LWC Homecoming King and Queen 2023-10-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. On Saturday evening, the LWC student body crowned the homecoming queen and king during halftime of the LWC football game at Parnell Family Stadium. Crowned king was sophomore Isaac Duop from South Sudan, left, representing men's basketball. And crowned queen was senior Diamond Bryant from Clarksville, Tennessee, representing women's basketball. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC Alumni Awards 2023 2023-10-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. The Lindsey Wilson College National Alumni Association honored three alumni and one longtime friend on Saturday morning, Sept. 30, during the college's 92nd Homecoming celebration. From left: Charity Ferguson '01 from Greensburg, Kentucky, who received the Distinguished Service award; Bill Straus '69 from Lexington, Kentucky, who received the Distinguished Alumnus award; Dr. Jerry Westerfield from Russell Springs, Kentucky, who received the Honorary Alumnus award; Hannah Hayduk '15 Morales from Laredo, Texas received the Outstanding Young Alumna award; and LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. The event was sponsored by TJ Health. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Welcome Welcome 2023-10-04 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Leslie Smith. The Adair County sign has been restored to its rightful place on Highway 55 South near Dollar General. Leslie says, "It welcomes me back to Adair County and I smile each time I see it." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell County, KY 2023-10-04 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Deer families wander safely through the park around Lure Lodge. These three paused but were given the right of way. Traffic has to move slowly to navigate the curves into the park and there's plenty of food in the wooded area. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Planned test of Emergency Alerts on October 4 2023-10-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management. FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) at approximately 2:20pmET on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The WEA portion of the test will be directed to all consumer cell phones. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tourism investment made for marketing 2023-10-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Paige Nickel, Executive Director of the Adair County Tourism and Convention Commission, accepted the $29,248 check from the Kentucky Department of Tourism to support travel marketing and promotion. Paige said, "The Adair County Tourism and Convention Commission is thrilled to receive these funds from the state. We plan to expand our county marketing efforts nationwide in hopes of bringing more visitors to our beautiful college and lake town." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ground broken for new Franklin Ford building 2023-10-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Governor Andy Beshear, Representative Amy Neighbors, Mayor Pamela Hoots, and Gas Supervisor Jerry Watson joined Franklin family members Barbara, Dan, Don Jr., Eddie Jr., Ben, Daniel and Nathaniel, in the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Franklin Ford building on the site of the special announcements Tuesday. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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