The board approved the 53.11 admin grant ($204,175 formula amount), 53.10 operating grant ($270,000 request with $135,000 match), and an FY28 capital request ($484,932) for vehicles and computers; votes on each grant were unanimous.

A resident described letters from Frontier/Verizon saying copper-based landline service will be retired; commissioners said the county broadband coordinator contacted the carrier and Southwestern Commission will pursue regulatory questions; officials plan to invite a carrier representative to speak to the board.

Commissioners announced a $500,000 matching grant for the next phase of the recreation-park expansion (amphitheater, restroom, and courts) and a $190,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant for Wi‑Fi and security cameras at the rec park and fairgrounds; both awards require local matching funds.

Public commenters urged a moratorium or stringent regulation of data centers over concerns about water use, emissions, noise and farmland loss; County Attorney Eric Ridenour advised the board that adding a moratorium could undermine the ordinance already adopted and recommended relying on the county's high-impact ordinance.