IT WON’T BE AS BIG OF A DEAL AS LAST TIME, BUT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER LANE RESTRICTION ON A BUSY TRIGG COUNTY BRIDGE THIS WEEK.

            THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SAYS THE LANE RESTRICTION ON THE LAKE BARKLEY BRIDGE NEAR CANTON WILL ALLOW JOINT SEALING WORK ON THE BRIDGE DECK, BUT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO IMPLEMENT ANOTHER WIDTH RESTRICTION WHICH CAUSED SO MANY PROBLEMS LAST WEEKEND.

            MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING THE ONE LANE TRAFFIC SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN, AS FLAGGERS WILL CONTROL TRAFFIC FLOW. MOTORISTS WILL ALSO BE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WORKERS.

            THE RESTRICTION IS EXPECTED TO RUN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK.

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11/15/2011/AM

            A HOPKINSVILLE MAN WAS ARRESTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAST NIGHT.

            HOPKINSVILLE POLICE WERE CALLED TO 207 SOUTH KENTUCKY AVENUE AROUND 8:30 FOR A REPORT OF LOUD MUSIC, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, WHICH SAYS 19-YEAR OLD JOHN READ ATKINS OF HOPKINSVILLE GAVE OFFICERS CONSENT TO SEARCH THE RESIDENCE.

            POLICE SAY THEY FOUND SEVERAL SMAL BAGGIES OF MARIJUANA, CONSISTENT WITH THE WAY IT IS NORMALLY SOLD. POLICE SAY THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE QUANTITY OF ALCOHOL AND PARAPHERNALLIA IN THE HOME.          

            ATKINS WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN MARIJUANA, POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA AND POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL BY A MINOR.

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11/15/2011/AM

Matlock

            THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY JAIL INMATE WHO WALKED AWAY FROM A WORK RELEASE JOBSITE AT THE SALVATION ARMY FRIDAY WAS FOUND AGAIN YESTERDAY ALLEGEDLY COMMITTING MORE CRIMES IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. 

            THE REPORT FROM CITY POLICE SAYS THOMAS HOFFMAN CALLED POLICE AROUND 3:30 SAYING 22-YEAR OLD DEVAN MONTRELL MATLOCK HAD STOLEN HIS PLAYSTATION 3 FROM HIS HOME.

            MATLOCK WAS REPORTEDLY RUNNING FROM 505 BRADEN STREET WHEN POLICE FOUND HIM AND EVENTUALLY ARRESTED HIM AT EAST 1^ST STREET AT THE RAILROAD.

            OFFICERS SAY MATLOCK STILL HAD THE PLAYSTATION IN HIS POSSESSION. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ESCAPE AND RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND LODGED BACK INTO THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY JAIL.

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11/15/2011/AM

            A HOPKINSVILLE COUPLE IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING MARIJUANA AND OTHER DRUG RELATED OFFENSES.

            HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED ON SUNDAY 35-YEAR OLD GREG FIVECOAT AND 33-YEAR OLD CAROLYN ANN MURPHY BOTH OF 17-31 EAST 7^TH STREET.

            ACCORDING TO POLICE, OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE RESIDENCE TO LOOK FOR A PERSON WITH A WARRANT WHO WAS LOCATED AT THE RESIDENCE WHEN OFFICERS COULD SMELL MARIJUANA COMING FROM THE HOME.

            OFFICERS SEARCHED THE RESIDENCE AND FOUND A DIGITAL SCALE AND A LARGE BAG OF MARIJUANA.

            IN ADDITION TO THE TRAFFICKING CHARGE, THE COUPLE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND WERE BOOKED INTO THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY JAIL.

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