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Marion County, schools mark third year of 'No Horsing Around' anti‑litter campaign
Summary
County staff, a school district representative and a mascot promoted a countywide anti‑litter campaign at a weekly wrap-up event, emphasizing student outreach and classroom visits but announcing no formal board action.
At a weekly wrap-up event outside the Marion County Board of County Commissioners, county staff and school officials highlighted the third year of the county’s "No Horsing Around" anti‑litter campaign and urged residents to pick up trash.
Lacey Larimore, who leads the initiative for the Board of County Commissioners, said the campaign is asking citizens to stop littering and to help keep Marion County clean. "We're no longer gonna take littering, and ... we're encouraging everyone to step up, pick it up, and not litter," Larimore said.
Lauren Devec, a former Marion County Public Schools representative and an original member of the county’s litter task force, described the campaign’s emphasis on students. "We knew when we started the litter task force how important it would be to instill the foundation of not littering and taking care of the planet with the next generation," Devec said, noting that students who meet the campaign mascot, Rubbish, have brought the message home to parents through classroom visits and letters.
A county staff member hosting the event noted the partnership between the Board of County Commissioners and Marion County Public Schools and introduced the mascot, saying, "Keep Marion County clean." Organizers said the outreach combines school visits by Rubbish with broader community messaging; the transcript indicates the campaign is in its third year.
The event involved public relations and outreach activities rather than a formal governing‑body action: there were no motions or votes recorded in the transcript. Commissioner Curry was thanked by organizers during closing remarks, but the transcript does not record any formal direction or board decision tied to the campaign.
Organizers did not specify funding sources, a schedule of future activities, or measurable goals during the recorded remarks. They described the effort as an "amazing community involvement initiative," citing classroom visits, student letters to the mascot and collaboration with the school board as primary outreach methods.
