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News Headlines for: 7/29/10
HOPKINSVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT IN WHICH A MAN ACCOSTED A DENZIL DRIVE WOMAN EARLY WEDNESDAY, MADE VULGAR COMMENTS AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO LIFT HER SKIRT BEFORE FLEEING ON FOOT.
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THIS WEEK'S FUGITIVES FROM CRIMESTOPPERS ARE 27-YEAR OLD DONALD DEVON HARRIS, A BLACK MALE, 6'/180, WHO IS NAMED IN MULTIPLE WARRANTS; AND 47-YEAR OLD ROY MICHAEL MERRITT, A BLACK MALE, 5'11'/180, WHO IS WANTED FOR PROBATION VIOLATION. OFFICER PAUL RAY SAYS CRIMESTOPPERS WILL PAY A CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF EITHER MAN. AS ALWAYS, YOU NEED NOT GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO APPEAR IN COURT. THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 887-TIPS.
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THE HOPKINSVILLE OPTIMIST CLUB IS BEING JOINED BY THE JEFFERS BEND STEERING COMMITTEE AND PENNYRILE R-C-AND-D COUNCIL IN HOSTING THIS YEAR'S 'RESPECT FOR LAW' PROGRAM, WHICH IS SET FOR EARLY NEXT MONTH AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS OFF NORTH MAIN STREET.
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AN ORGANIZATION WITH A NAME CLOSELY AKIN TO AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN CLARKSVILLE HAS BEEN FINED BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VETERANS AS CLAIMED.
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YET ANOTHER DISASTER HAS RESULTED IN FARMERS IN CHRISTIAN AND TODD COUNTIES BEING DECLARED ELIGIBLE FOR EMERGENCY LOANS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
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News Headlines for: 7/28/10
OUTGOING HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR JULIE ANTEE WAS HONORED WITH A RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, WITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LISA BOND SAYING THAT MS. ANTEE HAS CHANGED MUCH FOR THE BETTER DURING HER TEN-YEAR TERM INCLUDING MAKING THE FACILITY MORE FRIENDLY TO THE PUBLIC.
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN PRESENTED A BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR TO FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER STAFF SERGEANT BRENT SCHNEIDER OF TEXAS EARLIER THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN.
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THOSE INTERESTED IN CRIME TRENDS OR THOSE WHO ARE JUST CURIOUS CAN GO ONLINE AND SEE A MAP OF WHERE CRIMES HAVE RECENTLY OCURRED IN CLARKSVILLE, ACCORDING TO THE LEAF CHRONICLE, WHICH SAYS THE WEBSITE IS WWW.CRIMEREPORTS.COM.
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A WRECK IN LYON COUNTY WEDNESDAY MORNING INVOLVING THREE TRACTOR-TRAILERS CAUSED MAJOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND DELAYS, THOUGH DETAILS ARE STILL PENDING IN THE ABSENCE OF A STATE POLICE REPORT.
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WORK ON A SINKHOLE ON KENTUCKY 272 NEAR THE LITTLE RIVER BRIDGE IN TRIGG COUNTY MAY CAUSE SOME SMALL DELAYS THURSDAY.
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News Headlines for: 7/28/10
GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR HAS ORDERED FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF WEDNESDAY IN HONOR OF 19-YEAR OLD PFC DAVID T. MILLER OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION(AIR ASSAULT) WHO DIED JUNE 21 IN A SUICIDE BOMBER INCIDENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND WILL BE BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
ONE OF THE MORE ACTIVE ELEMENTS AT FORT CAMPBELL WILL PAUSE FOR MOST OF FRIDAY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE POST AND THE HOPKINSVILLE-0AK GROVE-CLARKSVILLE COMMUNITIES, WITH 'ORGANIZATIONAL DAY ' TO BE CELEBRATED BY THE STAFF AT BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
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THE LAFAYETTE FAMILY WHO WAS VICTIMIZED LAST WEEK BY A BURGLAR WHO KILLED THEIR DOG WAS AGAIN THE TARGET OF BURGLARS ON TUESDAY, WITH THE ENTRY AGAIN TAKING A PERSONAL NOTE AS A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND A MARRIAGE LICENSE WERE TAKEN AND A COUCH, BED, AND TREADMILL WERE ALL CUT. ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION BY SHERIFF'S OFFICIALS IS THE THEFT OF A $1,000 DIAMOND RING FROM THE HOME OF VICKI COLEWELL ON THE CROFTON-MACEDONIA RD.
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HOPKINSVILLE POLICE DETAINED A JUVENILE IN THE AREA OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ON WALNUT ST. TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER THEY RECEIVED THE REPORT OF YOUNGSTERS WITH A B-B GUN, WITH SUCH A WEAPON FOUND IN THE AREA WHERE THE BOY WAS STOPPED.
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TWO BROTHERS AND ONE OF THEIR SONS WHO PASTOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROUGHT MEMBERS OF THEIR CONGREGATION TO HOPKINSVILLE EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR A HOME REPAIR 'BLITZ'.
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STATE TRANSPORTATION CABINET SPOKESMAN KEITH TODD SAYS BOTH EASTBOUND LANES OF I-24 REMAIN OPEN AT THE 91 MILE MARKER AFTER A SINKHOLE WAS REPORTED THERE TUESDAY, WHILE HIS COUNTERPART IN THE BOWLING GREEN OFFICE, KEIRSTEN JAGGERS, SAYS WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULED CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF KY 507 IN NORTH TODD COUNTY HAS BEEN POSTPONED BECAUSE THE NEEDED EQUIPMENT REMAINS IN USE ELSEWHERE.
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SEVERAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR, INCLUDING A RECEPTION FROM 4:30 UNTIL 6 WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DEPARTING HOPKINSVILLE-CHRISTIAN COUNTY LIBRARY DIRECTOR JULIE ANTEE AND A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AT 5:15.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENNESSEE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUES TO REFLECT THE DEVASTATING SPRING FLOODS, WITH THE 'LEAF CHRONICLE' NOTING THAT JUST TWO MONTHS AGO, THE 4TH LOWEST JOBLESS RATE AMONG TENNESSEE'S 95 COUNTIES WAS POSTED IN MONTGOMERY.
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AN INDICATION OF THE DIVERSITY OF THE POPULATION IN THIS AREA IS THE EXISTANCE OF THE 'ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE' INSTITUTE AT AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY,WHERE ENROLLMENT FOR THE FALL SEMESTER BEGINS NEXT MONTH.
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AS DEFINED BY 'BUSINESSWEEK' MAGAZINE, KENTUCKY IS THE 6TH 'LAZIEST STATE' IN THE U.S.--JUST BEHIND TENNESSEE AND JUST AHEAD OF WEST VIRGINIA.
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MEANWHILE, KENTUCKY RANKS 40TH IN THE NATION IN WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE 'KIDS COUNT' DATA BOOK, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION WHICH USES THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA TO MEASURE THE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN EACH STATE, ACCORDING TO A NEWS RELEASE.
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News Headlines for: 7/27/10
THE ACQUISITION OF THE FORMER CAMPBELL’S OFFICE SUPPLY BUILDING ON WEST 7TH STREET FOR USE BY THE JAIL’S COMMUINTY PROGRAMS WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY TUESDAY, WITH THE JAIL’S COMMISSARY FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE PURCHASE.
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THE $6,000,000 SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES ASSISTANCE CENTER OPENED THEIR NEW 15,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ON POST TUESDAY, WITH THE FACILITY TO FEATURE COMPUTER LABS, A CHILD CARE CENTER, A RECREATION ROOM AND SEVERAL OTHER SERVICES ACCORDING TO AN ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY.
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OAK GROVE CITY COUNCIL HAD BEEN SET TO MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY EVENING, BUT COULD NOT WHEN THREE OF THEIR SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS FAILED TO SHOW UP, AS REPORTED BY THE EAGLE POST.
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KENTUCKY IS A FINALIST FOR THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE “RACE FOR THE TOP” FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH TENNESSEE WAS APPROVED FOR LAST MONTH.
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OVER 150,000 TENNESSEE VOTERS HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE AUGUST PRIMARY IN EARLY VOTING.
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