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CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT BRADY LINK AND OTHERS GAVE A VERY POSITIVE MESSAGE AT THIS MORNING’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS BREAKFAST.
THE EVENT WAS FOCUSED MOSTLY ON RECENT DATA RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHOWING MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN SEVERAL AREAS.
SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT BRADY LINK SAID MORE SCHOOLS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY MET “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” GOALS PER CAPITA THAN THE STATE AVERAGE.
A CRUCIAL PART OF THAT SUCCESS WAS NARROWING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP, ACCORDING TO LINK.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT JANIE TOMEK GAVE AN OPTIMISTIC REPORT ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CALLING THE SEVEN PRINCIPALS WHOSE SCHOOL SCORED 100 OR HIGHER ON THE “PRICHARD INDEX” TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT RIM WATSON SPOKE FOR THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALLOWED HOPTOWN MIDDLE PRINCIPAL WENDY DUVALL TO SPEAK ON THAT BUILDING’S SUCCESS.
LISTEN TO A PORTION OF THE PROGRAM THIS SUNDAY MORNING AT 9 ON OUR WEEKLY PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM—DON’T BE AFRAID TO SAY IT—ON LITE 98.7.
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DAWSON SPRINGS INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL WAS RANKED 24TH IN THE STATE ON KENTUCY CORE CONTENT TESTING LAST YEAR AND FOURTH IN WESTERN KENTUCKY, BEHIND MAYFIELD, MURRAY AND HICKMAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS.
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WALMART OFFICIALS PRESENTED 10 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WITH $100 DOLLAR GIFT CARDS DURING A DRAWING THIS MORNING AT THE SCHOOL FOR THEIR HARDWORK AND DEDICATION TO STUDENT SUCCESS.
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THE HOPKINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADDED A MOTORCYCLE TO ITS INVENTORY OF VEHICLES, WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PAUL RAY SAYING OFFICER MIKE PLATERO IS ALREADY CERTIFIED AND WILL BE THE ONLY OFFICER TO UTILIZE THE BIKE INITIALLY.
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BLUEGRASS M.D. CEO DARREL GUSTAFSON SAYS THAT NEW FACILITY ON THE EAGLE WAY BYPASS IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER AND IS PART OF AN EFFORT TO MEET A SHORTFALL IN PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE.
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A TWO VEHICLE WRECK ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN CLARKSVILLE NEAR THE LAWN STREET INTERSECTION THIS MORNING SENT 25-YEAR OLD BRUCE COLLIER OF CLARKSVILLE AND A PASSENGER TO GATEWAY MEDICAL CENTER.
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SALES OF “IN GOD WE TRUST” LICENSE PLATES BEGAN THIS YEAR IN KENTUCKY AND OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE POPULAR THAN ANTICIPATED, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THEY COME AT NO EXTRA CHARGE AT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE WHEN YOU RENEW YOUR TAGS.
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THE JURY TRIAL OF A FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER, 27-YEAR OLD MATTHEW SIMPSON, WHO IS CHARGED WITH 15 COUNTS OF POSSESSING CHILD PORN WAS POSTPONED TODAY IN CHRISTIAN COURT TODAY.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE CHARGED 36-YEAR OLD DEANNA CUNNINGHAM YESTERDAY WITH THEFT BY DECEPTION AND CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FORGED INSTRUMENT FOR ALLEGEDLY USING THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF TWO INDIVIDULS TO OBTAIN CASH LOANS.
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57-YEAR OLD GARY DURHAM OF CROFTON TOLD CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES THAT SOME ONE STOLE A 1985 CHEVY CAMARO FROM HIS SON’S MOUNT ZORA ROAD RESIDENCE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RESTORED.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRESTED 33-YEAR OLD JASON WAGONER YESTERDAY AND CHARGED HIM WITH ONE COUNT OF GIVING AN OFFICER A FALSE NAME AFTER A DEPUTY ASKED HIM FOR HIS NAME.
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A WRECK ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN CLARKSVILLE THIS MORNING SENT TWO PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 9:30, ACCORDING TO CLARKSVILLE POLICE, WHOS AY 24-YEAR OLD KENNETH LILLY OF CLARKSVILLE WAS ATTMEPTING TO TURN LEFT INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND STRUCK A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 25-YEAR OLD BRUCE COLLIER OF CLARKSVILLE.
THE WRECK, WHICH HAPPENED NEAR THE LAWN STREET INTERSECTION, SENT COLLIER AND HIS PASSENGER TO GATEWAY MEDICAL CENTER. LILLY WAS CITED FOR FAILING TO USE REASONABLE CARE.
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TEN CHRISTIAN COUNTY TEACHERS ARE $100 DOLLARS RICHER THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF WALMART.
THIS MORNING, WALMART OFFICIALS AWARDED 10 MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS DURING A DRAWING WITH $100 GIFT CARDS.
LOCAL WALMART DISTRIBUTION MANAGER JOHN CESSNA SAYS IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR COMPANY OFFICIALS TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD-WORK OF EDUCATORS.
MEANWHILE, PRINCIPAL SARAH NEWMAN SAYS SHE IS GRATEFUL THAT WAL-MART TOOK THE TIME TO HONOR THE TEACHERS.
THE FOLLOWING TEACHERS WERE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE GIFTCARDS; DARRYL GREEN, CAROL DISMANG, SHERON TAYLOR, JANET SUTTON, ESTHER CAVENDER, ALLISON WINGFIELD,DIANE MACDOWELL, SIMONE COX, ALFONSO DE TORRES, AND IVAN BROWN.
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A CHAMBER RIBBON-CUTTING WAS HELD YESTERDAYAT GRIFFIN GATE CENTER ON THE BYPASS, WHERE FIVE BUSINESSES HAVE OPENED UP IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER—INCLUDING HOPKINSVILLE MAINSTAY-- CAYCEE’S PHARMACY.
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THE 9TH ANNUAL TOY RUN SPONSORED BY THE EAGLES CLUB, HOPKINSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND VFW WILL BE HELD SATURDAY MORNING AT 11 AND WILL BEGIN AT THE EAGLES CLUB ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD.
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TODD COUNTY’S HARVEST FEST STARTS THIS EVENING AND OFFICIALS HOPE AREA RESIDENTS WILL COME OUT AND ENJOY LIVE BANDS AMONG OTHER FUN FILLED EVENTS.
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HOPKINSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HELD ITS FIRST LINCOLN LUNCHEON OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY AND OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THE OCTOBER 5TH LUNCHEON WHERE ATTENDEES WILL DISCUSS THE TOPIC OF SLAVERY.
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THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE WILL BE HOSTING A WELCOME HOME CEREMONY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT OUTLAW FIELD FOR SPECIALIST CHRIS KURTZ WHO WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN FROM AN
I-E-D BLAST LAST YEAR.
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THE FIRE AT MARTINREA ON FRANK YOST LANE TUESDAY MORNING BEGAN IN AN AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM AND WAS CONTAINED TO THAT AREA, ONLY DOING A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO CONTENTS.
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THIS WEEK’S CRIME STOPPERS FUGITIVES OF THE WEEK ARE 25-YEAR OLD JESSE HASKINS, WHO’S WANTED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT, AND 46-YEAR OLD JOYCE SHEPHERD KRAMER WHO’S SOUGHT FOR PROBATION VIOLATION.
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CLARKSVILLE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN FINDING 22-YEAR OLD DEKOTA MARQUEZ KELLY, WHO HAS AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY OF ROBBERY AND HOME INVASIONS AND IS CURRENTLY SOUGHT FOR EVADING POLICE AND CONTEMPT OF COURT.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE CHARGED 18-YEAR OLD VINCENT LAVON LYLE TUESDAY WITH MULTIPLE OFFENSES INCLUDING TRAFFICKING MARIJUANA, WRECKLESS DRIVING AND FLEEING AND EVADING ARREST AFTER HE LED POLICE ON A BRIEF VEHICLE AND FOOT PURSUIT.
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21-YEAR OLD ANTWAN CRAYTON OF HOPKINSVILLE IS CHARGED WITH 1ST DEGREE TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AFTER POLICE SAY HE WAS FOUND WITH ILLEGAL DRUGS.
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