THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS FIVE TO FIVE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY, WHICH WOULD EXASERBATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA.

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SEVERE WEATHER, INCLUDING THE THREAT OF TORNADOES, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, WITH THE GREATEST THREAT TIME MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE CHIEF GUY HOWIE SAYS THE DEPARTMENT WILL USE THE SOON TO BE PURCHASED HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE FOR TRAFFIC PATROL, AS OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO SAFELY PARK IN MORE LOCATIONS TO MONITOR BUSY INTERSECTIONS WHERE WRECKS OFTEN OCCUR.

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RECENTLY HIRED CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THOMAS WOLF SAYS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THE JOB ATTRACTIVE TO HIM WAS MAYOR DAN KEMP'S  PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS - SOMETHING HE HASN'T SEEN IN 30 YEARS IN THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY.

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TILLEY WILL SOON BE HEADED TO WASHINGTON D.C. WHERE HE WILL SERVE ON A THREE-MAN PANEL DISCUSSING THE PENAL SYSTEM AND THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE, WITH HIS RECENT PENAL REFORM BILL IN KENTUCKY BECOMING SOMEWHAT OF AN EXAMPLE NATIONWIDE.

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THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL SOON BEGIN SCREENING PROSPECTIVE PRE-SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH ANY PARENT OF A CHILD THREE-YEARS OLD OR WHO WILL BE FOUR BY OCTOBER 1ST ASKED TO CALL 887-7004 FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

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 FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF 10-YEAR OLD CANCER PATIENT AMANDA EDWARDS ARE ASKING FOR THE COMMUNITY’S HELP IN PAYING FOR HER MEDICAL EXPENSES, WITH A FUNDRAISER AND POKER RUN SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS MONTH AND ANYONE INTERESTED CAN CALL 904-627-8164.
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THE 2011 WHOP ROTARY RADIO AUCTION TURNED OUT TO BE A RECORD EVENT, AS $311,979.84 WAS RAISED FOR STUDENT LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS—A LITTLE MORE THAN A $778 INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR’S RECORD TOTAL.
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AUCTION CHAIR KERMIT ROWE CLOSED THE AUCTION BY SAYING “THANK YOU” TO EVERYONE INVOLVED, INCLUDING THOSE WHO GAVE CASH DONATINOS TO THE TUNE OF A $195,00 CENTURY CLUB TOTAL.
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MORE THAN 2,000 CHILDREN WERE ON HAND SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE ANNUAL WHOP WHOPPER OF AN EGG HUNT AT TIE BREAKER PARK, WITH HOLIDAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIRST GRADER LAUREN GRAY THE WINNER OF $98.70 AFTER HER NAME WAS DRAWN FOR THE GRAND PRIZE.
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THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE FARED MUCH BETTER THAN OTHER PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY DURING SATURDAY’S SEVERE WEATHER, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE REPORTED IN CHRISTIAN, TODD OR TRIGG COUNTIES WHILE MCCRACKEN AND BALLARD COUNTIES WERE HIT HARD.
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MEANWHILE, A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM WAS IN THE AUDOBON AREA OF WESTERN KENTUCKY SATURDAY, WHERE THEY DETERMINED AN F2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NINE MILES SOUTHEAST OF MORGANFIELD AROUND 10:50 FRIDAY NIGHT AND STAYED ON THE GROUND FOR 13 MILES BEFORE GOING BACK INTO THE CLOUDS ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF ROBARDS.
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25-YEAR OLD LAMONT KENNER OF GUTHRIE WAS TAKEN BY HELLICOPTER TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER SATURDAY MORNING AFTER HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK AT KRAFT AND 2ND STREETS IN CLARKSVILLE, ACCORDING TO A STORY IN THE LEAF CHRONICLE.
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A TWO-VEHICLE WRECK ON PEMBROKE ROAD FRIDAY AFTERNOON SENT KAREN RIPPEON AND ALYSIA MARQUEZ TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER, WHILE JOHNATHAN WATTS OF HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING ON A DUI SUSPENDED LICENSE ACCORDING TO A STORY IN THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA.
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FLAGS WILL BE AT HALF-STAFF AT KENTUCKY STATE OFFICE BUILDINGS MONDAY IN HONOR OF STAFF SGT. FRANK ADAMSKI OF CONNECTICUT, WHO WAS KILLED LATE LAST MONTH IN AFGHANISTAN WHEN HIS UNIT CAME UNDER SMALL ARMS FIRE.
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IT’S EASTER SUNDAY AND WHILE WE ALL KNOW THE HOLIDAY IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN BUNNIES, ANIMAL EXPERTS ARE WARNING POTENTIAL PURCHASERS OF THE FURRY CRITTERS AS PETS THAT THEY COME WITH A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND EXPENSE.
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THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL SYTEM IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ITS SUMMER FEEDING SITES, WITH PARENT OF A STUDENT WHO NEEDS HELP WITH FOOD THIS SUMMER ASKED TO CALL SANDRA MCINTOSH AT 887-7009.
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A SINGLE-VEHICLE WRECK BETWEEN MARION AND THE CALDWELL COUNTY LINE FRIDAY MORNING SENT 27-YEAR OLD JESSICA SOLOMON OF MARION TO CRITTENDEN COUNTY HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.
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MORE AND MORE KENTUCKIANS ARE DROPPING THEIR “LAND LINE” AND GOING CELL PHONE EXCLUSIVE, ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY.