Kentucky State Police want to remind local citizens about a possible money scam that has been circulating.

State Police say in a recent incident, an unknown person called an individual and told them that a family member had been involved in some type of vehicle wreck and needed money wired to them.

Police say the caller then told the victim to withdraw $3,500 from their bank and go to Wal-Mart and wire it to an address in Athens Greece.

The latest incident occurred in Bowling Green, but state police want to ensure that Hopkinsville-Christian County residents and those living in surrounding counties don’t become the next victim.

KSP want to remind citizens to beware of these types of scams and to never wire money to strangers and to always double check with other family members when wiring money to a relative.
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(photo taken by WHOP's Marie Fainter)

The Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana continues to lead the nation in preparing soldiers for combat in war torn countries like Afghanistan.

JRTC is a place where soldiers from across the nation, come to train and perfect their war-fighting skills and military officials say preparing soldiers for war is a priority, since each soldier plays a very important role.

The 101^st Airborne Division’s 1^st Brigade Combat, which includes the 1-32^nd Cavalry Regiment recently returned from training at Louisiana with Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Taylor talking about one of the many mock missions he conducted alongside his men over the course of the month long training.

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor talks about conducting combat patrols, which he says is something his soldiers will frequently do while they are deployed in Afghanistan.

As part of President Barack Obama’s troop draw down, only a select number of soldiers in the brigade will be deploying to Afghanistan.
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Christian County School System Superintendent Mary Ann Gemmill says her administration has already done some work on planning strategy to make the district all it can be—but the final plan can’t be written until the latest test data is received.

Ms. Gemill says initial indications indicate testing results from last school year won’t be as positive as most would hope, but it will show her where the system can improve.

She says her enthusiasm to work and improve the school system has been born out of life experiences and she wants to find ways to help faculty and staff feel as passionate as she does.

Ms. Gemmill talked about re-structuring the front office and said employees at the district office will spend as much time in school buildings this year as they will on Glass Avenue. You can hear all of the superintendent’s remarks on our weekly public affairs program, Don’t Be Afraid to Say It, this Sunday morning at 9 on Lite 98.7.

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This week marks a change in the life of Cammie Evans, who is leaving her Workforce Education Director position at the Christian County Chamber of Commerce to begin a job in the Trigg County School System.

Ms. Evans says she will miss the people of Christian County, who have made her life enjoyable while working in Hopkinsville.

It’s also a transition period for the Christian County School System with a new superintendent who Ms. Evans says will do well.

She is becoming the new Career and Postsecondary Education Coordinator in Trigg County.

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The heat hasn’t let up much this summer and forecasters say there may not be much relief in sight.

July will likely go down as one of the hottest in history in Kentucky and Tennessee, according to National Weather Service forecaster Mike Callahan. He says long-range outlooks don’t show many changes.

Callahan says it’s not just Kentucky suffering from the oppressive heat this summer, it’s a large portion of the country.

Long-range outlooks also show less than normal precipitation, which doesn’t bode well for a state stricken with drought.

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