Carnival rides and food vendors are rolling in for the Fort Branch Community Pride Festival. The festival starts Thursday and runs through Saturday. 

Officals say the community wanted the festival to be more like a real carnival, which meant carnival rides. 

A merry-go-round and old favorite, The Scrambler, are just a few of the attractions this year. 

And if you've got some pipes, the Fort Branch Idol competition might be for you. The winner receives $150 grand prize!

The Fort Branch Community Fest is coming up soon.  Scheduled for Thursday, June 6 through Saturday, June 8, the Fest includes food booths, carnival rides, pageants, entertainment and more.

From the Fest’s Facebook page, here’s the schedule of events:

THURSDAY, JUNE 6
- 5 P.M. - Food booths, carnival rides & vendors open.
- 6 P.M. - Little Miss & Junior Miss pageants begin.
- Kiddie Night at the Carnival Rides. 

Law enforcement officers in Gibson County will honor a man who served long before their time in a special ceremony to be held 100 years after he died in the line of duty.

Princeton Police Officer Harrison Clement Hitch was killed in the line of duty on May 11, 1913 while attempting to arrest the ex-husband of a woman at her house.  When Officer Hitch arrived, he found the man was armed and while trying to get him to surrender his weapon, the suspect fired.  Officer Hitch was struck by three rounds, but was able to return fire, wounding the suspect in the arm before staggering out to the front porch where he died.