NEWS HEADLINES 07/05
TUESDAY IS PENNRILE RURAL ELECTRIC DAY AT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR, WHERE COOPERATIVE CUSTOMERS CAN GET IN FREE FROM 4 UNTIL 5:30 WHEN THE ANNUAL MEETING BEGINS IN THE AIR CONDITIONED CONVENTION CENTER.
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THE GRASCALS WILL ALSO PERFORM IN THE CONVENTION CENTER AROUND 7:30 AND THERE WILL BE A 4H HORSE SHOW AT THE GRANDSTAND AT 6:30.
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WESTERN KENTUCKY DIDN’T MAKE IT THROUGH THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND WITHOUT A TRAFFIC FATALITY, AS A TWO-VEHICLE WRECK IN CALLOWAY COUNTY CLAIMED THE LIFE OF 19-YEAR OLD MAJED BALHARITH OF MURRAY AND INJURED TWO OTHERS EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
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THE NUMBER OF TOTAL WRECKS PER MONTH IN THE CITY LIMITS OF HOPKINSVILLE CONTINUES TO COME IN WELL BEHIND LAST YEAR’S NUMBERS—WITH 87 WRECKS REPORTED LAST MONTH AS OPPOSED TO 114 FROM JUNE OF LAST YEAR.
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ONLY 7 HUNDRETHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN FELL DURING THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF JUNE AT THE MESONET SITE NORTH OF HOPKINSVILLE, THOUGH 5.22 INCHES WOUND UP FALLING DURING THE REMAINING 20 DAYS.
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SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE BOULEVARD SMOKE SHOP IN HOPKINSVILLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING BY BREAKING OUT THE GLASS OF THE FRONT DOOR AND TOOK AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CIGARETTES.
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A WHITE MALE WEARING A BALLCAP, DARK COLORED SHIRT AND KHACKI SHORTS ROBBED THE CLARKSVILLE FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD WAL-GREENS AND WILMA RUDOLPH BOULEVARD K-MART SUNDAY, BUT DEMANDED PRESCRIPTION PILLS INSTEAD OF CASH.
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IT HASN’T OFFICIALLY BEEN DEEMED AN ACCIDENTAL OR INTENTIONAL SHOOTING, BUT STATE POLICE SAY JENNIFER FORSYTHE OF MORGANTOWN WAS NOT ARRESTED AFTER SHOOTING HER HUSBAND BOBBY AND 5-YEAR OLD CHILD EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THEIR BUTLER COUNTY HOME.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY FAMILY COURT JUDGE JASON FLEMING HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE KENTUCKY BAR ASSOCIATION’S YOUNG LAWYER GROUP FOR HIS EFFORTS IN FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.
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MUCH NEEDED CONCRETE REPAIR WORK IS NEEDED ON PEMBROKE ROAD FROM GANT STREET TO BILL BRYAN BOULEVARD WILL BEGIN WEDNEDAY, WITH MOTORISTS URGED TO USE APROPRIATE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THAT AREA.