NEWS HEADLINES 08/12

IN THE FINAL HOURS OF HIS CURRENT POST, FORT CAMPBELL COMMANDING GENERAL JOHN CAMPBELL HAS WRITTEN AN OPEN LETTER IN THE LEAF CHRONICLE THANKING SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ASKING LOCALS TO PRAY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE STILL DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST.
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THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF UNLEADED GASOLINE IN HOPKINSVILLE IS $3.56, WHICH IS SEVEN CENTS ABOVE THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF $3.49—THE ELEVENTH LOWEST AVERAGE IN THE COUNTRY.
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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING 49-YEAR OLD PAUL CURTIS, WHO WAS LAST SEEN IN CALLOWAY DISTRICT COURT ON JULY 13 WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY MADE A “CUT THROAT” GESTURE TOWARD A STATE TROOPER WHO WAS TESTIFYING ON THE STAND.
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THE GOVERNOR HAS HONORED STATE TROOPER NATHAN CLINKENBEARD OF MAYFIELD FOR ISSUING 575 SEATBELT AND CHILD RESTRAINT CITATIONS IN A SPAN OF A LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
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THE CLARKSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ITS CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, WHICH WILL MEET TUESDAY EVENINGS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 29 AND NOVEMBER 29, WITH THE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT CLARKSVILLEPD.ORG.
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THE COURIER JOURNAL REPORTS SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY HAS ASKED ITS EMPLOYEES TO DONATE 25 DOLLARS EACH TO THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL CAMPAIGN OF TODD P’POOL AFTER INCUMBENT JACK CONWAY BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE PRACTICES OF “FOR PROFIT” COLLEGES IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
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