Pennyrile Area Development District

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PeADD’s Seniors Meals Program faces another possible funding shortfall

Late last year, the Pennyrile Area Development District’s Senior Home-Delivered Meals Program avoided a funding reduction, but another possible funding shortfall is on the horizon as the 2026-27 fiscal year approaches. At Monday’s PeADD meeting, Amanda Stokes, the director of PeADD’s Aging and Independent Living Agency, shared that they received a letter from Victoria Elridge the Kentucky commissioner for the Department of Aging and Independent Living stating that senior meal […]

todayJune 8, 2026 6

Local News

Sanctuary Director announces plans to relocate, shares renderings

Sanctuary, Inc. was established in 1982 as a 24-hour crisis counseling center, and it has since grown to offer a wide range of resources for domestic violence survivors. At Monday’s Pennyrile Area Development District meeting, Sanctuary Executive Director Heather Lancaster announced the nonprofit's plans to relocate. Sanctuary provides healing and support services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault across the nine counties of the Pennyrile region. Lancaster says […]

todayFebruary 10, 2026 9

Local News

PeADD receives clean financial audit report

The Pennyrile Area Development District received a clean financial audit report at Monday’s meeting. The audit report was presented by Jaime Petersen from Calhoun and Company, PLLC. In the report, Petersen says they primarily tested PeADD’s aging related programs for compliance and had no findings or questioned costs.    PeADD Executive Director Jason Vincent recognized the organization’s financial team for their work, and says a clean audit is important to […]

todayJanuary 13, 2026 1

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Lawmakers discuss pressing topics, priorities ahead of the 2026 legislative session

Before returning to Frankfort for the upcoming legislative session, regional lawmakers shared their thoughts concerning hot-button issues and their priorities at Monday's Pennyrile Area Development District (PeADD) meeting. The meeting was hosted at the Pennyrile Forest State Park Lodge. From the Kentucky Senate, District 1 Senator Jason Howell, who represents Crittenden, Lyon and Trigg counties; District 2 Senator Danny Carroll, who represents Ballard, Carlisle, Livingston and McCracken counties and District […]

todayDecember 8, 2025 8

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Forgotten Angels organizer seeks community gift, stocking stuffer donations

The Pennyrile Area Development District’s Forgotten Angels Project is in its 19th year, and Cindy Tabor is calling on the community to help ensure that those living in personal care facilities have a happy holiday season. Tabor is the Pennyrile District’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman and also oversees the Forgotten Angel Project. Through the project, residents in personal care homes across the Pennyrile region share a gift they would like to […]

todayDecember 3, 2025 1

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PeADD, City of Madisonville receive impact award from the NADO

The City of Madisonville and the Pennyrile Area Development District recently received the 2025 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award for their work establishing the Western Kentucky Law Enforcement Training Center. In September 2024, it was announced that a new police training facility would be constructed in Madisonville. While the facility is being built, the basic training program has been temporarily housed in a building provided by the Madisonville Police Department. In […]

todayNovember 10, 2025 5

Local News

State funding cut impacts Senior Home-Delivered Meals program

Senior citizens in the Pennyrile Region who receive home-delivered meals could be at risk of losing that service as a result of a recent reduction in state funding. The Pennyrile Area Development District (PeADD) announced that their agency, along with Pennyrile Allied Community Services (PACS), recently suffered a funding cut of nearly $1.5 million that will impact the region’s Senior Home Delivered Meals program. According to PeADD, over 750 seniors […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025 10

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PeADD receives Catalyst Award from KEMA

The Pennyrile Area Development District (PeADD) was presented with the Kentucky Emergency Management Association’s Catalyst Award at this year’s Kentucky Emergency Services Conference in Louisville. According to a news release, the award recognizes agencies for their work toward advancing emergency management and disaster resilience. Over the summer, PeADD gifted each emergency management office in the Pennyrile region with a drone unit to support response and recovery efforts following natural disasters. […]

todaySeptember 15, 2025 1

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Pre-K for All Initiative Director spotlights the benefits of universal preschool

Establishing universal preschool has been high on Governor Andy Beshear's list of priorities since he was reelected. Sam Flynn, the Executive Director of the Pre-K for All Initiative, shared how universal preschool would provide educational and economic benefits at Monday’s Pennyrile Area Development District meeting. The initiative was created in June with the mission of ensuring that 4-year-olds in Kentucky have access to a preschool education that prepares them for […]

todaySeptember 8, 2025 5

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