NEWS HEADLINES 04/23

SATURDAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF THE WHOP ROTARY RADIO AUCTION AND CHAIRMAN KERMIT ROWE IS ASKING LOCALS TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE “CENTURY CLUB,” BY DONATING $100 OR MORE TO THE GROUP WHICH PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT LOANS TO GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS PREDICTING HISTORIC FLOODING FOR PADUCAH AND AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, WITH BARKLEY AND KENTUCKY DAMS DISCHARGING HEAVILY IN ANTICIPATON OF TAKING ON THE EXTRA WATER.
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THE WORST OF THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO MISS THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT CHRISTIAN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR RANDY GRAHAM REMINDS RESIDENTS TO “TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN” IN THE CASE OF FLOODING.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 36-YEAR OLD SAMUEL KELLY OF HOPKINSVILLE THURSDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY SNEAKING INTO THE AIRPORT AND STEALING SEVERAL MANUALS, BOOKS AND CHARTS.
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ELEVEN AREA STUDENTS RECENLY TOURED THE SITES IN FRANKFORT, THANKS TO PENNYRILE RURAL ELECTRIC AND THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, WHICH BROUGHT THE YOUNGSTERS TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT STATE GOVERNMENT.
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