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Halloween in the park to be held Saturday at Old Mulkey, at 5:30 p.m. https://www.tompkinsvillenews.com/2018/10/16/halloween-in-the-park-to-be-held-friday/ Free flu clinic and resource fair to be held on Friday, at 9 a.m., at the Senior Center. https://www.tompkinsvillenews.com/2018/10/16/community-action-to-hold-resource-fair-and-free-flu-clinic/ The Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular is ongoing in Louisville. I went to this a few years ago and it is worth…
It is a beautiful day for a walk so if you feel like going for a stroll, make sure to head down Main St., and around the square. Fall decorations are out and you can’t help but smile when you see them.
A portion of Main St., in the downtown area is closed today, Wednesday, Oct. 17, for continuing repairs.
Sports
Monroe County High School students are getting ready for the parade. It will start at approximately 12:30 p.m., heading down Main, onto Celina Rd., to TES and circling back to the high school.
Homecoming festivities kicked off tonight with the annual bonfire at the stadium. The parade is tomorrow at 12:30 p.m., down Main St., and onto Celina Rd. The game is tomorrow night at 7 p.m., with the Homecoming Queen to be crowned during halftime.
The 4th annual Pull to Feed the Kids, a truck pull, sponsored by Precision Engineering, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. All proceeds from this event go toward the Backpack Program.
Obituaries
Carolyn Hammer Page, 64, Summer Shade, passed away Tuesday, October 16, at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m., at Strode Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Bro. Lewis Blythe will officiate the service. Visitation will be held…
Rena Belle Gentry, 75, Tompkinsville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, peacefully, in Tompkinsville. Funeral Services are at Yokley Trible Funeral Home, at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct.. 16, with Bro. Tim White officiating. Interment at Skaggs Creek Cemetery. Visitation is Monday from 4:30 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday, from 6 to 11 a.m., at Yokley…
Danny Gene Burns, 71, of Tompkinsville passed away on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. Cremation was chosen and a memorial service will be conducted Saturday, Oct. 27, at 5 p.m., at Strode Funeral Home in Tompkinsville. Bro. Gary Emberton will officiate the service. Visitation will be held…
Area News
The Cumberland Run Fall Cruise and Show-In will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 3 to 6 p.m., on the square of the historic Clay County courthouse Cumberland Run t-shirts and dash magnets will be given to the first 120 participants. Door prizes and drawings will also be held. Plaques will be presented in…
The Crossroads Life Center 13th annual Chili Cook-Off, featuring chili, “Kids Korner Games,” concessions, bouncy houses, themed baskets for an auction and more, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 3 to 6 p.m., on the Glasgow Public Square. For more information, call 270-651-2299.
A storm spotter training class will be held at the Celina Community Center, located at 145 Cordell Hull Drive, in Celina, Tenn., on Thursday, Sept 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. This severe weather SKYWARN spotter training class is FREE and all ages are welcome. Attendees will learn the basics of thunderstorm development, fundamentals of…