This month’s Hopkinsville Police Crime Statistics meeting is tomorrow at the police station.

Public Information Officer Paul Ray says the meeting will be at 4:30 in the conference room.

Officer Ray says the public is invited to attend and voice any questions or concerns.

The Police Department is located on West First Street across from the Unemployment Office and post office.

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The incumbent and challenger running for the Christian County School Board in District 2 recently debated at the League of Women Voters Political Forum and hit on a number of important issues.

A topic that comes up quite often is student discipline and how to best combat behavior problems. Challenger Teresa Moss says discipline starts in the home, but that the school district is doing a good job of implementing its current policies already in place.

Incumbent Betsy Glover said she never had many discipline issues when she was teaching and believes mutual respect between faculty and students goes a long way.

Ms. Moss said she supports school choice as long as parents provide the transportation, while Ms. Glover said she would have to look hard at the issue because chose could result in the over-crowding of a particular building.

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The City of Hopkinsville has announced the trick or treat times and locations for Halloween this year.

Downtown trick or treating will begin at 3:30 on Wednesday, October 31^st, according to a news release, which says street merchants, local organizations and businesses will set up on South Main from East 9^th to East 14^th and on the south side of the street from South Main to South Virginia.

Adults must accompany children ages 12 and under and the trick or treaters must bring their own bag.

A group from Brooke Bailey Dance Association will provide entertainment at some point in the afternoon, with the whole event sponsored by the Hopkinsville Division of Parks and Recreation, Main Street Merchants and Downtown Renaissance.

Trick or Treat at the Mall will go from 4 until 7 at Bradford Square, with participating stores to hand out candy to children ages 12 and under.

Mayor Dan Kemp is requesting all trick or treating at homes in the city to take place between 5 and 8pm.

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A fight between two men at Christian County Manor resulted in an arrest Tuesday evening.

The Hopkinsville Police report says 60-year old Lennie Burns and 70-year old Ollie Smith were roommates at the nursing home and got into an argument. That’s when Burns allegedly picked up an aerosol can and began beating Smith over the head.

Smith was taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center for treatment of a severe laceration and other injuries, while Burns was arrested and charged with second degree assault.

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The Christian County Education Coalition will host a forum for the Board of Education candidates later this month.

A news release says the forum will be Monday, October 29^th from 5:30 until 6:15 at the Hopkinsville Community College Auditorium. The forum will include District 1 candidates Clayton Boyd and Sara Shepherd and District 2 candidates Betsy Glover and Teresa Moss.

Community members are encouraged to attend and to participate by submitting questions for the candidates.

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