LWU creates scholarship for Red Onion State Prison employees
2026-07-23 - Pound, VA - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Lindsey Wilson and Red Onion State Prison have launched a partnership to expand educational opportunities to employees at the state institution. The agreement makes the prison's full-time and part-time employees and their immediate family members eligible to receive scholarship opportunities through Lindsey Wilson.
Pictured, front row, from left: LWU Assistant Vice President of Educational Outreach Tommie Saragas; LWU Enrollment Coordinator Leanna Perkins; Lindsey Wilson Director of Enrollment Ryan Vitatoe; Red Onion Warden David Anderson; Red Onion Senior Mental Health Clinician Edward Richie Creech; Red Onion Warden Amee Duncan; and LWU Regional Academic Director Kimberly Brown.
Back row, from left: LWU counseling professor Richard Carroll; LWU Enrollment Coordinator Jason Weaver; Red Onion State Major Steve Franklin; and LWU criminal justice professor Dennis Souther. Comments | Permalink
2026-07-23 - Pound, VA - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University
Lindsey Wilson and Red Onion State Prison have launched a partnership to expand educational opportunities to employees at the state institution. The agreement makes the prison's full-time and part-time employees and their immediate family members eligible to receive scholarship opportunities through Lindsey Wilson.
Pictured, front row, from left: LWU Assistant Vice President of Educational Outreach Tommie Saragas; LWU Enrollment Coordinator Leanna Perkins; Lindsey Wilson Director of Enrollment Ryan Vitatoe; Red Onion Warden David Anderson; Red Onion Senior Mental Health Clinician Edward Richie Creech; Red Onion Warden Amee Duncan; and LWU Regional Academic Director Kimberly Brown.
Back row, from left: LWU counseling professor Richard Carroll; LWU Enrollment Coordinator Jason Weaver; Red Onion State Major Steve Franklin; and LWU criminal justice professor Dennis Souther. Comments | Permalink
Heirloom chair stays in family
2026-07-23 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Mike Bennett
Phillip Coffey just gifted this family heirloom chair to his cousin Mike Bennett. The chair belonged to Cassius C. (Cash) Coffey (1884-1972), who lived in the Keltner community of Adair County, where both Mike Bennett and Phillip Coffey were raised. Cash was Phillip's Grandfather and Mike's Great-Grandfather. Comments | Permalink
2026-07-23 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Mike Bennett
Phillip Coffey just gifted this family heirloom chair to his cousin Mike Bennett. The chair belonged to Cassius C. (Cash) Coffey (1884-1972), who lived in the Keltner community of Adair County, where both Mike Bennett and Phillip Coffey were raised. Cash was Phillip's Grandfather and Mike's Great-Grandfather. Comments | Permalink
Mark Twain quote and art at Paint the Town
2026-07-22 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Karen Rowland
At the Paint the Town event last week, artist and secretary of the Adair Arts Council Karen Rowland had fun bringing Mark Twain to life. She writes - Went to chalk my square in downtown Columbia wanting to beat the heat and enjoy the Paint the Town event this evening and see all the creations around the square. My subject is a quote from Mark Twain, "God created war so Americans would learn geography." Comments | Permalink
2026-07-22 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Karen Rowland
At the Paint the Town event last week, artist and secretary of the Adair Arts Council Karen Rowland had fun bringing Mark Twain to life. She writes - Went to chalk my square in downtown Columbia wanting to beat the heat and enjoy the Paint the Town event this evening and see all the creations around the square. My subject is a quote from Mark Twain, "God created war so Americans would learn geography." Comments | Permalink
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