Cops and Kids paired together for shopping day
“It’s a chance to help the kids and see a smile on their faces.”
That’s what Reserve Deputy Rick Hirtzel, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, said has kept him coming back to help with the Cops and Kids program for at least 20 years.
Feeling the joy from seeing kids’ smiling faces was a common thread among the law enforcement volunteers Saturday morning at the Seymour Walmart Supercenter.
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8-year-old Ealiejah Henderson wheels a bike down the aisle, followed by Seymour police officers Tyler Goodpaster and Gilbert Carpenter during the Cops and Kids shopping day Saturday. Lori McDonald
Santa’s Holiday Tour visiting Seymour neighborhoods next week
12/10/20 9:39 AM
Lights will flash from Seymour police cars and firetrucks as they travel through city neighborhoods next week.
Don’t be alarmed. Santa Claus is coming to town.
The Seymour Chamber of Commerce had to cancel its Home for the Holidays event scheduled for Nov. 28 and there’s no Santa House this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the organization wanted to ensure kids still had an opportunity to see Jolly Ol’ St. Nick.
From 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday next week, Santa’s Holiday Tour will arrive in a different city council district each night. He will be on a Seymour Fire Department truck that’s decorated with special holiday lighting and escorted by a Seymour Police Department vehicle. Listen for the sirens and Christmas music to know he’s getting closer to your home.