Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
Leadership Franklin-Simpson
Author: Jason Phillips
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - CED
The 2024 Leadership Franklin-Simpson Class was a collaboration between the Simpson County Extension Service and the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce. The program involved seven different monthly sessions with each taking an entire day. It is an intensive program that is designed to help participants strengthen their leadership abilities by learning more about themselves, the local community and working with others in their class. At the conclusion of Leadership Franklin-Si
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Leadership Franklin-Simpson
Author: Nancy Doyle
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - CED
Leadership Franklin-Simpson was organized in 1993 to facilitate the development of futuristic leadership for Franklin and Simpson County. The program helps individuals understand and appreciate the issues facing our community and gives them an avenue to become involved in community progress. The Leadership program is committed to developing leaders who have the skills and knowledge necessary to help our community grow and prosper. Leadership Franklin-Simpson is a collaboration between the
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Greenup Business Association
Author: Anne Stephens
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - CED
The city of Greenup is also the county seat. There has been a resurgence of business owners with a desire to band together to promote Greenup's downtown and surrounding areas through economic development training and partnerships for community events that support local businesses. Greenup Extension has been called upon to assist by providing direction and training through the organization phase of re-starting the association that has been dormant since pre-pandemic. Regular monthly mee
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The reestablishment of the 4-H Council sparks growth and unity
Author: Sue Ann Loyall
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - CED
With many years of a non-existent 4-H council, there has been a gap in youth leadership opportunities and limited efforts in coordinating clubs and activities for Green County youth. In addition to a lack of engagement opportunities, without a functioning council, 4-H members had little to no chance of providing feedback for decision making, event planning or county wide leadership activities and limited their voice for any local programming. The initial goal of the new year with a new agen
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