HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 21-YEAR OLD JOHNNIE ROSS GREGG JUNIOR OF HOPKINSVILLE AT THE SCENE OF A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DISTURBANCE AT 1502 W. 7TH ST. AND CHARGED HIM WITH FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER AFTER MOVING HERE FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
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THIS WEEK'S FUGITIVES FROM CRIMESTOPPERS ARE 54-YEAR OLD JAMES THOMAS QUARLES,B/M,6'/190, WANTED FOR ABCONDING PROBATION; AND 33-YEAR OLD TERRANCE DERELLE GREEN, B/M,5'7''/150, WHO IS WANTED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR TO FACE PROBATION VIOLATION CHARGES. OFFICER PAUL RAY REMINDS POTENTIAL TIPSTERS THAT NEED NOT GIVE THEIR NAME AND THEY WILL NEVER HAVE TO APPEAR IN COURT. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 887-TIPS.

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IN LEGISLATIVE MATTERS, KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CARL ROLLINS SAYS HE PLANS TO ''KILL'' THE BILL WHICH WOULD GUARANTEE CHILDREN THE RIGHT TO ATTEND SCHOOLS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, SAYING IT WOULD STRIP SCHOOL BOARDS OF THE POWER OF SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS.
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ELSEWHERE, IN RESPONSE TO THE ARIZONA SHOOTING RAMPAGE OVER THE WEEKEND, STATE REPRESENTATIVE MARY LOU MARZIAN OF LOUISVILLE WANTS TO ADD TO THE ''PERMISSION SLIP'' ADVISORY FOR STUDENTS TAKING FIELD TRIPS TO FRANKFORT THAT PARENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT GUNS ARE CARRIED IN THE STATE CAPITOL.
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MEANWHILE, AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER CONTAINING SERIOUS THREATS FROM A FORMER STUDENT IDENTIFIED AS ''CLIFF GUTHRIE'', WHO SAYS HE WILL ''BE FORCED TO ENGAGE IN A CIVIL-CIVIC ACTION THAT WILL BE PERCEIVED AS A CRIME THAT IS HEINOUS, PREMEDITATED, RACIAL, AND ANTI-AMERICAN''.
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IN POLITICAL NEWS, HOPKINS COUNTY ATTORNEY TODD P'POOL, WHO IS SEEKING THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, SAYS LARRY COX, WHO RETIRED LAST YEAR AFTER 26 YEARS AS U.S. SENATOR MITCH MC-CONNELL'S STATE DIRECTOR, IS NOW A PART OF HIS CAMPAIGN TEAM.
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STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY AT MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY'S MAIN CAMPUS WILL OBSERVE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR FEDERAL HOLIDAY FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE--A DAY OF SERVICE.
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