LWC recognizes faculty and staff for 5 years of service 2024-04-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. LWC faculty and staff who were honored Wednesday night at the annual Employee Appreciation Dinner gather in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. Recognized for five years of service, pictured, back row from left: Assistant Professor of Political Science Matthew Powers; VP for Special Programs Philip Yoho; Assistant Manager of Food Services Donquir Smith; Student Accounts Receivable Representative Rachael Mattingly; and Assistant Professor of Counseling Leon Ellison. Front row: Men and Women's Archery Coach Mark Elam; Assistant Professor of English Mary Baker; and Student Accounts/Business Office Specialist Amy Beane Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co.: Sunset over East Adair 2024-04-12 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Tommy Bailey. A beautiful golden sunset over Birch Road, captured by Tommy Bailey on April 7, 2024. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: roadside views 2024-04-11 - South Central Kentucky - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The drive across the LBN Cumberland Parkway this week is bordered by Redbuds in full bloom. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Hometown will honor Judge Emberton with naming 2024-04-11 . Metcalfe County native, Judge Tom Emberton, began in the private practice of law in 1962 in Edmonton, where he was elected Metcalfe County Attorney two years later. He went on to become the Republican candidate for Kentucky governor in 1971. He was appointed as a Court of Appeals judge in 1989 and subsequently elected to the position twice. He served as chief judge from 2002 until his retirement in 2004. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Early painting by Cora Renfro to come back to Adair 2024-04-11 - IL - Photo by Andrea Shiffer-Frantz. A cousin to James D. Renfro, whose mother Ethel would have been his Aunt, writes from her home in Springfield, IL. She has an unframed painting Cora Renfro did in 1972 that she says is "in a bit of rough shape." She would like to get it back to Adair County into the family or the genealogy center. Andrea Shiffer-Frantz can be reached at 217-529-2765 or by email at Oneshiffgirl@msn.com . Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Red Bellied Woodpecker 2024-04-11 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Roldcat. Roldcat writes, "A Red Bellied Woodpecker shelters himself from today's rain in Crocus." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

How AI might perceive itself 2024-04-11 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Two imaginative self-portraits were created in LWC Professor David Goguen's presentation with a prompt to "visualize how an artificial intelligence (AI) program might perceive itself." The artworks blend abstract and technological elements, featuring visual metaphors like neural networks and circuit patterns, to represent the AI's essence and its contemplative view on existence and role. In each result, it is the human prompt that determines the end result. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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