AFTERNOON HEADLINES 07/19

OFFICIALS WITH BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT PROGRAM WILL CEASE TO EXIST IN CHRISTIAN, TRIGG, TODD AND CALLOWAY COUNTIES AS OF JULY 31ST DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING AND VOLUNTEERS AFTER 14 YEARS OF PROVIDING MENTORS TO YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE AREA.
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CONGRESSMAN ED WHITFIELD OF HOPKINSVILLE HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE DEBT CEILING THIS MORNING, SAYING HE IS OPTIMISTIC THE PUBLIC’S PRESSURE ON WASHINGTON WILL RESULT IN SOME SORT OF ACCEPTABLE COMPROMISE BEFORE THE AUGUST 2ND DEADLINE—AND SAYING HE SUPPORTS A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT BEING PART OF THE DEAL.
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CITY POLICE ARRESTED 22-YEAR OLD EBONY BRODY OF HOPKINSVILLE ON WANTON ENDANGERMENT CHARGES MONDAY EVENING FOR ALLEGEDLY LEAVING THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HER RESIDENCE WITH FOOD COOKING ON THE STOVE WHILE SHE WALKED THREE BLOCKS TO CONFRONT SOMEONE SHE WAS IN A DISAGREEMENT WITH.
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FORT CAMPBELL COMMANDING GENERAL JOHN CAMPBELL RECENTLY PRESENTED AN AMERICAN FLAG WHICH FLEW OVER TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN TO THE ADMNISTRATORS OF THE FISHER HOUSE ON POST, WHICH PROVIDES FAMILIES OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS A PLACE TO STAY WHILE THEY TEND TO LOVED ONES.
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