AFTERNOON HEADLINES 03/07
CHRISTIAN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR RANDY GRAHAM SAYS EVERY LOCAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL HAS SAID THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE STATEWIDE “TORNADO DRILL” JUST AFTER 9 TUESDAY MORNING, WITH CITY RESIDENTS ADVISED TO NOT PANIC WHEN THEY HEAR THE SIREN GO OFF.
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CITY POLICE FOUND THE DECEASED PET OF LAST WEEK’S MURDER VICTIM FOUND ON THE CHRISTIAN QUARRY ROAD, SUSAN JAMES, WITH OFFICER PAUL RAY SAYING THE DOG WAS LOCATED WELL OFF OF MCLEAN AVENUE BY A PASSING MOTORIST.
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THE “NIXLE” TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN USED BY CITY POLICE TO REMIND RESIDENTS THAT PARKING ON SIDEWALKS IS AGAINST THE LAW AND WILL BE CITED BY OFFICERS AS CARS ARE DOING DAMAGE TO THE CONCRETE WALKWAYS.
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THE TRIGG COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS USED FEDERAL GRANT MONEY TO HELP PURCHASE A HYBRID SCHOOL BUS AT A COST OF $150,000, THOUGH IT INCREASES FUEL EFFICIENCY FROM SEVEN TO 11 MILES PER GALLON.
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