This month, HCTC Public Relations Director Evelyn Wood is retiring after 30 years at the college. Submitted photo
Later this month, the âvoiceâ of Hazard Community and Technical College is retiring after 30 years of being heard on the radio, television and even the collegeâs phone system. HCTC Public Relations Director Evelyn Woodâs last day in the office is May 28. During the May 5 Rotary Club meeting, of which Wood is a member, she spoke about her time at the college and in the club, as well as other endeavors over the years.
Prior to joining HCTC, Wood said she worked ten years in the news business â five years at WYMT, two plus years at two radio stations and more than two years at a daily newspaper in Somerset, âThe Commonwealth Journal.â While in college, she worked for a weekly newspaper, âThe Grant County News.â Wood holds a bachelorâs degree from the University of Kentucky. While she was