Daily Brief: Monday, March 18

Livestock Show bannerBy mvhannigan

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY

1. The 53rd Annual Henderson County Livestock Show starts today. We’ll be bringing you photos and reports from the Fairpark Complex all week long. You can check out the week’s schedule of events here. 

2. Belle Mills is out of ICU, sitting up and even gave everyone a thumbs up! You can keep up with the 8-year-old’s recovery from getting kicked in the head by a horse last week on her Facebook Page. 

3. Officials of the Athens Splash Pad are ready to turn dirt. 

4. The Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual banquet tonight at the CCL Country Club. 

5. Hope Springs Water will be hosting a World Water Day expo Saturday, March 23. The event will feature autographed Duck Dynasty memorabilia.

WHAT YOU MISSED

Photos from Saturday’s Athens Triathlon. 

Photos from the square foot vegetable gardening event.

District Attorney R. Scott McKee released the February Grand Jury list. 

WHAT OTHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT

Larry West wrote about civil rights in the Review.

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