NEWS HEADLINES 08/31

CLARKSVILLE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED 22-YEAR OLD RICO MALLORY AND 19-YEAR OLD KEANU ROSS OF CLARKSVILLE FOR ALLEGEDLY CARJACKING A 73-YEAR OLD MAN WHO OFFFERED THEM A RIDE AT GUNPOINT MONDAY.
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POLICE IN CLARKSVILLE ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING A BANK ROBBERY AT A FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD U.S. BANK BRANCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN A HEAVYSET WHITE MALE DEMANDED MONEY CLAIMING HE HAD A GUN.
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STATE POLICE SAY 16 PEOPLE DIED ON KENTUCKY ROADWAYS LAST WEEK, WITH FIVE OF THOSE BEING MOTORCYCLE RIDERS INCLUDING VICTIMS IN HOPKINS, SIMPSON, UNION AND WARREN COUNTIES.
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SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY WERE CLOSED IN WEBSTER COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING AFTER A TRUCK HAULING CHICKEN GUTS FROM AN AREA CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT TURNED OVER, CAUSING MAJOR DELAYS AND A STRONG STENCH.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE MYRON DOSSETT SAYS KENTUCKY OWES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 28-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS IN INTEREST ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LOANS BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND THAT A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COULD BE NEEDED IF A DEAL ISN’T WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE STATE AND U.S. GOVERNMENTS.
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JIMMY FUTRELL OF TRIGG COUNTY HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE PENNYRILE RURAL ELECTRIC BOARD, REPLACING THE LATE BOB BROADBENT, WHO SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY FOR 46 YEARS.
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CONTRACTORS HAVE BEGUN WORK ON THE COLE ROAD INSTERSECTION WITH FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD AT GATE 7, WHICH WILL ADD TURN LANES AND ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION THAT IS COMMON IN THAT AREA.
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