ANOTHER FORT CAMPBELL POLICEMAN HAS BEEN KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN, WITH OFFICIALS SAYING 21-YEAR OLD SPECIALIST CHRISTOPHER JOHN SCOTT OF NEW YORK WAS KILLED BY ENEMY SMALL ARMS FIRE SATURDAY IN THE KANDAHAR PROVICE.
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LOCAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY RICK BOLING SAYS 53-YEAR OLD MARK BOHMS WAS RELEASED FROM THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY JAIL FRIDAY MORNING AFTER TEST RESULTS REVEALED NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN HIS BLOODSTREAM ON THE NIGHT HE RAN OVER AN AMISH HORSE AND BUGGY ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD, KILLING 3-YEAR OLD BARBARA SMOKER.
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FAIRVIEW NATIVE AND FORMER VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND NATO COMMANDING GENERAL JOE RALSTON WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR SUNDAY’S SEPTEMBER 11TH REMEMBERANCE CEREMONY AT TODD COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN ELKTON.
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MILBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT RILEY FORT RECENTLY WON A STATE 4-H CHAMPIONSHIP IN PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR HER SPEECH ON TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM, WHICH SHE SAYS MAKES LEARNING EASIER AND MORE ENJOYABLE.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD CHIEF AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR RANDY GRAHAM SAYS PAST DONATIONS FROM U.S. TOBACCO HELPED THE RESCUE TEAM BUY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS A JOHN DEERE GATOR WHICH WAS CRUCIAL IN PERFORMING WELFARE CHECKS DURING THE 2009 ICE STORM.
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THE PENNYRILE CITIZEN CORPS COUNCIL IS PROMOTING A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE, WHICH CAN BE SIGNED UP FOR BY SIMPLY TEXTING THE LETTERS “K Y E M P I O” TO 40404.
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THE WEST SEVENTH STREET SONIC DRIVE IN STAFF WAS ONE OF 12 ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ONCE AGAIN MAKE THE FINALS IN A COMPETITION TO BE NAMED THE BEST SONIC IN THE UNITED STATES.
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STATE POLICE IN THE POST 2 MADISIONVILLE AREA SAY 17 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN WRECKS IN THEIR SEVEN COUNTY JURISDICTION THIS YEAR, WITH THAT NUMBER SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE 30 AT THE SAME POINT LAST YEAR.
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FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY, BUT IT WILL STILL BE A BUSY WEEK WITH HOPKINSVILLE AND OAK GROVE CITY COUNCILS MEETING TUESDAY AND A “MEET THE PRINCIPAL” EVENT TUESDAY EVENING AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
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BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS CLOSING ITS CLINICS FOR LABOR DAY, BUT OFFICIALS SAY EMERGENCY CARE WILL OF COURSE REMAIN AVAILABLE AT THE FORT CAMPBELL FACILITY.
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STATE REPRESENATIVE JOHN TILLEY OF HOPKINSVILLE WRITES IN HIS WEEKLY COLUMN THAT ADULT EDUCATION ENROLLMENT IN KENTUCKY HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MEANING THOSE OBTAINING THEIR GED HAVE FAR GREATER OPPORTUNITIES THAN THEY ONCE DID.
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