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Applications are now available for Crittenden County’s CAIP cost-share program for qualifying farm investments.
Only applications need to be submitted by deadline, completion deadline will be in June. Up to $1,000 reimbursement is available for qualified projects.
Call 270-965-3921 extension 3 for more information.
Pickleball enthusiasts are teaming with Marion Tourism and Recreation Commission with hopes of securing an American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) grant to build an outdoor court on public property.
Hutch Goad, who has organized indoor pickleball recreational play at the former armory over the last several months, said interest continues to grow.
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.
Goad said about 15 or more local residents, mostly aged 50 and above, regularly participate in recreational play at the armory. He said there’s great interest in having an outdoor court, either on the armory campus or perhaps at the park.
Marion Tourism Commission members discussed the grant application at its meeting last week. The group is willing to match the grant to some degree, but it’s too early to know the overall cost. Estimates for a concrete and blacktop surface are being sought. To accommodate a court, organizers say a 30x60-foot pad is needed. Estimates for the surface are around $10,000 or more.
Goad said estimates for net installation and striping are also being sought.
“To cut cost we would probably not build a fence around it right away,” he said. “At some point we might even expand to two courts if there’s enough interest.”
The AARP grant application deadline is March 15 and the facility would have to be completed by November. It’s too early to know, but organizers are hoping for somewhere around $10,000 in grant money.
Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night as the time will officially change at 2am on Sunday.
Daylight Saving Time will continue until Nov. 5.
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City leaders in Salem say Green For Life (GFL) is stopping residential waste services there.
The company notified customers in the Livingston County town that it will cease operations at the end of March.
GFL recently lost renewal of its exclusive franchise in Crittenden County. Its current contract in Crittenden expires at the end of March.
Following are list of county roads still affected by recent heavy rains. The roads are still under water in some places:
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Updated with more accurate detail
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There's a new Extension agent in town and a new agriculture-based company is coming to the southern part of the county. Also, GFL is leaving another community as it begins to pull out of Marion and the Conservation District is ready to give away tree seedlings just in time for spring planting.
The local music hall of fame gets a new member, four CCHS basketball players are chosen for all region teams and a former Miss Crittenden County has a new gig in a nearby town. Grab this week's press at newsstands or subscribe below to stay informed about your community.
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There are multiple injuries. The two-vehicle crash occurred near the Owens Road intersection and involved a minivan and full-sized pickup truck.
Three children were in the van. All are conscious and alert. The mother, who was driving the van, is being flown to a nearby hospital. The driver of the pickup appears to be okay.
The crash happened shortly before 7am.
Crittenden County Site-Based Decision-Marking Courncil will meet at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 9 in the high school library.
Target completion date for all work on the new bridge is Dec. 1, 2023Construction of the New U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge at Smithland continues to be on schedule, with traffic expected to move to the new bridge sometime in late-April or early-May. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and Jim Smith Contracting anticipate being able to calculate a more specific date a few weeks before traffic is moved to the new $63.3 million structure.
According to KYTC District 1 Chief Engineer Kyle Poat, the Cabinet and Smith Contracting had hoped to make the traffic move sooner. However, several factors will keep things on the original timeline.
“A crane that was to be used for demolition of the existing bridge is tied up on another project,” Poat said. “That pushed the demolition process for the old bridge into the timeline that ospreys will arrive at their nest on the old bridge and start laying eggs. That means we’ll now have to wait for the young ospreys to hatch and start flying – maybe sometime in June. If we can’t beat the ospreys, we have time
UPDATED ROAD CLOSINGS
Crittenden County
KY 855 is CLOSED at the 5mm North of Frances at Doan Springs Creek between KY 70 and U.S. 60 - Signs Posted
KY 902 is CLOSED at the 5mm in the Dry Fork Creek area near the Crittenden-Caldwell County Line between Dycusburg and Fredonia -Signs Posted
KY 91 at 15.7mm where the Cave-in-Rock Ferry is CLOSED due to high winds
Blackburn Church, Blackford Church, Caney Fork, 60 end of Fishtrap, Enon Church, Providence, Claylick Creek and Cool Springs.
Also, many other low-water crossings are affected.
Flash flooding typically drains out fairly quickly in most areas once rainfall ceases and natural runoff takes its course.
In Lyon County, KY 1943 is closed at Skinframe Creek Bridge, which is just beyond the Crittenden County line from Tabor Road, which is also under water.
Green For Life (GFL) garbage-collection contractor will be picking up all of its toters, as it calls them. Those trash cans assigned to homes who have subscribed to residential, curbside collection service will be gathered up later this month because GFL has lost the county’s franchise to pick up residential garbage.
The company plans to pick up the containers in late March and early April.
Once gathered up, the cans will be transferred to a staging area in the county where they will be picked up by larger trucks and taken to GFL’s Princeton transfer station.
GFL and the company with the new franchise for the county, Impact Waste Services, will be notifying customers about how the changeover will occur.
Due to the chance to flooding today, Crittenden County has canceled school.
It will be a NTI Day for students.
The large playground has been purchased and installed by Marion Tourism and Recreation Commission with director Jason Hatfield leading the project.
A few safety and aesthetic details must be completed before it can open, such as installation of a guard rail along Old Morganfield Road parallel to the fence surrounding the playground. A mulch base is also being installed in the coming days.
There will be a grand opening for the new playground once it's ready to open.
“Since the passing of Phyllis Sykes (our Minnie Pearl) we have talked so much about how that void would ever be filled,” The Old Kentucky Hayride posted on its social media page. “She brought so much to the stage and the atmosphere.
“We knew Minnie could never be replaced and ultimately decided to just let God give us the answer. And you know what? He did,” the post continued.
The local variety show will this weekend debut Anna Beth Blackburn as Dolly, who will visit with fans starting at 5:30 p.m., when the doors open until the show begins at 7 p.m.
“Dolly will be in our lobby and auditorium... waiting to get her picture made with you and saying 'Howdy' to everyone, just like her friend, Minnie Pearl did,” a promotional post for the show says.
Blackburn and Sykes, a former school teacher and active city councilwoman at the time of her untimely death last summer, had a very special friendship, Hayride organizers say.
“We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Minnie would certainly approve of Dolly and our decision. Let's hear it Old Kentucky Hayride fans, please make welcome Miss Anna Beth Blackburn as Dolly!”
The Old Kentucky Hayride, which was born many years ago in Marion and featured local and regional talent, was revived a few years ago by Marion’s Classy and Grassy. Cutter and Cash Singleton and Brennan Cruce are the nucleus of Classy and Grassy, which has seen its own star rise in the past few years. Classy and Grassy will host the variety show and it will include Horner, who studied guitar under Steven Curtis Chapman and toured as a musician with Nashville artists such as Lee Greenwood, Shania Twain, Wynonna Judd and Brad Paisley. For the past 21 years, Horner has returned to his gospel music roots and is a highly-acclaimed artist.
Ticket sales have been brisk for the show. All proceeds benefit Crittenden County Food Bank, plus any financial surplus remaining from program sponsorships once expenses are paid. The Old Kentucky Hayride is a non-profit Classy and Grassy production.
“We love helping others, especially those in our hometown and that's what this show is all about,” the group posted on its online promotion. “All ticket sales go to The Crittenden County Food Bank and all concession sales go to The Crittenden County FFA.”
Hayride Headliners
Eric Horner | Dave Conyer
Frank Hamilton | Sammy Jo Johnson
Logan Shuecraft | Glen Browning
Chenoa Wilcox | Lilly Chaney
Buddy Stalion | Richard Maxfield
Eli Moss | Emma Culp
Lily Goebel | Brennan Cruce
Cutter Singleton | Cash Singleton
Crittenden County High School Band
And More
Tickets
Tickets $5 each. Proceeds from ticket sales go to Crittenden County Food Bank. Call or text 270-969-1066 or 270-704-5296 for tickets. Tickets are also available at the door night of event.
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