First Wednesday reopening since the Pandemic 2025-03-13 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. It was Wednesday at dinnertime when the parking lot is usually empty, but not on March 12, 2025 - the first day OK Country Cooking was open on a Wednesday since the Pandemic. It had been a good first day back and there was still free pie for folks who drive miles and miles for homemade coconut, sand and butterscotch, chocolate and more! From left are: Addisyn Hatcher, Annette Young, Arlinda Kessler holding their famous Sand Pie, and Devon Lorenz. Find their specials in the 'What's Cooking' feature every day on Columbia Magazine. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sunset over the Bypass around Columbia 2025-03-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. I wanted to thank the driver of the big rig for taking the Veterans Memorial Bypass around Columbia and leaving downtown to smaller vehicles as the sun was setting Wednesday. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Who will apply to be new District 2 Magistrate? 2025-03-12 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo from public framed map at Adair Clerk's office in the Courthouse Annex, 400 Public Square, Columbia.. Who lives in Adair County Magisterial District 2 (in brown and green above) and wants to apply for the open seat coming at the end of March? That's the question on the street today as the March 31, 2025 midnight deadline approaches. The job pays around $800 a month at the start plus mileage and expenses to training and informational trips. Insurance may also be a benefit. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC ISP Students on the Big 4 Bridge 2025-03-12 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Robert King. On March 8, 2025, students from the Lindsey Wilson College International Student Program took a trip to the Louisville area. While they were there, they walked across the Big 4 Bridge, which connects Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky, with Jeffersonville, Indiana. The historic bridge was completed in 1895, updated in 1929, taken out of rail service in 1968, and converted to bicycle and pedestrian use in 2013. Pictured are Lindsey International students Akram Nejjar from Morocco, Hyuna Kim from South Korea, Alivia Stines, Maxwell Wordui from Ghana, Aaron Nankeng from Cameroon, Alejandra Formoso from Spain, Paula Martin from Spain, and Guillem Casenoves from Spain. Paired Photo: LWC ISP Students visit historic candy maker Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sexton Selected for Higher Education Institute 2025-03-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College School of Business and Communication Dean Benson Sexton was selected to participate in the Appalachian College Association Rural Higher Education Leadership Institute. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Third Place Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted 2025-03-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lake Cumberland Extension Homemakers. Jennifer DiGirolamo's 3rd Place winning entry in the Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted category of the Lake Cumberland Extension Homemakers Cultural Arts contest. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Third Place Origami, by Shannon Steveson 2025-03-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lake Cumberland Extension Homemakers. Shannon Steveson's 3rd Place winning entry in the Origami category of the Lake Cumberland Extension Homemakers Cultural Arts contest. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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