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RECENT EVENTS
October 2011: Black Oak Volunteer Fire Department in Lewis County Opens New Facility
October 2011: Mount Olivet Police Purchase New High-Tech Cruiser
October 2011: Rural Development Helps Vanceburg Purchase Police Cruisers
September 2011: Owen County Breaks Ground on New Library
September 2011: Farmdale Water District Awarded USDA Funds for System Upgrades
May 2011: Harrodsburg Begins Work on $12 million Water Treatment Plant Expansion Click here to read the Rural Development blog
May 9, 2011 -- Ground has been broken on a new $12 million expansion project for the Harrodsburg Water Treatment Plant. As a result of Rural Development's investment, Wausau Paper has announced plans for a $220 million expansion, which will create hundreds of new jobs. Attendees pictured above include, from left, Warren Rogers, U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, Former Harrodsburg Mayor Lonnie Campbell, Harrodsburg City Commissioner Kerry Anness, RD State Director Tom Fern and Tony Wilder, Ky. DLG Commissioner.
April 2011: Hancock County Library Breaks Ground on New Facility Click here to read the Rural Development blog
April 28, 2011 -- Rural Development State Director Tom Fern addresses the crowd that turned out to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Hancock County Library in Hawesville.
April 2011: New Multi-Family Housing Complex in Prestonsburg Hosts Open House Click here to read the Rural Development blog
February 2011: Breckinridge County Breaks Ground on New Library Click here to read the Rural Development blog
April 28, 2011 -- Rural Development Loan Specialist Linda Luckett, second from left, joined Breckinridge County Library officials and local high school students as ground was broken on a new library. The photo below shows an artist's rendering of what the new library will look like when it's completed.
October 2010: USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan Visits Kentucky Click here to read the Rural Development blog
Oct. 28, 2010 -- USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan was in Lexington, Ky., last week to announce the recipients for RMAP loans and grants. During her visit, Merrigan spoke with Anna Marletta, owner of Bellini’s Restaurant, who shared her story of microborrowing from Community Ventures Corporation, which was one of two Kentucky companies to receive RMAP funding.
September 2010: USDA Awards KY Department of Agriculture Funds to Promote Agritourism Click here to read the Rural Development blog
Sept. 20, 2010 -- Rural Development State Director Tom Fern presents a check to Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer for a Rural Business Enterprise Grant to promote agritourism across the state. The event was held in Versailles at Boyd Orchards -- one of the state's many agritourism venues.
July 2010: People's Garden in West Liberty Click here to read the Rural Development blog
July 2010: Thacker-Grigsby receives Recovery Act broadband award to bring service to Breathitt County Click here to read the Rural Development blog
July 9, 2010 -- State Director Tom Fern congratulates Bill Grigsby, Vice President and General Manager of Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company in Hindman, Ky., after announcing the company had received a multi-million dollar loan and grant combo from Rural Development to bring broadband service to Breathitt County.
June 2010: Whitley City National Home Ownership Month event Click here to read the Rural Development blog
June 10, 2010 -- More than 100 volunteers from 25 churches across Kentucky are helping build a house in 10 days as part of the fifth annual McCreary County Extreme Build in Whitley City.
June 10, 2010 -- Rural Development State Director Tom Fern talks with Kristi Wilson and her daughter. Wilson was selected by the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship as the recipient of the fifth annual McCreary County Extreme Build in Whitley City. Her new home was made possible in part by a RD Section 502 Direct Home Loan.
June 10, 2010 -- Rural Development helped make the dream of home ownership a reality for a McCreary County woman and her family. Kristi Wilson was selected as the recipient of the fifth annual McCreary County Extreme Build in Whitley City. Using a crane, Volunteers with the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship place a pre-fabricated kitchen/bathroom/utility room module onto the foundation. Wilson is purchasing the home through Rural Development's Section 502 Direct Loan program.
June 10, 2010 -- Volunteers with Kentucky Baptist Fellowship line up a pre-fabricated housing module called a "core" onto the foundation of a new home. The core was provided by Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation.
May 2010: Open House at Appalachian Early Child Development Center Click here to read the Rural Development blog
May 21, 2010 -- Appalachian Child Development Center in Whitesburg, Ky., opened as a non-profit center in 2003. With help from a Rural Development Community Facilities grant, the center recently completed an expansion that allowed it to increase enrollment and eliminate a waiting list for parents in need of licensed child care. Those attending the open house included (from left) Whitesburg Mayor James W. Craft, County Judge-Executive Jim Ward, State Representative Leslie Combs, Faye Martin, RD State Director Thomas Fern, Director Bonita Adams and her staff
and Vernon Brown, RD Rural Utilities Service
Program Manager.
April 2010: Rural Development Celebrates Earth Day in Monticello Click here to read the Rural Development blog
April 22, 2010 -- To celebrate Earth Day, Rural Development staff plant trees in Monticello, Ky. Those participating include (from left) Vernon Brown, RUS program director; Robert Dunn, RD Community Programs Specialist; Mayor Kenneth Catron; RD State Director Tom Fern; Lanette Girdler from the office of U.S. Representative Hal Rogers; and Barry Turner, RD Loan Specialist.
March 2010: Magoffin County Opens New Health Department Click here to read the Rural Development blog
March 19 -- Rural Development State Director Tom Fern (center) helps cut the ribbon to mark the opening of a new health department in Magoffin County. He is joined by Dr. William Hacker, State Commissioner of Public Health and Bertie Salyer, Magoffin County Public Health Director.
It was standing room only as hundreds of local residents showed up to tour the facility.
January 2010: USDA Agencies Host Jobs Forum Click here to read the Rural Development blog
November 2008: State Director presents DLT funds to Pulaski County
November 18, 2008--USDA Rural Development
State Director presented a $128,449
October 2008: Beatyville Dedicates Water Treatment Plant
October 28, 2008--The City of Beattyville
held a Dedication Ceremony for their new
water treatment plant--called the Charles Beach III Water Treatment Plant. The project included the construction of a new 2.0 million gallon per day (mgd) conventional water treatment plant, raw water intake structure on the Kentucky River, and a transmission line from the intake to the new water treatment plant.
This project was funded through a
$1,100,000 Rural Development loan and
October 17, 2008--The
Carter County School District received $438,904 in Distance Learning
Pictured
with the ceremonial check are: J.R. Reed of US Congressman Geoff Davis'
October
15, 2008--The McCreary County Fiscal Court received a $35,925 community
facilities grant from USDA Rural Development to be used, along with $11,975 from the Sheriff's Department, to purchase two new police cruisers for protecting the citizens of McCreary County. Pictured during the "Key Presentation" are: Debbie McKinney, State Director of US Senator Jim Bunning; McCreary County Judge Executive Blaine Phillips; Kenneth Slone, State Director of USDA Rural Development presenting the "Ceremonial Key" to Sheriff Gus Skinner; Donna McClure, Field Representative for US Senator Mitch McConnell; and Regina Crawford, Field Representative for US Senator Jim Bunning.
October 14, 2008--The City of Beattyville
received a $70,237 community facilities grant
October
14, 2008--The City of Beattyville hosted a "Key Presentation" for their
new Police Cruiser,
purchased with a $23,407 grant from USDA Rural Development and a $7,803 contributed from the City. Pictured are: Kentucky State Senator Robert Stivers; Joanne Dunaway, Beattyville City Council Member; Pat Wooton, Field Representative for U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers; Regina Crawford, Field Representative for U.S. Senator Jim Bunning; Kenneth Slone, State Director of USDA Rural Development presenting the key to Mayor Joseph Kash; Donna McClure, Field Representative for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, and Timothy Chandler, Chief of Beattyville Police Department.
This
picture was provided by the Three Forks Tradition newspaper staff.
October
2, 2008--Wood Creek Water & Sewer District celebrated the opening of
their newly renovated water treatment plant with an Open House. The District has been in existence for over 40 years and is a regional supplier, providing treated water to many adjacent utilities, and growing from approximately 600 to 4,755 customers. The renovation was funded by a USDA Rural Development loan of $7,975,000 and $1 million grant, in addition to a $500,000 ARC grant, $750,000 KIA grant, $1,199,000 EDA grant, and $3,605,000 KRWA loan, for a total project cost of $15,029,000.
Among the
dignitaries attending the open house were (left to right) State Senator
of the 21st District, Tom Jensen; Field Representative for US Senator Jim Bunning, Regina Crawford; USDA Rural Development State Director, Kenneth Slone; State Director for US Senator Jim Bunning, Debbie McKinney; Field Representative for US Senator Mitch McConnell, Donna McClure; and Laurel County Judge Executive, Lawrence Kuhl.
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