AFTERNOON HEADLINES 08/31

A TOTAL OF $30,000 WAS AWARDED TO SIX AREA CHARITIES BY HOPKINSIVLLE’S U.S. TOBACCO EMPLOYEES IN A CEREMONY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE PLANT ON NORTH MAIN STREET.
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FIRE DID DAMAGE TO THE HOME OF PEMBROKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY CHIEF DORRIS STOKES AT 790 MASON LANE NEAR PEMBROKE WEDNESDAY, WITH THE OAK GROVE AND FAIRVIEW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS CALLED TO THE SCENE FOR MUTUAL AID.
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A VEHICLE VERSUS BICYCLE WRECK ON SOUTH VIRGINIA STREET TUESDAY EVENING SENT 5-YEAR OLD SANI MILLER OF HOPKINSVILLE TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER, WITH THE BOY TELLING POLICE HIS CHAIN LOCKED UP AND DISABLED HIS BRAKES.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 18-YEAR OLD MARQUEZ JABAR PENMAN TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALLEGEDLY ROBBING A PENNYRILE HOMES WOMAN SATURDAY NIGHT AT HER RESIDENCE.
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THE THEFT OF $2,100 WORTH OF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FROM BUDGET MOVING VANS ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, WITH JIM FLEMMING TELLING HOPKINSVILLE POLICE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING.
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