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Whitley native returns home as new horticulture agent

A Whitley County native is returning home as the new horticulture agent with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Ben Prewitt said his new job will encompass anything related to plants from landscaping to yards, green houses, and row crops. “Anything plant...

Ky. Agriculture Commissioner visits Whitley County

Alternative crops, misconceptions about agriculture and the local food movement were among the topics that Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles addressed during two stops in Whitley County Thursday. Quarles spoke to a group of more than three-dozen people – many of who...
Posted On 08 Nov 2017

Extension service celebrates office renovation, expansion

Thanks to an expansion and renovation of the University of Kentucky’s Cooperative Extension Service Office in Whitley County, local officials are hoping to offer additional services. It also means that local residents have access to a commercial kitchen that is available...
Posted On 02 Nov 2016