AFTERNOON HEADLINES 09/22

KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY 500 PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON KENTUCKY ROADWAYS SINCE JANUARY AND BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 12TH AND SEPTEMBER 18TH, EIGHT PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO WRECKS.
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STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON SAYS HE EXPECTS A SPECIAL SESSION AFTER THIS YEAR’S GENERAL ELECTION TO DRAW DISTRICT LINES FOR STATE LEGISLATORS, AS HE BELIEVES THE ISSUE WOULD TAKE ALL OF THE HEADLINES AND PRECIOUS TIME IN NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET SESSION IF LEFT UP IN THE AIR.
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THE RESPONSE TO THIS YEAR’S PENNRYILE CONSERVATION DISTRICT’S TIRE RECYCLING EVENT AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING WAS SO GREAT THEY HAD TO CUT DAY ONE SHORT AT NOON AFTER MULTIPLE TRUCK LOADS WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW HOURS.
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SOMEONE BROKE INTO A CLARA DRIVE RESIDENCE IN PEMBROKE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 YESTERDAY EVENING AND STOLE SEVERAL ITEMS IN ADDITION TO ASSAULTING THE FAMILY’S DOG AND BREAKING ITS LEG.
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THIS YEAR’S OAK GROVE BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL IS SET FOR SATURDAY FROM 10 UNTIL 5 AT THE WAR MEMORIAL WALKING TRAIL, WITH OAK GROVE TOURISM OFFICIALS SAYING THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FREE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES AND A LIVE BUTTERFLY RELEASE AT 5 O’CLOCK.
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