AFTERNOON NEWS 06/24
HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 20-YEAR OLD LEWIS SMITH OF THE CITY THURSDAY EVENING AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT 22-YEAR OLD TAVARIS QUARLES IN THE LEG AND GROIN AREA AFTER THE TWO ARGUED OVER AN UNREPORTED BURGLARY FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY—WITH QUARLES TAKEN TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER AND THEN TO VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER.
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A GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY WAS HELD IN SOUTH HOPKINSVILLE FRIDAY MORNING FOR A NEW CUMBLERLAND HALL HOSPITAL FACILITY ON SAM WALTON WAY, WHERE STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON SAID IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITHOUT CUMBERLAND HALL.
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THE CLARKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MAYOR KIM MCMILLAN HONORED SIX RETIRING OFFICERS IN A CEREMONY FRIDAY MORNING, THOUGH THE SIX ARE LEAVING UNWILLINGLY DUE TO NEW ORDINANCES WHICH FORCE OFFICERS TO RETIRE AFTER THEY TURN 60 YEARS OLD.
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MEANWHILE, CLARKSVILLE POLICE WERE ENGAGED IN A HOSTAGE STANDOFF AT A HICKORY TRACE APRTMENT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, WITH 30-YEAR OLD KARL BRANDOM BANKS ARRESTED ON ASSAULT CHARGES AND HIS GIRLFRIEND AND TWO CHILDREN ESCAPING UNHARMED.
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