Katie Kean helps peers prepare for Land Judging 2026-10-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Gabby Barnes. On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the Adair County FFA advanced to state in the Lake Cumberland regional land judging contest. The team's success in this contest is a testament to the work the students put in to prepare. Here, former land judging team member Katie Kean is helping teach her peers about how to evaluate soil cores for erosion, depth, and drainage. She helped them differentiate between fragipans and gray mottling. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Co. FFA at Regional Delegates Meeting 2026-10-20 - Pulaski Co., KY - Photo from Gabby Barnes. Addie Baker, the Adair County President and Lake Cumberland Regional President, served with Abby Maulden at the Lake Cumberland regional delegate meeting. They planned events for the year, and voted on important changes within the region. Above, Addie Baker can be seen running the regional delegate meeting. She presented new business to students from each chapter across the Lake Cumberland Region. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Co. FFA competes in Archery contest 2026-10-20 - Pulaski Co., KY - Photo from Gabby Barnes. Logan Faulkner was focused on the target ahead. He did an excellent job representing our program in the archery contest on October 15, 2026. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations Adair Co. FFA 2026-10-20 - Pulaski Co., KY - Photo from Gabby Barnes. On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the Adair County FFA advanced to state in the Lake Cumberland regional land judging contest. Team members were Hudson Hancock, Braxton Irvin, McKinlee Stone, and Smyrna Caceres-Aleman. Alternates were Rosalie Reynolds and Brianna Phipps. All team members performed exceptionally, and earned the right for Adair County to move forward to the state level of the competition. In addition to participating in the land judging contest, Adair County had strong representation in the archery contest and regional delegate meeting. From left to right: the students that participated were Levy Ray, Case Jennings, Karson Richard, Braxton Irvin, Brayden Fitzgerald, Logan Faulkner, Hudson Hancock, Smyrna Caceres-Aleman, McKinlee Stone, Rosalie Reynolds, Breanna Phipps, Abby Maulden, and Addie Baker. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Larry Parker painting on display now at Begley Art Gallery 2026-10-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The painting "Janice Holt Giles House," above, by 1967 Lindsey Wilson University alumnus Larry Parker, is among the 20 pieces of art included in the Lindsey Wilson Alumni Art Show, which runs through December 19, 2026. A public reception will be held from 4:30-6:30pmCT on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery is located in the W.W. Slider Humanities Center. Gallery hours are 8amCT to 4pmCT Monday through Friday and by special appointment. It is free and open to the public. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A matter of perspective 2026-10-20 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Pam Capozziello. Pam writes, "I took this photo one day and was amazed how much a simple contrail can resemble an impending tornado! It looks like its dropping down but it actually is going across the sky!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU Sport Performance students take their major on the road 2026-10-20 - Indianapolis, IN - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University faculty members, from left, Eric Carter and Courtney Carter spoke at the "Symposium on Transforming the Postsecondary Experience" of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, held October 14-15, 2026, in Indianapolis, with LWU sport performance freshmen Anderson Brock of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and Bradshaw Klym of Franklin, Tennessee. Brock and Klym were the only two undergraduate students to attend the conference, which attracted about 500 scholars, academic leaders and student affairs officials. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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