NEWS HEADLINES 09/13

HOPKINSVILLE MAYOR DAN KEMP ANNOUNCED THE CITY HAS HIRED CODELL CONSTRUCTION AND EARL SWINNSON AND ASSOCIATES TO COME UP WITH PRICES AND DESIGN WORK FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE LACKEY MUNICPAL BUILDING DURING LAST NIGHT'S COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.
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THE ELKTON CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO INCREASE ITS PROPERTY TAX RATE TO .25 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE AND SET THE PERSONAL PROPERTY RATE AT POINT-361 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 24-YEAR OLD DEANNA CHANDLER OF HOPKINSVILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND CHARGED HER WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR AFTER HER 1 AND 3-YEAR OLD CHILDREN WERE ALLEGEDLY FOUND WALKING UNSUPERVISED ON OAK STREET.
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ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES ARE THE WAY OF THE FUTURE ACCORDING TO KENTUCKIANS FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION STAN LAMPE, WHO SPOKE DURING THIS MONTH’S PADD BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING.
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A BURGLARY AT 417 EAST 23RD STREET FROM MONDAY IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY HOPKINSVILLE POLICE, WITH $3,000 AND SEVERAL ITEMS STOLEN FROM THE RESIDENCE OF LATOSHA QUARLES.
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