THERE COULD SOON BE AN END OF AN ERA IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY, AS GENEOLOGICAL SOCIETY TREASURER BETTY MCCORKLE SPOKE TO FISCAL COURT THIS MORNING AND SAID THAT ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE A VOTE IN OCTOBER ON WHETHER TO DISBAND AFTER VERY FEW YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE JOINED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
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FISCAL COURT ALSO APPROVED SECOND READING OF A COMPENSATING PROPERTY TAX RATE, WHICH GOES FROM 17-POINT-4 CENTS PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE TO 18-POINT-1 CENTS.
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THE SECOND HOUSEFIRE OF THE WEEK IN HOPKINSVILL DID SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A HOME AT 3520 ROCKY POINT DRIVE AROUND 12:30 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WITH MORE DETAILS TO COME WITH THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
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CLARKSVILLE POLICE TELL THE LEAF CHRONICLE THAT 63-YEAR OLD JAMES D. SCOTT OF HOPKINSVILLE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD NEAR THE FAMILY DOLLAR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, CRITICALLY INJURING THE MALE WALKER WHO WAS TAKEN BY HELLICOPTER TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER.
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INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A THREE-VEHICLE WRECK AT COUNTRY CLUB LANE AND SOUTH SUNSET CIRCLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 3:30.
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A WRECK ON SKYLINE DRIVE AT THE MARIE DRIVE INTERSECTION MONDAY AFTERNOON SENT 50-YEAR OLD GLORIA CHAMBERS OF HOPKINSVILLE TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN.
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