AFTERNOON HEADLINES 03/15

ANOTHER FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER HAS BEEN LOST IN THE WAR ON TERROR, WITH POST PUBLIC AFFAIRS SAYING 19-YEAR OLD PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ARTURO EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ OF CALIFORNIA DIED SATURDAY IN AFGHANISTAN FROM SMALL ARMS FIRE.
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REPUBLICAN SECRETARY OF STATE CANDIDATE HILDA LEGG WAS IN HOPKINSVILLE TUESDAY AND SAID SHE WOULD USE THE POSITION TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR NEW BUSINESSES TO START UP IN KENTUCKY BY REMOVING RED TAPE IN ORDER TO CREATE JOB GROWTH.
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THE BILL WHICH WOULD RAISE THE MINIMUM LEGAL HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT AGE TO 18 HAS MADE IT OUT OF A HOUSE COMMITTEE, WHILE WORK ALSO CONTINUES ON ADDRESSING THE MEDICAID BUDGET SHORTFALL.
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PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY COULD BE ON MAY 27TH THIS YEAR, IF THE SCHOOL BOARD AGREES TO THAT AT THEIR MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 35-YEAR OLD JOHN PAUL HILL OF THE CITY MONDAY NIGHT FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING CREDIT CARDS, A DRIVERS LICENSE AND OTHER ITEMS OUT OF VEHICLES AT THE BRADFORD SQUARE MALL.