NEWS HEADLINES 12/20

A WRECK WITH NO INJURIES INVOLVING TWO TRACTOR-TRAILERS ON INTERSTATE 24 EASTBOUND NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE MONDAY MORNING TIED UP TRAFFIC FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS, WITH STATE POLICE CHARGING 49-YEAR OLD RICHARD MILLER OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE WITH THE FEDERAL OFFENSE OF DRIVING WHILE ILL OR FATIGUED AFTER A SEIZURE REPORTEDLY LED TO THE INCIDENT.

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MEANWHILE, HOPKINSVILLE POLICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PAUL RAY SAYS CITY POLICE WILL BE INCREASING PATROLS ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD AND WEST 7TH STREET INTO THE NEW YEAR AS ALMOST A THIRD OF WRECKS ARE ON THOSE TWO BUSY ROADWAYS.

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KENTUCKY AUDITOR CRIT LUALLEN SAYS THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF DOCUMENTING REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS OF PROPERTY TAX PENALTIES, WHICH SHERIFF LIVVY LEAVELL SAYS HIS OFFICE BEGAN DOING AS SOON AS HE GOT THE ADVICE.

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ALL HERBY CURBIE ROUTES WILL BE RUN ON NORMAL SCHEDULE THIS WEEK IN THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE; THOUGH THE LANDFILL AND SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY OFFICES WILL CLOSE AT NOON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.