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CKCF hosting Nonprofit Roundtable event

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The Central Kentucky Community Foundation invites area nonprofits to attend their fifth annual Nonprofit Roundtable, to be held at the CKCF Home of Philanthropy Community Hall on Tuesday, August 18.

“It is a chance for area nonprofits to get together, and our catchphrase is ‘to convene and connect and communicate,’” said CKCF Communications Coordinator Erin Hahn. “It’s kind of like coming to a round table, coming and sitting at the table.”

The event is an opportunity for representatives from area nonprofits to come together and share ideas and talk about issues they have faced. The day will start with a keynote address followed by breakout sessions.

“It’s just a really fun day of people talking about any of the struggles they may be having, and asking ‘what do you do in this situation?’ and just talking amongst the tables, taking some really great nuggets back to their organizations, and they’re able to implement those as soon as they walk back in the door,” Hahn said.

Nonprofits from across the CKCF service area are invited to participate. Visit www.ckcf4people.org for ticket information.

Application period open for LIHEAP Summer Subsidy

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The summer season is in full swing, and the Central Kentucky Community Action Council is inviting families in need of assistance managing utility costs to apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Summer Subsidy component.

“High summer temperatures mean air conditioners are running constantly, which can cause electric bills to skyrocket and strain family budgets to their limits,” said CKCAC Executive Director Bryan Conover. “This subsidy provides vital financial breathing room for our region. By applying a credit to future electric bills, we are helping neighbors maintain safe, cool home environments while easing the burden on their upcoming household budgets.”

The LIHEAP Summer Subsidy provides a one-time electric benefit paid directly to a household’s utility vendor. The summer program does not require households to have a disconnect notice or past-due bill to qualify, and prior assistance from a LIHEAP program does not affect eligibility. At the time of their appointment, all applicants must present proof of household income for everyone living in the household, Social Security cards for all home occupants, a photo ID, your most recent electric bill, and address verification.

Funding is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to income-eligible households in the CKCAC service area, which includes Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties. Find your local CKCAC office at ckcac.org/about/locations for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Meade County Schools bus driver and superintendent recognized

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Meade County Schools received two special honors during the Kentucky Association of School Administrators Annual Leadership Institute this past weekend.

Meade County bus driver Regina Decker was presented with the 2026 Fred Award, which the KASA says “honors school employees who transform ordinary moments into extraordinary ones through service, compassion, and leadership.” Decker was recognized for creating a “safe, welcoming environment where children feel seen, valued, and cared for.”

Meanwhile, MCS Superintendent Dr. Mark Martin was named the 2027 Superintendent of the Year. He credited the strong school community that has existed in the district for 117 school years.

“You know, anytime you accomplish something of significance, it’s bigger than one person, so this is truly a school district community award, and this is about anyone that’s ever been associated with Meade County Schools and our community,” Martin said.

The KASA says since becoming superintendent in 2020, Martin “has guided his district through one of the most challenging periods in the history of public education by uniting staff, students, and the community around a simple but powerful belief: Students First. Team Always.”

“My family and I randomly found our way to Meade County 13 years ago,” Martin said. “We had not visited, and I’ve just worked with so many competent, caring, and courageous people here and I’m just blessed and grateful, and I’m ready to go on another journey with our district and our team.”

Meade County Schools begins the new school year on Wednesday.

ECTC’S Pate to serve as Maysville Community and Technical College interim chancellor during search

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Maysville Community and Technical College is searching for a new chancellor, and while that search continues the college will be led in the interim by a familiar face.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System announced Monday that Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Chancellor Dr. Juston Pate will serve as MCTC’s interim chancellor during the search process. Pate will continue in his role at ECTC while serving at MCTC.

Pate said he sees his dual role as an opportunity to make both his current college and a college where he previously served as provost for 10 years better.

“I think, you know, it’s a chance to help a college get through a transition period as they are looking for their next president, and then I think it’s an opportunity for both colleges, Elizabethtown and Maysville, to have a chance to learn from each other and share some experiences,” Pate said.

Pate said the strength of leadership in the KCTCS system gives them the opportunity to make the dual role work. He also said he’ll be actively involved on both campuses, while the leadership, faculty, and staff at ECTC will keep things in motion in E-Town.

“We’ve got a lot of really strong plans in place as we transition to 3.0, and the Family Scholar House, and the construction that we’ve got going on, so largely this is going to be about working those plans and we’ll just continue right on the path we’re on,” Pate said.

The MCTC chancellor search is expected to launch this fall.

Gibbs and Murray selected as co-principals for HCS College View Campus

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Hardin County Schools’s College View Campus will be under new leadership as the school year gets under way.

HCS has announced that Bluegrass Middle School Assistant Principal Neal Gibbs and College View Campus Assistant Principal Darryl Murray will serve as co-principals of the HCS alternative student learning facility. The Hardin County Board of Education approved a new co-principal model for the College View Campus and the two will cooperate to lead the programs there.

According to HCS, Gibbs earned a master’s degree in school administration from Western Kentucky University. Prior to his work as an assistant principal, Gibbs was a classroom teacher at North Middle School, and served 27 years in the United States Army.

Murray received master’s degrees from Western Kentucky and Campbellsville universities. He was named College View’s assistant principal in 2022, prior to which he was a special education teacher and behavior coach at North Hardin High School, with previous jobs at Jefferson County Public Schools and Vine Grove Elementary School.

The first day of classes at Hardin County Schools is Thursday, August 6.