Area Death

Keith Guess, 81, of Marion died Wednesday. Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Service in Salem is in charge of arrangements.

Lady Rockets' semifinal game is tonight (maybe)

UPDATE: Game is postponed again. Will be played Friday night, same time, same place.
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Despite a chance of strong storms this evening, the Second Region Softball Tournament is scheduled to get back underway after two nights of rain delays at Hopkins Central in Morton's Gap.

Crittenden (22-7) will play Caldwell County (17-11) in the semifinal round. This is the Lady Rockets' first ever berth in the regional semifinal round. They beat Hopkinsville Monday in the opening round and Caldwell beat Webster County.

The Crittenden-Caldwell game starts after the completion of the Christian County vs. Madisonville game, which was in the bottom of the fourth inning with Christian leading by a run when the rains hit Tuesday night. That game will be finished starting at 5:30pm with the nightcap to follow.

Special fiscal court meeting next week

Crittenden Fiscal Court will convene at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, June 7 for a special meeting at the courthouse to approve a loan for Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department's purchase of a used fire truck. Also on the agenda will be the appointment of a member to the tax appeal board.

Marion General Baptist hosts VBS

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Lady Rocket semifinal tonight is postponed

Due to heavy rains, tonight's Second Region Softball Tournament semifinal between Crittenden County and Caldwell County is postponed.

The game – plus the completion of another semifinal contest between Madisonville and Christian County – is expected to be tomorrow. However, no times have been announced. Stay tuned for details.

The 2Region Baseball Tournament at Christian County is still on go for tonight with Trigg County facing Union County and Christian County taking on Henderson.

Death Notice

Micaela Knight, 70, of Oklahoma City, Okla., formerly of Marion, died Saturday. Services are Monday at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City.

What's news this week in Crittenden County...

Tick-borne diseases are becoming more prevalent in Kentucky as the number and types of ticks increase. Britt Wright, who operates Hodge’s Sports and Apparel, says she hears people in the Marion store and even her employees talking about an increase in tick bites. One of her employees had to miss work because of effects of a bite, and she said a man who works with her husband can no longer eat meat after being infected by a tick. “Where are they all coming from?”

For all of this story, the following headlines and all of our School's Out! coverage you can't find anywhere else, pick up a copy of this week's issue of The Crittenden Press:

• IN PICTURES: Commencement photos
• IN PICTURES: Class night photos
• IN PICTURES: Photos of each individual graduate
• CCES academic awards presented
• CCMS awards earned
• CCHS academic awards presented to teens
• Caldwell ATC awards KOSSA certifications
• Grads earn work ethic, readiness certificates
• Dozens of scholarships awarded

Shred Day Saturday

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Lady Rockets on historic run at regional

UPDATE: Rain has postponed the Lady Rockets' semifinal game until 6:30pm on Wednesday.

Crittenden County’s girls’ softball team was set to play in the regional semifinals Tuesday at Hopkins Central against Caldwell County before the rain set in.

This is the first time in school fast-pitch history that the Lady Rockets have been one victory away from the regional championship. This is the team’s fourth trip to the regional tournament and the first time it has won a game in that post-season series, beating Hopkinsville 14-0 last night.

The only time Crittenden (22-7) and Caldwell (17-11) have met this season was on April 10 when Lady Rocket starting pitcher Chandler Moss was out of the lineup with a finger injury. Caldwell won that matchup 8-0, but coach Stephen Smith says don’t read too much into the outcome of that game. He anticipates a slugfest tonight.

The Lady Tigers upset Webster County 1-0 in a pitching duel in Monday’s opening round game of the region. Caldwell hurler Katie Franklin’s best pitch is rise ball, said the Rocket girls’ coach. 

Franklin pitched a three-hitter Monday to beat 22nd-ranked Webster County.

Earlier this year, Caldwell was the All A Second Region champion and was 1-2 in the small-school state tournament, losing to Lexington Christian and Louisville Holy Cross.

A Lady Rocket win tonight against Caldwell would pit CCHS against the state’s No. 3 team, Christian County or No. 23 Madisonville, who play in the other semifinal game this evening at Morton’s Gap.

Follow all the action on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CrittendenPress

Today's coverage of the girls' softball regional tournament is brought to you by Randy Book and RB Building of Marion, Kentucky.

Summer lunch program begins June 4

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Different results for local ball teams

Crittenden County's Lady Rockets won their opening round game of the regional softball tournament easily over Hopkinsville on Monday.

Meanwhile, the Rocket baseball team was knocked out of the Second Region Tournament by host Christian County in a lopsided affair.

The softball team is scheduled to play Caldwell County in the semifinal round tonight at 7:30pm at Hopkins Central.

See this week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press for details.

Among the Specials this week 

at Minton's Hometown Foods

Crittenden Countians observe Memorial Day

There were a number of opportunities for Crittenden Countians to observe Memorial Day and remember our country's war dead.

Among today's events was the annual Shady Grove Cemetery Memorial Day Celebration where County Attorney Rebecca Johnson was the featured speaker.

Remembering Crittenden County's fallen soldiers

TODAY'S MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES

- Mapleview Cemetery,

Marion, 10 a.m. Monday.

- Shady Grove Cemetery,

11 a.m. Monday. County Attorney

Rebecca Johnson will

be the speaker. Lunch will

follow in the fire station adjacent

to the cemetery.

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KSP raffling 2018 Charger R/T

The Kentucky State Police are taking a walk on the wild side this year to support their Trooper Island Camp for underprivileged children. The agency is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a new 2018 Dodge Charger R/T 392 ScatPack, a four-door, five passenger ride that combines legendary muscle car heritage with safety and comfort features suitable for family duty.

Cloaked in a destroyer grey exterior and a black interior, it features an iconic design with a low, lean profile, scalloped body sides and an imposing crosshair grille. Built to run, its V8 SRT Hemi MDS engine delivers 485 hp and 475 pound-feet of torque – enough performance for any job from navigating superhighways to driving the kids to school. Paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission, the vehicle blends classic hot-rod performance with modern sensibility. (A full list of features and equipment can be found on the KSP website at KentuckyStatePolice.org.

Edmunds.com described the 2018 Charger as “an unapologetic American sedan with massive power and brash style. It looks cool and makes cool noises.” Kelly Blue Book called it “a modern sedan that displays rowdy, All-American bravado backed up with plenty of horsepower. It looks tough. It looks mean. It looks you right in the eye.”

Tickets are $10 each and are available at The Crittenden Press, any KSP post or commercial vehicle enforcement region office located throughout the state. Tickets can also be purchased online by debit or credit card payment at TrooperIsland.org.

Only 20,000 tickets will be sold. The winning ticket will be drawn on Aug. 26 at the Kentucky State Fair. Ticket holders do not have to be present at the drawing to win. Raffle winner is responsible for all tax and license fees.

Trooper Island is a free summer camp for underprivileged boys and girls age 10-12 operated by the Kentucky State Police on Dale Hollow Lake in Clinton County. It is financed entirely by donations, no public funds are used. Each year, the camp hosts approximately 700 children, providing good food, fresh air, recreation, guidance and structured, esteem-building activities designed to build good citizenship and positive relationships with law enforcement officers.

Chamber presents its annual awards

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I-69 work to ramp up June 2

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to ramp up construction work along Interstate 69 in Caldwell County starting June 2.

The contractor has initially been working along right of way with lane and shoulder restrictions for drainage work, guardrail upgrades, and other prep work leading up to pavement repairs and an asphalt overlay. This work zone is along I-69 at Princeton from milepoint 79.35 near the KY 2617/Old Fredonia Road Overpass extending through the KY 91 Exit 79 Princeton-Marion Interchange to milepoint 82.934 about a mile north of the KY 293 Interchange, a distance of 3.58 miles.

Pavement repairs are expected to start June 2, to be followed by milling on June 7 and asphalt paving starting around June 11. This next phase of work will increase construction activity along this work zone. Some traffic shifts will be required from time to time to facilitate the work.

Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers, and construction personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.  This work zone includes a strictly enforced 55 mile per hour work zone speed limit with enhanced enforcement.

Rogers Group, LLC, is the prime contractor on this $3.7 million rehabilitation project. The project has a target completion date of Aug. 1.

Timely traffic advisories for the 11 counties of KYTC Highway District 2 are available by going to Facebook.com/kytcdistrict2. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.

Navigatge traffic at GoKY.KY.Gov or at WAZE.com or via the WAZE App.

Area Deaths

Karen Rebecca “Becky” Cook, 68 of Marion, died Wednesday. Myers Funeral Home in Marion is in charge of arrangements.

Loleta "Eatsie" Enoch, 83, of Lafayette, Teen., formerly of Marion, died Wednesday. Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette is in charge of arrangements.

Softball gets good draw, baseball plays Christian

Rocket softball coach Stephen Smith talks
with catcher Ellie Smith during the district
tournament last week at Marion.

Crittenden County's Fifth District champion Lady Rockets have drawn Hopkinsville (7-24) in the opening round of next week's Second Region Softball Tournament at Hopkins Central. Crittenden beat Hoptown 20-0 during the regular season. Additionally, Crittenden (21-7) is in the bracket opposite of Christian County, the state's third-ranked team.

The district runner-up Rocket baseball team plays Second Region Tournament host Christian County in the opening round. The Colonels are 17-12 this season while the Rockets are 10-20.

2REGION Tournaments
Baseball
At Christian County
Monday’s Results
Trigg County vs. Hopkinsville, 10am
Caldwell Co. vs. Union Co., 1pm
Christian Co. vs. Crittenden Co., 4pm
Henderson vs. Madisonville, 7pm
Tuesday’s Semifinals
Semifinal Game, 5:30
Semifinal Game, 8:00
Wednesday
Championship Game, 6:30

Softball
At Hopkins Central
Monday’s Results
Madisonville vs. Henderson, 11am
Christian Co. vs. Trigg Co. 1pm
Webster Co. vs. Caldwell Co. 3pm
Crittenden Co. vs.Hopkinsville 5pm
Tuesday’s Semifinals
Semifinal Game, 5:30
Semifinal Game, 8:00
Wednesday
Championship Game, 6:30

Hospital lists job openings

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Area Death

James Edward “Jamie” Champion Jr., 73, of Marion died Tuesday. Boyd Funeral Directors and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.