This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny and 70.
A new law permits counties and cities to establish an ordinance allowing operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles on highways. The passage of Senate Bill 63 legally begins on June 27th. It must be registered, equipped with essential safety features, and insured. It must also pass an inspection. There’s a 10-dollar annual registration fee and a 25-dollar inspection fee to the sheriff’s office prior to titling. Street-legal special-purpose vehicle license plates are expected to arrive in late June.
The governor is busy organizing disaster unemployment assistance. Since the original announcement, Mr. Beshear is adding 24 more counties. They include Muhlenberg and Webster. With details about Disaster Unemployment Assistance, and the full list of details, visit this website: k-c-c dot k-y dot ORG.
When it comes to helping people recover from severe weather, FEMA and the Small Business Administration are there to assist. Here is Lane Davis of the S-B-A. (Clip in audio below) FEMA will be in the area until June 25th. (Clip in audio below) Davis says you can find out more by visiting the disaster recovery center in your county.
Yes, Monday is Memorial Day, but the state wants you to know that the Disaster Recovery Centers will be open. The hours will be from 9 until 7.
The Hopkins County Board of Education is seeking applications to fill a vacancy on the Board representing Division #1. John Osborne is resigning his seat. His last day will be June 30th. The appointment will be effective until the November 2026 regular election. Applications are available at Hopkins County Board of Education Central Office and online at the district’s website.
It’s a little unusual for the person who contacts the police to come to his home to be the one who gets arrested. The Madisonville police have evidence that Bradley Blanton who lives on Independence Drive was impersonating a peace officer. He told a visitor to his home that he was an undercover federal agent working out of the Georgia field office. Local officials confirmed that Blanton was not an agent and filed the charge against him.
Hopkins County’s representative in Frankfort says the changing tax code is likely to add population and jobs to Kentucky. In other words, Wade Williams believes the economic outlook for the Bluegrass State is on the upswing. (Clip in audio below)
In order to promote safety, the Madisonville police are planning to increase traffic safety checkpoints. A big part of that is removing impaired drivers from the roads. Six locations are tentatively being selected for monitoring. They say that drivers who choose to drive under the influence will be held accountable.
A member of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is a recipient of this year’s Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award. Deputy Brandon Reynolds is a member of the Madisonville Elks Lodge 738.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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