FIVCO Area Development District

10/16/2026

📢 We Want Your Input!

FIVCO Area Development District is seeking public feedback on its 2026 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Update!

We encourage community members, local governments, and regional partners to review the update and share their thoughts as we work together to shape the future of economic development across our five-county region.

📄 Review the CEDS Update: https://fivco.org/about-fivco/public-comments/

📅 Public Comment Deadline: November 16, 2026

📧 Submit Comments To: Lashawna Miller at [email protected]

Your input matters! Help us identify priorities and opportunities that will continue moving our region forward.

10/12/2026

Congratulations to Elliott County Fiscal Court! 🎉

Elliott Fiscal Court Receives $2.5mil for New Ambulance Service

In Spring of 2026, with the support of the fiscal court, Judge Lewis applied for an Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Grant to replace the existing ambulance service. On October 9, at the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Summit, Congressman Hal Rogers and Governor Andy Beshear presented Judge Lewis with a ceremonial check in the amount of $2,5000,000.

We want to thank Congressman Rogers, Governor Beshear, Secretary John Lyons, Senator Phillip Wheeler, Representative Richard White, Eric Patton, Lashawna Miller & Luke Stapleton with FIVCO, Jim Skaggs, Kevin Winkleman, and our EC Ambulance Service Board of Directors for their individual works to get this project funded.

We look forward to beginning the discussions on this new project and adding it to the existing AML Grant project we are currently working on in the construction of our new EOC. These are greatly appreciated here in our community as infrastructure ages and new facilities are needed.

Myron S. Lewis

Pictured: Governor Andy Beshear, FIVCO Director Lance Hanshaw, Elliott EMS Dir. Kevin Winkleman, Elliott EM Dir. Jim Skaggs, Elliott J/E Myron S. Lewis, Congressman Hal Rogers, Senator Phillip Wheeler, FIVCO Assoc. Director of Community Economic Development Lashawna Miller, Elliott Ambulance Board Member David Gillum

10/10/2026

FIVCO was happy to participate in Healthy Hoopla today at Camp Landing! We appreciate any opportunity to connect with community members, partners, and to spread information about the hard work being done by our team. Thank you King’s Daughters for including us in this awesome event!

10/10/2026

FIVCO’s District Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Amanda Hamilton, hosted a Resident Rights Forum in recognition of Residents’ Rights Month. Centered around this year’s theme, “A Seat at the Table,” the forum provided an opportunity for residents to share their experiences with community members and ensure their voices were heard.

Wurtland Mayor Bobby Reynolds also issued a proclamation recognizing Residents’ Rights Month.

Thank you to Amanda, Mayor Reynolds, Legal Aid of the Bluegrass and everyone who helped make this event a meaningful opportunity to uplift residents’ voices and highlight the importance of protecting their rights!

10/07/2026

Come join our team! 📣

FIVCO Area Development District is now accepting applications for an Office Manager to join our team.

If you’re organized, motivated, and ready to make a difference in our region, we’d love to hear from you!

Learn more and apply today at https://fivco.betterteam.com/.

Know someone who would be a great fit? Share this opportunity!

10/06/2026

We were proud to have FIVCO represented at the 2026 Kentucky Opioid Symposium!

On Monday, October 5, Luke Stapleton, FIVCO’s Director of Community & Economic Development, served as a speaker for the session, “From Settlement Dollars to Sustainable Recovery: Building Rural Recovery Infrastructure Through Regional Collaboration.”

The session highlighted how regional collaboration, strategic planning, and the Recovery Ready Community process helped identify gaps in our region’s recovery ecosystem and supported the development of a Recovery Community Center in Boyd County through opioid abatement funding.

Luke and fellow presenters shared how local government, healthcare and behavioral health providers, recovery organizations, peer support leaders, and other partners worked together to turn an identified community need into action.

We’re proud to see Northeast Kentucky represented at the state level and to share the work happening across our region to strengthen partnerships and build sustainable recovery resources in our communities.

09/25/2026

On Monday, September 21st, FIVCO Area Development District held its 58th Annual Meeting at Carter Caves State Resort Park.

It was a wonderful opportunity to come together with our Board members, community leaders, partners, and friends from across the region to celebrate the partnerships and accomplishments that have helped move our communities forward over the past year.

We were honored to welcome Dr. Brian Adkins as our guest speaker and enjoyed special entertainment from Don Rigsby and Andrew Rigsby.

We also congratulate our officers:
• Judge/Executive Myron Lewis, Chairman
• Mayor Buford Hurley II, Vice Chairman
• Scott Murphy, Secretary/Treasurer

Thank you to everyone who joined us and to all of our partners who make FIVCO’s work possible. We are proud of what we have accomplished together and excited to continue moving our region forward!

09/23/2026