AFTERNOON HEADLINES 02/28
PEMBROKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SENT OUT “BLACK HISTORY MONTH” WITH A PLAY ENTITLED “AFRICAN AMERICAN HEROES” MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, WHERE 10 STUDENTS DRESSED UP AND PLAYED THE ROLE INDIVIDUALS INSTRUMENTAL IN BLACK HISTORY SUCH AS ROSA PARKS AND WILMA RUDOLPH.
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MEANWHILE, A LOCAL GIRL IS THE 2011 KENTUCKY ''YOUTH OF THE YEAR'', AS AWARDED BY THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF KENTUCKY, WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR LAUREN JOHNSON WINNING THE COMPETITION RECENTLY IN FRANKFORT.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TILLEY’S BILL TO CHANGE THE WAY SOME DRUG OFFENDERS ARE TREATED IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM PASSED THE STATE SENATE WITH A 38-0 VOTE MONDAY AND HEADS TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK.
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CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO WINDOWS, OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND SIGNAGE WAS DONE AT THE NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS ON MARIE DRIVE MONDAY MORNING WITH 33-YEAR OLD HARLEE VIRDEN OF HOPKINSVILLE ACCIDENTALY HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK AND DROVE INTO THE BUILDING.
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THE EXTENSION OF THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY TO I-24 WILL OPEN AT NOON TUESDAY, ACCORDING TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN KEITH TODD.