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Casey County Community Impact

Arts & Culture

2006-07 Arts Education Programs
Douglas Elementary School – Zig Wajler, 90 students in attendance.

2007 Kentucky Appalachian Craft Fair Exhibitors
Ruth Betts – Arts Glass by Betts
Toni Menk – Cyrilda’s Torch

2007-08 Arts Education Programs
Liberty Elementary School – Kentucky Chautauqua Presentation (Mary Todd Lincoln)
46 students in attendance

2009 Arts Education Programs
Liberty Elementary School – Kentucky Chautauqua Presentation (Miss Dinnie Thompson)
60 students in attendance

Public Safety

7 Mobile Data Computers installed
Total Dollars invested- $495,251

Leadership

Developing and Implementing Community Strategies Program
2008 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grant
City of Liberty – $10,000 (Plan Development Project)

C-Train
4 grants totaling $73,338 were awarded to the following companies:
Tarter Gate Co.
Casey County Bank

Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program

2008 Award Recipients
Start-Up Business
Bryan Floyd and Scott Floyd, owners
Floyd Industries, LLC, Liberty, KY

Rogers Scholars

1998 – Emily Fox
1999 – Barbara Watkins
2000 – Lance Leigh
2001 – Brian Stucker
2002 – Drew Carey, Ben J. Sweeney
2003 – Heather Cundiff, Andrea Dykes
2004 – Natalie Godbey
2005 – Seth Dixon
2006 – David Emerson, 2007 Scholars, Taylor Rousey, Ali Bocook, Cobee Goode
2008 – Spencer Wright, Jordan Meece
2009 – Sarai Wethington, Jenna Gail Rousey
2010 – Kayla Atwood
2011 – Tylyn Leigh, Skyler Wright
2012 – Allison Clark
2013 – Karey Sellers, Morgan Emerson
2014 – Lauren Wethington
2015 – Alex Price
2016 – Harley Byrd
2017 – Zachary Todd
2018 – Walker Campbell, Gracie Johnson
2019 – Barbara Mendez
2020 – Kara Davis, Mollie Harne

Rogers Explorers

2009 – Katelyn Carman, Sarah Coffman, Taylor Leigh, Tylyn Leigh
2010 – McKayla Jones
2011 – Madison Lee, Skyler Luttrell
2012 – Lauren Wethington
2013 – Sarah Harne, Breece Hayes, Alex Price, Emma Cravens, Natalie McAninch
2014 – Tristan Elmore, Harley Byrd, Macie Emerson, Laci Lee, Austin Harne
2015 – Brenna Hayes, Zachary Todd, Jenna Vaughn
2016 – Delaney Sowders, Dawson Rousey, Makencie Woods, Walker Campbell, Gracie Johnson, Abigail Parton
2017 – Morgan Crowe, Molly Demrow, Tarah Durham, Emily Whitehurst, Morgan Smith, Madison Thomas, Allicen White
2018 – Ryland Gilpin, Hogan Price, Mollie Harne, Reagan Black, Cameron Beeler, Arlia Smith, Audie Stonecypher, Coleman Wright, Kara Davis, Miracle Stinson, Taylor Canter
2019 – Madison Chansler, Benton Hayes, Ein Rousey, Laci Baldwin, Drekken Pyles
2020 – Skyler Lee, Luke McQueen, Kaylee Todd

Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute

2006 – Lacy Griffith
2007 – Jordan Meece, Byron Parker
2009 – Tim Bocook
2010 – Ryan Martin
2011 – McKayla Jones
2012 – Madison Lee
2013 – Lauren Wethington
2015 – Breece Hayes II