Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear met this week in Somerset with educators and parents from seven Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties to discuss ongoing efforts to improve reading skills…
sdodsonMarch 9, 2012
Forward in the Fifth is taking the lead on the local level this month to give 1,700 middle and high school students in Pulaski County’s three school districts the chance…
sdodsonMarch 5, 2012
The Great American Family Circus came to town on Sunday for two action-paced performances setting up in the North Exhibit Hall at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset. The…
sdodsonMarch 5, 2012
From creative writing to stone carving art, approximately 800 elementary, middle, and high school students in Pulaski County’s Gifted and Talented Program explored their creative side at EGAT (Exploring Gifts…
sdodsonMarch 2, 2012
Thanks to Forward in the Fifth, graduating rates in Clay County are on the rise.
sdodsonMarch 1, 2012
The Center for Rural Development announces the appointment of Michael Calhoun of Lexington to the Executive Committee of its Board of Directors. Calhoun, special assistant for alumni relations at Georgetown…
sdodsonFebruary 22, 2012
Thanks to The Center for Rural Development’s Web Department, the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce now has at its disposal a new interactive, user-friendly website that showcases the city and…
sdodsonFebruary 22, 2012
Some exciting changes are coming this year to the annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program. The awards recognition program—honoring excellence since 2001— is adding a new Sponsoring Partner and…
sdodsonFebruary 17, 2012
