The jury in a two-day trial in Hopkins County Circuit Court is out with a verdict against a man charged with drug activity. Larry Harvey is guilty of 1st Degree Trafficking in 2 or More Grams of Methamphetamine. The jury also found Harvey guilty of being a 1st Degree Persistent Felony Offender. They recommended a sentence of 15 years total. Harvey must serve 10 years before he is eligible for parole. Sentencing will be held on September 28th.
A disoriented driver involved in a single vehicle accident on West Center Street is being charged with suspicion of DUI. When the police first spoke with Cameron Crook, they reported that he could not follow simple instructions. He maintained he had not been drinking and was not under the influence of anything, but Crook’s sobriety test demonstrated signs of impairment, and was arrested on that charge.
The Madisonville woman who continually came outside in the middle of the night and began yelling and disturbing the public is facing four charges. One of Kandra McGregor’s charges was resisting arrest. McGregor was transported to the detention center.
In Washington, our junior senator says we’re still seeing the repercussions of a dishonest government and forced vaccinations. Rand Paul was asked about it on Newsmax.
Webster County is having a Back to School Community Prayer Night. Students, their families, teachers, and administrators are invited to participate on Sunday, August 9th at 6 in Dixon.
Hopkins County is out with a notice to those with delinquent property tax bills. The county clerk says that 2025 delinquent real property tax bills and the delinquent 2022 unmined coal tax bills are posted on two websites. They are HopkinsCountyClerk.com, and HopkinsCounty.KY.GOV. The list of Certificates of Delinquency is also available for public inspection during business hours in the Madisonville office of the clerk at 24 Union Street. The tax sale will be held on September 14th beginning at 10. Participants must register with the County Clerk’s office by 4 PM on September 4th.
The driver who disregarded a stop light and nearly caused an accident is facing three charges. Jose Vasquez also did not have a valid driver’s license. He told the officer that he ran the light because his passenger was having a medical emergency.
More dispatchers are needed in Webster County. They are often the first point of contact for anyone in a major emergency. At all times of day, at least two dispatchers are needed to monitor the 911 center. Eventually, they want to have three people on duty from 11 AM until to 11 PM. To pick up an application or learn more, visit the Webster County Dispatch Facebook page.
Kentucky lawmakers are taking a closer look at expanding the Right to Try Act. It allows terminally ill patients to access experimental drugs and therapies that have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Naomi Lopez is with the Goldwater Institute.
Advocates are hoping to expand the measure by allowing doctors to prescribe medicines to terminally ill patients that are being used in clinical trials.
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