THE LATEST FORECASTS CONTINUE TO SHOW A GOOD CHANCE FOR A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE, THOUGH THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THEN FOR THAT TO CHANGE.

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THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY BRANCH OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS REMINDS THOSE WHO WILL BE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND TO PREPARE AS IF THEY WILL ENCOUNTER SNOW OR ICE, INCLUDING PACKING AN EMERGENCY KIT INCLUDING BLANKETS AND FLASHLIGHTS.

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NO FEWER THAN TEN PEOPLE, INCLUDING SEVEN CHILDREN, HAVE DIED IN HOUSE FIRES IN KENTUCKY THIS MONTH, WITH SPACE HEATER ISSUES THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF THE BLAZES.

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NOTABLE CROFTON NATIVE MATT SNORTON SAYS HE REMEMBERS WHEN THE OLD CROFTON HOTEL STAYED BUSY IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY, WITH THAT BUILDING TO BE RENNOVATED INTO A WELCOME CENTER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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STATE POLICE ARRESTED 30-YEAR OLD ISAAC MCKENZIE OF OWENSBORO WEDNESDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY HAVING THREE POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN HIS VEHICLE ON THE PARKWAY IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY.

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