The City of Columbia has hired Derrick Helm of Russell County as the new city attorney. Derrick is affiliated with Helm, Shearer and Wilson Law Firm and began his practice in 2009 with Bertram and Wilson. Derrick has worked with several agencies and is currently the legal counsel for the Lake Cumberland Area Development District as well as the Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency. He is the son of Larry and Wanda Giles Helm. Derrick’s ties to Adair County include his father Larry being a long time employee of the Westlake Regional Hospital Radiology Department and his mother Wanda who is a native of Adair County.