Midday Headlines 6.30.11

ONE OF THREE MISSING TEENAGERS FROM A MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE GROUP HOME HAS TURNED HERSELF IN TO AUTHORITIES IN CLARKSVILLE.  THE LEAFT CHRONICLE REPORTS 12-YEAR-OLD ALEXIS SULLIVAN IS IN THE CUSTODY OF CLARKSVILLE POLICE.  SPOKESMAN JIM KNOLL SAYS TEH OTHER TWO GIRLS--14-YEAR-OLD BRITTANNY MOSTELLA AND 12-YEAR-OLD SHELBY NUNLEY--ARE LISTED AS ENDANGERED RUNAWAYS.  AUTHORITIES SAY A TRUCK THE GIRLS STOLE WAS RECOVERED WEDNESDAY IN CLARKSVILLE.

DAWSON SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ITS BUDGET FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.  THE BUDGET IS ONE POINT 48 MILLION DOLLARS, AN ALMOST TWO PERCENT INCREASE FROM A YEAR AGO DUE TO EXPENSES.  MAYOR ROSS WORKMAN TELLS THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER CITY EMPLOYEES WILL ONLY RECEIVED A THREE PERCENT PAY HIKE THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF EXPENDITURES CONCERNING HAZARDOUS DUTY RETIRMENT PAYMENTS.

EARLINGTON CITIZENS WILL SOON BE PAYING MORE FOR WATER.  THE EARLINGTON CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A MEASURE WEDNESDAY INCREASING RATES BY 65 PERCENT.  THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER REPORTS CUSTOMERS WHO CURRENTLY PAY 18 DOLLARS AND 12 CENTS PER FOUR THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER WILL SOON PAY 29 DOLLARS AND 91 CENTS.  CITY COUNCIL WILL DETERMINE WHEN THE RATE HIKE WILL TAKE AFFECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

NEW CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST A RECENTLY ARRESTED GRAVES COUNTY MAN.  WEST KENTUCKY STAR.COM REPORTS 38-YEAR-OLD CHARLES ROGERS WAS FIRST ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND SEXUAL ABUSE JUNE 19TH.  ROGERS NOW FACES MORE CHARGES INCLUDING FORGERY AND DRUG RELATED OFFENSES.  INVESTIGATORS SAY ROGERS COULD ALSO FACE FELONY AND FEDERAL CHARGES.  THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.