AFTERNOON HEADLINES

HOPKINSVILLE MAYOR DAN KEMP REFLECTED ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HIS FIRST TERM WHILE SPEAKING TO THE KIWANIS CLUB THURSDAY AND SAID THE CITY IS READY TO IMPLEMENT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VISION PLAN.
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CLARKSVILLE MAYOR-ELECT KIM MCMILLAN WILL BE SWORN IN ALONG WITH TWO NEW CITY COUNCILMEN MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 AT THE HISTORIC ROXY THEATER ON FRANKLIN STREET.
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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CONTINUE TO REMIND MOTORISTS THEY WILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE THIS WEEKEND LOOKING FOR DRUNK DRIVERS AND THAT YOU WILL GO TO JAIL IF YOU’RE FOUND DRIVING IMPAIRED.
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FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER SPECIALIST LEANDRO GARCIA WILL RECEIVE A PURPLE HEART MEDAL ON POST NEXT WEEK DUE TO HIS ACTIONS EARLY THIS YEAR IN IRAQ WHEN HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A “HARD LANDING” OF A PLANE WHICH HAD BEEN HIT BY A ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADE.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TILLEY OF HOPKINSVILLE SAYS SEVERAL COMMITTEES HAVE TAKEN TRIPS AWAY FROM FRANKFORT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT SHOULD PROVE VALUABLE WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES IN JANUARY.