This is Boyce Tate. Today: Partly Sunny and 47
Law enforcement in Hopkins and Christian counties is asking for your help in locating 26-year-old Tyler Bivins. Bivens is wanted for alleged drug trafficking. The state police say he is white, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with hazel eyes and brown hair.
A retired Lieutenant with the Madisonville Police Department has a new job. Corey Miller is signing on as the School Resource Officer at Madisonville North. In his 20 years with the M-P-D, Miller was a patrol officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant before retiring in August of this year.
Advocacy groups across Kentucky are urging the governor to enact a moratorium on utility shutoffs until March. Kentuckians for Energy Democracy says the colder weather is putting the squeeze more household budgets. It’s estimated that energy bills are 6 per cent higher in cold weather. Kentucky is among a handful of states with no protections against utility disconnections during extreme weather.
The U.S. Education Department’s proposal to redefine what constitutes a “professional degree” could lead to deep cuts in federal loans for students across nearly a dozen industries, including nursing. The C-E-O of the Kentucky Nurses Association does not think it’s a good idea.
That was Delanor Manson. The Kentucky Nurses Association has launched a petition advocating to maintain and respect nursing as a profession.
This week, many are remembering the devastating tornado four years ago that killed nearly 90 persons in several states. The historic storm, that had one of the longest tracks in U-S history, killed over two dozen in Bremen and Dawson Springs. In Hopkins County, 500 buildings were destroyed. Dawson Mayor Jenny Sewell says much has been rebuilt, and the city is still rebuilding.
The Madisonville police say when a speeding driver cannot product a driver’s license, that person is going to jail. This is what occurred with Morgan Holman. The traffic stop took place on East Center Street. Holman was going 49 in a 35-mile-an-hour zone.
Wildlife officials are quick to say that there are too many deer. Nationally, most of the problems are east of the Mississippi. Hopkins County Judge Executive Jack Whitfield recogizes that it’s not any easy problem to fix.
Whitfield says Hopkins County leads the state in most deer collisions.
The state is handing out this years Impaired Driving Awards. Recognized from the Madisonville Police Department is Officer Steven Krueger. Awards were presented to those with the most impaired-driving arrests in each agency.
The Greenville Tourism Commission is cancelling the Wreaths Across America ceremony tomorrow (Saturday) due to the expected cold weather. The wreaths will still be placed at Veterans’ Plaza, and they invite everyone to take a moment to honor our veterans whenever the weather allows.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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