 300,000
ACRES WE