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STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON OF HOPKINSVILLE SAYS HE RECENTLY TOOK PART IN A LUNCH ASSEMBLY AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND SAID PRINICIPAL MIKE STEVENSON DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF COMMANDING THE STUDENT’S ATTENTION AND MOTIVATING THEM TO ASPIRE TWOARD THEIR GOALS.
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HOPKINSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN NAMED AS A “MILITARY FRIENDLY” SCHOOL BY “G.I. JOBS” FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MEANING THEY ARE AMONG THE TOP 20 PERCENT DOING THE MOST TO EMBRACE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MILITARY.
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THIS WEEK’S CRIME STOPPERS FUGITIVES OF THE WEEK ARE 33-YEAR OLD SHANDA GAIL SIMS, WHO’S WANTED FOR PROBATION VIOLATION AND 33-YEAR OLD CHADWICK EDWARDS, WHO’S SOUGHT FOR FELONY THEFT WITH ANYONE KNOWING THERE WHEREABOUTS ASKED TO CALL THE ANONYMOUS TIPS LINE AT 887-TIPS.
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CLARKSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED A 15-YEAR OLD WHITE MALE ON ROBBERY CHARGES YESTERDAY EVENING AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY ROBBED A 16-YEAR OLD OF SEVERAL POSSESSIONS IN AN AREA PARK.
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AFTERNOON HEADLINES 09/14

HOPKINSVILLE POLICE SAY CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER 29-YEAR OLD JENNIFER LANCASTER OF ELKTON TURNED HERSELF IN AT THE POLICE STATION AROUND 3:25 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND WAS ARRESTED ON 4TH DEGREE ASSAULT FOR ALLEGEDLY SMACKING AN 8-YEAR OLD GIRL IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR HOLIDAY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE BUS.
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THE HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY IS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED THROUGH OCTOBER 20TH WHILE RENNOVATIONS ARE MADE, INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF CARPET, CEILING TILES AND LIGHTING IN ADDITION TO PLACING A NEW DIGITAL SIGN OUTDOORS.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE AND FIREMEN RESPONDED TO THE SCENE OF A WRECK WITH INJURIES AT COX MILL ROAD AND COUNTRY CLUB LANE AROUND 9:30 THIS MORNING, WHILE THE MARION ROAD WAS CLOSED BETWEEN PRINCETON AND FREDONIA DUE TO A WRECK INVOLVING A SEMI THAT SENT ONE PERSON TO DEACONESS HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE BY HELLICOPTER.
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A REAR-END COLLISSION AT CADIZ ROAD AND THE BYPASS LAST NIGHT SENT 79-YEAR OLD BOBBY NOEL OF THE CADIZ ROAD TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE INJURIES.
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SQUIERRLS CHEWING THROUGH WIRING WERE THE CAUSE OF POWER OUTAGES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOPKINSVILLE WHICH CAUSED SOME TRAFFIC TIE-UPS ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD THIS MORNING WHEN A FEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING.

NEWS HEADLINES 09/14

SQUIRRELS CHEWING THROUGH WIRING WERE THE CAUSE OF POWER OUTAGES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOPKINSVILLE WHICH CAUSED SOME TRAFFIC TIE-UPS ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD THIS MORNING WHEN A FEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF A FORD RANGER PICKUP FROM THE PARKING LOT OF THE EAGLES CLUB SOMETIME BETWEEN 10 AM AND 7PM YESTERDAY, WITH ONE SUSPECT LISTED ON THE REPORT.
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CITY POLICE OFFICERS CITED 11 DRIVERS FOR SPEEDING IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD IN A TWO HOUR SPAN YESTERDAY, MANY DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 20 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE POSTED 45 LIMIT.
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CELEBRITY CHEF JON ASHTON SAYS HE WAS HONORED TO BE APART OF THIS YEAR’S SALUTE TO FORT CAMPBELL WEEK AND THANKED LOCAL SOLDIERS FOR THEIR SACRIFICE DURING A COMMANDER AND COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR LUNCHEON.
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PENNYROYAL AREA MUSEUM STAFFERS SAY THEY ARE SAD TO SEE MUSEUM DIRECTOR DONNA STONE DEPART FROM THE MUSEUM AFTER NEARLY 10 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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A SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK ON THE CALEDONIA ROAD IN TRIGG COUNTY YESTERDAY MORNING INJURED 21-YEAR OLD LAUREN WOODS OF CADIZ, WHO WAS TREATED FOR HER INJURIES ON THE SCENE.
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WRECKS IN MCCRACKEN AND WARREN COUNTIES YESTERDAY CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 56-YEAR OLD RICKEY WALKER OF GRAND RIVERS AND 41-YEAR OLD GERGORY NEIGHBORS OF MORGANTOWN, WITH NEIGHBORS NOT WEARING A HELMET WHEN A CAR VEERED INTO HIS MOTORCYCLE.
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AFTERNOON HEADLINES 09/13

A CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER IS ACCUSED OF SMACKING AN 8-YEAR OLD FEMALE STUDENT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD THURSDAY NEAR HOLIDAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WITH SCHOOL SYSTEM SPOKESPERSON HEATHER AUBIN SAYING THE DRIVER REMAINS EMPLOYED.
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THE FATHER OF THE GIRL, STEVE FINCHEM OF HOPKINSVILLE, SAYS HE WANTS THAT DRIVER FIRED AND SASY THE INCIDENT WAS PARTICULARY DISTURBING CONSIDERING HIS DAUGHTER HAD PREVIOUSLY FRACTURED HER SKULL IN A FALL AT HOME AND INJURED HER BACK IN A WRECK THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF HER MOTHER.
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CHRISTIAN FISCAL COURT UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO USE GRANT FUNDS TO HIRE AN ENGINEERING FIRM FOR THE MOUNTAINBIKE TRAIL AT PENNYRILE FOREST STATE PARK, WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE WORK WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE DONE BY VOLUNTEERS.
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MEANWHILE, CHRISTIAN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER DIRECTOR IRENE GRACE SAYS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MILITARY CAN RECEIVE A 10 DOLLAR DISCOUNT ON ADOPTION FEES THIS WEEK IN CONNECTION WITH CHRISTIAN COUNTY SALUTES FORT CAMPBELL WEEK.
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THE ANNUAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 24TH FROM 10AM TO 6PM AT THE BRUCE CONVENTION CENTER, ACCORDING TO JEREMY STEVENSON, WHO SAYS ADMISSION TO THE EVENT IS FREE.
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A REMEMBERANCE CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED FOR 4PM AT THE FORT CAMPBELL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO HONOR FALLEN SOLDIERS 25-YEAR OLD SGT. THOMAS BOHALL OF KANSAS AND 27-YEAR OLD LIEUTENANT JOHN RUNKLE, JR. WHO WERE KILLED BY A MAKESHIFT BOMB ATTACK IN MAY.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN TILLEY SPOKE TO 400 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRETRIAL SERVICES AGENCIES IN LOUISVILLE MONDAY MORNING REGARDING HIS LEADERSHIP IN GETTING PENAL CODE REFORM PASSED THIS YEAR.
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A TWO-VEHICLE WRECK ON MADISONVILLE ROAD AT THE BYPASS SUNDAY SENT 51-YEAR OLD TERESA LASTER OF MURRAY TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER.
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A WRECK THIS MORNING ON NEBO ROAD IN HOPKINS COUNTY THIS MORNING INJURED 38-YEAR OLD JOSHANNA HOWARD-PHILLIPS AND 7-YEAR OLD JOSHUA PHILLIPS OF MANITOU AND 42-YEAR OLD MURREL WATKINS OF MORGANFIELD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A TRIP TO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MADISONVILLE.
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NEWS HEADLINES 09/13

HOPKINSVILLE MAYOR DAN KEMP ANNOUNCED THE CITY HAS HIRED CODELL CONSTRUCTION AND EARL SWINNSON AND ASSOCIATES TO COME UP WITH PRICES AND DESIGN WORK FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE LACKEY MUNICPAL BUILDING DURING LAST NIGHT'S COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.
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THE ELKTON CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO INCREASE ITS PROPERTY TAX RATE TO .25 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE AND SET THE PERSONAL PROPERTY RATE AT POINT-361 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 24-YEAR OLD DEANNA CHANDLER OF HOPKINSVILLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND CHARGED HER WITH ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR AFTER HER 1 AND 3-YEAR OLD CHILDREN WERE ALLEGEDLY FOUND WALKING UNSUPERVISED ON OAK STREET.
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ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES ARE THE WAY OF THE FUTURE ACCORDING TO KENTUCKIANS FOR BETTER TRANSPORTATION STAN LAMPE, WHO SPOKE DURING THIS MONTH’S PADD BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING.
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A BURGLARY AT 417 EAST 23RD STREET FROM MONDAY IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY HOPKINSVILLE POLICE, WITH $3,000 AND SEVERAL ITEMS STOLEN FROM THE RESIDENCE OF LATOSHA QUARLES.
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