New security for Hall of Fame events

If you haven’t heard already, it will be more difficult, and will take more time, to get into the Canton Memorial Civic Center for Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival events next month.

On Friday, Aug. 3, Market Ave. N will be closed to all traffic from Ninth Street to 12th Street NW from 9:30 a.m. to the conclusion of the Gold Jacket Dinner that night. The driveway between the Cultural Center and the Civic Center also will be closed.

A parking pass for the Cultural Center deck will have to be purchased for use of the deck. Access to the deck in the past came with the price of the event ticket. The deck will be accessible only from Cleveland Ave. NW.

All guests will pass through security screening to enter the events.

Anyone entering the property will need an event ticket.

More details are available at the festival website: www.profootballhoffestival.com