NEARLY 13 YEARS TO THE DATE A FIRE KILLED ONE STUDENT AND INJURED SEVERAL OTHERS IN A MURRAY STATE DORMITORY, 35-YEAR OLD JERRY WALKER WAS INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER, ARSON AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT WEDNESDAY—NINE YEARS AFTER A CALLOWAY COUNTY JURY COULDN’T COME TO A VERDICT IN HIS FIRST TRIAL.
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DETAILS ARE LACKING, BUT AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS REPORTEDLY INJURED YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND TEN MINUTES BEFORE 9 WHEN A TRACTOR-TRAILER TURNED OVER ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY IN HOPKINS COUNTY NEAR THE 40 MILE MARKER.
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CLARKSVILLE POLICE ARRESTED 33-YEAR OLD NATALIE FARMER OF KINFISHER ROAD WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON ASSAULT CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY USING A COOKING FORK TO STAB HER HUSBAND IN THE HAND.
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OUTLAW FIELD OFFICIALS IN CLARKSVILLE HAVE HIRED FORMER WARREN COUNTY, TN AIRPORT DIRECTOR JOHN PATTERSON AS INTERIM MANAGER AFTER JOHN FERGUSON RESIGNED FROM THAT CAPACITY LAST WEEK DUE TO HIS SON AND DAUGHTER IN LAW BEING INJURED IN A CAR WRECK—ACCORDING TO A STORY IN THE LEAF CHRONICLE.
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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY 500 PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON KENTUCKY ROADWAYS SINCE JANUARY AND BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 12TH AND SEPTEMBER 18TH, EIGHT PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO WRECKS.
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STATE SENATOR JOEY PENDLETON SAYS HE EXPECTS A SPECIAL SESSION AFTER THIS YEAR’S GENERAL ELECTION TO DRAW DISTRICT LINES FOR STATE LEGISLATORS, AS HE BELIEVES THE ISSUE WOULD TAKE ALL OF THE HEADLINES AND PRECIOUS TIME IN NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET SESSION IF LEFT UP IN THE AIR.
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THE RESPONSE TO THIS YEAR’S PENNRYILE CONSERVATION DISTRICT’S TIRE RECYCLING EVENT AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING WAS SO GREAT THEY HAD TO CUT DAY ONE SHORT AT NOON AFTER MULTIPLE TRUCK LOADS WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW HOURS.
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SOMEONE BROKE INTO A CLARA DRIVE RESIDENCE IN PEMBROKE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 YESTERDAY EVENING AND STOLE SEVERAL ITEMS IN ADDITION TO ASSAULTING THE FAMILY’S DOG AND BREAKING ITS LEG.
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THIS YEAR’S OAK GROVE BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL IS SET FOR SATURDAY FROM 10 UNTIL 5 AT THE WAR MEMORIAL WALKING TRAIL, WITH OAK GROVE TOURISM OFFICIALS SAYING THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF FREE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES AND A LIVE BUTTERFLY RELEASE AT 5 O’CLOCK.
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THOUGH THE WEATHER MAY HAVE CUT DOWN ON PARTICIPATION IN THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL PENNYRILE SENIOR GAMES, THERE WERE STILL OVER 250 MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE 9 COUNTIES WHO PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF EVENTS, ALONG WITH HEALTH SCREENINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
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THE “PARENT UNIVERSITY” SESSION SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING AT CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO COINCIDE WITH NEXT WEEK’S SESSION AT HOPKINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, ACCORDING TO SPOKESPERSON HEATHER AUBIN, WHO ENCOURAGES HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS TO ATTEND ON THE 29TH AT 6PM.
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BRIDGESTONE IS PLANNING TO PUMP 75-MILLION DOLLARS INTO ITS CLARKSVILLE OPERATION, WITH THE EXPANSION EXPECTED TO BRING 45 NEW JOBS.
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THE FAMILY FOUNDATION IS STILL BATTLING INSTANT RACING IN KENTUCKY. THE LATEST MOVE BY THE GROUP INCLUDES ASKING ATTORNEY GENERAL JACK CONWAY TO ENFORCE STATE LAW AGAINST THE PRACTICE, SAYING THE 200 MACHINES IN USE AT KENTUCKY DOWNS ARE IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS SLOT MACHINES.
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FORT CAMPBELL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BEGAN THEIR LARGE SCALE EXERCISE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH THE TRAINING TO LAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
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BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HAS ALTERED SOME OF ITS ACTIVIIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXERCISE, THOUGH ALL CLINICS AND OTHER SERVICE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN OPEN.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE FROM GUTHRIE TO CLIFTY AND KEEP A CELL PHONE CALL AFTER THE PENDLETON-KING AT&T CELL PHONE TOWER IN SOUTH TODD COUNTY WAS TURNED ON AND CRANKED UP THIS MORNING.
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A FIRE WHICH BEGAN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DID $5,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO A HOME AT 602 WEST 17TH STREET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH THE RESIDENCE VACANT AT THE TIME.
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A CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVEN BY 41-YEAR OLD LAURA WILSON OF HOPKINSVILLE WAS SWIDE-SWIPED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON MILLBROOK DRIVE, WITH NO ONE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT.
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79 BOXES OF WOOD FLOORING A SINK AND FLOOR JACK WERE STOLEN FROM A DINK EMBRY’S BUTTERMILK ROAD RESIDENCE MONDAY NIGHT, WITH NO SUSPECTS LISTED ON THE REPORT.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MARY DEBOW SAYS SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT FUNDING TWILIGHT SCHOOL AND WANTED TO ENSURE ENOUGH FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT.
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CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MIKE STEVENSON SAYS HE WISHES THERE WAS MORE STRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR ACADEMICALLY STRUGGLING STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE.
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A LAUNCH OF KENTUCKY’S OVERHAULED MEDICAID PROGRAM HAS BEEN DELAYED A MONTH TO GIVE HOSPITALS MORE TIME TO SIGN CONTRACTS AND TO GET READY FOR THE CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES.
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37-YEAR OLD JODY DEWAIN LUSK OF AUBURN, KENTUCKY WAS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRANSPORTING A MINOR ACROSS STATE LINES TO ENGAGE IN SEX.
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KENTUCKY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WANT TO REMIND RESIDENTS WHO SURIVIVED A NATURAL DISASTER THAT RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE WILL NOT AFFECT THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY.
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THIS WEEK’S CRIME STOPPERS FUGITIVES OF THE WEEK ARE 25-YEAR OLD KENNETH EUGENE LEE, WHO’S WANTED FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR CHARGES, AND 45-YEAR OLD GREGORY BUSH, WHO’S SOUGHT ON MULTIPLE WARRANTS.
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WITH SEVERAL RESIDENTS SUPPORTING THE PROJECT IN ATTENDANCE, THE DESINGERS OF THE HOPKINSVILLE RAILS TO TRAILS PROJECT GAVE AN UPDATE ON THEIR PLANS AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
DAVID LOSE OF LOSE AND ASSOCIATES SPOKE TO COUNCIL, SAYING THEY CAN START WORK ON THE PROJECT AS SOON AS HWEA FINISHES USING THE RAILROAD BED FOR PLACING NEW SEWAGE LINES, WHICH COULD BE AS SOON AS THE SPRING.
LOSE SAYS THE CITY CAN EXPECT THE TRAIL TO BECOME A SOURCE OF REVENUE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT UPON ITS COMPLETION, AS EVIDENCED BY OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AMONG MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC SPEAKING WAS DOCTOR TERRY FUQUA, WHO IS AN AVID BICYCLE RIDER WHO WAS SEVERELY INJURED RECENTLY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY A VEHICLE WHILE RIDING AND KNOCKED INTO A DITCH. FUQUA SAID HE IS LIVING PROOF OF THE NEED FOR BETTER CYCLING TRAILS.
IN OTHER ACTION, COUNCIL APPROVED SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDIANCE TO KEEP THE REAL PROPERTY TAX THE SAME AT 23.6 CENTS PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE.
FINANCIAL OFFICER ROBERT MARTIN GAVE THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH SHOWS A CASH BALANCE OF NEARLY 5 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS—ABOUT 1.1 MILLION MORE THAN THE NUMBER FROM A YEAR AGO.
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