At the tail end of last week the Carter County School District took another big step in the process of their upcoming consolidation. As posted by the District on their official Facebook page and website it appears we are down to the two finalist choices for the mascot of the joint county-wide high school. According to the post the two mascot finalists have been narrowed down to the Coyotes and the Aces.
The next item on the agenda that deals with the process will be the selection of color schemes for these finalist offerings. Public voting for the schemes will be held today and an open link can be found on the Carter County Schools official Facebook page along with found on the district website at cartercountyschools.org. The color scheme choices include blue, black, silver, and white for both the coyotes and aces with optional schemes of purple, black, silver, and white for the coyotes; and black, gold, blue, and white for the aces.
After today’s public voting for the colors a final vote for the mascot choice will take place at the end of this week – that final vote is set to include the winner color scheme for each mascot as well.
All of this information, along with some video mockups to go along with each choice, can be found at the district website.
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Grayson’s Free Will Baptist Church will be hosting a food giveaway this weekend on Saturday, February 8th from 10am until 12 noon at the church location. This giveaway is asking that you bring your own boxes or totes to load the food into. You will be assigned a number when you drive into the church parking lot, after receiving that number please remain in your car until that number is called.
Once again the giveaway is scheduled for this Saturday, from 10am until 12 noon.
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The Carter County Extension Office will be playing host to an upcoming Bull Value Assessment Program which will be offering two sessions. Dates are scheduled for Thursday, February 13th and the 27th and will begin at approximately 6pm each evening. Session one will deal with breeding soundness exams, bull nutritional management, matching genetics to management, targeting for selected markets, and the tools needed for selection, while session two will hold a mock auction.
A meal will be provided for participants each evening and anyone wanting to attend this bull vale assessment program must attend both sessions. Registration is available now and is limited. To begin the process you may scan a QR code found on the flier for the event or contact your local Extension Service by calling 606-474-6686.
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The Veterans Benefits Field Representative for our area Rickie Hammond will be at the Boyd County Senior Citizens Building in Catlettsburg through Friday of this week by appointment only. During these appointments veterans and their dependents will be able to receive assistance filing for both Federal and State veteran’s benefits. To apply all veterans are required to furnish copies of pertinent documentation to verify their eligibility.
Please note that this service is provided free of charge by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. To make your appointment please call 606-585-3833 to speak with your Veterans Benefits Field Representative.
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Member’s Choice Credit Union has announced that the application period for their 2025 scholarship program is now open. Member’s Choice is proud to support our community’s future leaders with the Members Choice Credit Union Scholarship Program for graduating high school seniors that are a Members Choice CU in good standing with the organization and plans on seeking advanced education – this includes those already enrolled at an accredited higher education institution.
Anyone who meets the aforementioned prerequisites and would like to apply is invited to visit mccu.net/scholarship to find more details on the program. If you know of a graduating senior that you think would be a great fit for the scholarship then help Members Choice spread the word and let them know about this great opportunity.
This year’s applications will be accepted through the deadline date of Friday, February 21st.
Members Choice Credit Union is helping make dreams a reality for high schoolers pursuing advanced education. Once again the link to visit is mccu.net/scholarship.