LWU students learn valuable conservation lessons in Belize 2026-03-13 - Belize - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University faculty and students are joined by their guides in front of the buttress roots of a Ceiba tree in a Belize rainforest. Pictured in front are guides Ranger Marcos Kuk, left, and Head Ranger Sipirano Canti; from LWU, from left: biology professor Sara Ash; Richard Newland '26 of Franklin, Kentucky; Kaylee Butler '27 of Columbia; Makayla Melson '26 of Russell Springs, Kentucky; Heather Eggleston '26 of Lebanon, Tennessee; Connor Wilhoit '27 of Campbellsville, Kentucky; and instructor Evan Mahanna '22, sustainability and environmental studies program coordinator. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Looking for photos from Egypt Christian Church history 2026-03-13 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Egypt Christian Church. As Egypt Christian Church prepares to celebrate their 150th anniversary on March 29, 2026, they are looking for old pictures. This one is believed to be a group of Egypt Christian members likely at a revival or gathering. Records show the first dedicated Egypt Christian church was built in 1914. The clothing of the people in the photo above indicate it was taken around 1903-1908, so it was probably taken at the Egypt Schoolhouse, which was used for other community groups like the Grange or Masons. If anyone has additional information or additional pictures, please share. A correction, from ECC: "It was not 1914. The actual date was possibly 1895-1900. So this building in picture may very well have been the church building that stood for over 100 years when remodeling brought it down in early 2000s. If you have old photos or details to add, please use the CM Comment Form to share. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pick Up day was a success 2026-03-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Trey Stephens. The Columbia Street Department has collected chairs, mattresses, tables, and much more on the fourth annual Spring Pick It Up Day. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU faculty, staff and students visit Abbey Theatre 2026-03-12 - Dublin, Ireland - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students visited the world-famous Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, for a backstage tour before attending a centennial production of Sean O'Casey's classic play "The Plough and the Stars" about the 1916 Easter Rising. To prepare for the March 1-9, 2026, trip, which was funded in part by a university grant and a gift from the late honorary alumnus Dr. Jerry Westerfield of Russell Springs, the students spent the first seven weeks of the spring semester studying Irish art, culture, film and literature. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Do they have a beaver problem at Long Run? 2026-03-12 - Jefferson Co., KY - Photo by Pen. I stopped in to Long Run Park last week to do a little birdwatching, and noticed that trees a lot of trees around the edge of the lake at Long Run Park are no longer. Is this the work of a colony of beavers? Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pooler and Stotts engaged at Cliffs of Moher 2026-03-12 - County Clare, Ireland - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Shortly after Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students arrived at the Cliffs of Moher, Lucas Pooler '26 proposed to his girlfriend, Laney Stotts '27. "I'll never forget it. It was so beautiful," said Stotts. "I don't think he could have picked a more romantic spot." "It had been planned out for months," said Pooler, a business administration major with a management emphasis from Columbia. "When she told me that she wanted to go on the trip, I was like, 'This would be the perfect time to do it.'" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU faculty, staff and students at Cliffs of Moher 2026-03-12 - Ireland - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University faculty, staff and students gather at the Cliffs of Moher, which are in southwestern Ireland. Students on the trip were, in no particular order: Mac Bettersworth, Zoe Boatright, Emma Brown, Morgan Bryant, Sarai Collins, Whitley Gibson, Brandon Grider, Cori Groce, Madeline Hardwick, Leeshawn Johnson, Grace Lowther, Shiane Lussier, Ross Montgomery, Mackenzie Parnell, Sabrina Ruiz, Piper Samples, Leona Smith, Christian Varga, Megan Whitson, Madison Wiser, Lucas Pooler, Laney Stotts, Sarah Sonnabend, Gage Carnes, and Alannah Bowman. The LWU employees who helped lead the study-abroad trip were Rachel Carr, Kassidy Phelps, Allison Smith, Travis Smith, and Karolyn Steffens. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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