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Kentucky fairgoers react to minor attendance policy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With new rules introduced last year, Kentucky State Fair attendees under 18 will need a chaperone 21 or older to enter the fairgrounds after 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and all-day Friday through Sunday.
Ian Cox, state fair spokesperson, said it’s to ensure everyone has a safe time.
“For us, this is a policy that’s reinforcing the family-friendly environment we already have, reminding people you should come out with your family and celebrate this,” Cox said. “If you’re not coming out with your family, you may not be doing it right.”
Lucy Champelli and Laurel Peyton said while they haven’t attended the fair in years, they appreciate this kind of policy as adults.
“I think it’s interesting … I guess people who are teenagers should be able to walk around freely,” Peyton said. “I think this teaches them how to be mature when you’re in big crowds like this.”
Debbie Blotz said she has been coming to the fair all her life and thinks it is smart to enforce a minor attendance policy.
“I support it because these kids come out, get in trouble and start fighting, and there are families around,” Blotz said. “We don’t need that.”
Chaperones are required to remain at the fair if they are bringing minors. Jennifer Sharp, who escorted her son and his friends, said 18 years old may be too old for a chaperone.
“It’s for safety reasons, but I do believe if you’ve got a kid that’s over 16, I think they are OK,” she said.
Each adult can only chaperone six minors at a time while more than six individuals under 18 will require an additional chaperone for every six minors. Learn more about the policy on the fair’s website.
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Starting 5: Olympic champions highlight Kentucky’s 2024 Hall class, Jay Bilas to lecture
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Kentucky’s 2024 Hall of Fame inductees include Olympic and NCAA champions.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (2016-2018 track and field), John Cropp (administrator/coach), Henrik Larsen (2018 rifle), Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (2018 track and field), Jodie Meeks (2007-2009 men’s basketball) and Corey Peters (2006-2009 football) recently were chosen.
The new Wildcats Hall of Famers will be inducted during Hall of Fame Weekend on Sept. 20-21.
Camacho-Quinn is the first athlete in Puerto Rico history to win two Olympic medals. She won gold in the 100-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics and bronze at the Paris Olympics. At UK, she was a two-time NCAA champion in the 100 hurdles and was part of the 2017 4×100 relay team that finished first at the national meet. She holds the program record in the 100 hurdles.
Cropp worked in multiple roles in UK athletics during his 22-year tenure. One of his most prominent accomplishments was being a founding administrator for the Kentucky softball program in 1997. After he retired, the softball stadium was named after him in 2013.
Larsen won a gold medal in the smallbore competition at the 2022 ISSF World Championships. In one year with the Wildcats, he won the 2018 NCAA air rifle individual national championship and set program records in smallbore, air rifle and aggregate. He was named the 2018 NCAA Shooter of the Year and NCAA Freshman of the Year.
McLaughlin-Levrone is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and holds the 400 hurdles world record. In one year at Kentucky, she was an NCAA champion in the 400 hurdles and broke the collegiate record (52.75 seconds). She was an SEC champion in the indoor 400 and outdoor 400 hurdles and 4×400 relay.
Meeks played on seven teams in 10 seasons in the NBA. He holds Kentucky’s single-season record for 3-pointers made (117) and has the second-most points scored in a season (854).
Peters played 13 years in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars. In his senior year at Kentucky, he recorded 56 tackles, including 12 for loss, and four sacks. He earned All-SEC first-team honors and was named UK’s Outstanding Defensive Player.
Louisville women’s golf head coach Whitney Young will be inducted into the Class of 2024 Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame.
Young competed for Glasgow High School in the 1994 Kentucky State Championships as a fourth grader. At 13 years old, she became the youngest winner of the Kentucky Amateur in 1998. She also won the 1999 and 2000 titles.
She was a four-time AJGA Polo Golf All-American and represented the United States in the 2002 PING Junior Solheim Cup.
Young was a three-time National Golf Coaches Association All-American at Georgia and a four-time first-team All-SEC honoree.
Young started as an assistant coach with the Cardinals, but she has been the head coach for the last five years. Young has led the Cardinals to two regionals. In 2021, they hosted the regional for the first time in program history.
More information on the ceremony will be released later.
More: Louisville’s Valhalla Golf Club to host Solheim Cup. What to know about LPGA Tour event
ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas will give a lecture Sept. 6 at Bellarmine’s Frazier Hall.
Bilas plans to discuss name, image and likeness activities in Division I sports, the transfer portal and the evolving landscape of college sports.
The lecture is scheduled to start at 4 p.m., and admission is free. Those who plan to attend are asked to register by Sept. 2 at the Wyatt Lecture registration site.
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Trinity High School senior pitcher Colton Cravens recently announced his commitment to Northwestern.
As a junior, Cravens struck out 26 batters and recorded four wins with a 2.30 ERA in 24 ⅓ innings.
Kentucky high school football preview: What to know about Louisville-area teams, players
- Racing Louisville FC will host Chicago Red Stars at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
- Louisville City FC will visit Hartford Athletic at 7 p.m. Saturday.
- The Louisville Bats will host the Gwinnett Stripers in a six-game series. Games begin at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and at 7:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The last game of the series is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Aug. 25.
- Louisville men’s soccer will host Jacksonville at 5 p.m. Thursday.
- Louisville women’s soccer will host New Hampshire at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Then, the Cardinals will visit Northern Kentucky at 5 p.m. Aug. 25.
- Bellarmine men’s soccer will host Evansville at 7 p.m. Thursday. Then, the Knights will visit Northern Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25.
- Bellarmine women’s soccer will host Asbury at 3 p.m. Aug. 25.
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Death investigation underway in Pike County, Kentucky
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PIKE COUNTY, Ky (WSAZ) – A death investigation is underway in Pike County, according to Kentucky State Police.
According to a news release, troopers with the KSP Pikeville Post received a call on Wednesday regarding a reported shooting in the Sidney community.
Troopers and investigators responded to a residence on North Big Creek Road where they discovered one person who died of gunshot wounds.
That person has been identified as William Chaney, 41 years old of Pikeville, according to KSP.
Chaney was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office.
This investigation will be presented to the Pike County Grand Jury for consideration.
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Two dead following early morning Tates Creek Road collision
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — An early morning single vehicle collision in the area of Tates Creek Road at Turkeyfoot Drive has left two dead.
According to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, 18-year-old Hasan Mohammad Hasan and 13-year-old Omar Shalash died of injuries caused by the 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning collision.
The investigation into the accident is still ongoing.
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