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Christian County Cares Seeks Community Input

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Christian County Cares 2015 is moving into the third phase of the Community Vision Plan, hosting forums welcoming community input for ways to improve the Christian County/Hopkinsville area. Tracy Ross speaks with Yasamin Ausenbaugh, Christian County Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Community Affairs about Phase 3 and how community members can get involved.

Christian County Cares 2015 works towards promoting a dynamic and growing business community, with educational opportunities and and overall improvement of quality of life. 

Phase 1: The first phase between 2005 to 2010 focused on getting organized, bringing in an outside research firm to analyze what needed to be done for growth.

Phase 2: From 2010 to mid-2014, projects identified in Phase 1 beginning to be developed, such as Rail to Trail, Hopkinsville Greenway System (officially opening soon), signs around town and momentum into local education system. 

Phase 3: "Renewing the Vision" - Community forums kick off August 12, 2014. In this phase, community forums will take place around Christian County seeking input form the community for future projects.

"Our community will only be as great as the people who are here and we need to know what the people want us to do for the community." 

Tuesday, August 12
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Boys and Girls Club of Hopkinsville-Christian County

Tuesday, August 19
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Hopkinsville Community College Auditorium

Tuesday, August 19
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Hopkinsville Community College Auditorium

Wednesday, August 20
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Christian County Chamber of Commerce

More about Christian County Cares 2015

Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 and created the midday music and conversation program Sounds Good in 2012 which he hosts Monday-Thursday. Tracy lives in Murray with his wife, son and daughter.
Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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