Logan County-Tourism

05/12/2026

05/12/2026

🔥🎱 IT’S ABOUT TO GO DOWN AT J&A Family Billiards & Game Room! 🎱🔥

🚨 SATURDAY MAY 16TH 🚨
The tables are calling and the competition is heating up for our HUGE 5 & UNDER TOURNAMENT! 💥

💰 $30 Registration
🚪 Doors Open at 3PM
🎱 Tournament Starts at 6PM
📍 400 North Main St Russellville, KY

If you’ve been waiting to test your skills, THIS is your shot! Expect action, pressure shots, big moments, and a packed house full of players ready to battle it out! 🔥🔥🔥

Whether you’re chasing bragging rights, sharpening your game, or just looking for an awesome night of pool and competition — you DO NOT want to miss this one!

🎯 Bring your A-Game
🎯 Bring your crew
🎯 Bring that winning mindset

LET’S FILL THE ROOM AND MAKE THIS TOURNAMENT ONE TO REMEMBER! 🎱💨

05/10/2026

Join us this week for crafts, chair yoga, green cleaners, a class on cordage, and storytimes that explore American Sign Language (ASL). Find more dates and details on our website at loganlibrary.org and sign up for our RSVP programs at loganlibrary.org/RSVP

05/09/2026

RELEASES TODAY! Our 1st Batch of Burton James Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey releases today, Saturday May 9, 2026 @ 11 AM.

Stop by to taste and pick up a bottle of this limited release!

It is a 4 Barrel blend of: three 9 Year old 95% Rye Whiskeys and one 10 Year old 95% Rye Whiskey, all from IN.
Bottled at Barrel Proof of 58.48% ABV / 116.95 Proof. Only 555 bottles made.

Please enjoy spirits responsibly and in moderation.

05/09/2026

Adairville Strawberry Festival returns for 78th year

The city of Adairville is preparing to host the 78th Annual Strawberry Festival, a multi-day celebration featuring community traditions, local competitions, and a tribute to the nation's 250th anniversary.

The festivities begin Saturday, May 9, with several preliminary events. The "Taste of Adairville," held at Living Word Church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will offer southern casseroles prepared by community members for $10 per ticket. A quilt show will run concurrently from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by the 2026 Adairville Auto & Tractor Show from noon to 3 p.m.

The auto show, sponsored by the Adairville-South Logan Chamber of Commerce, coincides with the "America 250" celebration. The first 50 registered entries will receive a special memento to mark the country’s semiquincentennial. The day will conclude with gospel singing starting at 4:30 p.m.

The festival’s main schedule resumes Thursday, May 14, through Saturday, May 16, centered around the Adairville Square.

Thursday, May 14

Vendors will open at 3 p.m., with carnival rides starting at 4 p.m. The "Adairville Has Talent" show is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Adairville Square, providing local performers a chance to compete on stage. Musical entertainment by Clay Bilyeu will follow from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday, May 15

Friday’s activities include a Kiddie Parade at 3 p.m. for children ages 12 and under. Participants are encouraged to wear red or strawberry-themed attire and may use decorated bikes, scooters, or wagons. Following the parade, Independence Bank will provide free popsicles. Musical group Four on the Floor will perform from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 16

The final day of the festival begins with a pancake breakfast at the Adairville Fire Station from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Vendors open at 10 a.m., with a performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at noon signaling the start of the day’s formal ceremonies.

The Jackson-Dickenson duel reenactment is scheduled for 12:10 p.m., leading up to the "Strawberry Fields of Freedom Parade" at 2 p.m. The parade will feature patriotic floats and a golf cart decorating contest, with cash prizes awarded for first, second, and third place. Charles Brindley will serve as Grand Marshall, and the festival will be dedicated to Charles Davis.

Evening entertainment includes Jun & Friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., followed by Water Buffalo from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

BY Denise Shoulders/News-Democrat & Leader

05/09/2026

✨Small Business Member Spotlight:✨ Burton James Whiskey

Burton James Whiskey is an award winning craft distiller in Adairville, KY producing Burton James Bourbon & Whiskey, James Lake Vodka, and Kentucky Grit Whiskeys. Owner Shawn McCormick opened the doors in 2022! They're open Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm and offer tastes of all the spirits they make, give tours of our distillery, have a gift shop where you can buy all their spirits and local gifts, and of course make tasty craft cocktails & slushies.

📍Located at 220 W. Gallatin Street in Adairville

05/08/2026

We are less than two weeks out!