Absentee voting machine remains open at courthouse

The absentee voting machine is currently in operation at the County Court Clerk’s Office for any voters who will be out of town on election day. The machine will remain open during regular business hours through Monday, November 4. Those who are voting by the traditional paper absentee ballot must have applications returned to the clerk’s office by October 29 in order to be eligible.

Training for local election officers is set for Tuesday, October 29 at 6 p.m. It will be held in the upstairs courtroom at the Wayne County Courthouse.

For more information, contact the County Court Clerk’s Office at (606) 348-6661.

Safe Trick-or-Treat night planned at ASPIRE Center

A Safe Trick-or-Treat night will be held Thursday, October 31 at the ASPIRE Center. The event is sponsored by the Wayne County Service Unit of the Salvation Army in conjunction with the Wayne County EZ Community, Inc.

Children may trick-or-treat at the ASPIRE Center from 5 until 8 p.m. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to the ASPIRE Center to visit booths and collect treats.

Businesses and organizations interested in participating can call 348-4241 for more information. The ASPIRE Center is located on Highway 1275 behind the Cumberland Crossing Shopping Center.

Anyone interested in joining the Wayne County Service Unit of the Salvation Army is invited to attend the monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. at El Cazador Restaurant in Monticello.

District Four meeting set

District Four Magistrate Wade Upchurch will host his monthly meeting on Saturday, October 26 in the Union precinct, on the other side of the lake. The meeting will be from 8 a.m. until noon.

The site of the meeting will be announced later.

Turn clocks back Sunday

Daylight savings time officially ends Sunday, October 27 at 2 a.m. Readers are reminded to set their clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night.

Special session for MUC

The Monticello Utility Commission met in a special session last Friday at noon for the purpose of discussing and taking appropriate action on filling the position of meter reader.

Board members went into a short executive session. Upon returning to open session, Chairman John Lyons stated that board members had reviewed five applicants for the position. The board voted to hire Gordon Dobbs to fill the position of meter reader.

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