Clarksville man accused of shooting toward salesman

Most people have likely gotten frustrated with a door-to-door salesman at some point, but a Clarksville man was arrested last night for allegedly going too far with his angst.

Clarksville Police were called to Amadeus Drive around 7:30 in reference to an alarm salesman who said a homeowner shot toward his feet after a knock at his door.

When officers arrived at 2169 Amadeus, they found a divot in the front yard that appeared to be caused by a gunshot. Upon further investigation, police determined 27-year old Kenneth Andrew Spurlock answered the door with a shotgun and told the 20-year old salesman to leave his property.

When the salesman didn’t leave immediately, Spurlock allegedly fired one shot into the ground about 7 to teen feet from where the salesman was standing. The salesman told police that Spurlock threatened to shoot again if he didn’t leave.

Spurlock was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and aggravated assault.

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05/16/2012/am

Residents reminded of HPD Crime Stats meeting

Residents of Hopkinsville are once again reminded to attend this month’s Crime Statistics meeting.

For the last several months, Hopkinsville Police Captain Michael Seis has held a public meeting to give information about crime trends, traffic collision rates and other problems in the city.

This month’s meeting is set for tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 at the Lackey Municipal Building in Council Chambers.

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05/16/2012/am

Former Fugitive of the Week arrested

A former Crime Stoppers Fugitive of the Week was arrested yesterday, thanks to an anonymous tipster.

The arrest card says 37-year old Clarence Matlock of Hopkinsville was found at 116 Rozell Avenue just before noon. Matlock was wanted on two contempt of court charges and two charges of failure to appear in court.

The person who submitted the tip will receive a cash reward.

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05/16/2012/am

Heritage Christian graduates 39

Heritage Christian Academy handed diplomas to 39 graduating seniors last night at the Bruce Convention Center, with several the recipients of scholarship money.              

In all, the seniors combined to receive just over 177-thousand dollars in annual-renewable scholarships to attend college. The Class of 2012 Valedictorian is Kathryn Meador and the salutatorian is Kristen Lisembee.              

The “Warriors of the Year” are Chelsey Bennett and Haylee Page. 12 seniors were able to accumulate a grade point average of over 4.0 by taking advanced placement courses. They were honored as Academic Excellence Award winners and include Meador, Lisembee, Page, Miranda Bivins, David Colby, Zachary Garnett, Emily Goodman, Kelsey Kennedy, Nicole King, Alex Little, Abby Weatherford and Brookelynn Garrett.              

Hopkinsville High School will hold graduation ceremonies this afternoon at 5 and Christian County High will follow at 8:30.
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05/16/2012/am

Hopkinsville passes operational budget

Hopkinsville City Council tonight approved the second reading of the city’s operational budget amendment for fiscal year 2011-12 and heard remarks from several area residents concerned about the lack of sidewalks in high traffic areas.

Chief Financial Officer Robert Martin says the city is expected to spend $27, 230,000 out of $27,239,469 that has been budgeted and spoke about why the city’s capital fund balance was $232,586 in the negative.

Meanwhile, Martin gave a positive report concerning the city’s payroll tax collections and stated the city has collected $10,805,062 compared to $10,227,500 that was budgeted for ten months.

During public comments Hopkinsville residents, Tim Moore and Harry Allen expressed their concerns about the lack of sidewalks on Koffman Drive and Lafayette Road.

Allen told council members that sidewalks are desperately needed in those areas because students walk to and from schools on the roadways and are in danger of being seriously hurt by vehicles.

City Council then went into closed session to discuss industrial prospect incentives and proposed litigation and took no action.
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