Scenic Kentucky: Waterfall on Lake Cumberland 2026-04-22 - Wayne Co., KY - Photo by Billy Hewitt. Billy writes, "I was fishing a tournament Saturday when we came upon this waterfall." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County - Dogwood Winter 2026 2026-04-22 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. It has been a fine Dogwood Winter in downtown Columbia. This tree accents the corner signs in the elbow curve at Rice Drive and Greensburg Street heading to the historic Adair County Courthouse. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Little Lambs Learning Center at Chamber meeting 2026-04-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Little Lambs Learning Center owners Mike and Joanne Payne, at left, were at the April Columbia Adair Chamber of Commerce luncheon with his sisters Phyllis Payne, at right, and Sharon Payne who joined them after the picture was made. Little Lambs was started in Columbia and has grown into four counties. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Jolene and the twins 2026-04-21 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Donna Rieder. Donna writes, "Here's a good picture of Jolene with her twins. The soft mouse-coloered one is a girl, the buckskin is a boy." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflower: Butterweed 2026-04-21 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A lot of the bright yellow flowers decorating Kentucky fields this month are butterweed, a native plant that spreads aggressively in disturbed areas and can be toxic to livestock. Wikipedia says"Its ability to fill entire fields or ditches with dense stands of yellow flowers demonstrates invasive potential even within its native range." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

April proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month 2026-04-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy City of Columbia. The month of April 2026 has been proclaimed as Child Abuse Prevention Month as the result of a proclamation issued by Columbia Mayor Pamela Hoots on April 13, 2026. Members of the Lake Cumberland Children's Advocacy Center, Adair County Attorney's Office, and social services attended the proclamation signing. Pictured, from left to right, are Jamie McQueary, Caroline Hardwick, Martha Fuller, Kristine Jacobson, Barbara Shepherd, Mayor Hoots, Shonda Underwood, Lori Pickett, Emily Jessie, Morgan Spoon, and Jeremy Hale. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Contributors and editors of Alpha Kappa Phi Review 2026-04-21 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The contributors and editors of the 12th edition of Lindsey Wilson University's Alpha Kappa Phi Review, a journal of undergraduate research in the humanities. From left: associate professor of English Dr. Karolyn Steffens, Jesse LaGrange '26, Cadence Groce '27, Briana Frey '29, Megan Whitson '26, Christian Varga '28, Lilly Streeval '26, Madeline Hardwick '27, Chloe Taylor '26, Morgan Bryant '26, Alannah Bowman '27, Ada Gass '28, Leona Smith '28, Yesh Singayao '27 and McKenzie Melton '29. Not pictured: Shiane Lussier '26. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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