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Fort Knox MWR is now a finalist for an award. The installation’s Morale, Wellness, and Recreation directorate is up for the Gold Medal award for excellence in park and recreation management, competing against four other installations in the United States and abroad. MWR Community Program director Chris Dent says he believes what makes the department stand out among the others is the staff.
“Simply [put], our people,” he said. “The dedicated professionals that we have working within Morale, Wellness, and Recreation here at Fort Knox.”
The post will be submitting a five minute video highlighting the MWR Department today. The awards are expected to be announced during a conference in October. Fort Knox previously won the award in 2013.
Today is the last day for Kentucky residents to request their absentee ballots for the upcoming primary election. The state’s website, GoVoteKY.com, allows registered voters to enter their information to request the ballot, which will be sent via mail.
Hardin County Clerk Debbie Donnelly says that residents can also obtain the ballots by contacting the Clerk’s office. Voters have until 11:59 p.m. tonight to request their absentee ballots. Voters can also vote in-person on election day, June 23rd, at the Clerk’s office from 6 a.m to 6 p.m
As expected Friday morning, the state’s Historic Properties Advisory Committee voted to remove the statue honoring Jefferson Davis from the Kentucky State Capitol. The vote, which was 11-1 in favor or removal, was announced by Governor Andy Beshear shortly afterwards.
When the statue was removed over the weekend, it revealed some interesting artifacts underneath the pedestal. An empty bourbon bottle with a handwritten note commemorating the statue’s unveiling, as well as a newspaper from the day the statue was dedicated, were found. The statue will be moved to Fairview, Kentucky, where Davis was born.
Several protests took place around the area this weekend, both on opposite sides. On Friday night in Brandenburg, a protest regarding the city’s confederate soldier memorial was set to take place at 9 p.m. By overwhelming numbers, counter protesters defending the monument were on scene, many of which were armed. The monument, which had been moved to Brandenburg in 2016 from the University of Louisville’s campus, was barricaded off from the crowd.
Saturday morning in Radcliff brought a different type of demonstration. Nearly 100 citizens gathered outside Radcliff City Hall to hold a march and demonstration. Maya Packer one of the organizers, said that it took only 4 days to organize the event. Radcliff mayor JJ Duvall, as well as police chief Jeff Cross and city council members, were present for the event.
“About a week ago, they called and said ‘We want to do a march here in the community,'” Duvall said. “They wanted it to be a peaceful march, that shows what our community is, what our community does. That we will overcome the hate in this country, and we will show compassion, and that this is what we have in our community.”
After the gathering, participants marched on Lincoln Trail Boulevard, carrying signs and banners regarding the ongoing tensions and struggles around the country.