WMMT-FM Radio Host Greg Napier has entertained and inspired folks across the mountains for decades:
first as an athlete, then later in radio broadcasting and event promotion. His year-round-concert series known as "An Evening With" has brought big names in the music industry to perform at Summit City Lounge in Whitesburg. WYMT’s Eric Eckstrom sat down with Napier one week ago and discussed his life and legacy in the mountains so far.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES EIGHT ADDITIONAL PROMISE ZONES
TO BUILD COMMUNITY PROSPERITY
Minneapolis, Sacramento, Indianapolis, Camden, Hartford, St Louis (MO) Pine Ridge (SD) &
Low Country of South Carolina earn designation
WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration announced today eight additional Promise Zones across the country, including six cities, one rural area, and one tribal community. Promise Zones are high poverty communities where the federal government partners with local leaders to increase economic activity, improve educational opportunities, leverage private investment, reduce violent crime, enhance public health and address other priorities identified by the community. Through the Promise Zone designation, these communities will work directly with federal, state and local agencies to give local leaders proven tools to improve the quality of life in some of the country’s most vulnerable areas.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new Promise Zone designations in the following communities:
Times Tribune, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 by Kristina Smith
Corbin is off to the races.
Keeneland Association Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Vince Gabbert unveiled preliminary drawings for Corbin’s quarter horse racing track, Thunder Gap, on Monday.
