Here are the winners in yesterday’s election affecting Hopkins County residents. At the federal level, it will be Andy Barr and James Comer. The constitutional amendment easily passed. The magistrate winners are Tim Riggs, Ronnie Noel, Chris Bowles, and Justin Jones. Madisonville mayor Kevin Cotton will serve another term. The Madisonville city council winners are Misty Cavanaugh, Debbie Enoch, and Kim Jones. The Hanson commissioners are Teresa Anthony, Chuck Holzknecht, Emily Williams, and Ann Lecornu. The new mayors in the county are Brandon Marsh, Karen Landruff, Paul McPeek, Sheila Suttles, and Harry Highfill.
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the arrest of drug trafficker, but it was his shoplifting that led to his arrest. 33-year-old Owen Daugherty of Mortons Gap visited the Pilot Travel Center in Mortons Gap and is reported to have fled northbound. He was taken into custody on October 31st at mile-marker 112 when a responding deputy intercepted Daugherty’s Buick SUV. Daugherty was found to be in possession of 50 suspected morphine tablets, and numerous drug paraphernalia items.
The Green River Area Development District has awarded the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet a Rapid Re-skill Grant. The $940,000 dollars will help workers affected by layoffs gain the training, skills, and credentials needed to pursue careers in growing industries like manufacturing, aerospace, energy, and construction. GRADD says investing in the workforce means investing in the future of our communities.
A new Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic is planned for Madisonville. Construction on the Nebo Road facility will begin in January. Mayor Kevin Cotton says it will not duplicate the present veterans clinic on Stagecoach Road, but should reduce the number of times veterans have to drive out of town for treatment.
The MD says they man they witnessed committing multiple traffic violations is being held on a $1,000 dollar bond. Dustin Tolliver is in jail after a traffic stop led to drug charges. The officer says during the traffic stop on South Kentucky Avenue, he handed the officer a THC marijuana vape pen. Tolliver was also in possession of 100 Lortab pills, and a metal cut pipe with a powdery white substance.
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