The fourth annual Squealin’ on the Square is set for Friday, June 3, at Founders Square, Ninth and Main streets, where up to 10 barbecue teams will compete for best chicken, ribs and chops cooked on the site.
The teams will compete for cash prizes, and the public will be able to buy samples of the barbecue from 6 to 9 p.m. Live music by The Band Entice and a cash bar with wine and beer will be offered from 6 to 10 p.m.
The Hopkinsville Division of Parks and Recreation has an online application packet with details for barbecue teams. Contact Toby Hudson at 270-887‐4291 for additional information.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
