NEWS HEADLINES 07/29

THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HOPKINSVILLE AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY HELD THEIR 4TH ANNUAL DINNER FOR A DIFFERENCE LAST NIGHT TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF BUD HUDSON AND TO ANNOUNCE THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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PENNYRILE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE HELD AND OPEN HOUSE AND RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY YESTERDAY FOR THEIR NEW AND  ENERGY EFFICIENT  OPERATIONS BUILDING THAT ACCOMODATES THEIR VEHICLES AND ALLOWS FOR MORE SPACE TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY.
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AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TIM HALL SAYS THE CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL HAS BEEN ABLE TO FLOURISH IN TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES DUE TO THE HARD WORK OF FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS TO RAISE GRADUATION RATES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WHILE THE STUDENT BODY REMAINS OVER 40 PERCENT IN THE NON-TRADTIONAL AGE CATEGORY.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING THE DRIVER OF A DARK-COLORED CAR INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN INCIDENT ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD NEAR NELSON DRIVE THAT INJURED BICYCLE RIDER 20-YEAR OLD MICHAEL CHOATE OF HOPKINSVILLE AROUND 6:30PM.
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ALLEGED IMPROPER PASSING BY 49-YEAR OLD JODIE WILLIAMS OF NORTONVILLE LED TO A TWO-VEHICLE WRECK ON MADISONVILLE ROAD WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH SENT WILLIAMS, 47-YEAR OLD MAUDIE WILLIAMS AND 37-YEAR OLD RONNIE HARRIS OF DONNA DRIVE TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER.
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AROUND $10,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY WAS STOLEN FROM COX MILL ROAD AND ESSEC PLACE RESIDENCES EARLY THIS MONTH, WITH THE SAME SUSPECT BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH INCIDENTS.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE  MADE 17 ARRESTS, SERVED 5 SUMMONSES AND A TOTAL OF 23 WARRANTS WEDNESDAY AFTER WARRANTS OFFICER JOHN BRACY AND FOUR OTHER OFFICER MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO LOCATE THOSE WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO COMMITT CRIMES WHILE WANTED BY POLICE.
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