NEWS HEADLINES 06/26
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CAME AND WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT EARLY THIS MORNING, WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CANCELING IT WELL BEFORE THE 9AM EXPIRATION TIME AND NO WARNINGS ISSUED IN THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE.
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THE RAIN DIDN’T KEEP A CROWD FROM GATHERING IN THE PARKING LOT OF CAYCEE MILL SUPPLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE ANNUAL AMATEUR RADIO “FIELD DAY,” WHERE HAM RADIO OPERATORS PREPARE FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WHEN PHONES AND INTERNET CONNECTIONS ARE CUT OFF BY A NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER.
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WET PAVEMENT WAS LIKELY A FACTOR IN A MOTORCYCLE WRECK ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT INJURED 29-YEAR OLD JILLIAN DAVIS OF CLARKSVILLE ON THE ELBOW AND HEAD, WITH MS. DAVIS NOT WEARING A HELMET.
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A REAR-END COLLISSION ON THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY IN HOPKINS COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT SENT 83-YEAR OLD DOROTHY STANLEY OF GREENVILLE TO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MADISONVILLE, WHILE THE DRIVERS OF THE TWO VEHICLES INVOLVED WENT UNINJURED.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 55-YEAR OLD JEROME DANIEL OF THE CITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY WALKED OUT ONTO GREENVILLE ROAD IN FRONT OF A FUNERAL PROCESSION BEFORE URINATING IN PUBLIC INTO A NEARBY YARD AND THREATENING THE LIVES OF SEVERAL OFFICERS.
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AROUND A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF TOOLS AND FISHING EQUIPMENT WERE STOLEN FROM THE BACK PORCH OF A PYLE LANE RESIDENCE SOMETIME BETWEEN TUESDAY AND YESTERDAY MORNING, WITH MIKE EPLEY TELLING POLICE THE ITEMS INCLUDED A CHARCOAL GRILL, POWER SAW AND SEVERAL FISHING REELS.
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HOPKINSVILLE RESIDENT 26-YEAR OLD STEVE SKARIA BECAME THE VICTIM OF A MAIL-IN PRIZE SCAM LAST WEEK WHEN HE FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS AND CASHED A LARGE CHECK, ONLY TO BE TOLD TO MAIL THE MONEY BACK A FEW DAYS BEFORE FINDING OUT IT WAS FRAUDULANT.
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THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED A 8.8% TUITION INCREASE FRIDAY, WHICH MEANS FULL TIME STUDENTS AT AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY WILL HAVE TO DOLE OUT AN EXTRA $192 EACH SEMETER.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRENT YONTS OF GREENVILLE, WHO ALSO REPRESENTS PORTIONS OF CHRISTIAN AND HOPKINS COUNTIES, SAYS CURRENT LAWS REGARDING PUNISHMENTS FOR “STATUS OFFENSES” SUCH AS TRUANCY MAY NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD AND SAYS MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING MAY BE SOMETHING THE STATE SHOULD LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE FOR THOSE TROUBLED JUVENILES.
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DISASTER RELATED LOANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND PRIVATE NON-PROFITS IN KENTUCKY AS A RESULT OF SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING THAT BEGAN ON APRIL 7TH.
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THE NATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM IN PADUCAH HAS HIRED DALLAS, TEXAS NATIVE FRANK BENNETT AS ITS NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WILL HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE TO INTRODUCE HIM TO WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS THURSDAY.
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TENNESSEE FIRST LADY CRISSY HASLAM HAS LAUNCHED A NEW STATEWIDE PROGRAM CALLED “FIRST LADIES FOR HEALTHY BABIES,” WHICH WILL USE CHURCHES TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR EARLY-LIFE HEALTH ISSUES.