Patrick Adkins speaks to LWU accounting students 2026-03-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University alumnus Patrick Adkins '19 speaks to students in accounting professor Katie Curry's "Taxation II" class on Monday, March 23, 2026, in the J.L. Turner Leadership Center. Adkins, who is the financial controller for South Central Bank Inc. in Glasgow, Kentucky, was visiting his alma mater as a member of the LWU School of Business and Communication Advisory Board. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU School of Business and Communication Advisory Board 2026-03-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University Dean of the School of Business and Communication Benson Sexton '04, left, joins five members of the school's advisory board in the university's J.L. Turner Leadership Center. From left: Sexton; Paige Nickel '11, executive director of Adair County Tourism and Convention Commission; Patrick Adkins '19, the financial controller for South Central Bank Inc. in Glasgow, Kentucky; Lori Riddle Eberenz '02, Yum! Brands' head of public relations and global storytelling; Madison Bryant Kirby '19, Wiley Publishing digital learning executive; and Kyle Edwards '06, president of Edwards Managed Technology Computer Consulting of Lexington, Kentucky. Not pictured: Andy Mann '08, assistant vice president, contract administration, HealthTrust Performance Group; Curtis Pelston '16, parks program services supervisor at Lake Cumberland State Resort; and Chloe Thomas '22, marketing specialist with MDI-Management Data Inc. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Issues causing siren alert failure resolved 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from The Adair Progress. At the beginning of the Storm Spotting class last week, Brandon Harvey, at left, and Grant Loy reassured the crowd that the issue which had caused the recent tornado siren failure had been resolved. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Storm Spotter class held in southern Adair County 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from The Adair Progress. One of the many topics that were covered at the Storm Spotter class in Breeding last week was the disastrous tornado that hit the state and the region on May 16, 2025. Daniel Wilson of the Storm Alert Center demonstrated what the formation of a major weather system looks like on a radar. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU business professor Cathy Boatright 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. "This new program prepares students to move seamlessly from undergraduate business foundations to advanced leadership and strategic practice in an accelerated, integrated learning pathway," said Lindsey Wilson University business professor Cathy Boatright, who helped design the university's new 4+1 Bachelor's-MBA Program. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Drug take back day nets 100lbs of expired medications 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Sheriff Gary Roy. Adair County Sheriff Gary Roy and Adair County Deputy Coroner Robin Lewis collected approximately 100 pounds of unused or expired prescription drugs in the 2026 Spring Drug Take Back on Saturday, March 21, 2026. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACES fourth graders learn the science of cheese 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Robin Hancock. FFA members Alexa Castrejon, Maycee Hovious, Myla Curry, and Alyssa Greer teach ACES fourth graders in Jessica Simpson's math classroom about making cheese during All In for Ag Education Week.jpg Students learned how cheese is turned from milk (a liquid) into a solid, changing states of matter. Students in both classes were given the opportunity to try mozzarella cheese and learned about dairy farming. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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