DEC 20,2010

LIKE THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS, 58 STUDENTS FROM HOPKINSVILLE AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS ATTENDED THE KENTUCKY YOUTH ADVOCATES MOCK GENERAL ASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS MONTH, WITH BOTH SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS HONORED FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
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A HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED TO ELKTON CITY GOVERNMENT TO HELP UPGRADE THE POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS' RADIO SYSTEMS.
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THE HISTORICAL ODDS SAY A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN THE PENNYRILE IS UNLIKELY, BUT ONE CAN STILL DREAM, WITH THE LATEST EXTENDED FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOLDING OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW.
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A SUNDAY MORNING FIRE CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $15,000 DAMAGE TO THE RESIDENCE AT 8-14 EAST 18TH STREET OWNED BY JAMES JORDAN AND OCCUPIED BY VANESSA WALKER,, WITH THE REPORT FROM CAPTAIN LARRY TURNER NOTING THAT THE HOUSE IS NOT SERVED BY ELECTRIC POWER AND WAS BEING HEATED BY AN OLD FIREPLACE.
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IT WAS A BAD WEEKEND IN HOPKINSVILLE FOR UTILITY POLES, WITH NO FEWER THAN 4 STRUCK BY A TOTAL OF 3 VEHICLES, WITH TWO OF THOSE VEHICLES ALLEGEDLY DRIVEN BY DRUNKEN DRIVERS.
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AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED, THE 1-59TH COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE FROM FORT CAMPBELL IS AMONG THOSE HEADED TO AFGHANISTAN NEXT YEAR, WITH THE PENTAGON MAKING THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT FRIDAY, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED THE FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION'S THIRD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, WHICH IS NOW STATIONED AT FORT KNOX.
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FORMER HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER LARRY JOE JOHNSTON WAS AMONG STATE TROOPERS,''COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS'' AND OTHERS FROM MADISONSVILLE STATE POLICE POST TWO WHO HELPED STAGE THE 14TH ANNUAL ''SHOP WITH A TROOPER'' PROGRAM LAST WEEK IN CALDWELL COUNTY.
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DETOUR SIGNS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE MONDAY CLOSURE OF S. SUNSET CIRCLE JUST NORTH OF THE MASSIVE ''RETENTION BASIN'' CREATED AS PART OF THE WOODMONT DRAINAGE PROJECT.
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THE CAFETERIA, OR ''DINING FACILITY'' AS ITS KNOWN IN MILITARY PARLANCE, AT BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AT FT. CAMPBELL IS SERVING AS ONE OF FIVE TEST SITES ACROSS THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ON FOOD INTAKE AND SELECTION,WITH ''DOWNSIZED'' PORTIONS AND ''HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVES'' IN FOOD CHOICES.
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CRITTENDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WILL GET A NEW GREENHOUSE FOR TEACHING PLANT PRODUCTION IN THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, COURTESY OF ''TOBACCO BUYOUT'' MONEY APPROVED FRIDAY BY STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
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KENTUCKY MOTORISTS RENEWING THEIR LICENSE PLATES NEXT MONTH WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF INCLUDING THE ''NATIONAL MOTTO'', ''IN GOD WE TRUST'' ON THEIR TAG.
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EFFORTS CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE ACADEMIC PROBLEMS AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, WITH MEETINGS OF THE COLONEL SITE-BASED COUNCIL SET TODAY AND TOMORROW.
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THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED WORK WEEK FOR MANY, WITH MOST PUBLIC OFFICES SHUTTING DOWN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND---AND THE CIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE GETTING AN EARLY START AT NOON WEDNESDAY.
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