UWSEKY Supports Hospice

United Way of Southeastern Kentucky recently presented a $5,000 check to Hospice of the Bluegress Mountain Community in Hazard, KY.









Arts in the Schools Program

Our United Way Arts in the Schools Program is now officially The Chris Melton Arts in the Schools Program in honor of past board member Chris Melton, former general manager of Sykes Enterprises, who has moved to a new position with Sykes in Arkansas.

While he was in Hazard, Chris was a very vital board member for us and several other organizations in our community. He particularly supported Arts in the Schools and before he left he made sure every high school in Perry and Knott Counties, Breathitt County,...

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A Dream Come True

Connie Fields recently returned from China, where she fulfilled her lifelong dream. In China, Connie studied Panda Bears and shot more than 4,000 photos.

Whitaker Bank is sponsoring exhibits of her photos in their Perry and Letcher County bank lobbies in December and January. Additionally, Whitaker Bank is sponsoring exhibits in area high school libraries. The collection will be at Hazard High School in February, Perry County Central High School in...

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