Dr. Jim Selbe speaks at news conference/photo by Adam May      

                THE RECENTLY FORMED “SOUTHERN PENNYRILE CHAMBER ALLIANCE” HELD ITS FIRST NEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING TO ANNOUNCE ITS GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION OF THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

            NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST OF ISSUES TO LOBBY FOR IS AN ALLIED HEALTH BUILDING AND PROGRAM AT HOPKINSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

            H-C-C PRESIDENT DOCTOR JIM SELBE SAID IT’S EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO NOT HAVE THE PROGRAM.

            ALSO EDUCATION RELATED, NUMBER THREE ON THE LIST IS A 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR TRAINING FACILITY FOR SOUTHERN TODD COUNTY TO TRAIN PEOPLE TO WORK IN PLACES LIKE HEMLOCK SEMI-CONDUCTORS.

            ADVOCATING TO KEEP THE BARKLEY LAKE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS IN TRIGG COUNTY ON THE ROAD PLAN WAS NUMBER 2, ADVOCATING TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON U.S. 68-80 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR WAS NUMBER 4, THE 30-MILLION DOLLAR NEW MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY BREATHITT VETINARY CENTER PROJECT WAS PRIORITY FIVE AND THE COMPLETION OF THE NORTHEAST 68-80 BYPASS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY WAS NUMBER SIX.

            TRIGG COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE STAN HUMPHRIES, TODD JUDGE EXECUTIVE DARRYL GREENFIELD AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY CHAMBER PRESIDENT CARTER HENDRICKS REPRESENTED THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES.

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