OCC 2025: Cane Valley Baptist Church 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge. Pastor Clay Scott and members of his flock stand in front of the cartons that contain the 525 shoebox gifts that were packed by the Cane Valley Baptist Church. Cane Valley Baptist Church has been packing shoebox gifts for many many years. Most years members of the church travel to one of the processing centers in Atlanta, GA, Boone, NC, or Charlotte, NC, and help process the shoebox gifts. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU workforce shows up for Operation Christmas Child 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Several LWU coaches and athletes took time out of their schedule Wednesday morning to help load OCC shoeboxes and Samritians Purse cartons on to the pup trailers at the First Church of the Nazarene in Columbia, Kentucky. Teams represented included baseball, golf, bowling and flag football. Also pictured are members of the Metcalfe County Shoebox Mission along with central drop off coordinator Denise Fudge. Metcalfe County collected a record 1822 shoebox gifts. In addition to these boxes, the LWU team loaded 525 shoebox gifts from Cane Valley Baptist Church and an additional 1231 shoebox gifts from Columbia Baptist Church for a total of 3578 this morning. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Service Officer will be at VFW on Nov 20 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Joe Hare. On Thursday 20 Nov 2025 there will be a VFW Service Officer, Anthony Cook, at VFW Post 6097, 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY. "Doc" Cook will be there from 10amCT until all veterans are served. This service is open to ANY veteran and there is NO charge. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New additions for LWU Winter Commencement 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University's winter graduates will receive a new diploma cover that will feature a black-and-white drawing of a campus mural by Dani Ford of Jamestown, Kentucky, that was unveiled earlier this school year. Legacy graduates whose parents and grandparents are Lindsey Wilson alumni will receive a special legacy stole to wear during the ceremony. The university's 122nd commencement will be held in two ceremonies -- at 10amCT and at 2pmCT -- on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Both commencement ceremonies will be held in Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beginning to look like Christmas downtown 2025-11-19 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pam Hoots. New Christmas decorations are going up this week around the Public Square in Columbia. Mayor Pam says the lights won't be on until they are all installed and tested but soon. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Alumni art show in Begley Gallery through Dec 13 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The fiber pieces "Lindsey Wilson University," foreground, by Kimberly Harden '22 and Candyce Counts '22, and "Shiny Calico," by Jaye Farthing '23 and '24, are featured in the Lindsey Wilson University art show "Then and Now," which is on display through December 13, 2025, in the university's Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 8amCT to 4pmCT Monday-Friday and by special appointment. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Photography by Mary Ford in Begley Gallery 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. "Untitled," photography by Mary Ford '16, is featured in the Lindsey Wilson University art show "Then and Now," which is on display through December 13, 2025, in the university's Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 8amCT to 4pmCT Monday-Friday and by special appointment. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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