Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Trafficking Arrest Of Columbia Man

On Thursday, February 12th, 2026, at approximately 1:09am, Adair County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Hunter Tweedy was patrolling 7 miles South, in the Sparksville community of Adair County. Deputy Tweedy observed a motor vehicle traveling […]
Kentucky State Police Charges Green County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

GREENSBURG, Ky. (February 12, 2026) – On February 12, 2026, at approximately 12:00 a.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Johnathan Taylor, 38, on a charge related to child […]
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man For Allegedly Pointing Gun At Another Person During Verbal Altercation

On Tuesday, February 10th, 2026, at approximately 5:33pm, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office responded to Driftwoods RV Park on Holmes Bend Road. Adair County 911 Dispatch relayed a report of […]
Columbia Police Arrest Clarksville Man After Woman Allegedly Held At Knife Point On Cumberland Parkway

Columbia, Kentucky — A Clarksville, Tennessee man was arrested Saturday night after Columbia Police responded to a report of a woman being held at knife point inside a moving vehicle […]
Kentucky State Police Charges Hardin County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

Glendale, Ky. (February 11, 2026) — On February 10, 2026, at approximately 09:56 a.m., the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Christopher Scott Barnes, 51, on charges related to […]
Adair County Sheriff’s Office Apprehends Wanted Subject Following Investigation And Search

On Saturday, February 7th, 2026, at approximately 2:31pm, Adair County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Derek Padgett, Deputy Joey Burress, and Deputy Emily Wall arrested Enoch D. Burton, 29, formally of Columbia, […]
Nostalgia The Star In This Year’s Super Bowl TV Commercials, According To Lindsey Wilson University Business Professor

In a divided country, brands looked to the past for ways to pull consumers together and to their products. by Duane Bonifer COLUMBIA, KY. (02/09/2026) Americans might be deeply divided […]
Alumni Play Key Role At Lindsey Wilson University’s Begley Scholars Day

Students from 48 high schools interview for university’s prestigious John B. Begley Scholarship. by Duane Bonifer COLUMBIA, KY. (02/09/2026) Dr. Kate Durham Young ’18 says that Lindsey Wilson University deserves a lot of credit […]
Lindsey Wilson University Events Celebrate Centenary Of Founding Of Black History Month

Month includes special campus events, lecture by Appalachian scholar and display of ‘Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians.’ by Duane Bonifer COLUMBIA, KY. (02/09/2026) The Lindsey Wilson University community will celebrate the centenary of the founding of […]
Inaugural ‘Mark Twain Storytelling Festival’ Set For June In Columbia
The City of Columbia in collaboration with the Arts Administration Program at Lindsey Wilson University will be planning a Mark Twain Storytelling Festival in June in Columbia. The local Adair County Genealogy Center will […]