LWC football head coach Chris Oliver 2021-05-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College football head coach Chris Oliver, middle, is congratulated by LWC women's basketball head coach John Wethington, right, and LWC Assistant Dean of Students Abe Cross. The football coach and his team traveled through the night from Grambling, LA, to arrive Tuesday morning to a homecoming celebration at Blue Raider Stadium. The Lindsey Wilson football program won its first-ever, NAIA football national championship on Monday evening. Oliver, who became the program's first-ever head coach back in 2010, was named AFCA-NAIA National Coach of the Year. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Official championship hardware 2021-05-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Kicker/punter Ian Sauter carries the official championship hardware off the bus during the homecoming celebration at Blue Raider Stadium Tuesday morning. The Blue Raiders capped off a perfect 11-0 season with a 45-13 win over Northwestern (IA) in the NAIA FCS National Championship Game. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC Football caravan makes it to Columbia 2021-05-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. The National Champion Blue Raiders Football team caravan passing through downtown Columbia on the way to Blue Raider Stadium for the victory celebration today. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Looking back at the CPD in days past 2021-05-11 - Columbia, KY - Photo from the office of Mayor Pam Hoots, Columbia, KY. Columbia Police Department members back in the day were, from left: Gene Conover, Donval Cravens, Murray Knifley, Tim Hardwick and Sanford Grant. This keepsake picture was given to Mayor Pam Hoots after the May Council meeting by present Columbia Police Department Chief Junior Murphy. Donval is the grandfather of current CPD Officer Adam Cravens and Tim Hardwick is father of former Mayor Curtis Hardwick. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Farewell To The Grand Canyon: Same bull, new pose 2021-05-11 - Grand Canyon West, AZ - Photo By Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking. Robert writes, "This is the same bull we got pics of earlier in the day on the trip to the Grand Canyon. The only difference was he had made it to the other side of the road, and his new location provided a wider view of the landscape and setting sun." Paired photo: Farewell To The Grand Canyon Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Farewell To The Grand Canyon 2021-05-11 - Grand Canyon West, AZ - Photo By Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis Woodworking. Robert writes, "Leaving the Grand Canyon later in the evening, for the return trip back to Vegas, we found ourselves traveling through the Joshua Tree forest at Sunset." Paired photo: Farewell To The Grand Canyon: Same bull, new pose Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Peonies saved from the storms 2021-05-10 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Inette Goodin. These beautiful Peonies were turned into an inspirational bouquet and saved from being battered by the rain storms. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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