The Knox Neighborhood Watch Committee had to cancel this year’s observation of the National Night Out event, but Greg Matt assured us that it will be bigger and better in 2012.
Already postponed once because of the Andy Howes Memorial Service in Knox, the event was rained out Monday night. Matt said the event was canceled for this year but it will return in August next year.
The City of Knox will observe the National Night Out event tonight.
“We’ll have a street dance for everyone of all ages,” said Knox Neighborhood Watch Committee Spokesman, Greg Matt, of the festivities. “The Boy Scouts will be downtown helping us out and there were will be police cars, the new Hummer and the fire trucks will be there. We’re going to have the flashlight parade starting dusk and this year we’re going to take the parade, lead by new Hummer, down Main Street.”
The Police Department will be doing fingerprinting for the kids and there will be informational items for you concerning Neighborhood Watch.
The purpose of the National Night Out event is for you to get out and meet officers on the police force, the emergency responders and others in your neighborhood.
The National Night Out event is on Tuesday, August 2nd, but the City of Knox has postponed its observation until Monday, August 8th at 7:00 p.m. Greg Matt from the Knox Neighborhood Watch organization said he didn’t want to interfere with Andy Howes Memorial Service which is scheduled for the same evening.
The Knox Neighborhood Watch meeting is tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Knox City Court Room in Knox City Hall. Greg Matt, from the Neighborhood Watch Committee, says it will be an important meeting for residents to attend.
“We’re going to have a program on gangs,” said Matt. “If you’ve noticed in the past few months around Knox, we’ve had some gang taggings on buildings downtown, in the alleys and in other neighborhoods. There are other gang signs that have been going up like sneakers over power lines. Thom Morin will be coming in and discussing gangs and the telltale signs of whether your children are getting involved. It’s something that every citizen in the City of Knox should be aware of and hopefully concerned with.”
