NEWS HEADLINES 05/16

TUESDAY IS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY AND ALL 25,242 DEMOCRATS AND 12,364 REPUBLICANS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY ELIGIBLE TO CAST A BALLOT FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING STATEWIDE OFFICES.
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KENTUCKY HAS A “CLOSED PRIMARY” SYSTEM, SO THAT MEANS INDEPENDENTS AND “OTHERS” WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE FALL TO VOTE, AND IT ALSO MEANS DEMOCRATS CAN ONLY VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS IN THE PRIMARY AND VICE-VERSA.
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HOPKINSVILLE MAYOR DAN KEMP SAYS HE AND OTHERS HAD BEEN MULLING THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW POLICE STATION FOR A WHILE, BUT FELT THIS WAS THE YEAR TO FORMALLY BRING UP THE MATTER IN HIS PROPOSED CITY BUDGET.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY RANKED 16TH OUT OF 120 KENTUCKY COUNTIES IN REGARD TO TOURISM DOLLARS BROUGHT IN LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO RECENT NUMBERS, WHICH SHOW A 3.5% INCREASE FROM 2009.
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AS A STATE, KENTUCKY BROUGHT IN 11.3 BILLION DOLLARS, WHICH WAS UP FIVE PERCENT.
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THE ANNUAL JEFFERSON DAVIS BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION WILL BE HELD AT THE MONUMENT STATE PARK JUNE 3RD THROUGH THE 5TH THIS YEAR, WITH PARK MANAGER RON SYDNOR SAYING THERE WILL BE THE RE-ENACTMENTS RESIDENTS HAVE COME TO EXPECT IN ADDITION TO SOME NEW ACTIVITIES.
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A NATIONAL GROUP WANTS THE BLUEGRASS STATE TO ISSUE A SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG, AN IDEA THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE CONTROVERSEY FROM FOLKS AT EVERY END OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
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IT WILL BE A BUSY WEEK FOR PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS, WITH REGULAR SESSIONS OF HOPKINSVILLE AND OAK GROVE CITY COUNCIL IN ADDITION TO THE CHRSITIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ADDRESSING NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET.
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KENTUCKY FARMERS ARE PRODUCING 75% OF ALL THE BURLEY TOBACCO GROWN IN THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO RECENT STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
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A VERY WET SPRING HAS PRODUCED A MUCH LARGER THAN NORMAL POPULATION OF MOSQUITOES, WITH RESIDENTS URGED TO REMOVE ITEMS WHICH HOLD WATER FROM THEIR YARDS.
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THE ALWAYS POPULAR “400-MILE YARD SALE” WILL RAMP UP JUNE 2ND THROUGH THE 4TH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 68 AND THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER IS RENTING OUT SPACES TO THOSE WHO WANT TO SELL.
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