The East Kentucky Leadership Foundation, which is having its 21st annual conference in Morehead, honored six individuals and organizations Thursday night for their service to the region: Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo, a Hazard physician; Morehead activist Shirley Hamilton; visual artist and illustrator Paul Brett Johnson; Pathways Addiction Program of Ashland and its founder, Todd Trumbore; Don Rigsby and the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University; and healthcare advocate Linda Gayheart. The conference, which focuses on strategies for improving Appalachian Kentucky, continues Friday at the Morehead Conference Center.
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