Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Kentucky And Virginia Leaders To Meet This Week
BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK—The Pike County Fiscal Court, in conjunction with Summit Engineering, the Breaks Interstate Park, the Eastern Coal Council and Utility Management Group, is hosting the 2008 Central Appalachian Leadership Forum Thursday and Friday, August 21 and 22, at the Breaks Interstate Park. The conference will begin Thursday at 1 p.m. and will end Friday at 3 p.m.
Local, elected leadership in Pike County, Kentucky, and Buchanon, Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Tazewell, and Wise Counties, in Virginia, will be in attendance to talk about several topics concerning the Central Appalachian Region, including infrastructure, transportation, economic development/tourism and energy.
“We live today in a global economy. Therefore, we must live and progress without borders and work together to promote Central Appalachia,” said Pike County Judge/Executive Wayne T. Rutherford.
Local, elected leadership in Pike County, Kentucky, and Buchanon, Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Tazewell, and Wise Counties, in Virginia, will be in attendance to talk about several topics concerning the Central Appalachian Region, including infrastructure, transportation, economic development/tourism and energy.
“We live today in a global economy. Therefore, we must live and progress without borders and work together to promote Central Appalachia,” said Pike County Judge/Executive Wayne T. Rutherford.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 5:16 PM 
