TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. — A Kenton High School graduate will become president of Honda of South Carolina Mfg. Inc., (HSC). Gary Mabrey, a 1984 graduate of KHS, will become the company’s new president effective April 1, according to a release from Honda.

Within the next ten years, half of Hardin County’s work force will have retired. In order to better prepare their replacements, educators and business leaders will need to work together, said Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance President and CEO Jon Cross.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Hardin Northern Board of Education – 7 p.m., computer lab

Kenton City Council – 7 p.m., chambers McGuffey council – 6 p.m., chambers

MONDAY, MARCH 14 Kenton City Council – 7 p.m., chambers

James Schirtzinger, Josh Keen and Ryan Burton, members of the staff at Peacock Water, have successfully completed the professional service seminar at Kinetico’s Service Academy, the training arm of Kinetico Inc., Newbury.

Financial services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 10 on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2016” list in its 17th appearance on the prestigious list, according to Kyle Johnston, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Kenton.

When a planned move to Columbus fell through nearly 16 years ago, Brian Sprang had no way of knowing the opportunities that would come his way in his hometown of Kenton. Today, Sprang is in his second year as chief information officer at Quest Federal Credit Union in Kenton and is the new board chairman of the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Upper Scioto Valley Board of Education – 4:30 p.m., community room; board work session to review applications for superintendent