This is Boyce Tate. Today: Mostly Sunny and 59.
The National Weather Service says this week will be mainly dry and warmer with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows generally above the freezing mark.
The state senator representing the 4th District that includes Hopkins, Union, Webster, and Henderson counties is out with an update. Robby Mills says in the last week, he celebrated the start of training at the new Western Kentucky Police Training Center in Madisonville, he voted to stop Governor Beshear from spending tax dollars on state prisoners, he passed a shared-cost Healthcare benefit improvement for the County Employees Retirement System, and voted to hopefully bring pre-pandemic, in office, state employees back to the office.
A bank with six locations in Western Kentucky is out with a scam alert. United Community Bank of West Kentucky says some customers have received fake texts from the bank, and even some phone calls. The bank says they never text, and that any person contacted in such a manner, should hang up and dial the bank to report it.
The governor is glad to report that not as many inmates are returning to prison. Andy Beshear says in the last two years, nearly 70 percent of those who were released from state custody have not been in reincarcerated.
The Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce says time is running out to get tickets to the state of the county breakfast. It’s coming up on Wednesday, March 5th at the Ballard Convention Center from 7:30 until 9.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
Law enforcement is looking for the suspect in a shooting incident in Nortonville. The H-C-S-O says a man was shot in the hip following an argument on Friday. The suspect is 45-year-old Calvin Long. He is white, 6-4, and 179 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Long was shot on Blanche Avenue. Anyone with information about Calvin Long should contact authorities.
It seems like there’s a new phone scam to report everyday. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office says residents are reporting that the caller identifies himself as Sergeant Johnson with the sheriff’s office. He also has a voicemail that uses that name. If you receive a call like this, please do not provide any personal information or send any money. The H-C-S-O says they never phone to solicit in exchange for an arrest warrant not being issued.
One of the biggest groups that promotes living in Madisonville is the police department. Most all agree that they get support and respect that’s above the norm. Here is Lieutenant Van Killough.
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Hopkins County is encouraging residents that experienced flooding to complete a short FEMA form. They say this is not registration for assistance, or a guarantee of, but a way for the state to demonstrate the need for individual assistance. You can find the link on the Hopkins County Emergency Management Facebook page.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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