UK King’s Daughters has officially released their schedule of free sports physicals for local high school students for 2025. The free sports physicals will be made available for student athletes that are ages 13 through 19. Parents or guardians do not need to be present, but must complete and submit the required forms in ink with a signature. Further, no appointment is necessary for these events and all physicals will be performed by athletic trainers and the KDMC orthopedic staff.
Dates for the high schools that are within our service area are as follows: Elliott County High School on Monday, April 21st from 1 to 2pm, West Carter High School Friday, April 25th from 9 to 11am, Ashland Paul Blazer High School also on April 25th from 12:30 to 2:30pm, Boyd County’s high school will see physicals conducted on May 1st from 8:30 to 11:30am, and finally East Carter’s turn heads our way on Friday, May 2nd from 1 to 2:30pm.
Finally, an open date for all Kentucky high school athletes ages 13 to 19 will be held on Friday, July 11th from 9 to 12 noon at the UK King’s Daughters Medical Pavilion at 2000 Ashland Drive in Russell. All required sports physical forms can be found by scanning a QR code on the event’s official flyer.
For more information on any aspect of the free sports physicals please use the following number: 606-327-0036.
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It may seem a bit too early for Memory Days for many throughout our communities, but not for your friends from the Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce. Although the big celebration won’t head our way until the summer, they are already hard at work preparing to make the 2025 event bigger and better than ever. Recently officials from the Chamber released a call for submissions to be entered into the Memory Days Veterans Highlight Reel which will be a part of this summer’s salute.
Anyone who has a veteran loved one that they would like to honor in the highlight reel is being asked to please submit the applications through an online Google Docs form which can be accessed by scanning a QR code found on the official Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. However, if you can’t access the form they are also accepting submission via email at mcclain.dyer@gmail.com. When emailing please be sure to add a title to the subject line reading VETERANS HIGHLIGHT REEL in all capital letters. Also included should be the name, date of birth, branch of service, and a photo of the veteran you wish to honor.
The submission deadline is set to remain open until the date of Saturday, May 10th.
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Carter County Adult Education Skills U believes that education is the key to lasting success and growth of any community. To reach these goals they offer services to help empower active members of our community so that they can receive a strong educational foundation. These services include free GED testing which allows students to work at their own time and pace through an accredited Google Classroom online program, college preparation courses, employment assessments complete with needed certifications, and even a skill upgrade service that can help propel you to the next stage of your life. Please note that all weekly GED testing is administered at the organization’s main site located at 116 West Main Street in Grayson above the Carter County Public Library
If you want to work towards your GED, a college education, or anything in-between – then relax because Carter County’s Adult Education Skills U program is here to help. Their talented and dedicated instructors are eager to help you get started on the next leg of your educational journey.
For more information about any service that is currently being offered by the organization, to speak to one of their instructors, or simply to begin your enrollment process for their programs then you’re invited to give them a call at 606-474-9375. You can also reach out via e-mail to margaret.logan@kedc.org or vickie.stacy@kedc.org.
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Celebrate Recovery, a weekly meeting series held at the First Church of Christ in Grayson on Pomeroy Street, will begin tonight’s meeting at 6:30pm. At the meetings those in attendance will learn the secrets of victorious living over issues such as: addictions, anger, depression, mental stresses, and much more. Large and small group meetings will be held each week. All are welcome to attend, and free food will be offered to all who are in attendance.