Community leaders attend ACMS groundbreaking 2023-08-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The crowd in attendance at the Adair Middle School new building ground breaking Thursday, August 31, 2023 included school district leaders, staff, and community leaders. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Board of Education members first to break ground 2023-08-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. After many months of research, planning, negotiations and fighting for funds, the Adair County Board of Education was able to stand where the new Adair County Middle School will be built and ceremoniously break ground. From left are: Jaimie Wisdom, Keri Willis, Ellen Holley, Steve Burton, Terry Harvey, Destiny Greer, David Karnes, Jason Faulkner, Dana King, and Troy Grider. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Welcoming new students to campus 2023-08-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. A receiving line of cheering Blue Raiders greeted students as they entered the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center at the welcome ceremony on Saturday, August 19. More than three dozen returning LWC students and student-athletes from various athletics teams volunteered to help new students and incoming freshmen move onto the A.P. White Campus on Saturday. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Roommates move in to Phillips Hall 2023-08-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Business administration freshman Pearsyn Ingram from Somerset, Kentucky, and her roommate nursing freshman Lindsey Bandy from Edmonton, Kentucky move into Phillips Hall on Saturday, August 19. For the second consecutive year, LWC is expecting a record-breaking total enrollment, surpassing last year's record enrollment by more than 25%. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Back to school for Lindsey Wilson College students 2023-08-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. It's back to school for Lindsey Wilson College students. Monday, August 21, was the first day of fall 2023 classes for the 120-year-old liberal arts college following a move-in day the prior weekend. Athletes and upperclassmen began moving back to Columbia in early August. LWC is expecting a record-breaking enrollment for the academic year 2023-24 surpassing the largest record by 25%. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

John Field House in 1977, showing addition 2023-08-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Darryl Smith. Darryl writes, "Here is a picture from 1977 when the Field house was submitted to the National Register of Historic Places (maybe you already have this). I also have attached a link to the page containing all the information accompanying the application. There are additional pictures of the house on the link, and the entire file is downloadable as a .pdf. All of the pictures are black and white. The picture I have inserted is the only one showing any of the wooden additions made to the house in later years. The John Field house was nominated in October 1977 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in February of 1978." John Field house on the NPS archives. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: sweet breakfast 2023-08-30 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This sweet breakfast was enjoyed for a special occasion at new Columbia's Happy Cow Cafe across the street from Black Stallion Steakhouse. Fluffy pancakes were topped with strawberries, blueberries, bananas, whipped cream and warm syrup. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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