By Katie Barker
Carter County Times
The Olive Hill Chamber of Commerce has a new website. The chamber revealed the new site at their April 18 regular meeting, in a presentation from chamber vice president Cory Claxon. The website allows viewers to see all the different amenities Olive Hill has to offer. Claxon explained to the chamber members how it will be a huge benefit to the community as it gives them easy access to all the upcoming events and happenings in Olive Hill. While the chamber exists to benefit member businesses, and the new website does that by allowing businesses to add their events to a community calendar and create their own web presence, he explained that the new site will benefit the community as a whole.
“The website will be a living, breathing entity for the community members and visitors” said Claxon.
On the website, viewers can explore all of the amenities that Olive Hill has to offer in an easy and convenient manner. This includes finding places to dine, shop, places to stay, and things to do. Businesses can also put any discounts or specials on their profiles that viewers can see and also list any job openings that they may have. Volunteer opportunities may also be listed on the website for organizations from all around Carter County, as well as commercial listings.
One of the biggest features, however, is a calendar that shows events from across Carter County. This allows easier accessibility for everyone to know about any meetings, community events, and special happenings going on.
There is also a section currently on the website where you make nominations for the grand marshal for Homecoming 2024 as well as suggest ideas for the theme.
Websites with this type of calendar feature have been created in the past, but have always had their flaws and difficulties. With this new website however, Claxon says, the features will be more beneficial to people in and outside of the community. This is due to its easy accessibility and business owners being able to run their own profile, instead of the website being run by one or two people only. This allows businesses to manage their profile, and how they want visitors to see it, as well as allowing them to ensure their special events and sales are added to the calendar.
“(This will) help promote them to not only our local people, but to visitors coming to town, because the website will serve as a clearing house of information.” said Claxon.The website can be accessed at olivehillky.org.