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KAED president to speak to Chamber
Mike Mangeot, President and CEO of the Kentucky Association for Economic Development, and formerly the Kentucky Industrial Development Council will be the guest speaker at the Corbin Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, April 15. KAED is a private, non-profit association whose mission is to provide educational and training opportunities for the economic development profession in Kentucky.
Prior to becoming President and CEO of KAED, Mangeot served as Deputy Commissioner and Director of Marketing and Advertising for the Kentucky Department of Travel. He also previously served as Associate Athletic Director for Advancement at the University of Louisville and was Director of Advertising and Community Affairs for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kentucky.
Mangeot is a member of the International Economic Development Council, the Southern Economic Development Council and serves on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Tourism Council and the Kentucky Manufacturing Assistance Center.
He lives in Frankfort with his wife Kathy and daughters Jessica and Katherine.
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Buckets of Hope for Haiti
More than 50 volunteers gathered in the parking lot of Central Baptist Church in Corbin Sunday to assemble buckets of food to be shipped to earthquake victims in Haiti.
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No strings attached
Not only did the children at St. Camillus Academy watch “Out of the Mist...a Dragon” performed at the Conway Boatman Chapel at Union College in Barbourville on March 11, they also got to attend a special puppetry workshop given by the puppeteers from the Wood and Strings Theatre from Centerville, Tenn.
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KCEOC presents ‘My Home, My Design’ Project
April is Fair Housing Awareness Month and to promote Fair Housing Awareness, KCEOC Community Action Partnership will conduct a “My Home, My Design” project.
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Student program collects hygiene items for disaster-relief
The area’s future teachers are already teaching children lessons about compassion.
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TOUR SEKY unveils new Redbud Month logo
April is Redbud Month in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. In celebration of Redbud Month TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky (TOUR SEKY) has a new Redbud Month logo to help market and promote Redbud Month and related activities throughout Southern and Eastern Kentucky and the surrounding areas.
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It’s roundup time!
Leaders of the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA), the oldest youth rodeo program in American, has appointed Ryan Worley, a junior at Corbin High School, to the Wrangler High School All-Star Rodeo Team.
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400 attend Int'l Dinner
An international feast held Saturday night will help Rotarians fight polio.
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United Way auction off to good start
United Way of Laurel County kicked off its annual radio/television auction with much success Wednesday.
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THIS is Cumberland Idol
Football players, women wrestlers and music majors are among the final group of competitors in this year’s Cumberland Idol.
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Down in the dumps
Several bulging trash bags, torn pieces of linoleum and one old couch rested in one of two large dumpsters at Corbin Speedway Thursday.
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