In 2019, the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service completed Community Needs Assessments for each county in the Commonwealth. One of the goals of these assessments was to identify priority issues and concerns of citizens. Residents statewide identified “illegal dumping and littering” as the top agriculture and environment priority issue.Reducing waste through recycling provides communities opportunities to develop leaders to address a global concern – the plastic waste crisis. Many types of pla...
Jessica, a Boyd County, Kentucky native, earned her Bachelor of Fine Art in Ceramics from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. After graduating, Jessica used her eye for design in curating... More
The CYFAR Uplift Project Year 2 was met with challenges and successes. The team consists of Dr. Kerri Ashurst, Dr. Ken Jones, Dr. Allison Young, Chandra DeRamus, Carla Jordan, Maria Harris and Tyrone ... Read More
Substance Use Disorder is a serious danger for youth today. Truth and Consequences is a time honored tradition in Carlisle County Schools. Carlisle County Middle School and the Carlisle County Extensi... Read More
The Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camp Grant was able to host another year of summer camp for Service Member Parents and Teens in spite of having to reschedule to 2021 because of Covid-19. Kerri As... Read More
Even at nine years old, Zach Chaney knew he had talent and wanted to learn to use it. Growing up in a rural area of Pike County, access to the arts was not always readily available. He remembers walki... Read More