Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green would like to invite all Town of Lexington residents and families to the National Night Out event which will be held on Tuesday, August 6at the Lexington Square Park, which is located at 205 East Main Street in Lexington.

The annual National Night Out event will begin at 5:30 pm and end at 8:30 pm and is free of charge for those who attend.

National Night Out is an annual community building campaign that happens nationwide on the same evening to promote positive law enforcement and neighborhood relations along with a crime prevention component.

There will be fun for all ages at this year’s National Night Out with hamburgers and hotdogs from Hardees, inflatable play areas, face painting, balloon art, dancing, laser tag, local mascots, train rides, emergency vehicles on display and much more.

As an added feature to this year’s event, the David Ruffin Experience and Friends will be performing a musical concert beginning at 7 pm with tributes to The Temptations with David Ruffin and Gladys Knight with Rose Marie Moore, old and new school country music with Presley Aaron, local recording artist Christou DaKeeng with MC Sly-B and Dr. E on the music and microphone.

The Lexington Police Department is pleased to partner with the following local businesses and organizations who are all making this year’s National Night Out event possible through their generous support of the LPD Foundation:

• Hardee’s

• SERVPRO

• Lowes Foods

• Blowfish Baseball

• Target

• Emerald’s Artistry Face Painting

• Looney Ballooney

• Kona Ice

• Sunset Slush Cola

• David Ruffin Experience & Friends

• Call My DJ

• MC Sly-B & Dr. E

• Go Go Laser Tag

• Celebrations Photo Booth

• Olly the Otter

• Ride Trains for Fun of South Carolina

• State Credit Union

• Poly Energy

• Kehoe Constructors

• Bath Fitter

• AT&T

• RING

• CPI Security

• Amerigroup

• Wild Smiles Children’s Dentistry

• Family Orthodontics

• Woodmen Life – Chapter 0273

• Serve & Connect

• The Courage Center

• Midlands Fatherhood Coalition

• Mission Lexington

• Lexington Community Fun Day

• Snyders Lance

• Lexington County School District One

• Kappa Lambda Chi Military Fraternity

• MADD

• LRADAC

• County of Lexington Fire Service

• County of Lexington EMS

• County of Lexington Central Dispatch

• Lexington County Sheriff’s Department

• South Carolina Highway Patrol

• Thompson Rental Services

• Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission

Those attending the event are encouraged to find parking in public parking lots such as the Town of Lexington Municipal Complex, the Lexington County Courthouse and Lexington County Administration building. Those who park in private parking lots take on the risk of being towed at the owner’s expense.

More information can be found on the National Night Out Facebook event page.

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