The Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for this year’s annual Community Awards Banquet, coming up November 10th at Kentucky Christian University.
Community members are encouraged to take a moment to recognize someone who has made a difference in the Grayson area by submitting a nomination for one of this year’s awards.
Categories include the Dr. Rodney T. Gross Youth Leadership Award, Deanna McDavid Educator of the Year, the Robert Caummisar Community Service Award, the Deborah Meenach-Combs Community Spark Plug Award, Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Person of the Year, and Keystone of Grayson.
The deadline to submit nominations is October 1st.
You can make your selections by scanning the QR code on the Chamber’s Community Awards information or by visiting graysonchamber.com/community-awards.
It’s a chance to recognize the people, educators, businesses, and community leaders who help make Grayson and Carter County a better place to live and work.
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The American Red Cross is bringing its Sound the Alarm campaign to Carter County this month, giving local families an opportunity to make their homes safer, completely free of charge.
The Sound the Alarm campaign is focused on one of the simplest and most important steps you can take to protect your family during a house fire: making sure you have working smoke alarms. According to the American Red Cross, working smoke alarms can cut the risk of death from a home fire in half. And on Saturday, September 12th, volunteers and local emergency response partners will be working right here in Carter County to help make sure more homes have that protection.
The event will take place from 10 o’clock that morning until 3 o’clock in the afternoon, in partnership with Grayson Emergency Management and the Grayson Fire Department. During the event, residents can request a free smoke alarm installation. Volunteers can come into the home, install the alarms, and help families take an important step toward being better prepared in the event of a fire.
And this isn’t about simply having a smoke alarm somewhere in the house. Working alarms in the right locations can provide those crucial extra moments to recognize that there’s a fire and get everyone safely outside. If you live in Carter County and would like to request a free smoke alarm installation, the Red Cross says you can call 1-844-216-8286. You can also find more information by visiting SoundTheAlarm.org/CentralAppalachia.
Again, that’s 1-844-216-8286 to request your free smoke alarm installation.
The American Red Cross, Grayson Emergency Management and the Grayson Fire Department are encouraging families across Carter County to take advantage of this opportunity. A smoke alarm is something most of us don’t think about very often, but when a fire happens, those few seconds of warning can make an enormous difference.
So, take a few minutes to check the smoke alarms in your home. Make sure they’re working, make sure you have enough of them, and if you need additional alarms, remember that free installations are available here in Carter County on Saturday, September 12th, from 10 until 3.
For more information or to request an installation, call 1-844-216-8286.
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In more news from the Grayson Chamber: if you enjoy a day on the golf course and want to support some worthwhile causes at the same time, the Grayson Chamber of Commerce is already looking ahead to this year’s Chamber Golf Scramble.
The annual event is set for Friday, October 2nd, 2026, at Hidden Cove Golf Course at Grayson Lake State Park.
This year’s scramble will have a special purpose, with proceeds benefiting Kentucky Christian University’s Nursing Program and its OzzyFest events.
OzzyFest helps raise awareness and support for families affected by DIPG, a terminal pediatric brain cancer, making the golf scramble an opportunity to enjoy some friendly competition while helping support efforts that make a difference in the community.
The Chamber is encouraging golfers, businesses, and anyone interested in supporting these causes to save the date now. Registration information and additional details will be announced at a later time.
So mark your calendar for October 2nd and get ready to hit the links at Hidden Cove Golf Course for the 2026 Grayson Chamber Golf Scramble.
More information, including registration details as they become available, will be shared by the Grayson Chamber of Commerce.