Pembroke woman injured in wreck
A wreck on Walnut Street yesterday morning sent a Pembroke woman to the hospital.
The incident happened around 11am, according to the report from Hopkinsville Police, which says 20-year old James Ezell of Hopkinsville was attempting to turn left off of East 14th onto Walnut and drove into the path of 57-year old Wilma Leavell of Pembroke.
Ms. Leavell was unable to avoid hitting Ezell’s car and the two vehicles met in the intersection. Ezell went uninjured, but Ms. Leavell had to be taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center for treatment of chest pains.
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05/25/2012/am
Local man arrested on gun charges at Hopkinsville bar
The outcome could have been much worse after an argument at a Hopkinsville bar last night, which ended with a local man going to jail on gun charges.
Hopkinsville Police were conducting a foot patrol downtown just before midnight, when a woman ran out of Brewsters on South Main and said there was a fight and that a man had a gun.
Officers were able to stop the dispute before it became physical, but allege they did find a handgun on 24-year old Jarvis Carneal of Hopkinsville. The arrest card says Carneal was obviously intoxicated and that he showed the gun to the other people in the bar during the dispute.
Carneal was charged with carrying a concealed deadly weapon, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and being drunk in public.
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05/25/2012/am
AWOL Fort Campbell soldier found guilty in terror plot
A jury in Waco, Texas has reached a guilty verdict in the trial of an AWOL Fort Campbell soldier accused of an alleged bomb plot near the Fort Hood Army base.
Jurors deliberated for less than two hours in reaching the guilty verdict against 22-year-old Naser Jason Abdo. Prosecutors say Abdo planned to detonate a bomb last July at a restaurant popular with Fort Hood soldiers.
He was arrested with bomb-making supplies and prosecutors say he intended to kill soldiers. Meanwhile, Abdo's defense attorney argued that the prosecution could not prove that Abdo intended to use the bomb. Abdo was convicted of several charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
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05/25/2012/
Hopkinsville Committee of the Whole discusses public smoking ban
A group holds up signs in favor of the smoking ban outside of city hall.
It was clear during tonight’s Hopkinsville Committee of the Whole meeting that council members shared different views when it came to Mayor Dan Kemp’s proposed smoking ban ordinance.
Councilman Paul Henson says he supports the idea of having a city-wide smoke free ordinance, but did not support the proposed ordinance that was presented and amended tonight, while several council members including Peggy Everett and Charlie Henderson saying they owe it to their constituents to discuss and vote on a controversial matter.
Following hours of discussion, council members forwarded a proposed amended smoke-free ordinance for council to review.
Committee Chairman Phillip Brooks gave a recap of what council members will be reviewing in the coming weeks, following a change to Mayor Kemp’s original proposed ordinance.
Mayor Kemp says the purpose of the proposed ordinance was to eliminate exposure of the public and workers in work places to second-hand smoke.
If the proposed amended smoking ban passes in the second reading, any person who is found guilty of violating any provision of the ordinance shall be subject to a fine.
For the 1st offense, a person faces a fine of no more than $150, while a person found guilty of a second offense can be fined up to $150 dollars and a person found guilty of violating the ordinance for a third time faces a fine of no more than $300.
In other business, the city’s proposed amended operational budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes a 2 percent cost of living increase for city employees, with the exception of council members was forwarded to council to review.
Chairman Brooks gave highlighted the amendments made to the proposed operational budget.
The city’s proposed amended capital budget for the upcoming fiscal year was also forwarded to council for review.
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Elkton council passes budget with no tax increases
Elkton City Council passed first reading of its budget for the upcoming fiscal year Thursday evening, which includes no tax increases.
The vote was unanimous to approve the 5.6 million dollar spending plan presented by Mayor Nancy Camp, who said all city employees will see a pay raise.
Mayor Camp says work to improve the condition of the city’s water system have fixed inefficiencies and have meant big savings.
The budget also includes 196-thousand dollars in grant money received to install new curb, gutter and sidewalks on South Streets Avenue.
In other action at the special-called meeting, council approved the hiring of Elkton native Jeff Trauber as the city’s attorney. We’ll have a separate story on that in the coming days.
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05/25/2012/am
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