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Bell County Community Impact

Arts & Culture

2006-07 Arts Education Programs
Lone Jack School – Lexington Children’s Theatre (Rikki- Tikki Tavi)
280 students in attendance

2007-08 Arts Education Programs
Yellow Creek School Center and Lone Jack School Center – Lexington Children’s Theatre (Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue), 570 students in attendance
Frakes School Center – Kentucky Chautauqua Presentation (Price Hollowell), 100 students in attendance

2009 Arts Education Programs
Frakes School Center – Lexington Children’s Theatre play, “Keeping Mr. Lincoln,” 129 students in attendance

Contacts:
Henderson Settlement & Loghouse Craft Shop at Henderson Settlement School
Middlesboro Little Theatre
Downtown Gallery for the Arts in Middlesboro

Public Safety

25 Mobile Data Computers installed
Total Dollars invested- $631,086

Leadership

Developing and Implementing Community Strategies Program
2008 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grants
Bell County – $12,800 (Strategic Planning)
Bell County – $20,000 (Plan Development Project)

2010 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grant
Bell County Chamber of Commerce – $10,000 (Comprehensive plan for future economic growth in Bell County)

2013 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grant
Discover Downtown Middlesboro – $10,000 (Strategic Plan) The grant funding will be used to bring in a nationally renowned expert to facilitate strategic planning efforts to revitalize the downtown Middlesboro area.

C-Train
7 grants totaling $75,745 were awarded to the following companies:
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Bell-Whitley Community Action
Vaughn and Melton Engineers

Rogers Scholars

1999 – Joseph Slusher
2000 – Sonya Johnson
2001 – Katelin Bowling, Daniel Slusher
2002 – Justy Barnett
2003 – Mary Adams, Reagan Gilley, Lindsey Howard, Kelley Miracle
2004 – Richard Mason, Bradley Venable, Griffin Wilson
2005 – Angela Dixon, Amber Taylor
2006 – Matthew Fox
2007 – Zeb Vance
2008 – Anna Tanner
2009 – Rachel Collins
2010 – Morgan Culver, Macey Culver, Kendra Taylor
2011 – Rachel Schneider
2012 – Kelly Brown, Jacob Schneider
2013 – Morgan Mills
2014 – Taylon Baker
2015 – Danielle Saylor, Braydan Roark
2016 – Sarah Combs
2017 – Jeana Fultz
2018 – Olivia Lynch
2019 – Shane Messer
2020 – Laurel Howard

Rogers Explorers

2009 – Alison Feese, Trey Garmon, Heather Jackson, Noah Richard
2010 – Sydney Bright, Elizabeth McGaha
2011 – Timothy Watson, Rikki Michelle Neat
2013 – Nathaniel Lee Franklin, Cole Schmidt
2014 – Lauren McQuaide, Lauren Williams, Katelyn Cowan, Abby Scott
2015 – Chloe Burton, Abigail Dykes
2016 – Maggie Young, Jenna McGaha, Walter Baker, Maddie Harmon
2017 – Reilly Wells, Caroline Hardwick
2018 – Laney Stotts
2019 – Michael Gold, Jonathan Gold, Lakyn Stearns
2020 – Chloe Richards

Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute

2006 – Mary Elliott, Quiani Mason
2011 – Justus Wesloh, Nathaniel Calloway, Zachary Fredrich

Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program

2003 – Jeff Bowling: Mountain Tarp, Middlesboro & Louisa, KY

Technology

CenterNET2 (Location / Contact)

Southeast Community College (Middlesboro) two sites / Christa Dunn (606) 248-0756
christa.dunn@kctcs.edu
Pineville – Cumberland Valley Technical College/Christa Dunn (606)248-0756
christa.dunn@kctcs.edu
Pineville Independent School/Diana Anderson (606)337-4386
diana.anderson@pineville.kyschools.us