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Whitley County
Local PRIDE Coordinators
Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.
  • Judy Brimm, Whitley County PRIDE Coordinator, 606.549.6000
  • Gina Hamblin, City of Williamsburg PRIDE Coordinator, 606.549.6033
  • Heather Stewart, Whitley County Schools PRIDE Coordinator, 606.549.7001, extension 2913
County Solid Waste Coordinator

Contact your Solid Waste Coordinator to request a list of licensed garbage haulers in your county or to report illegal dumping.

  • Tracy West, 606.549.6071
Local Watershed Watch Programs

For information about becoming a Watershed Watch volunteer, call 800.928.0045 and ask for extension 473, or visit the program’s Web site at www.kywater.org/watch.

  • Upper Cumberland River Watershed Watch
PRIDE Environmental Education Grant Recipients in the County (2009 Grant Cycle)
Grant recipients might need help with their environmental education projects from community members. Contact the grant recipient to inquire about volunteer opportunities. (Grant amounts listed below include $500 to operate a PRIDE Club.)
  • Boston Elementary School: $3,750 to enhance a recycling program
  • Pleasant View Elementary School: $3,000 for recycling materials
  • Whitley North Elementary School: $4,000 for a recycling trailer
  • Whitley County Middle School: $4,000 to enhance an outdoor classroom
  • Corbin Primary School: $4,000 to enhance an outdoor classroom
  • Corbin Elementary School: $4,000 to enhance a greenhouse
  • Corbin Intermediate School: $4,000 to build two wetlands and a rain garden
  • Corbin Middle School: $4,000 to buy SEPUP curriculum
  • Corbin High School: $4,000 to enhance an outdoor classroom
  • Whitley County Cooperative Extension Service: $4,000 to create and expand community gardens
PRIDE Homeowner Septic System Grant Program in the County since 1999

Amount Invested: $810,868
Septic Systems Installed: 221
Whitley County
 

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