AFTERNOON NEWS 09/01

HERB HAYS FURNITURE UNVEILED ITS EXPANDED ENGLAND FURNITURE CUSTOM COMFORT CARE CENTER AT A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY THIS MORNING AT THE STORE ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY CONTINUES TO HAVE THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE PENNYRILE AT 12%, WHILE CALDWELL HAS THE LOWEST AT 7.8%--WITH THE STATEWIDE JOBLESS RATE IN JULY AT 9.6 %.
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TODD COUNTY COMES IN WITH A JOBLESS RATE OF 9.7% AND TRIGG AT 10.4%.
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THE STAFF AT SANCTUARY INCORPORATED SAID THEIR GOODBYES TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HELEN KINTIN DURING A RETIREMENT CEREMONY THURSDAY, WITH MS. KINTIN LEAVING AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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A 10-YEAR OLD BOY ON THE MIMMS ROAD NEAR TRENTON HAD TO BE TAKEN BY AIR-EVAC HELLICOPTER TO A NASHVILLE HOSPITAL AROUND 8 THIS MORNING AFTER BEING KICKED IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD BY A HORSE.
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE GOT INTO A SHOOTOUT WITH A MAN THEY WERE PURSUING NEAR PALMYRA THURSDAY MORNING, WITH THE INCIDENT ENDING WITH A CRASH AND THE SUSPECT BEING TAKEN BY HELLCIOPTER TO A NASHVILLE HOSPITAL.
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CLARKSVILLE POLICE SAY SUSPECTED BANK ROBBER 51-YEAR OLD FRED BERQUEZ TURNED HIMSELF IN TO AUTHORITIES AFTER SPENDING MOST OF HIS STOLEN MONEY ON PAYING BILLS AND GAMBLING.
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