KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY 500 PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON KENTUCKY ROADWAYS SINCE JANUARY AND BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 12TH AND SEPTEMBER 18TH, EIGHT PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO WRECKS.
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STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON SAYS HE EXPECTS A SPECIAL SESSION AFTER THIS YEAR’S GENERAL ELECTION TO DRAW DISTRICT LINES FOR STATE LEGISLATORS, AS HE BELIEVES THE ISSUE WOULD TAKE ALL OF THE HEADLINES AND PRECIOUS TIME IN NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET SESSION IF LEFT UP IN THE AIR.
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THE RESPONSE TO THIS YEAR’S PENNRYILE CONSERVATION DISTRICT’S TIRE RECYCLING EVENT AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING WAS SO GREAT THEY HAD TO CUT DAY ONE SHORT AT NOON AFTER MULTIPLE TRUCK LOADS WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW HOURS.
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SOMEONE BROKE INTO A CLARA DRIVE RESIDENCE IN PEMBROKE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 YESTERDAY EVENING AND STOLE SEVERAL ITEMS IN ADDITION TO ASSAULTING THE FAMILY’S DOG AND BREAKING ITS LEG.
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THIS YEAR’S OAK GROVE BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL IS SET FOR SATURDAY FROM 10 UNTIL 5 AT THE WAR MEMORIAL WALKING TRAIL, WITH OAK GROVE TOURISM OFFICIALS SAYING THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FREE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES AND A LIVE BUTTERFLY RELEASE AT 5 O’CLOCK.
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THOUGH THE WEATHER MAY HAVE CUT DOWN ON PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL PENNYRILE SENIOR GAMES, THERE WERE STILL OVER 250 MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE 9 COUNTIES WHO PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF EVENTS, ALONG WITH HEALTH SCREENINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
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THE “PARENT UNIVERSITY” SESSION SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO COINCIDE WITH NEXT WEEK’S SESSION AT HOPKINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, ACCORDING TO SPOKESPERSON HEATHER AUBIN, WHO ENCOURAGES HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS TO ATTEND ON THE 29TH AT 6PM.
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BRIDGESTONE IS PLANNING TO PUMP 75-MILLION DOLLARS INTO ITS CLARKSVILLE OPERATION, WITH THE EXPANSION EXPECTED TO BRING 45 NEW JOBS.
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THE FAMILY FOUNDATION IS STILL BATTLING INSTANT RACING IN KENTUCKY. THE LATEST MOVE BY THE GROUP INCLUDES ASKING ATTORNEY GENERAL JACK CONWAY TO ENFORCE STATE LAW AGAINST THE PRACTICE, SAYING THE 200 MACHINES IN USE AT KENTUCKY DOWNS ARE IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS SLOT MACHINES.
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FORT CAMPBELL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BEGAN THEIR LARGE SCALE EXERCISE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH THE TRAINING TO LAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
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BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HAS ALTERED SOME OF ITS ACTIVIIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXERCISE, THOUGH ALL CLINICS AND OTHER SERVICE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN OPEN.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE FROM GUTHRIE TO CLIFTY AND KEEP A CELL PHONE CALL AFTER THE PENDLETON-KING AT&T CELL PHONE TOWER IN SOUTH TODD COUNTY WAS TURNED ON AND CRANKED UP THIS MORNING.
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A FIRE WHICH BEGAN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DID $5,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO A HOME AT 602 WEST 17TH STREET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH THE RESIDENCE VACANT AT THE TIME.
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A CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVEN BY 41-YEAR OLD LAURA WILSON OF HOPKINSVILLE WAS SWIDE-SWIPED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON MILLBROOK DRIVE, WITH NO ONE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT.
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79 BOXES OF WOOD FLOORING A SINK AND FLOOR JACK WERE STOLEN FROM A DINK EMBRY’S BUTTERMILK ROAD RESIDENCE MONDAY NIGHT, WITH NO SUSPECTS LISTED ON THE REPORT.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MARY DEBOW SAYS SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT FUNDING TWILIGHT SCHOOL AND WANTED TO ENSURE ENOUGH FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MIKE STEVENSON SAYS HE WISHES THERE WAS MORE STRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR ACADEMICALLY STRUGGLING STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE.
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A LAUNCH OF KENTUCKY’S OVERHAULED MEDICAID PROGRAM HAS BEEN DELAYED A MONTH TO GIVE HOSPITALS MORE TIME TO SIGN CONTRACTS AND TO GET READY FOR THE CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.
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37-YEAR OLD JODY DEWAIN LUSK OF AUBURN, KENTUCKY WAS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRANSPORTING A MINOR ACROSS STATE LINES TO ENGAGE IN SEX.
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KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WANT TO REMIND RESIDENTS WHO SURIVIVED A NATURAL DISASTER THAT RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE WILL NOT AFFECT THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY.
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THIS WEEK’S CRIME STOPPERS FUGITIVES OF THE WEEK ARE 25-YEAR OLD KENNETH EUGENE LEE, WHO’S WANTED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR CHARGES, AND 45-YEAR OLD GREGORY BUSH, WHO’S SOUGHT ON MULTIPLE WARRANTS.
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WITH SEVERAL RESIDENTS SUPPORTING THE PROJECT IN ATTENDANCE, THE DESINGERS OF THE HOPKINSVILLE RAILS TO TRAILS PROJECT GAVE AN UPDATE ON THEIR PLANS AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
DAVID LOSE OF LOSE AND ASSOCIATES SPOKE TO COUNCIL, SAYING THEY CAN START WORK ON THE PROJECT AS SOON AS HWEA FINISHES USING THE RAILROAD BED FOR PLACING NEW SEWAGE LINES, WHICH COULD BE AS SOON AS THE SPRING.
LOSE SAYS THE CITY CAN EXPECT THE TRAIL TO BECOME A SOURCE OF REVENUE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT UPON ITS COMPLETION, AS EVIDENCED BY OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AMONG MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC SPEAKING WAS DOCTOR TERRY FUQUA, WHO IS AN AVID BICYCLE RIDER WHO WAS SEVERELY INJURED RECENTLY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A VEHICLE WHILE RIDING AND KNOCKED INTO A DITCH. FUQUA SAID HE IS LIVING PROOF OF THE NEED FOR BETTER CYCLING TRAILS.
IN OTHER ACTION, COUNCIL APPROVED SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDIANCE TO KEEP THE REAL PROPERTY TAX THE SAME AT 23.6 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE.
FINANCIAL OFFICER ROBERT MARTIN GAVE THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH SHOWS A CASH BALANCE OF NEARLY 5 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS—ABOUT 1.1 MILLION MORE THAN THE NUMBER FROM A YEAR AGO.
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THE CITY OF ELKTON STILL DOESN’T HAVE A REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE SET FOR NEXT YEAR AFTER A PROPOSED INCREASE FAILED FOR LACK OF A MOTION AT A SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.
AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE RATE FROM 24.8 TO 25 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE HAD PASSED WITH TWO “NO” VOTES LAST WEEK, BUT GARNERED NO SUPPORT TONIGHT.
THE BOARD ALSO CHOSE TO AT LEAST PUT OFF A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR DONATION TO THE TODD COUNTY INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION WITH SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSING CONCERNS THAT THE GROUP HAS ONLY WORKED TO BRING JOBS TO GUTHRIE IN RECENT YEARS AND HAS FOCUSED VERY LITTLE ON ELKTON.
WITH THAT MONEY IN LIMBO, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID POWELL SAID HE DIDN’T SEE A RUSH TO RAISE TAXES TO GAIN VERY LITTLE EXTRA REVENUE.
CITY CLERK AND TREASURER LAURA BROCK SAID SHE WOULD WORK WITH WHAT COUNCIL GIVES HER, BUT CAUTIONED SEVERAL ITEMS MAY COME IN OVER BUDGET THIS YEAR.
ELKTON CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY AT 6 AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:45. IT IS ANTICIPATED THEY WILL VOTE ON KEEPING THE RATE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
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