The Madisonville police believe they have the evidence needed to convict a man who they say assaulted a woman. Lamontae Bass is charged with five crimes, including assault and wanton endangerment. His victim was his former girlfriend and who is in the last term of her pregnancy. The police are not releasing the motive for the crime, or the condition of the victim. Bass is presently at the county jail.
The city of Madisonville is announcing two civic meetings. The Code Enforcement Board will get together this afternoon (Monday the 27th) at 5:00 at City Hall. They will be addressing nuisance cases. The city council will have a special meeting on Thursday morning, the 30th at 7-30 to discuss the new budget.
Hopkins County’s state senator is speaking about the new state budget. Robby Mills says it will guide how state transportation funds are spent for two years, beginning in July. He says the 4th State Senate district which includes Hopkins, Webster, Union and Henderson counties, will receive over 430-million dollars. Much of that will help fund Kentucky’s portion of the I-69 bridge. Senator Mills also says there’s also money to fund the Local Assistance Road Plan which gives cities and counties state funds to help local governments with road maintenance. This will especially help Earlington and Hanson. Highway work crews are beginning to address the mine subsidence problem on I-69. Officials say the section of the road impacted by historic mining activity is near Morton’s Gap. Crews say there are no plans to detour traffic.
In Hopkinsville, the Pennyrile Area Development District is sponsoring the Kentucky Association for Economic Development Collaboration Conference. PADD says events like this shine a spotlight on the strengths of the Pennyrile region, as well as provide an opportunity to showcase all that makes the region special.
In Madisonville, the grand jury will hear the case of a man charged with murder and wanton endangerment. 41-year-old Jeremy Wynn is charged with injuring 47-year-old Hallie Brown at a Hanson home on Antioch Church Road. Brown died from her injuries. Wynn’s bond was increased to 750-thousand dollars.
The Greenville police are releasing some of the details about a fatal traffic accident in Muhlenberg County. They say a Chevy S-U-V left the road and overturned on Robert L. Draper Way. The 70-year-old female driver died in a Nashville hospital. Her two passengers are hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The police will release the names once the families are notified.
Earlington is making an effort to improve cell phone service and internet access. That’s the reason for the tower that’s going up behind city hall. A second tower is planned near the A-T-V Park. The city says better network coverage means more reliable calls, faster internet, and stronger communication. The companies installing the towers will pay a monthly lease, contribute yearly net revenue, and maintain their property.
Congressman James Comer is chairing an Oversight Committee roundtable intended to protect farmers impacted by regulations imposed by left-wing administrations. He says it’s like the federal and state governments have been waging a legal war against farmers.
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