LWU Homecoming King and Queen 2025 2025-10-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. At left Lindsey Wilson University Cody Shepherd '27 of Mount Juliet, TN, receives a hug from 2024 Lindsey Wilson Homecoming king Zachariah Lawson '26 of Williamsburg, KY, after being crowned 2025 Homecoming king during halftime of the LWU-Faulkner (Alabama) University football game on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Parnell Family Stadium. Shepherd, who is a business administration major, represented the Student Government Association. At right, Lindsey Wilson University President William T. Luckey Jr. crowns Emily Cox '27 of London, Kentucky, the 2025 Homecoming queen. Cox, who is a political science major, represented the women's basketball team. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Wandering Ibis 2025-10-26 - Prospect, KY - Photo by Pen. A juvenile ibis has taken up residence in Hays Kennedy Park in Prospect for the last few days. The birds are much more common in the American West. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lindsey Wilson University 2025 Homecoming Court 2025-10-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The Lindsey Wilson University 2025 Homecoming Court was crowned during halftime of the LWU-Faulkner (Alabama) University football game on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Parnell Family Stadium. Emily Cox '27 of London, Kentucky, who represented the women's basketball team, was crowned Homecoming queen, and Cody Shepherd '27 of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, who represented the Lindsey Wilson Student Government Association, was crowned king. From left: LWU mascot Blue Raider Bob; first runner-up queen Kiara Collins '26 of Columbia, representing Lindsey Wilson Singers; first runner-up king Seth Ousley '26 of Lancaster, Kentucky, Lindsey Wilson Singers; Cox; Shepherd; Sadie Kemp '26 of Columbia, SGA; Trey Blanton '27 of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Black Student Union; and LWU President William T. Luckey Jr. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Four honored at LWU Alumni Awards Breakfast 2025-10-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The Lindsey Wilson University National Alumni Association honored four individuals at the Alumni Awards Breakfast, held Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. From left: LWU President William T. Luckey Jr.; Kayla Jones '19 of Sunnyvale, California, Outstanding Young Alumna; Benson Sexton '04 of Greensburg, Kentucky, Distinguished Alumnus; Dr. Neil Farris of Louisville, Kentucky, Honorary Alumnus; Pamela Hoots '75 of Columbia, Distinguished Service; and LWU Director of Alumni Relations Allison Cross '09. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Band takes 4th at KMEA Finals 2025-10-26 - Bowling Green, KY - Photo by Doyle Lloyd, courtesy Amber Hobaugh. Adair County Marching Band received fourth place at the KMEA State Finals competition held on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the L.T Houchens Stadium at Western Kentucky University. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Haunted Tractor 2025-10-26 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com. Robert found himself out in Marrowbone on Saturday when this scene caught his eye. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Exploring in Aalborg 2025-10-26 - Aalborg, Denmark - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "Spent the day touring Aalborg while my spouse was working. It was full of historical sites all over. A woman walking alone, I felt safe to wander and explore. I found museum of architecture which was lovely, and a monastery from the 1400s. Then I walked into what I thought was a park but it was a cemetery. But it was actually very beautiful. After I exited the cemetery there was a sculpture garden." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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