One is located on Highway 59 south of Vanceburg about eight miles and the other is located on Highway 344 about four miles from the intersection of Highways 344 and 59.

He also added the parks will provide a great place for any family occasion and will promote tourism within the county.

Ron and Lena Stamper, owners of Ron's Food World, have announced that the store locations in Vanceburg and Tollesboro are now officially Ron's IGA.

They plan to hold a grand opening in August after the remodeling and redecorating now in progress is completed.

Local manager Peggy Hester said that the change was taking place so the store could better achieve its goal of serving and always taking care of its customers.

Hester said, "We’re doing new decorating with a cleaner, fresher appeal."

She added that the business wants to be updated, to have the best products and to position itself to have everything available that the customers always need.

Both she and Ron Stamper said that this move has been under consideration for a couple of years.

Stamper said that he had hoped to open the first of August in time for the grocery chain's Kid's Fest Promotion but delays will necessitate opening a little later in August. He added that the store, however, would still take part in Kid's Fest.

That promotion is regional with about 100 stores involved and features drawings for all kinds of giveaways including a trip to Disney World.

Stamper affirmed that the promotion is all about the kids.

Hester said that the store would be giving away lots of lunch boxes with school supplies like notebooks and pencils inside, gift certificates and also a trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.

IGA has some advantages for the business. The chain has a governing board that will come in and see that the local store is doing everything it can do to be first in line with the freshest products, meet all the State Health Department's standards and just oversee the business.

The Shannon Holland Construction Company from Cincinnati is doing the redecorating. Ironically two of their employees working at the store, Carl Marshall and Jeff Logan, are from Garrison. Holland is subcontracted to America Store Fixtures.

IGA's motto is "Hometown proud supermarkets around the corner, around the world."

Stamper pointed out that IGA is the only grocery chain in the USA that is national. It is also international with about 2,000 stores in other countries including some overseas.

Stamper received his certificate of license from IGA last week.

He said that the Chairman and CEO of IGA is Dr. Thomas Haggai, an ordained minister out of South Carolina. Haggai is noted for a brief radio program with a thought for the day that has been aired for some time. It may be put on radio locally.

Deputy Johnny Bivens said the accident happened July 24 around 10:40 p.m. when an auto operated by Joseph Buckler, 23, of Vanceburg, was traveling north on the roadway. Bivens said the vehicle went off the road in a curve, traveled 71 feet and struck a utility pole, causing the pole to break in two.

He said Buckler was charged with first offense DUI and no insurance.

No one was hurt when the CSX train cars left the tracks in Beattyville shortly after midnight, state police dispatcher Rebekah Wright said.

State police closed an interstate and bridge, but reopened both within four hours, Yavorik said.