Sova

A Hopkinsville man was arrested for his third DUI early yesterday morning.

The report from the Sheriff’s office says a detective witnessed 23-year old Joshua Sova of 1703 Tennessee St. speeding in a residential neighborhood and nearly running over a pedestrian on West 17^th St.

Sova reportedly admitted to having been drinking and allegedly told a deputy he knew where he lived and that he’d kill him and his family while being arrested.

Sova also allegedly became combative with staff at the Jennie Stuart Medical Center Emergency Room. He was arrested and charged with his third DUI, Resisting Arrest, Terroristic Threatening, Assault of a Police Officer, Careless Driving and Wanton Endangerment.

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A court meeting from earlier this year/file photo

Todd County Fiscal Court will meet for the final time in special session tomorrow to finish up some important business.

Court normally meets on the second and fourth Friday mornings in a month, but will meet Wednesday morning at 9 to accommodate a holiday schedule.

The advanced agenda lists the 2012 budgets for County Clerk Kim Chapman and Sheriff Joey Johnson as two of the notable items up for discussion. Sheriff Johnson will also seek permission to apply for a Homeland Security Grant and will ask to declare some property as surplus.

Emergency Management Director Tim Pulley is penciled in to speak on funds budgeted to the local volunteer fire departments.

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The holidays were not happy for Sears and K-Mart stores, and many of them won't be around to suffer through another slow holiday shopping season.

It’s unknown what effects, if any, there will be in Hopkisnville and Clarksville, but Sears Holdings says it's closing 100-120 Sears and KMart stores because of a sharp drop in holiday sales compared to last year.

The company says sales at stores open at least a year were off more than five-percent in the eight weeks that ended Christmas Day. The Sears and KMart numbers are in contrast to industry-wide retail sales figures, which were higher than last year's numbers.

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Just as it was last week for Christmas, residential and commercial trash pickup will be unaffected by the New Years Holiday in the city of Hopkinsvillle.

Solid Waste Authority General Manager Tony Sicari says offices and the landfill will be closing at noon Friday and Monday due to the holiday, but Herby Curbie routes will be run as normal. The landfill will be closed Saturday for New Years Eve.

He also says residents can place their Christmas trees by your Herbie to be picked up. Anyone with questions can call the Solid Waste Authority office at 887-6244.

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12/27/2011/am

A Hopkinsville man was arrested early this morning for allegedly throwing a party and allowing several juveniles to drink and do drugs.

Charged with multiple counts of Unlawful Transaction With a Minor is 18-year old Rickie Bailey of Hopkinsville. Bailey’s arrest card says police responded to 147 N. McPherson around 1am and smelled an odor of marijuana at the front door.

Police say between 10 and 15 juveniles fled out a side door upon their arrival and that eight juveniles were found inside the residence so intoxicated they required assistance to walk.

Officers also allegedly found a loaded handgun under some pillows in the corner of a room. The juveniles were also allegedly shooting dice in the living room floor. Bailey was reportedly the only renter of the home and was charged with possession of a handgun by a minor in addition to his other charges and lodged in the Christian County Jail.

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