CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A WRECK WITH INJURIES THURSDAY IN THE AREA OF LOVERS LANE.
           ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES, 21-YEAR OLD JONATHAN HUDSON OF HOPKINSVILLE WAS DRIVING WEST ON LOVERS LANE AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED HIS TRUCK TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS DUE TO THE WET ROADWAY AND THEN OVERTURN.
           HUDSON WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT OF NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
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Judge-Executive Darryl Greenfield, Court Clerk Misty Glover, Treasurer Tammy Robertson and Rex Johnson participate in Friday Morning's meeting.

           EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN TODD COUNTY SAY DEVICES THE CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY MEDIACOM IS USING ARE CAUSING A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WANT IT TO STOP.

            THE ISSUE CAME UP AT THIS MORNING’S FISCAL COURT MEETING, WHERE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAROLD “MAC” JOHNS SAID HE WILL SOON BE SENDING MEDIACOM A LETTER DEMANDING THEY STOP UTILIZING FREQUENCIES THEY DON’T HAVE LICENSE FOR AND THAT COINCIDE WITH FIRST RESPONDERS’ RADIOS.

            DISPATCH DIRECTOR DONNA RUBY COMPARED THE “BLEED OVER” RESPONDERS ARE HEARING TO THE NOISE YOU HEAR WHEN A CELL PHONE INTERFERES WITH A DEVICE.

            MS. RUBY SAYS MEDIACOM COULD EASILY FIX THE PROBLEM AND HELP HER AGENCIES A GREAT DEAL.

            IN OTHER BUSINESS, TODD COUNTY TREASURER TAMMY ROBERTSON GAVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND SAID THE COUNTY HAS A BANK BALANCE OF JUST UNDER 1.7 MILLION DOLLARS—WHICH SHE SAYS IS A GOOD NUMBER AT THIS POINT IN THE FISCAL YEAR.

            TODD COUNTY AMBULANCE DIRECTOR LOCKEY BEASLEY SAYS HIS AGENCY IS GETTING A GRANT FROM WAL-MART TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, BUT THE AMOUNT IS NOT YET KNOWN.

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            THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING YET ANOTHER LOCAL ALLEGED INSTANCE OF EMPLOYEE MISUSE OF A CREDIT CARD.

            THE REPORT SAYS PERFECT LOVING CARE CHILDCARE OWNER PEGGY WITHERSPOON TOLD DEPUTIES THAT AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PURCHASING FOOD ITEMS FOR THE DAYCARE INSTEAD USED THE COMPANY CREDIT CARD TO PURCHAS GASOLINE, TO WITHDRAW CASH AND TO MAKE PURCHASES AT WAL-MART.

            THE MIS-SPENT MONEY TOTALED JUST UNDER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH A SUSPECT LISTED ON THE REPORT.

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            CREWS WILL WORK THROUGH THE WEEKEND ON THE LAKE BARKLEY BRIDGE IN CANTON IN AN EFFORT TO EXPEDITE REPAIRS AND TO REMOVE WIDTH RESTRICTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

            A NEWS RELEASE FROM HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN KEITH TODD SAYS A PLATFORM IS NEEDED TO FACILITATE THE WORK AND THAT MEANS THE 7 AND A HALF FEET RESTRICTION ON THE BRIDGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE.

            EXTRA POLICE HAVE BEEN IN THAT AREA OF TRIGT COUNTY THROUGH THE WEEK PATROLING FOR THOSE WHO HAVE OR WOULD VIOLATE THE LAW AS THE PLATFORM HAS ALREADY BEEN STRUCK NO LESS THAN SIX TIMES BY TRUCK DRIVERS AND OTHERS WHO VIOLATED THE RESTRICTION CLEARLY NOTED BY SIGNAGE.

            TODD SAYS THOSE WHO VIOLATE THE RESTRICTIONS PUT THEMSELVES, OTHER MOTORISTS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN DANGER AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE CITED UNTIL THE WORK CAN BE COMPLETE.

            THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SAYS THOSE VIOLATING THE RESTRICTION ONLY CAUSE THE WORK TO TAKE LONGER.

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