EVENING HEADLINES 04/05

ANOTHER WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CREW WAS IN MUHLENBERG COUNTY TUESDAY AND DETERMINED AN F1 TORNADO TURNED OVER A MOBILE HOME THERE, INJURING THREE.
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HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A MUNICIPAL ORDER TUESDAY NIGHT TO SPEND $22,500 FOR A CONTRACT WITH “CODE RED,” WHICH IS AN AGENCY THAT FACILITATES “REVERSE 911” CALLS DURING WEATHER EMERGENCIES AND OTHER SITUATIONS WHEN THE CITY NEEDS TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO RESIDENTS VERY QUICKLY.
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COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT A $23,600 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE AND TO BUY MAYOR DAN KEMP A $23,000 VEHICLE, AS HIS OLD CAR WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE POLICE DRUG UNIT.
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