Business and Communication Dean Benson Sexton 2026-03-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University will launch an agribusiness major in the 2026-27 school year. "We are excited about this major because it is an alignment between agriculture, business and our region's workforce needs," said Lindsey Wilson School of Business and Communication Dean Benson Sexton '04. "Our goal was simple: create a program where students don't have to leave rural America to get a world-class, career-ready agribusiness education connected to the land and the communities they call home." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Filling up at Columbia City Hall electric vehicle charger 2026-03-18 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Electric vehicles (EVs) may start to gain in popularity, even in rural areas, with gas prices soaring to $3.80 per gallon. This EV owner is taking advantage of the free charger behind Columbia City Hall. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

News and updates about Adair Public Schools 2026-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Mig Feuser, Adair Progress. Adair County Schools Superintendent Jason Faulkner, at left, along with leaders Sarah Hatton, center, and Susan Pfefferman, informed the members at the Chamber of Commerce March meeting about the State of the Schools. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds and buds surviving the cold spell 2026-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Little birds are shivering on Redbud limbs as we work through the freezing temperatures and gray skies. We are promised to be in the 70s by Friday. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations Adair Co. students at KUNA 2026! 2026-03-18 - Louisville, KY - Photo courtesy Candice Flatt. Candice Flatt, Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Kentucky United Nations Assembly Advisor, with students Reagann Atwood, Raegann Stephens, Pierce Stotts, Kolt King, Lily Coots, Maddy Grant, Chloe Acanto, Josie Blair, and Sallie Ballou, at KUNA 2026, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville on March 15-17, 2026. Mrs. Flatt says the students "won the most awards in all of my 10 years coaching these competitions! They are amazingly talented, generous, kind, intelligent, diplomatic, and I could go on and on!" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Basketball Contest brackets hot off the press 2026-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Adair Progress. Mig and Donna say, "Don’t forget to pick up your basketball brackets at Adair Progress, 98 Grant Lane, Columbia. Must be turned in by 11amCT Thursday March 19, 2026. Join us, let’s have some fun. Winner will receive $300.00." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Purple dead-nettle 2026-03-18 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. Area fields and non-homogenized lawns are filled with tiny purple blooms from purple dead-nettle as we pass the middle of March, 2026. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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