NEWS HEADLINES 03/27
THE CALENDAR SAYS IT’S SPRING, BUT YOU WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL BY THE THERMOMETER THIS MORNING, AS THE MERCURY DIPPED TO THE FREEZING MARK OF 32 DEGREES AROUND 6:30 AT THE HOPKINSVILLE AND MADISONVILLE “MESONET” SITES.
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THE COLD AND WET WEATHER DIDN’T KEEP A LARGE CROWD FROM WELCOMING HOME 252 FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIERS AT CAMPBELL ARMY AIRFIELD SATURDAY ACCORDING TO THE LEAF CHRONICLE, WITH MOST OF THE MEN AND WOMEN MEMBERS OF THE 1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM AND HEADQUARTERS BATTALION.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 31-YEAR OLD JAMES HERBERT BRYANT OF THE CITY FOR HIS SECOND DUI SATURDAY MORNING, WITH JAIL STAFF FINDING ENOUGH CRACK COCAINE IN HIS PANTS TO WARRANT AN ADDITIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE.
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THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF A $3,000 PIPE RACK FROM A GREENVILLE ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITE, WITH THE EQUIPMENT THE PROPERTY OF FLAG DRILLING.
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A SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY SATURDAY SENT 46-YEAR OLD JANET MCGOWAN OF PRINCETON TO THE HOSPITAL, WHILE A PASSENGER WENT UNINJURED IN THE INCIDENT.
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THE STATEWIDE AMBER ALERT BROADCAST SATURDAY MORNING ENDED WITH POSITIVE RESULTS, AS 6-YEAR OLD JUANSHA FOSTER MCDONALD WAS TAKEN TO A POLICE STATION SAFE AND SOUND BY A FAMILY MEMBER.
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RECENTLY HIRED HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER 38-YEAR OLD ROGER CRONEY GRADUATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY IN RICHMOND FRIDAY AND WILL NOW BE ASSIGNED A “TRAINING OFFICER” FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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WHILE ADMISSION AT THE WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR WILL REMAIN $3 THIS YEAR, A TICKET AT THE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR IN LOUISVILLE WILL BE A LITTLE PRICIER.
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ALL BUT A DOZEN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY SAW HISPANIC POPULATIONS GROW SINCE THE LAST CENSUS IN 2000.