Girl critical after fall from golf cart

(Filed August 28, 2008) Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an injury crash on August 24 at Little John Drive near Moors Camp Highway. Eve McDowell, 15, of Livingston County was operating a golf cart owned by Cathy Fawn of Gilbertsville, when she made an abrupt turn onto the roadway. Jessica Whitehair, 16, of Smithland fell from the cart and was transported to Marshall County Hospital and later flown to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville where she is reported to be in critical condition. A third passenger, Christy Fawn of Gilbertsville was not injured. Sheriff deputies are continuing their investigation.

This is the second recent golf cart crash involving juveniles. On July 10, Clay Johnson, 11, of Benton, KY was injured when the golf cart he was driving overturned and landed on him. He later died from his injuries at Kosair Children’s Hospital.
This legislation and local ordinances are being examined across the country as injuries and fatalities rise with the growing popularity of golf carts.

Free concert Saturday in Memorial Park

Tabatha and Southern Fry'd have released an album which is getting good reviews in the United Kingdom the album cover is show above. Tabatha and Southern Fry'd wil perform in a free concert in Calvert City's Memorial Park Saturday night at 7 p.m.

Free Labor Day Weekend Concert

(Filed August 28, 2008) Tabatha and Southern Fry’d will perform in a free concert Saturday night at Memorial Park in Calvert City. The performance is sponsored by Calvert Area Development Association, Marshall Arts and the City of Calvert City and will begin at 7 p.m. on the Memorial Park stage.

Tabatha Rowland and her band Southern Fry’d have been a poplar local band particularly for the past two summers. They have played several local venues and are popular with the home crowd and it seems that popularity has begun to spread with the charting at number 17 on the top twenty charts in the United Kingdom with their new CD titled Avoid Heat and Flame. The success in England is spurring interest in the release of the album here. The album is available locally at Lasting Impressions in Calvert City.

Tabatha has been singing since she was a small girl. Her first onstage experience came when she was 13 years old in a school talent show. She has been singing ever since at every opportunity. She describes her music as a cross between Loretta Lynn and Sheryl Crowe.

Now it seems with the success of her new album in Great Britain Tabatha and Southern Fry’d has a really good chance to climb up into the next tier of performers. Rowland is receiving lots of notice from several different music industry publications and her new album is getting good reviews.

Saturday night’s concert has become a Labor Day weekend tradition in Calvert City. The Calvert Area Development Association has been sponsoring a variety of free concerts in Memorial Park for several years in addition to the line-up at AmeriBration on the Fourth of July. Last year the Labor Day concert at the park featured a jazz band and prior to that it was a free bluegrass performance.

The concert in Memorial Park in Calvert City this Saturday night is free, begins at 7 p.m. and people who plan on attending should bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on because bleacher seating is limited.
The Calvert Area Development Association as a part of its development mission seeks to bring cultural activities to the community. The programs produced by CADA at Memorial Park in addition to AmeriBration and Labor Day also includes a holiday music program and lighting in the park through out the Christmas season.