The Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation Department has announced the 3rd Annual Squealin’ on the Square Barbecue Festival kicks off Friday, June 4, with the festival to also serve as the leadoff event of Parks and Rec’s newly-branded Sounds at Six series for 2021, formerly known as Fridays at 5. Parks and Rec Superintendent Tab Brockman says this year’s Squealin’ on the Square will feature up to ten barbecue teams battling for cash prizes and trophies in each of the food categories. He says the five-person teams, which includes one head chef and up to four assistants, will cook BBQ throughout the day to get ready for judges to sample portions from each team before determining the winners in the three categories: chicken, ribs, and chops. The winning teams will be determined based on presentation, taste, and tenderness of their entries. Brockman says the winners will receive $250 and the coveted Squealin’ trophy in each meat division.