MURRAY, KY (KFVS) - The 202nd Army Band with the Kentucky National Guard will be performing a two-week concert series in the Purchase Area.

The forty-piece band includes musicians who form a rock band, jazz combo, marching band, Dixieland band, woodwind quintet and brass quartet. The band is led by Chief Warrant Officer Greg Stepp.

The band will also be recruiting additional performers and musicians. For more information you can visit them online.

The band will be performing in Murray on July 2:

• 8:30 a.m. Freedom Fest Parade, Murray, Ky. - Marching Band
• 12 p.m. Freedom Fest Stage, Murray, Ky. - Brass Quartet

A schedule of performances for the area includes:

July 1

• 7 p.m. Benton, Ky - Rock Band
• 7 p.m. Noble Park, Paducah, Ky. - Dixieland Band

July 3

• 6 p.m.

CALLOWAY COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - Regulations governing Kentucky's immunizations schedule for infants, toddlers and school-age children have been changed, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Wednesday.

The regulations were amended, adding and altering the types of certain vaccines required and changing the vaccination schedule for others.

Immunization requirements were updated to better align Kentucky's schedule with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new version of regulations put the Commonwealth in line with national pediatric standards.

"Improving the health of Kentucky, particularly our children, is a top priority of our administration," said Governor Steve Beshear. "The vaccine program for years has served as the cornerstone of public health, shielding individuals from illness, and also preventing the spread of dangerous communicable disease to the broader population.

MURRAY, KY (KFVS) - Prepared Childbirth classes will be offered by the Miracle Moments Maternity Center at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital starting June 6.

Classes will be held on Mondays, June 6, 13 and 20 for expectant mothers in the hospital cafeteria. They will be from 7 p.m to 9 p.m.

Pre-registration is required. To pre-register or set up a personal tour of the center, you can call 270-762-1940.

A sibling class will also be held on Monday, June 27 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria.

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