Fair, Horse Show is set

The Wayne County Fair and Horse Show is set for June 27 through July 5 at Memorial Park.

Things will kick off Friday, June 27 with the Mini Olympics, the Beautiful Baby Contest and the Championship Horse Show. Highlights from the nine-day fair include the Western Horse Show, the Motorcycle Show, Miss Wayne County Fair, the Demolition Derby, the truck and tractor pulls and the fireworks display on Friday, July 4.

Fair organizers plan to honor the local National Guard on July 4. A complete schedule of events is included in the fair catalog, which will be available at local businesses after June 18.

ASPIRE Center pool is open

With summer vacation in full swing, the ASPIRE Center pool is now open. The pool opened Monday, June 2 with a large number of swimmers visiting the facility despite unseasonably cool weather.

The pool will be open seven days a week from noon until 6 p.m. B.G. Edwards, Wayne County EZ Director, noted that the pool would operate under those hours until classes resume in the local school systems.

Edwards noted that the pool is also available for rent after 6 p.m. Anyone who would like more information should call the ASPIRE Center at 340-9362.

Airport awarded grant

The Wayne County Airport has been awarded a $150,000 Federal Aviation Administration grant, according to an announcement made last week by Congressman Hal Rogers.

The money will fund the expansion of the aircraft parking apron to alleviate crowding, install perimeter fencing to keep wildlife off the runway, and to update the Airport Layout Plan to more accurately reflect the plans of the airport board.

"Air service opens doors to the city and surrounding counties, adding jobs, and strengthening the economy," said Rogers. "This airport improvement project is a vital part of that improved access, providing our region with the highest quality of airport. I am pleased this federal funding is now on the way to Wayne County."

Local jobless rate drops

The local jobless rate dropped slightly from March to April, according to figures from the Cabinet for Workforce Development. Wayne County’s unemployment rate in April was 5.8 percent, down from 5.9 percent in March.

In April 2002, the unemployment rate was 6.4 percent.

In the Lake Cumberland area, the overall jobless rate was 7.4 percent in April, down from 7.8 percent in March. The lowest unemployment rate in the 10 county area was 5.0 percent, recorded in Adair County. The highest unemployment rate in the area was 10.1 percent, recorded in Cumberland County.

Alexander killed in accident

A former Wayne County resident was killed Sunday, after he was ejected from the vehicle he was riding in on the Louie B. Nunn Parkway. Marcus Alexander, 23, was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Josh Watkins of Lexington, according to Kentucky State Police.

Police said the vehicle apparently hydroplaned off the road, struck a guardrail and overturned. Alexander was pronounced dead at the scene. Watkins was treated at T.J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow and was released.

The accident occurred about six miles west of Glasgow.

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