KYLE MURPHYStaff Writer

The Tullahoma Police Department and other local first responders are inviting the community to come out to Frazier McEwen Park Tuesday night for National Night Out.

National Night Out is a nationwide annual campaign where residents have the opportunity to meet local officers and first responders and have an open dialogue about how to make the community safer. TPD officials said the event provides a great opportunity to bring police officers and citizens together

The event will be held at Frazier McEwen Park Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 5 – 7 p.m. and will be joined by members of the local first responders that cover the area, as well as local community partners.

Last year’s event saw a steady turnout where attendees partook in a variety of activities they could partake, like ring toss, meeting officers and first responders, seeing the vehicles and how they operated and demonstrations like K9 training and seatbelt safety.

According to the National Association of Town Watch, during its 40 years of National Night Out, 38 million neighbors take part in National Night Out across 17 thousand communities in all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August (Texas and select areas celebrate on the first Tuesday in October).

For Tennessee, 42 cities and communities participate in National Night Out including Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, Shelbyville, Tullahoma and Woodbury.

For more about National Night Out, visit the National Association of Town Watch’s website at natw.org.