Category: Business
Parsons discusses library growth at Chamber meeting: Conley announces plans to step down as President
What value does a library bring to a community? And how can it contribute to the community’s growth and prosperity? Those were a couple of the issues that Carter County … Read More
Sweet Life has your cravings covered: Grayson shop offers ice cream, coffee, and baked goods
It’s a random Friday afternoon, and Sweet Life is packed with excited kids, waiting for their ice cream. “This is what it’s all about,” owner Steve Sharp says over the … Read More
Carter County well represented at NEKY Small Business Awards
The Northeast Kentucky Small Business Awards recognize businesses and entrepreneurs from across the five county (Carter, Greenup, Boyd, Lawrence, Elliott) area. But businesses from Carter County represented an outsized number … Read More
Like a good neighbor…: Wilhoit opens State Farm Agency
How does one end up running their own insurance agency? For Michelle Wilhoit, it started with feeling like she’d accomplished what she could working for others, and deciding the next … Read More
New mattress store opens in Grayson
The Grayson Chamber of Commerce and Box Drop Mattress held a ribbon cutting for their new Grayson location, on South Hord Street, last week. (submitted photo)
Canine luxury: Paws Inn Keeper offers grooming, boarding, and love
Olive Hill has a new option when it comes to boarding your dog for the weekend, or taking them in for a bath and a haircut before friends or family … Read More
Primary Plus cuts ribbon on new Grayson location
Primary Plus CEO Jerry Ugrin said he knew Grayson needed a new Primary Plus location because of the number of people from Carter County he was seeing at his facilities … Read More
A place to play and learn: Carter Childcare West offers new daycare option
Parents who live or work near Olive Hill now have a new option for daycare in town – Carter Childcare West. The new facility, located between the West Carter Middle … Read More
Carter Childcare West opens in Olive Hill
The Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Carter Childcare West facility. The daycare and early education organization is operated by the same family … Read More
Looking for work: Career Center and Chamber hold job fair
When Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce members told her they needed to find help to grow their businesses or, even more alarming, that they might have to scale back their … Read More
Honoring a legacy: Jenkie’s Journey offers recovery opportunities
The new Jenkie’s Journey residential treatment facility is aptly named, according to the mother of the man it was named for. Josh Jenkins – Jenkie to his friends – saw … Read More
A focus on affordable: Affordable Flowers keeps prices down
“I have always loved flowers, all my life,” Affordable Flowers owner Rebecca Williams explained. So, in 2018, she decided to open her own flower shop. After looking at several locations, … Read More
Affordable Flowers ribbon cutting
The Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Rebecca Williams and Affordable Flowers, a new florist and live plant retailer on Railroad Street in Olive … Read More
Celebrating 60 years: Haney’s Jewelry marks anniversary on March 15
The traditional gift for a 60th anniversary is diamonds, but diamonds weren’t nearly as popular when Ruth Haney started in the jewelry business 60 years ago, she explained. “You didn’t … Read More
Keeping it local: Small business Saturday good for area shops
Stores in Grayson and Olive Hill did brisk business this past Saturday, as local shoppers turned out to support their towns’ small business owners on Small Business Saturday. Small Business … Read More