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Ethan Coomer visits City Hall

From Trey Stephens
City of Columbia | Assistant to the Mayor

On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, the City was delighted to host a visiting scholar from the University of Kentucky History Department, Ethan Coomer. Coomer is a Columbia native and has been at UK since 2023 studying History. During his time at UK he has studied the US Civil War, with specific research on African American soldiers in the Civil War and Kentuckians in the war. He has also done research and work on Greek History, and has traveled for historical studies in various other countries, including France, Germany, Czechia, Italy, and Austria.

This marked the second visit of scholars to Columbia this week, as the City hosted two visiting scholars from the McConnell Center for Leadership at the University of Louisville on Monday. The two visits this week and many others throughout the year are examples of Columbia being a hub of academia in southern Kentucky with hometown Lindsey Wilson University and other universities such as Tennessee Tech, University of Kentucky, and the University of Louisville conducting research and activities in our community.




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Ethan Coomer visits City Hall



2026-01-08 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy City of Columbia.
Adair County native Ethan Coomer (left) stopped by City Hall to meet with Mayor Pam Hoots and Trey Stephens (right) during a visit to town. Coomer has been studying History at the University of Kentucky since 2023.

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