Luckey joins Higher Education meeting with Rep. Comer 2025-02-05 - Washington, D.C. - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College President William T. Luckey Jr. was part of a delegation of leaders from Kentucky's independent colleges and universities who met Tuesday, February 4, 2025, with Kentucky Rep. James Comer of Tompkinsville. Comer, whose 1st Congressional District includes Lindsey Wilson, met with the delegation to discuss higher education issues facing the commonwealth's 18 independent colleges and universities. Pictured in Comer's Washington, D.C., office in the Rayburn House Office Building, from left, are: Centre College President Milton Moreland; Luckey; Centre Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives & External Relations Lesley Bilby; University of Pikeville President Burton Webb; UPike Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer Lori Werth; Bellarmine University President Susan Donovan; Union Commonwealth University President DJ Washington; Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities President Mason Dyer; Comer; Alice Lloyd College President James O. Stepp; Spalding University President Anne Kenworthy; Transylvania University Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Partnerships and Community Relations Raymond Daniels; Berea College President Cheryl Nixon; Midway University President John Marsden; Midway Chief Marketing Officer Ellen Gregory; and Lindsey Wilson Assistant to the President for Communications and Marketing Duane Bonifer. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Heated bowls helped in the snow and ice 2025-02-05 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Donna Rieder. Farming has been much better in the warmer temps, but Donna Rieder said her Clifty Creek chickens were able to eat and drink through the end of January freeze because she has heated bowls. Long range weather predictors suggest winter 2025 is not through with snow and ice yet so they will still be handy. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Happy 50th birthday Deputy Adair CJE 2025-02-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Benisha Johnson, Adair Fiscal Court. There was a whole lot of teasing in the Courthouse Annex Tuesday, February 4th as Bridget Compton, Deputy Adair County Judge Executive, was celebrated on her 50th Birthday by her coworkers. Happy birthday, Bridget! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Russell County, KY - Lake Cumberland 2025-02-04 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Lake Cumberland looks inviting in this warm weather we are given to welcome February 2025. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Four Bridges String Quartet 2025-02-04 - Chattanooga, TN - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Named for the four bridges that cross the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, the Four Bridges String Quartet performs classical to folk music on violins, viola, and cello. Members include Susan Whitacre, William Navalon, Rachel Beckmann and Campbellsville native Gabrielle Roberts. The Music Department of Lindsey Wilson College will be hosting the Four Bridges String Quartet in concert at 3pmCT on Monday, February 17, 2025, in the W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Anna Alexander and LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. 2025-02-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Barren County High School senior Anna Alexander, right, speaks to Lindsey Wilson College President William T. Luckey Jr. Saturday morning at the college's annual Begley Scholars Day. Alexander attended the event with her mother, Cindy Rowland Alexander, who is a 1999 Lindsey Wilson graduate. Alexander was among the high school students who interviewed for the John B. Begley Scholarship, Lindsey Wilson's most prestigious scholarship. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Area 7 Winner in the 2024 Jim Claypool Art Contest 2025-02-04 - Metcalfe Co., KY - Photo courtesy Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. Emma Gipson of Taylor County was the Area 7 Winner in the 2024 Jim Claypool Art Contest, which focused on the importance of forestry and forest health in Kentucky. Students and their winning entries will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Frankfort on March 7, 2025. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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