NEWS HEADLINES 2/28

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ADDED A TORNADO WATCH TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY ON MONDAY, WITH THE TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 A.M. AND THE FLOOD WATCH, UNTIL NOON, WITH THE ONLY OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY WEATHER REPORTED AT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER OVERNIGHT THE RELATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS.
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LOCAL LEGISLATORS SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SITE-BASED COUNCIL BY EDUCATION COMMISSIONER TERRY HOLLIDAY.
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MEANWHILE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTINUES TO ADDRESS THE ADVERSE REPORT ON CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, WITH  A SPECIAL SESSION DEVOTED TO THE REPORT SET FOR THURSDAY EVENING AT FIVE AT THE BOARD OFFICE ON GLASS AVE.
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IN LEGISLATIVE NEWS,  15TH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRENT YONTS(D- GREENVILLE) SAYS HIS EXPERIENCE MAKES HIM ALERT FOR LAST MINUTE CHANGES DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
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11 STUDENTS FROM PEMBROKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL REPRESENT THE SCHOOL ON KENTUCKY 115 IN THE REGIONAL GOVERNOR'S CUP ACADEMIC COMPETITION AS A RESULT OF THE WEEKEND DISTRICT COMPETITION WHERE THEY FINISHED SECOND
THE TEAM, WHICH IS COACHED BY NATALIE ALLEN AND LAURA JENKINS,ALSO BROUGHT HOME THE ''KATHERINE HUMES SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD''.
THE TEAM ALSO WON 3 SECONDS AND TWO THIRDS DURING THE COMPETITION.    MISS HELLUMS TOOK SECOND IN SCIENCE, BRANDON FISHER WAS RUNNER-UP IN SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ANIKA MIKALAUSKIS FINISHED SECOND IN COMPOSITION.
THIRD PLACE FINISHES WERE EARNED BY AUSTIN FARRIS IN SCIENCE AND PRESLEY HARRIS IN LANGUAGE ARTS.
ALSO REPRESENTING PEMBROKE AT THE REGIONALS WILL BE TOMMY STRATTON, GRACE JENKINS, MADISON FORSYTHE, KENNEDY PENDLETON, AND MEGHAN EASTON.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY JUDGE/EXECUTIVE STEVE TRIBBLE TOLD STATE AUDITORS DURING THEIR MOST RECENT EXAMINATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT'S BOOKS THAT THE COUNTY CAN SAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA BY DISREGARDING THE STATE LAW WHICH MANDATES PAYMENT OF ALL INVOICES WITHIN 30 DAYS IF RECEIPT.
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AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TIM HALL SAYS THAT SCHOOL IS STILL GROWING, THANKS IN PART TO ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HEMLOCK SEMI-CONDUCTOR PLANT.
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THOUGH YOU OFTEN HEAR IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF GIVING TO CHURCHES DURING THIS ECONOMIC RECESSION, ONE SPIRITUAL LEADER SAYS MANY PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO BE GIVING TO OTHER ''WORTHWILE'' CAUSES IN ADDITION TO THEIR PLACE OF WORSHIP.
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THE NURSE IN JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER'S ''HEART UNIT'', WHO IS CONSIDERED THE ''GURU OF CARDIOLOGY'' AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL PASSED ON SOME OF HER EXPERTISE TO KIWANIS CLUB MEMBERS RECENTLY,WITH NADA OUSLEY EXPLAINING FACTORS WHICH CAN AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED.
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BREMNER BAKING COMPANY IN CALDWELL COUNTY IS STILL IN LINE FOR A 62-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION AND THE ADDITION OF ABOUT 110 NEW JOBS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS;HOWEVER, SOME 30 OF THE HIGHER-PAYING ADMINISTRATIVE JOBS AT THE PLANT IN PRINCETON ARE BEING ELIMINATED.
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