Kentucky State Police responded to a wreck with injuries yesterday morning that occurred at the 2 mile marker on the Edward T. Breathitt Parkway.

According to State Police, 33-year Bryan Adams of Madisonville was attempting to turn around at a median crossing on the parkway when he side swiped a 1998 Lincoln town car driven by 24-year old Ceneatra Kellum of Hopkinsville.

Kellum reportedly lost control of her vehicle and struck the face of a guardrail.

The official wreck report from KSP indicated that everyone involved in the wreck were wearing their seatbelts.

The Christian County Sheriff’s Office and Christian County EMS also responded to the scene.

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A Glasgow, Kentucky man was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release after he pled guilty to committing several drug related offenses.
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky announced James Harold Kingery was sentenced to prison after he pled guilty to possession and distribution of methamphetamine, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon in U.S. District Court and after he was indicted on all four counts by a federal grand jury.

Court records indicate Kingery purchased pseudoephedrine from a confidential informant for the purposes of making methamphetamine and sold to a confidential from his Barren County residence.
Kingery remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshalls Service.

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Agriculture Commissioner James Comer will be traveling to Hopkinsville Monday afternoon to reportedly meet with Christian County Clerk Mike Kem and local 4-H and FFA officers.
Commissioner Comer will be encouraging residents to make a donation to the Kentucky 4-H, Kentucky FFA organizations and Kentucky Proud program when they decide to renew their farm license plates.
According to Commissioner Comer, FFA and 4-H gives the states youth opportunities to participate in constructive activities while they learn the value of hard work and discipline.
Kentucky FFA reportedly has 15,000 members, while 205,000 students in the Commonwealth are involved in 4-H programs.

Commissioner Comer will be in Hopkinsville Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Christian County Clerk’s office located at 5-11 South Main Street.

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Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear was at Kenlake State Park this morning, where he announced plans to repair the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge.

Governor Beshear says an emergency contract has been awarded to the same contractor that repaired the Sherman Minton Bridge in Louisville to repair the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge, which was severely damaged when the Delta Mariner Cargo Vessel knocked out two spans earlier this year.

A news release says the contract includes the repair of the structure, which is supposed to be re-opened by the Memorial Day weekend. The contract came in at a low bid of 7 million dollars to Hall Contracting of Kentucky—the same group that repaired the bridge over the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana on I-64.

The Transportation Cabinet gave serious consideration to using a ferry service in the meantime, but ultimately chose not to do so, according to the release. The bridge carried 2,700 cars on a daily basis and a ferry could only carry 40 per hour.

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Two people were reportedly injured in a wreck on the Pennyrile Parkway in Christian County this morning.       

The incident happened around 10:45 near the 2 mile-marker in the southbound lanes, with Kentucky State Police the Christian County Sheriff’s Office and Hopkinsville EMS responding to the report of two people with injuries.

Few other details are available, with more to be released later by KSP.

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