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With Halloween rapidly approaching, several businesses have put up scarecrow decorations for the annual Invasion of the Scarecrows! Photos by Chris Cole.

Dogs on Dumont held its ninth year, and helped raise funds for Special Olympics athletes. Photos by Damon Stone.

Thank you to the families who submitted these pictures, but an even bigger thank you to the veterans who keep us free.

PA(RADE) RUMPA PUM PUM—With more than 80 entries including festive floats by Freedom Hill Church, New Bethel Community Church and Maple Grove General Baptist Church, the Scottsville-Allen County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, with a theme of “Winter Wonderland Avenue,” lit up the city Saturday evening to usher in the 2024 Christmas season. Even Santa Claus felt attendance worthy of his time in the North Pole’s busiest season. This year’s parade winners include: Overall Winner: Victory Hill Church; Church: Freedom Hill Church; Industry: Dollar General; Small Business: Hair on the Square and Nonprofit: The CORE. Photos by Matt Pedigo.

The first measurable snow started arriving Friday morning here in Allen County. The Citizen-Times asked folks on Facebook to post pictures of enjoying the snow and they did just that with well over 200 hundred posts. The winter photos published are just a sampling of the many we received.

WONDERFUL “WONKA”—For the audience, every ticket was “Golden” as Allen County Primary Center students put on an entertaining production of author Roald Dahl’s classic, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Offered on Friday and Saturday evening shows plus a Sunday matinee, the colorful musical featured a cast of 77 ACPC students, including Isabella “Izzy” Stewart as Wonka’s heir apparent to the chocolate empire, “Charlie Bucket.” The play was co-directed by ACPC performing arts teachers Olivia Brown and Valarie Powell, and the cast began practicing last October. The production featured a set painted by Allen County Intermediate Center art teacher Allie Hunley, and was created in partnership with the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center. Photos by Matt Pedigo and Chris Cole.

On Tuesday, February 11, Allen County-Scottsville High School honored students in the class of 2025 who have participated in Special Olympics, Archery, Swim Team, Pep Band and Axis Winterguard, Cheer, Girls Basketball, and Boys Basketball. Photos by Damon Stone and Ina Elmore.

By Damon Stone,
Staff Writer

The Third Annual Paws in the Park event was held on Saturday, May 17, at the Dugas Community Park, where several families were able to meet other dogs in the community.

The event started at 10:30 a.m. and was hosted by the Friends of Allen County Animal Shelter, with several vendors and sponsors being at the event.

“We are eternally grateful, and the park is really grateful to all of our partners,” D Porter, the Director of Development & Community Engagement at the park, explained in a previous interview. “(...) We are really grateful for the Friends of Allen County Animal Shelter leadership team, as they really stepped up to the plate when we made this ask. It was an immediate yes, and the collaboration has been absolutely wonderful.”

Friends of Allen County Animal Shelter is a nonprofit organization with the goal of improving conditions at the local animal shelter and expanding access to affordable spay and neuter services.

Under the direction of their president, Arrington Richer, Friends of Allen County Animal Shelter wanted to use the event to promote adoption, with them continuing their tradition of free adoptions.

“We really want to highlight dog adoptions, specifically,” Richer explained in a previous interview. “Adoption rates are extremely low in our county, so our main goal is to bring awareness to the shelter itself and let people know it’s over there.”

Two of the sponsors, being Caldwell Banker Legacy Group and the Hunt Dream Team, sponsored the fees for all adoptions at the event, allowing patrons to freely adopt a pet.

“This event is very near and dear to my heart,” Shannon Hunt of the Hunt Dream Team expressed. “I am a dog lover myself, and just seeing these dogs adopted is just a true joy. I’m so thankful for all the vendors that have participated for this.”

People love seeing local talent get their time to shine. For several years, that time has come during the weekend of Scottsville’s Jacksonian Festival in which the performers get to try their hand...er, voice...at portraying some of the biggest names in Country Music, Bluegrass and Gospel. The show, once known as “The Grandest Ole Opry” until a name change was made to “The Scottsville Opry” last year, takes some of its cues from “The show that made Country Music Famous” while taking other cues from the old variety show “Hee-Haw” and combines them into something uniquely Allen County. Photos by Chris Cole.

The Allen County Special Olympics held their 10th annual Dogs on Dumont event on Saturday, Nov. 1, which helped to raise money for Special Olympics with a dog show and online auction leading up to the show.

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During this past weekend, a devastating storm, known as Winter Storm Fern, swept throughout the country, plunging hundreds of thousands into darkness, as freezing rain coated and broke critical infrastructure, with over 30,000 homes losing power across the Tri-County Electric service area, with Governor Andy Beshear sharing that the hardest hit counties in the state included Allen, Barren, Monroe, Pulaski, and Russell counties, with the National Guard being deployed to help with wellness checks.