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SCC Now Registering For Classes At The Scc McCreary Center
Somerset Community College (SCC) students planning to attend classes at the SCC McCreary Center, located at 141 College Street in Whitley City, can register now for Summer and Fall 2016 classes. Summer classes are held in May and June and Fall classes begin Monday, August 15, 2016. “Now is the perfect time for new or…
Read MoreBlood donors help Kentucky patients
Cancer patients often require blood transfusions to help rebuild their blood supply during cancer treatments. They depend on the generosity of blood donors to support them on their road to recovery. Area donors are invited to give so others may live at the upcoming Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) blood drive where they will receive a…
Read MoreExtension agent leads students to nature
By Katie Pratt WHITLEY CITY – In an effort to get members of his community active and appreciate the beauty in McCreary County, a University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service agent has been encouraging his county residents to ‘take a hike’ for the past decade. Located in southern Kentucky, McCreary County is a nature…
Read MoreApple Grafting
Photos by Eugenia Jones McCreary County Extension Agent Greg Whitis demonstrates grafting apple trees from root stock.
Read MoreEastern tent caterpillar egg hatch begins in Kentucky
“This year’s first observed hatch is seven days earlier that 2015, reflecting the warm spring temperatures,” said Lee Townsend, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment extension entomologist. “The hatch is not synchronized; tiny larvae will continue to emerge over the next two weeks from eggs laid last summer on…
Read MoreAppalachia Service Project (ASP) Returns to Provide FREE Home Repair
Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is a Christian ministry open to all people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair in Central Appalachia. ASP will repair homes FREE of charge again this summer for McCreary County families in need. Using volunteer labor and the leadership of summer staff, ASP hopes to work for 12…
Read MoreDiabetes Alert Day
(The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) American Diabetes Association Alert Day, observed annually on the 4th Tuesday in March, is a one-day wake-up call to inform the American public about the seriousness of diabetes, particularly when diabetes is left undiagnosed or untreated. Diabetes Alert Day 2016 is on Tuesday, March 22.…
Read MoreDecember Employee of the Month
Photo submitted Donna, Loretta and Rhonda were awarded for volunteering their time to deliver 225 holiday meals across 125 miles of travel. Front Row pictured L to R: Donna Farrington, HANDS Specialist; Rhonda Strunk, LHN; Loretta Burke, Family Support Worker. Back row pictured L to R: Melissa Wells, HANDS Team Leader; Shawn D. Crabtree,…
Read MoreSpring Break Travelers Should Protect Themselves Against Zika
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) advises spring-break travelers to be cautious and take steps to prevent mosquito bites if traveling to areas of the globe where the Zika virus has been documented. DPH recently announced a Louisville man, who had traveled to a Central American country where the virus is circulating, has tested…
Read MoreUniversity of Kentucky professor is Grand Rounds speaker at LCRH
Nearly 50 Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (LCRH) residents, medical students, physicians and team members attended the quarterly University of Kentucky Grand Rounds recently. The meeting was held in the LCRH Conference Centers. L. Raymond Reynolds, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, spoke…
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