A phone scam has reportedly been circulating in Trigg County.

Trigg County Sheriff Ray Burnam is urging residents to use caution and to not give out personal information over the phone, especially to individuals soliciting monetary donations.

According to Sheriff Burnam, a Trigg County woman recently received a call from someone stating they were with locks of love and asked for a donation. This is a scam!
Sheriff Burnam stated he contacted the General Manager of Locks of Love who stated they do not solicit donations over the phone.
Again, Trigg County Sheriff Ray Burnam wants to remind residents to never give out personal information over the phone to anyone you do not know or trust.
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Snow blanketed trees in the Southern Pennyrile during a snowstorm last year

The first real taste of winter weather is forecast for tomorrow, with up to two inches of snow forecast for western Kentucky.

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at 6am Thursday and running through midnight for all of western Kentucky. Snow is expected to push into far western Kentucky around daybreak and make its way eastward through the day.

Forecasts for this event have varied over the last several days, so a lot could change by the time the event is through. Forecasters also say north winds of 15 to 25 miles per hour and higher gusts will cause some visibility problems during the snow showers.

It will the first time this winter area residents will be driving on snow covered roadways if the forecast holds true and Hopkinsville Police Public Information Officer Paul Ray reminds motorists to take it “low and slow” and to look out for other drivers.

Stay tuned to the WHOP family of stations for the latest on this developing weather situation.
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Kentucky State Police responded to a fatal wreck that occurred early this morning in Muhlenberg County.

According to state police, the wreck occurred approximately at 8:25 a.m. on U.S. 4-31 about half a mile south of Central City.

Police identified the fatal victim as 32-year old David Blake of Belton, Kentucky who at the time of the two vehicle wreck was not wearing a seat belt.

According to police, 45-year old Marty Garrett of Greenville was driving a coal truck northbound on U.S. 4-31 when the vehicle driven by Blake veered into the northbound lane and hit the coal truck head-on.

As a result of the wreck, police say Blake’s vehicle hit a guardrail and came to rest in the northbound lane facing west, while the coal truck caught fire and came to rest in the roadway blocking both lanes of traffic.

Blake was pronounced dead at the scene by Muhlenberg County Coroner Tony Armour and Garrett was transported by a privately owned vehicle to the Muhlenberg Community Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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Congressman Ed Whitfield says he will seek a tenth term in office and made it official at a news conference this morning at the Bruce Convention Center.

The Hopkinsville Republican focused much of his speech on the policies of President Barack Obama, which he says are detrimental to the middle class.

Specifically, Congressman Whitfield spoke on the coal industry and said new Environmental Protection Agency regulations will make electricity prices go up if something isn’t done.

He also talked about President Obama’s stimulus packages and explained why he voted ‘no.”

The Congressman thanked first district voters for electing him nine times before and asked for their votes again in 2012.

Whitfield is currently unopposed, with the filing deadline currently set at January 31^st.

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