A TORNADO WARNING CAME AND WENT WITH LITTLE INCIDENT BETWEEN 8:35 AND 9 O’CLOCK LAST NIGHT IN CHRISTIAN AND TRIGG COUNTIES—WITH NO REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, THOUGH THERE WERE POWER OUTAGES NOTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOPKINSVILLE AND SPORADICALLY IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.
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NO WARNINGS WERE EVER ISSUED FOR HOPKINS COUNTY, BUT THERE WERE REPORTS OF A MOBILE HOME BEING BLOWN OVER IN THE WHITE PLAINS COMMUNITY DURING THE STORMS.
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MULTILPLE WRECKS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 93 NEAR OAK GROVE ON I-24 JUST AFTER 6 O’CLOCK LAST EVENING INJURED AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE, ACCORDING TO INITIAL REPORTS, THOUGH NONE APPEARED TO BE LIFE-THREATENING AND THE HIGHWAY WAS NEVER COMPLETELY CLOSED.
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THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL BE HOSTING A PUBLIC FORUM TONIGHT AT 6 O’CLOCK TO GET THE PUBLIC’S INPUT ON A PROPOSED PLAN TO TRANSITION NORTH DRIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL INTO A 6TH GRADE ONLY CENTER.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL 1.2 PERCENT FROM JULY TO AUGUST, BUT STILL REMAINED HIGH AT 10.9 PERCENT—WHILE TODD COUNTY’S RATE FELL A FULL PERCENTAGE POINT TO 8.7.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE CHIEF GUY HOWIE SAYS K-9 UNITS ARE CRUCIAL TO HIS FORCE AT A RECENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SAYING THE DOGS CAN OFTEN CATCH RUNNING CRIMINALS EVEN WHEN OFFICERS CAN’T.
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CANTON PIKE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT CAMERON MITCHELL SAYS HE AND HIS GROUP SUPPORT THE RAILS TO TRAILS PROJECT AS HE BELIEVES ANYTHING WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE OLD RAIL BED.
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WHEN ELKTON CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS EVENING, THEY WILL DISCUSS A POSSIBLE 10 THOUSAND DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TODD COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION, WHICH SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO MAKE BELIEVING THE FOUNDATION HAS RECENTLY FOCUSED A MAJORITY OF ITS EFFORTS ON GUTHRIE.
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KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMMISSIONER TERRY HOLLIDAY RECENTLY VISITED T HE WHITE HOUSE AND SAID HE HAD POSITIVE FEELINGS ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES.
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IN ADDITION TO SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND ELKTON CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK, THE HOPKINSVILLE STORM WATER UTILITY WILL ALSO MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION THIS AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS BIDS FOR A MORNINGSIDE AREA BASIN PROJECT.
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FORT CAMPBELL OFFICIALS HAVE A NEW SIMULATOR TO HELP SOLDIERS PREPARE FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITUATIONS THEY COULD FACE IN HELLICOPTERS WHILE IN COMBAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE MORE PROFICIENT PILOTS AND CREWS.
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SEVEN KENTUCKY COUNTIES ADJOINING THE ILLINOIS BORDER WERE PROCLAIMED FEDERAL DISASTER AREAS FROM THIS SPRING’S FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER AND CAN APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
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OVER FOUR BILLION DOLLARS WAS RECOVERED ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM MEDICARE FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS, WITH THE GOVERNMENT USING NEW TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER TOOLS TO FIND THOSE STEALING FROM TAX PAYERS.