Dedication coincides with fall festival

Volunteers are scrambling to get the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History ready for its dedication, which is being held in conjunction with this weekend's Bollinger County Fall Festival.

The festival begins at 11 a.m. Friday and ends Sunday evening. It will include live music at the City Ballpark and at the Railroad Park Friday night, a dance and bluegrass festival Saturday night and gospel music Sunday afternoon. Activities in Twin Cities Park will include cow-chip bingo, goat-hair weaving and running an obstacle course set up by the U.S. Marine Corps. The Cat Ranch Art Guild will hold activities at the ranch Friday and Saturday mornings, a parade at 10 a.m. Saturday and a car show Saturday morning.