STATE LAW NOW ALLOWS EXPLODING FIREWORKS SUCH AS BOTTLE ROCKETS AND FIRECRACKERS TO BE BOUGHT AND IGNITED IN KENTUCKY, BUT HOPKINSVILLE POLICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PAUL RAY REMINDS RESIDENTS YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD TO SHOOT THEM AND IT CAN’T HAPPEN NEAR HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
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THOSE WHO WANT TO SEE FIREWORKS ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH OF JULY ONLY NEED TO TRAVEL TO ELKTON, WHERE THE ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION WILL COMMENCE SUNDAY THE THIRD AT 6 O’CLOCK, WITH FIREWORKS TO BE SHOT AROUND 9.
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THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING AT THE BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN FAIRVIEW AT 6 O’CLOCK MONDAY EVENING AS THAT COMMUNITY’S POST OFFICE HAS BEEN TARGETED FOR CLOSURE JUST AS THE OFFICE IN LAFAYETTE.
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WHEN CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW CUMBERLAND HALL HOSPITAL IS COMPLETE IN SOUTHERN HOPKINSVILLE, HOSPITAL C-E-O JIM SPRUYT SAYS THE FACILITY WILL BE ABLE TO ADD NEW PROGRAMS AND BRING BACK OLD ONES WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE.
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STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON SAYS MONEY IS COMING INTO STATE GOVERNMENT AT A BETTER PACE AND THAT COULD MEAN THE INCLUSION OF PROJECTS IN THE BUDGET WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES NEXT YEAR AND HE SAYS HE’LL WORK TO GET THE ALLIED HEALTH BUILDING AT HOPKINSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TILLEY SAYS THE EXPANSION OF BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS IN RURAL AREAS OF KENTUCKY IS A MAJOR ISSUE, WITH ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S HOMES LACKING A HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION.
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A SINGLE-VEHICLE WRECK IN HOPKINS COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON SENT BILLY QUALLS OF EARLINGTON TO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MADISONVILLE FOR MINOR INJURIES.
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NEW LAWS WILL REQUIRE MORE EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CAREGIVERS IN KENTUCKY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AGAINST THE STATE’S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.
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