Busy, busy, busy could be the easiest way to explain the upcoming changes for the county; a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe was purchased for the sheriff's department, a 1991 Chevy truck was purchased for the road department, the food bank is expanding and many more items were approved on Tuesday during the regularly-scheduled fiscal court meeting.

The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, worth $31,900, was purchased from Dan Powers GM Center in Leitchfield. Grayson Money for the purchase comes from an excess of funds from the Grayson County Sheriff's Department budget. In January alone Sheriff Rick Clemons gave back $40,000 to the fiscal court.

Clemons said the SUV would replace his existing vehicle that he uses for the department. The Ford Expedition, previously used by Clemons, will serve as a backup vehicle.

County Jailer Darwin Dennison is paying for the light package, siren and radio for the new Tahoe out of the jail fund.

The vehicle will be sent to MPH in Owensboro to be outfitted.

The current fleet for the department is 11 emergency vehicles.

Clemons thanked Darwin for his continued support to law enforcement needs.

"Darwin offered to outfit the vehicle for me," Clemons mentioned. "He is always willing to do anything he can to assist the department."

In other business:

• The Grayson County Food Pantry, located on South Main Street in Leitchfield, has overgrown its location and officials are looking at having another building constructed.

According to Grayson County Judge-Executive Gary Logsdon, the cost for the new building would be an estimated $500,000. If approved for a Community Development Block Grant, the new site will be built off of Wallace Avenue in Leitchfield.

JRA Architect, the company who drew up the plans for the new judicial center, will also be doing the design work for the Grayson County Food Pantry.

• Three FEMA employees were approved to full-time county employees. Two will work for the Grayson County Road Department, and the other will work for Grayson County Emergency Management.

Trevor Edwards was hired on as full-time road maintenance, Gary Roof will be a mechanic for the road department and Courtney Swift will continue as FEMA secretary until all FEMA paperwork is completed. After that, Swift will remain on as a full-time employee for emergency management.

All motions were approved during an executive order to lay off the remaining 32 FEMA employees, and extend employment for Edwards, Swift and Roof.

• Officials agreed to purchase a $3,500 1991 Chevrolet dual-ton truck from Timmy Decker. The four-wheel-drive vehicle will be an addition to the existing fleet for the road department.

Logsdon felt the truck would especially be of good use during bad weather as a salt truck.

• The large American flag on the side of the courthouse will be used again, but this time for a formal veterans appreciation ceremony.

No exact date has been set as of yet. Logsdon is waiting until the weather clears up first before officials make any final decisions on the plans.

The flag was initially hung up for Grayson County's Bicentennial celebration on January 23.

• Margaret Rigdon with Hatfield Inn and Brenda Parks with Countryside Inn were reappointed to another term on the Grayson County Tourism Board.

Both will serve on the board for three more years. Their terms were set to expire this month.