AFTERNOON HEADLINES 1/5/2011
AROUND 30 CHRISTIAN COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL MAKE THE TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C. IN EARLY MARCH TO LOBBY FOR PROJECTS AT FORT CAMPBELL TO BE COMPLETED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
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WHILE HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL WAS REJECTING A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A STATEWIDE BAN ON SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES, BY A SIMILAR 2-VOTE MARGIN, OAK GROVE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY NIGHT VOTED TO BAN SMOKING IN SELECTED RESTAURANTS ACCORDING TO A STORY IN THE EAGLE POST.                                       
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REPUBLICAN KENTUCKY U.S. SENATOR DOCTOR RAND PAUL WAS SWORN IN BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARKING THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1986 THAT VETERAN LEGISLATOR JIM BUNNING IS NOT IN WASHINGTON.
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KENTUCKY GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR HAS RAISED WELL OVER 3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR HIS REELECTION CAMPAIGN, WHILE HIS REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS ARE STILL BELOW A MILLION.
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STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING 45-YEAR OLD JEFFREY HELSLEY, WHO ALLEGEDLY ACCEPTED OVER $9,600 FROM A CENTRAL CITY RESIDENT TO BUILD A GARAGE BUT NEVER PERFORMED THE WORK.
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