Scenic Cumberland County - between mowings 2026-07-31 - Cumberland County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. A summer farm scene along The Creek in Cumberland County. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Critique: the thing about bananas 2026-07-30 - Bowling Green, KY - Photo from family collection. Ruth Ann Renfro is giving her feedback on bananas in this recent photo by her devoted grandmother Missy. Little Ruth's expression says it all. Her local connection is that she's the six-month-old great granddaughter of Columbia natives Jim and Annette Richards. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

At the Fiscal Court meeting July 28, 2026 2026-07-30 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Vicky Pike of Miss Vicky's Pampered Angus Ranch. Adair County Fiscal Court handled a lengthy agenda that ranged from routine financial business to road funding and personnel matters, but the discussion was dominated by two issues: the continuing backlog of fiscal court minutes and the hiring of a new part-time 911 dispatcher. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Eggplant Bolognese 2026-07-30 - EK Kitchen - Photo by Pen. Roasted slices of eggplant, topped with Bolognese sauce and melted mozzarella, served with sauteed spinach. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Companion Animal poster blue ribbon 2026-07-30 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold. 4H-er Isolde Arnold had her first year competing in regular 4H categories--as she had graduated from Cloverbuds--and won Grand Champion in the Companion Animal Poster Category. This will allow her work to be submitted to the Kentucky State Fair! Isolde is pictured here with trusty 4H UK Co-operative Agent Tony Rose, who will faithfully transport all the qualifying entries to the State Fair, which opens on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Best of luck at state! Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

2026 Oxford Institute for Global Education and Clinical Practice 2026-07-30 - Oxford, England - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University doctoral student Mahalia Cain of Williamsburg, Kentucky, standing fourth from right, joins some of the students from all over the world who attended the International Association of Psychology and Counseling's 2026 Oxford Institute for Global Education and Clinical Practice in Psychology and Counseling, held at St. Hilda's College, Oxford University. The conference attracted more than three dozen counseling scholars from around the world, including from several U.S. states, China, Malaysia, Nigeria, Paraguay, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Cain presented research with Lindsey Wilson counseling professor Ed Gunberg, who is Cain's academic adviser in the university's counselor education and supervision doctoral program and standing in back third from left. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Gunberg and Cain at Radcliffe Camera 2026-07-30 - Oxford, England - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University counseling professor Ed Gunberg and Mahalia Cain of Williamsburg, Kentucky, who is a student in Lindsey Wilson's counselor education and supervision doctoral program, stand in front of the Radcliffe Camera, an iconic landmark in Oxford, England. Built in the 18th century, the building is connected by the underground Gladstone Link to the Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest libraries in Europe. Gunberg and Mahlia were at Oxford to present work at the International Association of Psychology and Counseling's 2026 Oxford Institute for Global Education and Clinical Practice in Psychology and Counseling. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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