A CONTINGENCY FUND SURPLUS WILL ALLOW THE DAWSON SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE FURTHER RENOVATIONS.

THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER REPORTS SUPERINTENDENT ALEXIS SEYMOUR REPORTED TO THE BOARD MONDAY NIGHT 240-THOUSAND DOLLARS IS LEFT OVER FROM PREVIOUS RENOVATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO REPLACE A PORTION OF THE ROOF AT DAWSON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY WHICH IS NOW LEAKING.  SOME OF THE MONEY WILL ALSO BE USED TO REPLACE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS ON THE GYMNASIUM WITH THOSE TO BE DONE DURING THE UPCOMING SPRING BREAK.

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DURING A MONDAY NIGHT MEETING, CITY COMMISSIONERS IN HANSON WERE ASKED TO WRITE LETTERS TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUESTING A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BE BUILT IN HANSON.

THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER REPORTS THE HOPKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS FACILITIES PLAN INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SCHOOL IN HANSON, BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THE BONDING CAPACITY IN THE CURRENT FOUR YEAR PLAN TO CONSTRUCT IT.

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A PADUCAH MAN CHARGED WITH STABBING ANOTHER MAN LAST SATURDAY MADE A COURT APPEARANCE MONDAY.

WEST KENTUCKY STAR.COM REPORTSA PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR 29-YEAR-OLD DARRYL MONTGOMERY IS SET FOR APRIL 5^TH.  PADUCAH POLICE ARRESTED MONTGOMERY IN CONNECTION WITH THE STABBING OF 41-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM JOHNSON SATURDAY AT HIS RESIDENCE.

BOND FOR MONTGOMERY—WHO IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT—IS SET AT 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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A GRAVES COUNTY MAN WILL NOT STAND TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A MAYFIELD WOMAN.

WEST KENTUCKY STAR.COM REPORTS TONY GREEN ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA MONDAY TO SECOND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER AND BEING A PERSISTENT FELONY OFFENDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF DELILAH BLAIR. 

INVESTIGATORS ALLEGED GREEN STRANGLED BLAIR AT HER MAYFIELD APARTMENT.  GREEN RECEIVED A 12 YEAR SENTENCE AND AGREED TO SERVE OUT HIS SENTENCE RATHER THAN SEEK PAROLE.

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FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN ED WHITFIELD WILL SERVE AS THE FEATURED SPEAKER OF THE HENDERSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S ANNUAL DINNER.  THE DINNER WILL BE HELD APRIL 20^TH AT HOLY NAME SCHOOL.  THE EVENT BEGINS AT 5:30 WITH THE CONGRESSMAN TO SPEAK AROUND 7:45.

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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE AND THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE ARE ON THE SCENE OF AN EARLY MORNING FIRE IN OHIO COUNTY.  W-E-H-T EVANSVILLE REPORTS THE BLAZE BROKE OUT AROUND THREE A-M AT A RESIDENCE IN THE 300 BLOCK OF DEANFIELD CHURCH ROAD. 

THE HOME IS REPORTED AS A TOTAL LOSS.  NO ONE WAS AT HOME AT THE TIME AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  FIREMEN ARE NOT CALLING THE BLAZE SUSPICIOUS AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.