Gustavo Torres arrested on out of town warrant

A local man was arrested Monday on charges that stem from Broward County, Florida. According to Kentucky State Police, Gustavo Adolfo V. Torres, 48, of Monticello, was arrested on Monday, July 7, after he had applied for a Kentucky drivers license.

During the application process, authorities discovered that Torres was wanted in Florida on sex-related charges. He was arrested without incident by Trooper Anthony Phillips and officers from the Monticello Police Department and lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.

Torres will be extradited to Florida.

Chamber Luncheon planned

The Monticello-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon will be held Thursday, July 17 at noon at El Cazador Restaurant.

The guest speaker will be freelance journalist Patrice Bucciarelli.

Trojan basketball camp set

Monticello Trojan Basketball Camp will be held July 21-22 and July 28-29. Any boy in grades two through eight next year is encouraged to attend.

This year the camp will be held at no cost and each camper will receive a free ball and t-shirt with their participation.

Second and third graders will attend camp each day from 4 until 5 p.m. Fourth and fifth graders will attend camp from 5 until 6 p.m. and sixth, seventh and eighth graders will attend camp from 6 until 7 p.m.

Camp will be staffed by Head Coach Gary Abbott and Assistant Coach Nancy Allen, as well as former players and members of the varsity basketball team.

Walk-In Shed Theatre to present play production

A production of Norma Cole’s play "And the Tide Shall Cover the Earth" is set for July 24, 25, 26 and 31 and August 1 and 2 at the Walk-In Shed Theatre in Wayne County.

"Tide" will be the first production for the Walk-In Shed Theatre, which is located on Cumberland Ridge Road. The 200-seat outdoor theatre is the first phase of the Cumberland Heritage Society’s mission to build a larger, fully professional outdoor theatre in Wayne County.

Monticello native Norma Cole’s play takes place on the Cumberland River at the time of the TVA project. It focuses on the struggles of the Haw family as they prepare to leave their home forever in anticipation of the rising river that will form Lake Cumberland and cover their property forever.

For more information about the production, contact Norrie Wake at (606) 348-5253 or SCC Fine Arts assistant Sherry Crabtree at (606) 679-8501, extension 3408.

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