OAK GROVE CITY COUNCIL SELECTED A NEW POLICE CHIEF DURING TUESDAY NIGHT'S MEETING.  COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED MAYOR DAN POTTER'S RECOMMENDATION OF NAMING INTERIM CHIEF LES LANGDON AS THE NEW CHIEF.  LANGDON REPLACES MILTON PERRY WHO WAS FIRED BY MAYOR POTTER IN LATE MARCH.

IN OTHER ACTION:  COUNCIL AGREED TO PAY 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A PARTIALLY BUILT CHURCH ON HUGH HUNTER ROAD TO BECOME THE CITY'S NEW POLICE STATION.  A GROUP HAD PLANNED TO BUILD A HISPANIC CHURCH, BUT COULD NOT AFFORD TO FINISH IT.

COUNCIL ALSO DELAYED ACTION ON A REVISED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THE HOPKINSVILLE WATER ENVIRONMENT AUTHORITY FORWARDED TO CITY OFFICIALS ON THE OAK GROVE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.  H-W-E-A WANTS THE CITY AND VILLAGE DEVELOPERS TO SIGN THE AGREEEMENT BEFORE BEGINNING A SEWER PROJECT UPGRADE NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

SEVERAL NORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION TO ALCOHOL SALES DURING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK.  THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER REPORTS COUNCIL TRIED TO MAKE A PROCLAMATION AGAINST ALCOHOL SALES, BUT MAYOR BARRY MERRILL SAID COUNCIL COULD NOT MAKE A LEGISLATIVE VOTE.  NORTONVILLE RESIDENTS VOTE MAY 17TH WHETHER TO ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITH MEALS.

GOVERNOR BESHEAR IS JOINING GENERAL MOTORS OFFICIALS IN BOWLING GREEN TODAY IN AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE CORVETTE PLANT.  THE BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS REPORTS G-M IS ANNOUNCING A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE PLANT.  PLANS FILED WITH STATE ECONOMIC OFFICIALS INDICATE G-M WILL BRING ANOTHER VEHICLE PRODUCT TO BOWLING GREEN AND NEW MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT.