NEWS HEADLINES 07/04

THE 4TH OF JULY BRINGS A FIREWORKS SHOW AT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR, WITH TIM BASS SAYING THE SHOW SHOULD BEGIN AROUND FIVE MINUTES AFTER 9 O’CLOCK.
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MEANWHILE, A FREE WRESTLING SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE AT 7 IN THE AIR-CONDITIONED CONVENTION CENTER, WHILE THE MUD BOGGS WILL GET UNDERWAY AT 7 IN THE GRANDSTAND.
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IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON SHOOTING YOUR OWN FIREWORKS, TENNESSEE FIRE MARSHALL’S OFFICE SPOKESMAN JEFF HUDDLESTON SAYS NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO FIRE THEM AS THERE IS A PRONOUNCED SPIKE IN JUVENILE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ON INDEPENDENCE DAY FROM FIREWORKS ACCIDENTS.
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IT WILL LIKELY BE A BUSY HOLIDAY FOR TRIGG COUNTY TOURISM, WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BILL STEVENS SAYING GAS PRICES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOW THE COUNTY FARES IN ITS ATTEMPT TO BRING IN MONEY FROM OUT OF TOWNERS.
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STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON SAYS HE’S OPTIMISTIC FUNDING FOR TEEN DRUG COURTS COULD BE PUT BACK INTO THE COMMONWEALTH’S BUDGET DURING NEXT YEAR’S SESSION, WITH CHRISTIAN THE ONLY COUNTY WHICH USED MOSTLY PRIVATE DOLLARS TO CONTINUE ITS PROGRAM.
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A PRINCIPAL SELECTION COMMITTEE HAS HIRED SLAUGHTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TODD MARSHALL TO LEAD TODD COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, ACCORDING TO A STORY IN THE TODD COUNTY STANDARD.
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RESIDENTIAL TRASH PICK-UP IN THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE WILL BE PUSHED UP A DAY DUE TO THE FOURTH OF JULY, CONCLUDING WITH FRIDAY’S ROUTES BEING PICKED UP SATURDAY.
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FARMERS IN KENTUCKY INCREASED THEIR ACREAGE PLANTED TO CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT AND FIRE CURED TOBACCO THIS YEAR, ACCORDING OT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
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NEARLY 30 KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WILL DEPLOY TO IRAQ NEXT MONTH AFTER RECEIVING SPECIAL TRAINING TO RUN A MILITARY-STYLE HOTEL IN THE WAR-TORN COUNTRY.
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THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS IMPLEMENTING ITS NEW “BLUE ALERT” SYTEM, WHICH PUTS OUT ALERTS ON SUSPECTS WHO KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURE LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS.
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