PTTGG Events Continue Through Saturday

Paint the Town Green and Gold 2017 will continue on Wednesday with a free lunch at the Depot in Russellville Downtown.

Lunch will be served from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A free Green and Gold membership that includes two season passes to all regular season home athletics events at Arkansas Tech University will be the door prize.

Paint the Town Green and Gold is a week-long celebration co-sponsored by the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce and ATU.

Events will continue with a pep rally at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hindsman Tower on the ATU campus in Russellville. All community members are invited to attend.

The winning business in the Paint the Town Green and Gold window decorating contest will be announced during the pep rally. First State Bank (photographed) is the defending champion.

Door prizes at the pep rally will include a 32-inch smart television, a FitBit and a Polar Camel insulated tumbler with two $25 restaurant gift cards.

Home volleyball matches for the ATU Golden Suns (9-0) at 6 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Tucker Coliseum, Party at the Plaza outside Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field at 3 p.m. Saturday and the football game between nationally 19th-ranked Arkansas Tech (2-0) and Oklahoma Baptist at 6 p.m. Saturday will round out the Paint the Town Green and Gold events for the general public.

Call (479) 968-2530 for more information.