Candidate pulls out of race to represent Todd and Logan in house

The field running for State Representative in Todd and Logan counties is quickly diminishing.

Democrat retired Logan County attorney Tom Noe has withdrawn from the race, meaning incumbent Representative Martha Jane King will run in the primary unopposed.

Noe had filed for the seat when the new re-districting legislation was in effect and when Representative King was a candidate for a new state senatorial district. When the Supreme Court ordered lawmakers back to their old boundaries, Representative King filed for her old seat in the house and Noe chose not to run against her.

The only Republican who has withdrawn is Logan County Magistrate Jo Orange, who keeps her seat on Fiscal Court.

Representative King will now face the winner of the Republican primary between Chris Hightower and Kent Wilson for the 16^th District seat.

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Teen killed in Ashland City, Tn. wreck

A Sycamore Middle School student was killed in a single vehicle wreck in Cheatham County, Tennessee last night.

The report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol says the incident happened just before 6 on Ridge Circle near Ashland City. A 16-year old driver from Joelton was northbound and lost control of his vehicle and ran off the road and into several trees.

The driver and his two 13-year old passengers were not wearing seat belts at the time of the collision and one of the boys was ejected from the vehicle. The driver and one of the passengers were taken to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries, while 13-year old Cody Fields of Joelton was pronounced dead.

Police suspect excessive speed may have been a factor in the wreck.

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Parent University scheduled for Thursday night

The Christian County School District will hold another Parent University session Thursday night, focusing this time on the ACT college prep exam.

A news release from school system spokesperson Heather Aubin says the session will be Thursday evening at 6 at the Christian County High School library. All high school parents and guardians are invited to the event, where they can receive information about the ACT exam and the significant role it plays in a student’s pre-college career.

Parents will be given helpful ACT testing tips and ways they can help prepare their student before he or she takes the exam. There will also be a time for questions and answers.

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Two injured in Hopkinsville wreck

Two people were injured in a violent wreck at Canton Pike and the bypass yesterday afternoon.

The incident happened around 3:30, according to the report from Hopkinsville Police, which says 21-year old Brittany Holland of Gracey was northbound on the bypass and said she didn’t see she had a red light until it was too late.

Ms. Holland reportedly ran into the left side of a vehicle driven by 48-year old Harold Thompson of Louisville, who was driving on Canton Pike and already in the intersection with a green light.

Thompson’s vehicle slid and then flipped several times through the intersection. The report says Ms. Holland was taken by ambulance to Jennie Stuart Medical Center, while Thompson was injured but it doesn’t appear he required a trip to the hospital.

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Muhlenberg Co. police forced to shoot suspect

Some details are lacking, but one person is dead after a Muhlenberg County law enforcement official had to shoot him when he allegedly pulled a gun on officers.

The incident happened in the 300 block of Warford Street near Drakesboro just before 9pm Monday evening, where Sheriff Curtis McGehee and two deputies were responding to a call. Once there, a male suspect allegedly pointed some type of firearm at police. At least one of the officers fired a shot at the suspect out of self defense, with the suspect dying from his wounds shortly thereafter.

Kentucky State Police was called to the scene to investigate and will be releasing further details once they are all clear. The Sheriff and his deputies were physically fine after the incident.
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