THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR’S BUDGET IS ON HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL’S TUESDAY NIGHT AGENDA, WHICH INCLUDES MONIES FOR THE DESIGN PHASES OF CREATING A NEW CITY HALL AND RENNOVATING THE LACKEY MUNICIPAL BUILDING TO HOUSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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SPEAKING TO THE KIWANIS CLUB LAST WEEK, MAYOR DAN KEMP SAID IT’S VERY LIKELY THE OLD PLANTERS BANK LOCATION ON SOUTH VIRGINIA STREET WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN FAVOR OF BUILDING A NEW CITY HALL, WHICH WOULD BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
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FORT CAMPBELL COMMANDING GENERAL JOHN CAMPBELL SPOKE AT THURSDAY NIGHT’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL DINNER AND SAID AIRPLANE LOADS OF TROOPS WILL CONTINUE TO RETURN HOME FROM AFGHANISTAN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT BRADY LINK SAYS HE SUPPORTS A BILL WHICH HAS FAILED THE LAST FEW YEARS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH WOULD RAISE THE MINIMUM DROPOUT AGE TO 18, WITH THE CURRENT LAW ALLOWING STUDENTS 16 AND OLDER TO QUIT SCHOOL. 
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THE STUDENTS AT HOPKINSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL DEDICATED THIS YEAR’S YEARBOOK TO HOPKINSVILLE POLICE OFFICER MALCOM MOORE, WHO IS THAT BUILDING’S “RESOURCE OFFICER, AS STUDENTS THERE SAY HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO BE A PART OF THE SCHOOL’S FAMILY AND CULTURE.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRENT YONTS OF GREENVILLE SAYS KENTUCKY UTILITIES IS JUST ONE OF MANY PROVIDERS WHO WILL LIKELY BE RAISING COSTS OF ELECTRICITY OVER THE COMING MONTHS TO OFFSET INCREASED COSTS FROM INCREASTED FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
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IT’S A BUSY WEEK IN THE REGION FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS, WITH HOPKINSVILLE AN OAK GROVE CITY COUNCILS TO MEET TUESDAY EVENING.

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THE CHRISTIAN AND TODD COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE EVENTS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE STADIUM OF CHAMPIONS AND TODD COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELDS, RESPECTIVELY, IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL KIWANIS SOAP BOX DERBY SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEKEND ON BETHEL STREET.