NEWS HEADLINES 10/03
IT’S LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL SESSION THIS YEAR FOR REDRAWING STATE LEGISLATURE DISTRICTS, AS SENATE PRESIDENT DAVID WILLIAMS BELIEVES THAT WORK CAN BE DONE IN JANUARY AND STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON SAYS HE HEARS IT CAN BE DONE IN 2013.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY NATIVE AND STATE POLICE LIEUTENANT MARK MAYES WILL OVERSEE THE NEW STATE POLICE CRIME LAB UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN HOPKINS COUNTY—WHICH WILL BE 9,200 SQUARE FEET ACCORDING TO A RECENT NEWS RELEASE.
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SOUTH CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS THE HIGHEST PERFORMING IN THE DISTRICT LAST YEAR AND PRINCIPAL JANIE GILES SAYS BEING SURE EVERY STUDENT IS WORKING TO HIS OR HER POTENTIAL IS A LARGE PART OF THAT ACHIEVEMENTS.
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REAL LIVING, SOUTHERN STYLE REALTORS WAS ONE OF THE FIVE BUSINESSES FEATURED IN A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RIBBON CUTTING ON THE EAGLE WAY BYPAS LAST WEEK, WHEN OWNER/OPERATOR ETTA WALKER SAID HER STAFF IS EXCITED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT THEIR NEW LOCATION.
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CHRISTIAN FISCAL COURT MAGISTRATE TOM JONES ALSO SERVES ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BOARD AND SAYS MUCH-ANTICIPATED RENNOVATIONS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN MOSTLY COMPLETED—GIVING STAFF THERE MORE SPACE FOR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AND FOR TRAINING AND MEETINGS.
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THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS HOSTING A NON-PARTISAN CAMPAIGN SCHOOL FOR ANYONE WHO’S EVER CONSIDERED RUNNING FOR POLITICAL OFFICE SATURDAY MORNING FROM 8:30 UNTIL 2PM AT HOPKINSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT A COST OF 20 DOLLARS TO ATTEND.
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NEARLY 2,800 GRAMS OF PRESCRIPTION AND NON-PRESCRIPTION PILLS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AT THE “DROP BOX” LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE HOPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE BEING PLACED THERE A FEW WEEKS AGO.
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HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT AND WILL DICUSS AND LIKELY VOTE ON ORDINANCES REGARDING HWEA ENTERING THE NATURAL GAS BUSINESS AND RUNNING SERVICE TO THE TVA MEGASITE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOPKINSVILLE.
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ANOTHER “SUPPER IN THE CEMETARY” EVENT IS SCHEDULED LOCALLY, WITH THE PENNYROYAL AREA MUSEUM TO HOST THE POPULAR EVENT IN LAFAYETTE’S POWELL CEMETARY OCTOBER 22ND AT 3PM.
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