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PRIDE awards $7,788 to McCreary County educational programs
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, Inc. announced that $7,788 has been awarded to schools in McCreary County for hands-on environmental education projects during the 2016-17 school year. The funding was awarded in November through the PRIDE Environmental Education Grant Program. The program was made possible by a grant to PRIDE from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Overall,…
Read MoreSenior citizen Jail and Bail
Photos by Greg Bird The McCreary County Senior Center hosted a Jail and Bail event as a fundraiser. Many local dignitaries were “arrested” as part of the event.
Read MoreNational Influenza Vaccination Week
FRANKFORT – Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) are encouraging Kentuckians to get a flu vaccination during National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 4-10, to reduce the spread of illness this holiday season. “Getting a flu vaccine is an early holiday gift you can give to yourself and your family,” said Dr. Christine…
Read MoreKentucky Roads Scholars And Road Masters Honored At Graduation Ceremonies
The Technology Transfer Program of the Kentucky Transportation Center is proud to announce that 144 Roads Scholars and 119 Road Masters have completed the 2016 Kentucky Roads Scholars/Road Masters Training Program. The following recipient, who consented to this announcement, joins the 2,723 Roads Scholars and 2,060 Road Masters who have already completed the program. Honored…
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Reality Store
Photo submitted McCreary County Middle School 7th graders got an early look at the realities of life during a recent Reality Store event. Local businesses provided volunteers to guide the students through the process of what their lives could be like as an adult entering the workforce and raising a family.
Read MoreSchool District identified as a proficient district
For the second consecutive year, the McCreary County School District was identified as a proficient district. While the district is excited about the accomplishment, they quickly began to make plans to achieve distinguished status next school year. In late October, teachers, principals, and central office personnel participated in a data retreat workshop. School leaders…
Read MoreMistletoe: From Tree Thief to Holiday Tradition
Source: Nicole Gauthier, extension plant pathologist Once autumn leaves have fallen, mistletoe becomes highly visible on large trees throughout Kentucky. Phoradendron, the scientific name for Kentucky’s most common variety of this parasitic plant, means tree thief. These small leafy plants are commonly found on twigs and branches of many hardwood species in the southern United…
Read MoreShop Local
Photos by Eugenia Jones This year, the McCreary County Public Library “Shop Local” event brought more than six hundred people out to celebrate a nation-wide Small Business Saturday on November 26. With approximately thirty vendors set up in the library, Coordinator Holly Daugherty declared the event an outstanding success. Daugherty reported receiving feedback from…
Read MoreKentucky rises to No. 3 in diabetes, increasing concern about removing dental and vision coverage from basic Medicaid
Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan for Medicaid “would have a profound effect in a state with the nation’s third-highest rate of diabetes,” The Courier-Journal reports, because it would remove dental and vision care from the regular package of benefits. Reporter Deborah Yetter cites a Louisville optometrist who often discovers diabetes during routine eye exams, and an…
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