New additions for LWU Winter Commencement 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University's winter graduates will receive a new diploma cover that will feature a black-and-white drawing of a campus mural by Dani Ford of Jamestown, Kentucky, that was unveiled earlier this school year. Legacy graduates whose parents and grandparents are Lindsey Wilson alumni will receive a special legacy stole to wear during the ceremony. The university's 122nd commencement will be held in two ceremonies -- at 10amCT and at 2pmCT -- on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Both commencement ceremonies will be held in Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beginning to look like Christmas downtown 2025-11-19 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pam Hoots. New Christmas decorations are going up this week around the Public Square in Columbia. Mayor Pam says the lights won't be on until they are all installed and tested but soon. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Alumni art show in Begley Gallery through Dec 13 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The fiber pieces "Lindsey Wilson University," foreground, by Kimberly Harden '22 and Candyce Counts '22, and "Shiny Calico," by Jaye Farthing '23 and '24, are featured in the Lindsey Wilson University art show "Then and Now," which is on display through December 13, 2025, in the university's Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 8amCT to 4pmCT Monday-Friday and by special appointment. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Photography by Mary Ford in Begley Gallery 2025-11-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. "Untitled," photography by Mary Ford '16, is featured in the Lindsey Wilson University art show "Then and Now," which is on display through December 13, 2025, in the university's Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 8amCT to 4pmCT Monday-Friday and by special appointment. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Green County - at the county line 2025-11-18 - Green County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Colors were beautiful last week in the trip from Greensburg to Sulphur Well and Edmonton. This view is at Caney Fork Creek on Hwy 70, moving from Green into Metcalfe County. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2025: Sandra Watts with Columbia UMC 2025-11-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge. Tuesday's first drop off at the Wheet Fellowship Hall was made by Sandra Watts of the Columbia United Methodist Church. The Columbia United Methodist Church has been participating in OCC for many years. Drop offs will continue from 5pmCT to 7pmCT on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, in Wheet Fellowship Hall. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2025: Mark Hutchison 2025-11-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge. The Mark Hutchison family has been packing shoebox gifts for many years. Mark has traveled to Third World countries and recognizes the importance of what the OCC ministry means for children and their families. Drop offs will continue from 5pmCT to 7pmCT on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, in Wheet Fellowship Hall. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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