THE SNOW STORM PREDICTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAME TO FRUITION A LITTLE AFTER 10 THURSDAY MORNING AND CAUSED NEARLY EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM WHICH WASN’T CLOSED TO BEGIN WITH TO SHUT ITS DOORS EARLY.
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MEANWHILE, NO FEWER THAN NINE WRECKS HAD BEEN WORKED BY THE HOPKINSVILLE POLICE AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTS BY 2:00 P.M., WITH THREE OF THOSE WITH INJURIES.
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ALL OF THE LOCAL AND STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT OFFICES HAVE HAD CREWS DEPLOYED SINCE THE SNOW BEGAN AND MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION IF THEY MUST BE OUT AT ALL.
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THE RENOVATED HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY ECC WAS FEATURED IN A “CHAMBER RIBBON CUTTING” CEREMONY THURSDAY, WITH HOPKINSVILLE POLICE CHIEF AND ECC BOARD CHAIRMAN GUY HOWIE SAYING THE NEW FACILITY IS “STATE OF THE ART.”
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34-YEAR OLD MICHAEL JOHNSON PLED GUILTY IN CHRISTIAN CIRCUIT COURT WEDNESDAY TO STRANGLING HIS MOTHER TO DEATH LAST AUGUST.
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FLAGS WILL BE AT HALF STAFF FRIDAY IN HONOR OF 21-YEAR OLD PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ZACHARY SALMON OF OHIO, WHO WAS KILLED EARLIER THIS MONTH IN AFGHANISTAN.