Events in Eastern Kentucky

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After spending 6 months in our new home we have grown to love it more and more each day. We are very happy with our decision to move from Florida to our new home in Kentucky as Tennessee was not it for us. In Florida my family would go to Gasparilla every year along with the Florida State fair. We were sad to see this tradition disappear when we moved however we found an amazing replacement here in Kentucky called Hill Billy Days that combined both of the events into 3 fun filled days. We have also added some new locations into our routine one of which is our new favorite coffee spot called Probation Coffee. We were use to going to Starbucks everyday in Florida but after my first cup of coffee from Probation I knew I found a way better spot. Another of our favorites is 123 which we can get great Japanese food and sushi without having to drive far. Lastly, we have made more of an effort to attend our extension centers free classes and picked up some new hobbies such as bread making, hydroponics and growing our own mushrooms. These extension centers are the coolest thing I have ever been apart of as we did not have that in Florida and when you take a class usually they give you free items on the subject you are learning about. For anyone wanting to learn new skills or even have general questions the workers at the extension centers are happy to help and teach. Overall for anyone considering moving to eastern Kentucky I would recommend it as a great place to live and raise a family.

Returning to Eastern Kentucky: How a Relocation Incentive Helped Turn Someday Into Today

After spending years away from their hometown of Pikeville, Kentucky, Dr. Molly was in her residency at the Mayo Clinic when she and her husband Rhett, found themselves at a crossroads - should they stay in Rochester, a community they had grown to love, or return to be closer to their family and friends in Eastern Kentucky.

After Rhett came across an article about MakeMyMove he said that seeing Pikeville listed as one of the communities offering relocation incentives, “made us feel like the community genuinely wanted us back.”

Read their entire story here.