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The mayor of Madisonville says these are exciting days for the city’s development. Kevin Cotton says the goal for years has been to get the city on the map, and now there’s evidence that it’s happening. During a retail recruitment trip to New York City, the mayor and the deputy city administrator, Brad Long, heard major business executives describe the business growth occurring in Madisonville.
A Madisonville man is being charged with violating an emergency protection order. The complainant produced a text message sent to her by Robert Campfield. It was explained to Campfield that the E-P-O meant he was to have no communication.
For a few years, Madisonville Community College has been offering flight training. Now, the school is about to begin an Aviation Maintenance Technology Program. It’s designed to prepare students for careers as certified aviation maintenance technicians. This program will provide students with the technical skills and credentials needed to enter a high-demand, high-paying field.
A publication out of New York is featuring Madisonville. A group including the mayor was just at the International Council of Shopping Centers Conference. The article highlights Deputy City Administrator, Brad Long who addressed the conference on what it takes to help a community thrive. To read the article, search International Council of Shopping Centers Conference.
It was a traffic stop that led to the arrest of two men using fake I-Ds. The Madisonville police say Vincente Marcos and a man being called John Due were stopped for several traffic violations. Marcos handed the officer a fake driver’s license. Doe Doe handed the officer a Guatemala identification card with a photo of another man. Both Marcos and Doe did not have valid driver’s licenses.
A new carbon monoxide detector is being installed at a residence on Yorkwood Place. The resident reported to the fire department that every hour on the hour the detector was beeping, and then would deactivate. The M-F-D crew swept the structure with the four-gas monitor, and nothing could be detected. Since the unit did not have a date on it, the resident was advised to contact maintenance to get a new detector.
A young hero lives in a small, unincorporated Muhlenberg County community. At three in the morning, 11-year-old Brantley Dickerson woke up to find his sister’s room was on fire. He woke everyone up in the Cleaton home on State Road 21-07. His parents say Brantley saved his sister, her grandfather, his younger brother, and their dogs. The cause of the fire was determined to be old wiring. They hope to return to their home by Christmas.
The odor of natural gas brought the Madisonville Fire Department to an address on Princeton Road. A neighbor claimed to hear a hissing sound coming from the gas meter. Engine 2 heard no hissing and found no natural gas. Atmos Energy found a small leak and made the corrections necessary to put the unit back in service.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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