THE FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER ACCUSED OF SHOOTING TWO PEOPLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN CLARKSVILLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DISCHARGES FROM THE U-S ARMY.  THE LEAF CHRONICLE REPORTS A FORT CAMPBELL SPOKESPERSON AS SAYING PHTRA OUM HAD BEEN DISCIPLINED MORE THAN ONCE FOR MISCONDUCT.  OUM WAS LISTED WITH BEING WITH HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 3-320 FIELD ARTILLERY AT FORT CAMPBELL.  THE SHOOTING LEFT 20-YEAR-OLD VICTOR MOULDEN, JUNIOR DEAD AND 21-YEAR-OLD MITCHELL BLUE, JUNIOR OF OAK GROVE WOUNDED.  OUM WILL HAVE A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT JUNE 29TH.

THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO A WEEKEND FIRE WHICH KILLED A NEBO MAN.  60-YEAR-OLD JOHN WILLIAM TAPP DIED IN THE BLAZE AT HIS BALLS HILL ROAD HOME.  THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER REPORTS ALL INDICATIONS SEEM TO POINT TO SMOKE INHALATION AS THE CAUSE OF TAPP'S DEATH.  NO AUTOPSY IS BEING PLANNED AND THE HOPKINS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED.

A CLARKSVILLE WOMAN ACCUSED OF STRIKING HER SON IN THE HEAD WITH A STOOL AND LEAVING HIM IN THE ROAD ON I-24 WAS DENIED A BOND REDUCTION MONDAY.  WEST KENTUCKY STAR.COM REPORTS 29-YEAR-OLD CYNTHIA PALMER WILL REMAIN JAILED.  ON MARCH FIRST, PALMER WAS SPOTTED WALKING WITH HER FIVE YEAR OLD SON CALEB ON THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-24, WHILE TWO YEAR OLD SON JEREMIAH WAS LYING IN THE PAVEMENT WITH A SEVERE HEAD LACERATION.  CYNTHIA PALMER IS SCHEDULED TO STAND TRIAL OCTOBER 31ST AND NOVEMBER 1ST.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY POLICE ARRESTED A KENTUCKY FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES OFFICER FROM MURRAY LAST WEEK AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY USED HIS BADGE TO GET HIS 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER INTO A BAR.  THE PADUCAH SUN REPORTS BRADLEY W. LOWE WILL APPEAR FOR A PRE TRIAL CONFERENCE TODAY IN FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT.

BERRY PLASTICS CORPORATION OF EVANSVILLE HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE REXAM S-B-C FOR 360 MILLION DOLLARS.  THE MADISONVILLE MESSENGER REPORTS IT'S NOT KNOWN HOW THE ACQUISITION WILL AFFECT THE MADISONVILLE PLANT, WHICH EMPLOYS 130 WORKERS.  REXAM IS A LEADING MANUFACTURER OF SPECIALTY PLASTIC PACKAGING.

THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET WILL HOLD A MEETING THURSDAY TO DISCUSS THE WIDENING OF U-S 68/80 IN TRIGG COUNTY.  THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO OFFER COMMENTS ON WIDENING TWO MILES OF 68/80 FROM THE END OF THE LAWRENCE MEMORIAL BRIDGE AT CANTON TO THE KENTUCKY 1489 INTERSECTION.  THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 5-7 PM IN THE SUNRISE ROOM AT LAKE BARKLEY STATE RESORT PARK.