Lothair Community Church plans July 3 cookout in Hazard
Lothair Community Church will host a first annual July 3 cookout on Third Street in Hazard, with Blippi, Ms Rachel and family games aimed at neighbors.
Lothair Community Church is inviting Hazard families to a July 3 cookout that looks built as much for reconnection as for a holiday meal. The first annual community gathering is set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at 316 Third Street, with the church planning an evening where neighbors can bring children, catch up and head into the Fourth of July weekend together.
The menu and activities point clearly to a family crowd. Organizers say the cookout will include hotdogs, chips, popsicles, s’mores, a bonfire, cornhole, pie the pastor, water balloons, water guns, face painting and more. The listing also names Blippi and Ms Rachel as special guests, a detail that signals the event is aimed squarely at young children and the parents or grandparents who will bring them.
That kind of small, hyperlocal event carries extra weight in Perry County, where community life often gathers around a few shared places and recurring public events. Perry County had 28,473 residents in the 2020 census, and Hazard, the county seat, had 5,263 residents in the same count. Downtown Hazard is already home to the county’s Fourth of July Celebration, and the county’s official events page lists that celebration alongside other local attractions, reinforcing how holiday programming has become part of the county’s civic rhythm.
The Hazard/Perry County Chamber of Commerce says it works with the City of Hazard and Perry County government to promote the common interest of the community and improve residents’ quality of life. A church cookout on Third Street fits that same pattern: a modest, low-barrier gathering where people can show up for food, games and a few hours of shared time without much planning or expense.
For Lothair Community Church, calling it the first annual community cookout suggests more than a single night of hotdogs and water balloons. It signals an effort to build a new tradition in Hazard, one that could return each summer if families turn out and make it part of their holiday routine.
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