COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER/SONGWRITER AND HOPKINSVILLE NATIVE BRICE LONG SHOWED UP AT THE BRUCE CENTER WITH SOME OF HIS FRIENDS IN THE BUSINESS LAST NIGHT AND HELPED TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIS “BACK TO BACK” FOUNDATION FOR LOCAL CHARITIES, SAYING THE EVENT HAS GROWN TO BE LARGER THAN HE EVER IMAGINED.
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ANOTHER HEAT WAVE IS ON THE WAY THIS WEEK, WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH ALREADY ISSUING AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90’S.
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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING 34-YEAR OLD CLAUDE RUSSELL OF TRIGG COUNTY, WHO WAS INDICTED TUESDAY FOR THE JUNE 2002 MURDER OF CHANTELL HUMPHRIES.
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THREE SUSPECTS ARE LISTED ON THE REPORT OF $4,356 STOLEN FROM THE SAVE-A-LOT ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD LAST MONTH, WITH FEW DETAILS GIVEN.
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SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE HOPKINSVILLE RESIDENCE OF ANGELA GRAVES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, STEALING A $700 LAPTOP COMPUTER AND $200 FLATSCREEN MONITOR.
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A CAR VERSUS MOTORCYCLE WRECK IN THE PARKING LOT OF K-MART SATURDAY AFTERNOON SENT THE RIDER OF THE BIKE—60-YEAR OLD MOZELL GRAY OF HOPKINSVILLE—TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRENT YONTS SAYS THE BIRTH RATE IS ON THE DECLINE IN KENTUCKY, WHILE THE NUMBER OF FOLKS IN THE OLDER AGE GROUPS IS ON THE RISE AS MEDICAL ADVANCES CONTINUE TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE LONGER.
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KENTUCKY GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR IS GIVING HIS CHIEF OF STAFF THE TASK OF LOOKING AT WHAT MUST BE DONE BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT JULY WHEN THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES WILL RETURN TO THE COMMONWEALTH--AFTER THIS YEAR’S EMBARASSING TRAFFIC AND PARKING DEBACLES.
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THE DECATAUR COUNTY, TENNESSEE FAMILY OF HOLLY BOBO HAS RELEASED ANOTHER PHOTO OF HER WHICH THEY HOPE WILL SPARK SOMEONE’S MEMORY AND LEAD THEM BACK TO THE NURSING STUDENT WHO’S BEEN MISSING SINCE APRIL 13TH WHEN HER BROTHER SAW A MAN DRESSED IN CAMOFLAUGE TAKING HER INTO THE WOODS NEAR HER PARSONS HOME.
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