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The Kentucky State Fair board has announced that the hiring of more than 750 temporary employees for the event will begin August 10.
Positions include ticket sellers, gate attendants, maintenance workers, and tram drivers. Wages start at $10.10 an hour. Qualified applicants must be at least 18 years old and have proper identification verifying eligibility to work.
Interested applicants must apply in person at either the KY Expo Center (South Wing C) or the employment trailer at Gate 4 of the KY Expo Center according the schedule below.
KY Exposition Center, South Wing C
August 10: 7 A.M. until 4 P.M.
August 11: 10 A.M. until 6 P.M.
August 12, 13, and 14: 8 A.M. until 4 P.M.
Employment Trailer, Gate 4 at the KY Exposition Center
August 15: 8 A.M. until 12 P.M.
August 17: 8 A.M. until 4 P.M.
August 18: 6 A.M. until 6 P.M.
August 19 and 20: 7:30 A.M. until Midnight
August 21: 7:30 A.M. until 8 P.M.
August 22: 7:30 AM until 10 P.M.
August 23 – 28: 7:30 A.M. until 8 P.M.
August 29: 7:30 A.M. until 10 P.M.
August 30: 7:30 A.M. until 2 P.M.
For additional information, call the Employment Office at (502) 367- 5235
The Kentucky State Fair will kick off the 11-day 2015 season Thursday, August 20. Gates will open a 7 A.M. daily with exhibits opening at 9 A.M. Discounted admission (available until August 19 at Ticketmaster outlets or on the KY State Fair website) is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 and seniors. Admission at the gate is $10 for adults and $6 for children and seniors.
Parking is $8 per car although discounted parking passes can be purchased in advance for $5. Free off-site parking is available on weekends at the Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium and will include free tram service to the fairgrounds.
The Midway and tents will close around midnight daily and the exhibit hall will close at 9 P.M. during weekdays and 10 P.M. on weekends. Some areas may close earlier on the last day of the fair.
Running concurrently during the Kentucky State Fair, the World’s Championship Horse Show will take place in Freedom Hall, August 22-29. Free performances will be held at 9 A.M. August 24 – 29, daily. Seating will be in the upper level of the arena.
Special Promotions
Thursday, August 20 – Carload Day Pay only $20 for an entire vehicle until 5 p.m. (includes parking)
Sunday, August 23 – Military Sunday All active duty and veteran military personnel and their families save 50% on admission with valid military ID.
Tuesday, August 25 – Senior Day Admission is only $1 for seniors 55 and over before 6 p.m. Parking not included.
Thursday, August 27 – Carload Day Pay only $20 for an entire vehicle until 5 p.m. (includes parking)
Main-Stage Concerts
Thursday, August 20 – Meghan Trainor “MTrain Tour” with special guests Charlie Puth and Life of Dillon Freedom Hall, 7 p.m. – $50, $52.50
Friday, August 21 – Barrels and Boots Music Festival at the Kentucky State Fair presented by your local iHeartRadio station featuring Montgomery Gentry and John Michael Montgomery with RaeLynn, Eric Paslay, Kelsie May and Craig Campbell Freedom Hall, 5 p.m. – $37
Sunday, August 30 – Boyz II Men and Kool & The Gang Freedom Hall, 8 p.m. – $50, $55
Turf Concert Series (Free with Fair Admission)
Thursday, August 20 – Slaughter and Great White Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Friday, August 21 – Jagged Edge with special guest Dru Hill Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 22 – All That Remains Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 23 – Oak Ridge Boys with special guest Belles & Whistles Sponsored by Hillshire Farm Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Monday, August 24 – Casting Crowns with special guest I Am They Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, August 25 – Country Gold Tour featuring Leroy Van Dyke, Steve and Rudy Gatlin, Moe Bandy, Eddy Raven, Jimmy Fortune and Gene Watson Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, August 26 – Easton Corbin with special guest Nathan Osmond Sponsored by Weaver Leather Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Thursday, August 27 – Happy Together Tour featuring The Turtles, The Association, The Cowsills, Mark Lindsay, The Buckinghams and The Grass Roots Sponsored by Habitat for Humanity Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Friday, August 28 – Charlie Daniels with special guest Colt Ford Sponsored by Farm Credit Mid-America Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 29 – Joan Jett with special guest Devour the Day Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 30 – Family Force 5, Hawk Nelson, Matt Maher, For King and Country Cardinal Stadium, 4 p.m.
Our very own Louisville Loop has been nominated by USA Today as one of the country’s top Urban Trails and you have opportunity to net it the number one spot.
The Louisville Loop consists of approximately 100 miles of walking, running, and biking trails snaking through and around all of Jefferson County. The trails connect neighborhoods, parks, and attractions throughout the area in addition to providing ample opportunity get out and enjoy our beautiful city while staying healthy and fit.
A panel of travel and outdoor recreation experts have narrowed down the nationwide selection to only 20 top picks. Other nominees include urban trails in Seattle, Boston, Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and, just up I-65, Indianapolis.
The top trails will be picked by voters like you. Vote for your favorite once per day until voting ends on Monday, July 20 at noon ET.
As of this writing, our Louisville Loop is at the mid-point of 10th out of 20.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by an LMPD officer over the weekend as 35 year old Deng Manyoun.
Manyoun, who apparently fit the description of a suspect who had just assaulted a woman, is shown on surveillance video walking unsteadily down the sidewalk when the LMPD unit pulls on scene and the officer exits his vehicle. In the video (below), the officer appears to remain calm although Manyoun seems to be aggressively and act agitated before walking out of frame and returning with a metal flag pole, which he begins swinging at the officer. As he was being attacked, the officer fired his service weapon at the pole-wielding suspect, injuring him. Manyoun later died at University Hospital as a result of his wounds.
Despite video evidence to the contrary, several so-called eye witnesses were reported as having claimed that Manyoun was unarmed and did not attack the officer or that the officer behaved aggressively and had his hand on his sidearm as soon as he exited the vehicle.
LMPD Chief Steve Conrad defended the officer’s actions, stating that it was an act of self defense. Conrad also said that he did not believe that Manyoun could not speak or understand English. Continue reading
Thi
s morning at approximately 7:30 AM, the annual Kentucky Derby Marathon, miniMarathon, and the wheelchair division started, despite the weather.
Officials announced the over-all winners for all three division on their Twitter account.
The winners receive a cash prize for their hard-work. The top three finishers for different age groups receive a mint-julep cup by Louisville Stoneware.
Over-all Wheelchair Division
Male: Jose Pulido (no time given, but the original Twitter announcement posted approxiamtely 50 minutes after the start of the race)
Female: Tina Vogel (1:21:54)
Over-all miniMarathon Division
Male: Elisha Barno (1:01:44)
Female: Askale Merachi (1:12:08)
Over-allMarathon Division
Male: Bryan Morseman (2:22:36)
Female: Alemnesh Habtemikael (2:49:59)
Following last night’s announcement of a Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision to return a “no true bill” on each of the five indictments – meaning that officer Darren Wilson will not go to trial for the shooting of Michael Brown – demonstrations were seen in Ferguson and many of the nation’s larger cities.
Although St. Louis Prosecutor Bob McCulloch spent more than 45 minutes in a press conference explaining that the grand jury saw all available evidence – including more than 70 hours of testimony from about 60 witness (including those witnesses who contradicted the evidence or each other) -and made their own decision, many of the demonstrators claimed that justice had not been served. Despite calls for peace from police, Brown’s family, and even the president, demonstrations quickly turned violent as protesters taunted the police, broke windows, looted businesses, and set fire to vehicles and buildings, leaving much of Ferguson smoldering this morning.
A Tumblr webpage called Ferguson National Response Network claims to have compiled a “Listing of planned responses to the Darren Wilson Grand Jury Annoouncement“, with Louisville and Lexington being among the planned demonstration cities. The website indicates that a demonstration will take place in downtown Louisville at the LMPD headquarters at 7th & Jefferson at 5pm the day after the announcement (today). Demonstrations are also planned in Lexington on the 200 block of Limestone at 6pm the day after the announcement (today).
Given the events that unfolded in Ferguson following the announcement, these planned activities may some Louisvillians worried. However, one LMPD officer with whom a Louisville Dispatch editor spoke said that they did not anticipate anything happening, but suggested that citizens may want to begin avoiding the area at 3pm if they are concerned.
This year’s General Election in Kentucky not only has a very important US Senate Seat race happening, there are also many elections that directly effect Louisville. There are multiple US House of Representative seats being contested, as well as many Kentucky State Congress seats and a lot of judicial seats. More information on the US Senate race and voter registration is available on Louisville Dispatch website.
For people living in Louisville, the following is a list of the legislative elections and some of the judicial elections that will be happening within the county (there are so many judicial positions this year that the list below will only show the positions that have an actual contest). You will need to check your voter registration card to determine the district in which you are located. You will be able to view a sample ballot for your location on the Jefferson County election center website. Each district may have additional items on their ballot, such as School Board, Sheriff and Coroner.
