NEWS HEADLINES 08/08
TUESDAY IS THE FIRST DAY IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT BRADY LINK SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID THE SEVERE BUSING PROBLEMS WHICH CONFRONTED THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
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MEANWHILE, HOPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PAUL RAY REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THEIR MORNING COMMUTES THE REST OF THE WEEK AS BUSES WILL BE BACK ON THE STREETS AND SOME CHILDREN WILL BE WALKING TO SCHOOL.
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AMONG THE NEW CLASSES BEING OFFERED TO JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS THIS YEAR IS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COURSE TO BE TAUGHT BY JEREMY COLLINS AT THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
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THE REASONS AREN’T ALL CLEAR, BUT MORE AND MORE STUDIES ARE SHOWING THAT FOOD ALLERGIES ARE BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AMONG CHILDREN IN KENTUCKY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A MUNICIPAL ORDER LAST WEEK CLEARING THE WAY TO CONTINUE DOWNTOWN RENNOVATION PROJECTS, WHICH ARE PARTIALLY GRANT FUNDED.
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THE HOPKINSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS LEASING A NEW FIRE ENGINE FROM PIERCE CUSTOM FIRE TRUCKS, WHICH WAS THE ONLY COMPANY TO BID, AS DESCRIBED AT TUESDAY’S COUNCIL MEETING.
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FOR THE FIFTH MONTH IN A ROW, THERE WERE LESS THAN 100 WRECKS IN THE CITY LIMITS OF HOPKINSVILLE IN JULY—AS 93 COLLISSIONS WERE REPORTED—DOWN FROM 110 IN JULY OF 2010.
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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IN THE MADISONVILLE POST 2 AREA WROTE 676 SPEEDING TICKETS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, WROTE 972 WARNINGS, ISSUED 235 SEATBELT VIOLATION TICKETS AND ARRESTED 34 IMPAIRED DRIVERS.
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THE MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES CONTINUES IN HOPKINSVILLE FRIDAY EVENING AT DUSK IN WESTSIDE PARK, WITH PARKS AND RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT GARY MCINTYRE SAYING THE FILM WILL BE AN ANIMATED STORY ABOUT AN ARMY OF LITTLE YELLOW MINIONS AND THEIR LEADER WHO IS PLANNING TO STEAL THE MOON.
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