Tourist Commission Board Chairman Retires after 15 Years

Posted by on Oct 28, 2010

Terry Brown, Bud Mirus, Marilyn Clarke, Mike Kiger, Julie Fedwa and Bill Netherland

Terry Brown, Bud Mirus, Marilyn Clarke, Mike Kiger, Julie Fedwa, and Bill Netherland

Terry Brown became a member of the Taylor County Tourist Commission Board of Directors in July 1995. Soon after he was appointed Chairman of the Board which he served until his recent retirement October 12, 2010.

He was appointed lifetime Chairman for the Kentucky Tourism Council.  He served as Chairman for the Kentucky/Tennessee Marine Association as well. Terry served as Chairman for the Southern Lakes and Rivers Region, a funding organization for the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism. He also served on the Southern & Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association, a Senator Hal Rogers organization, he also served as Chairman of that 50 member board.

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Follow Two Kentucky Eagles Online, Thanks to GPS Transmitters

Posted by on Oct 28, 2010

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Researchers and wildlife enthusiasts can now go online to track the movements of two bald eagles hatched in Kentucky earlier this year.

Last May, biologists fitted a male and a female eagle with satellite transmitters while both birds were still in their nests at Ballard Wildlife Management Area (WMA).

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