Progress is being made on the new police academy on Bean Cemetery Road. The mayor says construction can begin anytime.
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is reporting a historic year of achievement. For the first time, the 16 colleges produced more than 25-thousand graduates in a single year. Additionally, the K-C-T-C-S recently achieved a three-year graduation rate of 51 per cent, the highest in system history and above the national average. The K-C-T-C-S promotes itself as an affordable, high-quality education that’s close to home.
Kentucky’s junior senator will be holding another Telephone Town Hall. The event by Rand Paul will be on Tuesday, the 23rd at 4 Central Time. To participate, visit the senator’s facebook page.
The Madisonville Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation will be hiring an engineering firm. Local and small firms are especially encouraged to apply. The projects will include everything from roads and utilities to industrial and site development. The application deadline is at noon tomorrow (Tuesday).
The Kentucky State Data Center at the University of Louisville is out with state growth information. It indicates it will be concentrated in a handful of regions while many rural counties will continue to lose population. The biggest increases will be in Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby and Spencer counties. Many counties in Eastern and parts of Western Kentucky are expected to continue losing population.
Dawson Springs will have a free food distribution to those who are eligible. The Tri-State Food Bank says the mobile food distribution will be at the corner of Main Street and Railroad Avenue this morning beginning at 10 and lasting until the supplies are taken. More details are on the Facebook page of the Tri-State Food Bank.
The Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce has a new President and Chief Executive Officer. Throughout her career, Chandler Ladd has demonstrated the ability to build partnerships, support local businesses, and strengthen community engagement efforts. Ladd brings five years of chamber experience to the role, along with a reputation as a respected and knowledgeable leader within the chamber industry.
In Central City, the city council will appoint a new mayor this week to fulfill the term of Tony Armour. In his resignation, he said he was leaving office for health reasons. The city council has requested that the city attorney formally seek an immediate state audit investigation. Armour’s company was paid 41-thousand dollars for roof repairs to city owned buildings when the city had received estimates of 340-thousand dollars. Armour says he was attempting to better utilize taxpayer dollars and was unaware that it was against regulations. The city council is now waiting for the investigation to be completed.
The aviation program in Greenville is now in possession of an innovative aircraft. The Madisonville Community College Aviation Program is now in possession of the world’s first certified electric aircraft. The (PIP-ihs-strul VELL-ihs) Pipistrel Velis Electro will support flight training and aircraft maintenance education and also help prepare students for the next generation of aviation. The state Department of Aviation is also funding electric-aircraft charging stations at four airports.
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