Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear will be in Trigg County this morning to announce plans for the partially collapsed Eggner’s Ferry Bridge.

A news release from the Transportation Cabinet says the governor will address the media and others at 11:30 on the east approach in Trigg County. He is expected to announce plans to repair the old bridge, though that could take several months.

It isn’t clear if a ferry is still an option in the meantime, as the outage is causing significant travel problems for thousands of motorists on a daily basis.

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02/15/2012/am

A man who walked into traffic on Riverside Drive yesterday is in extremely critical condition at a Nashville hospital and police don’t know who he is.

Clarksville Police say the man walked out of McGregor Park and onto Riverside just before 6pm and walked into the path of 26-year old Justin Norton of Clarksville, who could not avoid the collision.

The pedestrian was taken by Lifeflight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and remains in extremely critical condition. He was wearing no identification and police need assistance to know his name.

He is a white male, between the ages of 16 and 25 and possibly wore glasses. He was wearing gray jeans, a gray and black hoodie, a blue and red shirt and gray and blue Nike hightop tennis shoes.

Anyone who may be able to help identify the man should call Clarksville Police at 931-645-8477.

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02/15/2012/am

The Cadiz Police Department is investigating a scam involving a secret shopper scenario.

According to police, victims were instructed by mail to deposit a counterfeit check worth up to $2,000 into their personal bank accounts and then required to send back $1,500 through a Western Union money order.

In a recent case, police say a victim made a $57 purchase as part of the secret shopper program as instructed and was responsible for that purchase and were out $1,500.

The company letterhead reportedly included phone numbers with a 502 area code, but the postmark on the letter was from Spain.

The Cadiz Police Department reminds citizens to always check the postmark of all mail, and if it asks for money to be sent back to them, to report it to the police.

If you would like to verify the validity of any mail offcer that involves money, contact the Cadiz Police Department at (270) 522-8369.

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A Christian County Attorney was recognized for his distinguished and dedicated service as a public official and his leadership to the Kentucky County Attorneys Association.
Mike Foster received this award recently at the annual meeting of KCAA, which was held at the Downtown Hilton Hotel located in Lexington.
According to Mason County Attorney and KCAA President John Estill, Foster sets the example for what it truly means to be a county prosecutor.
Estill added Foster is a person who serves his community every day, working to make our neighborhoods, schools, highways, a better and safer place to live.
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Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo has filed legislation to reportedly target fraud across state government.
According to Speaker Stumbo, his False Claims Act will help root out fraud and reduce the state’s deficit and would give whistleblowers financial incentives to come forward if state tax dollars are being mishandled.
Under the Speaker’s bill, individuals who are found guilty would be responsible to pay back up to three times the amount they had fraudulently billed the state and whistleblowers may be eligible to receive 15 to 30 percent of the recovered monies as a reward for their service.
Since 1986, more than $25 billion has reportedly been recovered by similar False Claims Acts.
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