NEWS HEADLINES 09/25
A VEHICLE VERSUS HORSE AND PEDESTRIANS WRECK ON U.S. HIGHWAY 41 IN SOUTHERN HOPKINS COUNTY LAST NIGHT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF 19-YEAR OLD JOY RAY BROWNING OF NORTONVILLE AND SENT A 15 AND 13-YEAR OLD GIRL TO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MADISONVILLE.
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EMERGENCY RESPONDERS FROM CHRISTIAN AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WORKED TOGETHER LAST NIGHT ON A MISSING PERSONS SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AND FOUND THE LOST BOATERS ON THE RED RIVER NEAR THE KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE STATE LINE SAFE AND SOUND.
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THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL WAS HELD YESTERDAY AT THE BRUCE CONVENTION CENTER, WHERE PEOPLES FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES SHOWED OFF WHAT MAKES THEM AND THEIR HERITAGE UNIQUE TO THE COMMUNITY.
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MEANWHILE, THE OAK GROVE TOURISM COMMISSION HELD ITS ANNUAL BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL AT THE WAR MEMORIAL WALKING TRAIL, WHERE OFFICIALS ESTIMATED A CROWD OF NEAR 10,000 PEOPLE—3,000 MORE THAN LAST YEAR’S EVENT.
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15TH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRENT YONTS OF GREENVILLE SAYS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN ADDITION TO TEACHERS IN KENTUCKY SHOULD BE AWARE OPEN ENROLLMENT IS COMING UP FOR THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS—THOUGH NO ACTIVITY IS NEEDED IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE SAME PLAN.
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KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL JACK CONWAY HAS JOINED SEVERAL ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSING AN OFFER OF OFFICIAL IMMUNITY TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN A FORECLOSURE CRISIS.
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CENSUS DATA SHOWS THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN KENTUCKY IS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS BELOW THE NATIONAL MEDIAN AVERAGE AND NEARLY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS LOWER THAN THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.
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