Swimming Pool; a busy place to be

When the Big Sandy swimming pool closes for the season the 20th Of August, pool workers will mark one of the busiest seasons ever for that pool according to pool manager Leslie Gregory.

What is the reason for all that business this summer?

First, it was a long hot summer which is always conducive to getting in the pool for an extended length of time as often as possible. There were not even many lightning storms to close the pool down this year. That attracted a great many people.

According to Gregory, the Big Sandy pool usually attracts people from far away. It is not unusual for people from...