About Us/Contact

Sharon Burton is founder and publisher of the Adair County Community Voice, a weekly newspaper in Columbia, Ky. and The Farmer’s Pride, a statewide newspaper that provides hometown news for Kentucky’s farm community.

The Community Voice was first published in 2002 and since then the publication has earned numerous first place awards through the Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Contest. Sharon is known for her passion for “community journalism” and the need for transparency in government. In 2016 she was the recipient of the Al Smith Award for public service through community journalism by a Kentuckian.

The Adair County Community Voice is committed to providing objective, aggressive and thorough news coverage of Columbia and Adair County. We appreciate the support of our readers and advertisers as we strive to provide our community with excellent hometown news coverage.

Adair County Community Voice
316 Public Sq
P.O. Box 159
Columbia, Ky. 42728

Call Us: 270-384-9454
Email News Releases: newsroom@adairvoice.com

Meet the Staff

Toni Humphress

General Manager

Toni Humphress is general manager and graphic designer at Farmland Publications Inc., the publisher of The Farmer's Pride and the sales representative for The Community Voice. She has essentially grown up in the newspaper business and there isn’t a job or task within the newspaper business that she hasn’t done.

She is a mom to two girls, Emma and Kenzie, and has three bonuses that she loves immensely. When not at work she is spending time with children, enjoys doing DIY projects around the house and learning her way around power tools.

Toni can be reached at:  toni@farmlandpub.com