Paxton Parnell meets Blue Raider Bob 2026-08-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University athletics mascot Blue Raider Bob gets a high-five from Paxton Parnell, 3, of Columbia, as his mother, Mandi Parnell, looks on at the WAIN Splash Bash on Saturday, August 1, 2026, held at the university's Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Carlee Huckaby previews new band uniform 2026-08-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Carlee Huckaby '29 of Columbia models the new uniform she will wear this year as the drum major for the Blue Raider Band on Sunday, August 2, 2026, in the Blue Raider Band Building. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Enjoying the Back to School Bash 2026-08-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Rhea Allinson . Mary Anna Burns with Parker Burns and Chezlee Bardin at the City of Columbia's Back to School Bash on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tip Saunders illustration 2026-08-03 - Louisville, KY - Photo courtesy Library of Congress. An illustration from page 225 of the book 'Mongst the Hills of Kentucky, written by Lizzie Arnett with illustrations by Adair County native Tip Saunders, printed by R. H. CAROTHERS & SON, Louisville, KY, in 1909. The illustration is for the story "Old Man’s Experience In Bee Keeping...," which begins on page 221 of the book. The book is available in PDF format from the Library of Congress at tile.loc.gov (PDF). Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mary Ann Xantippe (Tip) Saunders 2026-08-03 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Mike Watson. Famous Adair Countian Mary Ann Xantippe 'Tip' Saunders, pictured above with her father and step-mother. Mike writes, "Mary Ann Xantippe 'Tip' Saunders was born 1838 in Adair County, and died in 1922 at Louisville, Jefferson County. An artist of note in Louisville, she is known for her portraits and landscapes, some of which were painted in Adair County. " Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Director of Bands Robert Palmer 2026-08-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson Director of Bands Robert Palmer tells band members and guests about the new Blue Raider Band uniforms on Sunday, August 2, 2026, in the Blue Raider Band Building. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Walden brothers paint at Splash Bash 2026-08-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University graduate student Caitlyn Farmer of Atlanta works with Columbia brothers Gregory, 9, center, and Charles, 7, Walden on a watercolors project in the arts-and-crafts room at the WAIN Splash Bash on Saturday, August 1, 2026, held at the university's Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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