Liberty-Casey County Chamber of Commerce

10/13/2026

Something NEW from your Chamber! 📨 The Chamber Connection, our new monthly newsletter, hits Chamber members’ inboxes today!

Stay connected with local business news, upcoming events, and what your Chamber is working on for our community.

Not a member? You’re welcome on the list, too!

Email [email protected] to sign up.

We are stronger together! 💙

10/13/2026

Tomorrow!

10/13/2026

10/12/2026

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
The 2026 Liberty–Casey County Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards are almost here, and we are looking forward to a wonderful evening celebrating the people, businesses, and organizations that make Casey County such a special place!

🎟️ Tickets are $50 each!
📞 Call 606-706-1157 to reserve yours!

We are happy to deliver your tickets or hold them at the door for you to pick up the evening of the event. We want to make attending as convenient as possible!

🌟 A SPECIAL REMINDER TO OUR FINALISTS!
All finalists, shown in bold print on our nominee announcement, receive ONE COMPLIMENTARY TICKET to the event!

Our awards will be presented “Academy Awards” style that evening! The recipients will be announced during the celebration, making it an exciting night of recognition for everyone involved.
And remember, we're doing things a little differently this year! Instead of our traditional sit-down banquet, we're creating an evening designed for mingling, making connections, enjoying beautiful food, and celebrating our community together!

📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Central Kentucky Ag/Expo Center
🎟️ $50 per ticket | Call 606-706-1157

We hope you'll join us to congratulate our nominees, cheer on the finalists, and celebrate the hard work, dedication, and service that help make Casey County a wonderful place to live and do business.

We are stronger together! 💙

Stronger Businesses. Stronger Community.

10/11/2026

This continues to be a very serious situation. Please conserve!

CASEY COUNTY WATER SITUATION UPDATE

Casey County remains in a serious water shortage, and continued water conservation is extremely important.

Current Water Conditions:

* Lake Liberty is 17.8 feet below full pool.
* Approximately 390,000 gallons per day are being pumped from the Green River.
* Approximately 1.2 to 1.3 million gallons per day are being drawn from Lake Liberty for the water treatment plant.

While rainfall is expected across the area this weekend, the anticipated amounts are minimal compared to what is needed to see significant recovery in Lake Liberty. Any rainfall is certainly welcome, but this situation will require much more than one weekend of rain.

Water conservation remains critical.

Please continue to be mindful of your water usage and eliminate unnecessary consumption whenever possible.

It’s easy to become discouraged when others may not be taking conservation seriously. However, regardless of what others choose to do, your efforts still matter. Every gallon saved makes a difference.

Recovery will take time, significant rainfall, and a continued community-wide commitment to conserving water.

Thank you to everyone who continues to do their part.

Casey County Emergency Management

10/07/2026

🚨 WOULD YOU ATTEND A FREE SCAM PREVENTION TALK? 🚨

The Chamber office receives several calls and questions about phone scams, suspicious messages, and people trying to take advantage of our residents. We’d like to help!

We have the opportunity to invite Shellie May with the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office of Senior Protection to Casey County for a FREE educational program on:

📱 How to recognize common scams
⚠️ Warning signs that something isn’t right
🛑 How to avoid becoming a victim
💵 What to do if you or someone you know has been scammed

While this information is especially important for our senior citizens, it would also be very helpful for family members, caregivers, and really anyone who answers a phone, receives texts, uses email, or is on social media!

Your Chamber is happy to secure a venue and get this FREE program scheduled — we just need to know if there is enough interest and when works best for YOU!

👇 HELP US PLAN IT! DROP YOUR ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS.

1️⃣ WHAT TIME WORKS BEST?
☀️ DAYTIME
🌙 EVENING
🙋 EITHER

2️⃣ WHAT WEEKDAY WORKS BEST?
📅 MONDAY
📅 TUESDAY
📅 THURSDAY
📅 FRIDAY
🙋 ANY WEEKDAY

You can make it easy and comment something like:

“Daytime — Monday”
“Evening — Tuesday or Thursday”
“Either — Any weekday”

You’re also welcome to comment with a particular type of scam or question you would like Shellie to address.

💙 If there’s enough interest, your Chamber will get it in the works!

Knowledge is one of the best protections we can give ourselves, our parents, our grandparents, our neighbors, and those we care for.

10/07/2026

Please use ⚠️ CAUTION ⚠️ with any phone calls you may get regarding fraudulent Charles and needing to verify your card number. Your bank will never ask for you card number or your PIN number. The chamber has received a call and caller was told there was a possible fraudulent charge on her account in GA. Wanted to verify card. Please be cautious!!!!! Call your bank with any concerns.

Also, a post is scheduled to appear on the Chamber page at 4:00PM today concerning scams. Please look for that and let us know how we can serve you better!

Send a message to learn more

10/07/2026

🏆✨ THE NOMINEES ARE IN! ✨🏆

The Liberty–Casey County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the nominees for our 2026 Community Excellence Awards!

As always, our Chamber Board had the difficult job of narrowing the nominations to three finalists in each category. The number of nominations received, the award criteria, and careful consideration are all part of that process. It is NEVER easy — because every person, business, and organization nominated is deserving of recognition.

Below, we are recognizing ALL nominees, with the three finalists who advanced to the official ballot shown in BOLD.

📣 IMPORTANT VOTING NOTE:
Comments on this Facebook post DO NOT count as votes. Official voting is conducted by our Chamber membership through the ballot sent by email.

But please, please feel free to fill these comments with congratulations and kind words for our nominees! ❤️ Also tag any friends and acquaintances you see here! Share the love!

🌾 AGRICULTURE AWARD
Recognizing dedication, leadership, stewardship, service, and contributions to Casey County agriculture.

• Bakers Bleating Acres
• Brian & Clay Johnson
• Goode Family / Goode Creamery
• LJ Watson

🌸 BEAUTIFICATION AWARD
Recognizing efforts that make Liberty and Casey County more beautiful, welcoming, vibrant, and a place we are proud to call home.

• Ag Center – Memorial Gardens
• Liberty Tourism / Downtown Facade Grants
• Rambling Rose
• Ridgetop Greenhouse
• White’s Dentistry

🏢 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Recognizing an established business demonstrating excellence, leadership, economic impact, community investment, and outstanding service.

• Atwood Pro
• Neat Companies
• Open Hands Market
• Tarter Farm and Ranch
• The Gathering Place
• Village Restaurant

🍎 EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Recognizing an educator whose dedication, compassion, leadership, and service make a lasting difference for students and families.

• Barry Lee
• Christy Davis
• Leslie Wesley

💡 ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Recognizing vision, courage, innovation, perseverance, business growth, and the determination to turn an idea into opportunity.

• Hibpshman Home Improvements
• Memories Made Portrait Studios
• Open Hands Market
• Simply Delicious Catering
• Tara Luster Wanderlust & Stardust Art Studio

❤️ HEALTHCARE AWARD
Recognizing exceptional compassion, quality of care, professionalism, service, and commitment to the health and well-being of our community.

• Casey Family Medical
• Ephraim McDowell
• Jennifer Overstreet
• Robin Atwood
• Tiara Goode

⭐ SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Recognizing excellence in service, entrepreneurship, perseverance, community involvement, and local impact.

• Hibpshman Home Improvements
• Marrapodi Beauty and Barber
• Rambling Rose
• Safari Falls
• Simply Delicious Catering
• You Name It

🌟 RISING STAR AWARD – UNDER AGE 21
Recognizing a young person demonstrating outstanding character, leadership, responsibility, initiative, service, and compassion.

• Aidan Palmer
• Gavin Walker Emerson
• Reed Sears

💙 COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD
Recognizing exceptional love for Casey County through volunteerism, generosity, leadership, collaboration, and a willingness to serve others.

• Brenda Carmicle
• Casey County Bank
• Casey County Food Pantry
• Chad Combs, Sheriff
• Greg Neat / Neat Companies
• Nicki Johnson
• Open Hands Market

🏆 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Recognizing an individual whose years of service, leadership, dedication, and contributions have made a lasting and significant impact on Casey County. This award considers a lifetime body of work, community influence, integrity, service, and the legacy created through years of commitment.

• Deva Hair
• Garland Hoskins
• Jerry King
• Mark Wolford

Please note: The Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by the Liberty–Casey County Chamber Board of Directors and is not included on the membership voting ballot.

👏 CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY ONE OF OUR NOMINEES!

Being nominated means someone in this community noticed what you do. They noticed your work, your service, your leadership, your heart, or the difference you are making — and they thought it deserved to be recognized. That is an honor all by itself.

🗳️ CHAMBER MEMBERS: Your official ballot will arrive by email, and we have a VERY SHORT voting window to meet our awards printer deadline.

⏰ Voting closes at 5:00 PM Thursday, October 8.

Please don't let that ballot slip your mind. Read the criteria, consider these deserving finalists, and cast your vote. They are worth a few minutes of your time.

And one more time for our Facebook friends:

🚨 COMMENTING A NAME BELOW IS NOT A VOTE. 🚨
But congratulating them, bragging on them, tagging them, and leaving them some well-deserved encouragement? We absolutely welcome that! ❤️

🏆 2026 Community Excellence Awards
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026

Stronger Businesses. Stronger Community.

10/06/2026

Now hiring!

We’re hiring!

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If you’re detail-oriented, safety-minded, and take pride in your work, we want to hear from you. You’ll operate manufacturing equipment, follow precise processes, and help build the quality products Tarter is known for.

Come build something that lasts.

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