Trick basketball show Aug. 22 at Rocket Arena

An enterataing basketball event featuring the Harlem Globe Travelers will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday Aug. 22 at Rocket Arena. Tickets are $8 in advance at The Crittenden Press or $10 at the door. Click here or more information about the Globe Travelers.

Juggalos arrested in Crittenden County

Three party goers headed for the "Gathering" of so-called Juggalos in Cave In Rock last weekend didn't make it through Crittenden County. The men, all from Pennsylvania, were stopped at 5:30 p.m., last Wednesday in Kentucky State Police road check on Ky. 91 North at the intersection of Ky. 135. Officers found two pounds of pot and other drug paraphernalia in the trunk. All three men were lodged in the Crittenden County Detention Center.

Juggalos are fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse which is holding a three-day concert at Cave In Rock. This is the third year for the concert at Cave In Rock.

No other arrests of Juggalos have been reported in Crittenden County.

Church activities ramping up

Churches interested in participating in a church softball league on Monday nights, please contact Daniel Brady at Marion Baptist Church or Shawn Stinnett.

Also, Marion Baptist Church will  be having indoor soccer on Tuesday nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The walking track and weight room will also be open.

Storm photo from Mott City

Chad and Stephanie Mott, who live in Mott City just south of Crayne. Sent this photo. It is their son's batting cage. Tuesday's storm snaped the 4x4 poles in two and bent the four corner 2-inch metal posts at the bottom. "We had the pitching machine bolted on a piece of concrete slab," Stephanie said.

Storm ravages county, hits Crayne hard

There was widespread damaged and flash flooding reported from the severe thunderstorm that passed through Crittenden County Tuesday evening starting around 6 p.m., and lasting well into the night.

Crayne, in the southern part of the county, was hit especially hard. The Oliver family, that lives on Crayne Cemetery Road, had the roof blown off their home. Roselee Wallace, who lives in the mobile home at the entrance of Crayne Cemetery Road, had her picture window broken out by hale about the size of a baseball and her underpinning was all blown away, according to Brenda Underdown, the county's official weather watcher. Windows were broken out at other homes and vinyl siding ripped off by the strong winds estimated at around 70 mph.

The stop sign by Crayne Cemetery Road was almost bent to the ground by the strong wind.

Flash flooding and downed trees kept highway workers and local authorities busy well into the evening. No serious injuries were reported due to the storm.

Pictured is Roselee Wallace's moble home in Crayne. You can see the the holes in the siding with the pink insulation showing through. The second picture shows broken windows at the house next door.

Send your storm photos to us at thepress@the-press.com.

Chamber meets in special session

The Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce will meet in special session at 8 a.m., Friday at the Marion Tourism and Welcome Center to discuss its budget.

Area Deaths

Sarah H. Davenport, 83, of Marion died Saturday at Crittenden County Convalescent Center.  She was a member of Crooked Creek Baptist Church. The funeral is today at Gilbert Funeral Home.

Bogs, pulls pack fairgrounds

The weather finally cooperated for the Crittenden County Lions Club Fair Friday night and a packed house bounced between the mud bogs and truck and tractor pulls which went on simultaneously. 

The pulls were postponed Thursday due to rain. Organizers decided to run the pulls alongside the mud bogs because they did not conflict for time inside the main arena. The bogs were held in a pit dug on the east side of the fairgrounds. It was the first time bogs were held at the fair.

The bogs and pulls were a big hit. All of the fairgrounds parking lots were filled to capacity and overflow parking was moved to City-County Park. It was a demolition derby crowd – and the derby isn't until Saturday night.

The derby – traditionally the largest crowd-drawer of the entire week – starts at 7 p.m., tonight (Saturday).

Pictured above in the mud bog competition is Stacey Collyer of Marion.

I-24 in Livingston down to one lane

There is an emergency lane restriction on Interstate 24 westbound at the 33 mile marker in Livingston County.

 

Westbound traffic will likely be restricted to one lane for the rest of today due to a problem with a bridge expansion joint.  This is near the Livingston-Lyon County line between Grand Rivers and Eddyville.

 

All westbound traffic will move to the left-hand or passing lane at the site to allow a crew to evaluate the problem and attempt to make repairs.

 

FAIR UPDATE: Truck, tractor pulls postponed

Thursday night's truck and tractor pulls scheduled as the main event for the Crittenden County Lions Club Fair have been postponed due to weather. Above, fair officials give drivers the disappointing news a few minutes before the event was scheduled to begin.

The pulls have been moved to Friday night, slated to begin at 7 p.m., running simultaneously with the mud bogs, a first-year event at the county fair. One admission to the fairgrounds on Friday will cover both events. Tickets purchased Thursday night by fair goers will be honored Friday.

Thursday marked the third fair event hampered by the weather. On Saturday, the horse show was cancelled due to muddy conditions at the arena. Two days ago, the talent show was moved indoors due to rain.

Blood drive today at Marion United Methodist Church

There will be an American Red Cross blood drive from noon until 5 p.m., today (Thursday) at the Marion United Methodist Church on College Street. 

Paving work on Ky. 120 near Crittenden line

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to start paving operations along Ky. 120 (Martion-Providence Road) in eastern Crittenden County today (Thursday).

The project along Ky. 120 runs from the intersection of Ky. 132 at mile point 12.299 eastward  to the Tradewater River Bridge at the Crittenden-Webster line..  This is a distance of about 4.4 miles.

The contractor will use a rolling lane restriction with flaggers controlling traffic flow.  Minor delays are possible.

Motorists should use appropriate caution in areas where equipment, flaggers and construction personnel are on the roadway in close proxmility to traffic flow. Rogers Group, Inc., is the prime contractor on this highway improvement project.  The work is expected to be complete in about two weeks, weather permitting.

During this paving work the KYTC District 1 Bridge crew plans to do some deck work on bridges in the work zone.

Pugh captures talent show title

Winners of Tuesday night's Crittenden County Lions Club Fair Talent Show were:

1. Misty Pugh
2. Ashlee Collins
3. LaDonna Herron

The event was moved indoors to Second Baptist Church due to inclement weather. Pictured is LaDonna Herron.

Tonight (Wednesday) is the mini tractor pull and carnival. The pull starts at 7. The midway opens at 5.

Cick here for a complete fair schedule.

Fair Moves Talent Show Due to Rain

Organizers of the Crittenden County Lions Club Fair have decided to move tonight's Tuesday feature event into the dry. 

Due to wet conditions and the threat of more rainfall this evening, the fair will move the Talent Show to Second Baptist Church on East Depot Street. The event begins at 7.

For more information on this event, please call 704-1869 or 704-0769.

Flag football registration

Grades K-2 Flag Football registration and skills assessment will be on August 8^th from 10:00-12:00. It will be held at Rocket Stadium.  There will be no cost to play.  Volunteers will be appreciated.

Ledbetter Bridge work starts Monday

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on the U.S. 60 Tennessee River Bridge during daylight hours starting Monday, August 3, 2009.

 

The lane restriction is to allow a detailed inspection of the bridge structure. Inspectors plan to restrict traffic on the bridge to one lane from approximately 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m., each day.  Inspectors will be conducting an arms-length inspection of the bridge superstructure, deck members, and substructure. The work is expected to take about a week.

 

Motorists should be alert for equipment, flaggers, and inspection personnel on the bridge deck in close proximity to traffic flow. Appropriate caution is required.

 

Also known as the Ledbetter Bridge and the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, the structure carries approximately 9,000 vehicles cross the Tennessee River Bridge in an average day, linking McCracken County and Livingston County at U.S. 60 mile point 19.718.

 

All Kentucky bridges get a detailed arms-length inspection every two years. The Tennessee River Bridge was opened to traffic in 1931 as a toll bridge. Piers for a new bridge are currently under construction just upstream from the existing structure.

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Etheridge wins beauty contest

Lacey Etheridge won tonight's 2009 Miss Crittenden County Beauty Contest at the county fair. The fair continues tomorrow night at the fairgrounds with family night and a talent show. Entry to the fairgrounds is only $2 for any age.

Miss Crittenden County pageant tonight

The Crittenden County Lions Club Fair starts tonight at 6 pm with the beauty pageant at Fohs Hall. Carnival opens Tuesday. Click here for a complete fair schedule.

Area Deaths

Lal M. Curry, 90, of Salem died at 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at Salem Springlake Care Center. Graveside services at Saturday. Boyd Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Harry C. Kirk, 75, of Marion Thursday July 23, 2009. Funeral services are Sunday at Gilbert Funeral Home.

Ronald Wade Gipson, 49, of Marion died Thursday, July 23 at Crittenden County Hospital. Graveside services are Monday. Gilbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.