In honor of National Small Business Week, April 28 through May 4, 2024, a proclamation was signed by Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots and Adair County Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant, declaring Small Business Week in Adair County.

Judge Bryant and Mayor Hoots met with a number of small business owners, with an emphasis on women-owned busineses, at the Courthouse Annex Basement on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, for the signing cermemony.

Those in attentance included Dr. Lynda Wilkerson from The Support Agency, Netty Grider from Blessed Billing, Credentialing, and Consulting, Tia White from TECE Title Services, Cecelia Bunch and Ashley Hardwick from Serenity Counseling Services, Tiffany Priddy from Breath of Grace Wellness, Tammy Stotts from Southern Nest Realty, Crystal Stapleton and Shelby Smith from The Coffee Hut, and Susan Loy from Barger Insurance Agency.