Freshmen friends since elementary school 2021-09-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Elementary school friends and Louisville, Ky., freshmen Maia Sapp, right, and Jade Latarte said that applying for college during the pandemic made things slower than usual and a bit "scarier." Sapp and Latarte are living in the newly renovated Phillips Hall, one of the oldest buildings on the A.P. White Campus. Included in the renovation: new carpet, ceiling tiles and lighting throughout the dorm; the remodel of four bathrooms; and new sinks, backsplashes, wardrobes and smoke detectors in each room. The fall 2021 semester began on Monday, August 30. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC students greeted with several improvements 2021-09-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. When the new students arrived Saturday to move into the residence halls, they were greeted with several improvements. Receiving a much needed facelift was Phillips Hall -- one of the original three buildings that date to Lindsey Wilson's founding in 1903. From left to right: Phillips Hall Resident Assistants Victoria Kennedy from Shepherdsville, Ky.; Gabrielle Wagner from Mount Vernon, Ky.; Haven Crawford from Louisville, Ky.; Haemin Choi from South Korea; Christina Speck from Albany, Ky.; and Women's Resident Director Shelby Herchenrader from Louisville, Ky. Phillips Hall is reserved for female freshmen students. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC welcomes the Class of 2025 2021-09-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. LWC President William T. Luckey Jr., welcomes the Class of 2025 at the fall 2021 Kick Off Celebration in Biggers Sports Center on Saturday, August 28. LWC plans to have classes at full capacity with students, faculty and staff required to wear masks while indoors and in crowded outdoor spaces. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Loving family for Missy 2021-09-03 - Photo from family collection. June was the month for same-day anniversary celebrations for Jim and Annette Richards (in the picture at right) who found Missy at the Methodist Home for Children, and also for Missy and her husband Mike (in the picture at left). Missy says they have been wonderful parents and mentors to her since she was 12. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian on the coast 2021-09-03 - South Carolina - Photo by Jane Todd. This was the fare in Surfside Beach, SC in a summer vacation that didn't allow near enough time for tasting seafood right out of the ocean. For those who love them, there's nothing like the taste of raw oysters on the half shell with fresh squeezed lemon and a dab of cocktail sauce. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Book Fair planning in the works for October 2021-09-03 - Downtown Columbia, KY . Book Fair number six, 2021, is gaining in momentum. All the details are in the linked story. Mike Watson and Pam Hoots, sponsors, are pictured in a prior year after a planning session. Lots of work goes into the annual event. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Skies before the storm 2021-09-03 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Riding along with a friend in beginning weather changes as the remnants of Hurricane Ida came our way, I couldn't resist taking this dramatic through-the-windshield picture. (Please pardon the reflections from the dash). - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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