This is Boyce Tate. Today is October 9th, it’s sunny and 76.
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The Madisonville police are investigating the death of an infant. An autopsy in Tennessee indicated the child’s death was ruled a homicide. The M-P-D is reporting that the mother’s boyfriend is being charged with murder. 22-year-old Anthony Page of Madisonville and the child’s aunt were the only adults at the Couch Street residence the evening the child died. Page was arrested on Monday afternoon. The baby suffered blunt force trauma.
The driver of a Chrysler Sebring with a headlight out is charged with violating 6 traffic laws. Tyler Pugh was stopped on South Main last week. He could not provide the vehicle registration or insurance. Pugh is charged with taking the license plate off of a pickup and placing it on the Chrysler.
A number of Kentucky State Police telecommunicators are on their way to North Carolina. In Asheville, they will assist the devastated areas, by providing dispatch operations to first responders.
In Frankfort, Hopkins County’s Wade Williams is running for re-election to the State House. He has announced that he has the endorsement of the Kentucky Faternal Order of Police. Williams is also thanking the Kentucky Automobile Dealers Association for their endorsement. He says people have been asking about Amendment 1 on the November ballott. Williams says it deals with whether or not non-citizens should be prohibited from voting in Kentucky. Mr. Williams says our Constitution does not specifically ban non-citizens from voting.
Recently, some Madisonville officials attended the Kentucky League of Cities Conference. Mayor Kevin Cotton and Deputy City Administrator Brad Long couldn’t help but notice the unusual amount of talk about Madisonville.
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A Madisonville trucking company is filling a van trailer with donated supplies for those impacted by the heavy rain in Elizabethton-Tennessee. Brett Chappell Trucking needs water, non-perishable food, cleaning supplies, large trash bags, pet food, and the lost goes on. They would like to begin the trip tomorrow (Thursday) morning. The donation site is Chappell Trucking at 27-22 North Main.
A community in Hopkins County is still working to rid itself of the look of a tornado. Barnsley was hit by two tornadoes three years apart. Still visible are snapped off tree limbs, unreplaced house siding, and dead wires on electric poles. Many of the wires are wrapped on active lines. The county is asking those who own the wires to come and get them and do what they can to clean up the sight.
It’s a fact. Some of the most successful people in Madisonville have spent some, or alot of time at M-C-C. To everyone’s advantage, college has changed. Here is Amy Wilkerson of M-C-C’s Enrollment Center.
To learn more, visit their website.
In Hopkins County, the school district is beginning a program intended to bring awareness to the Crime Stoppers of Hopkins County. There will be two competitions. A 100-dollar cash prize will go to the three poster contest winners in the elementary, middle, and high school divisions. 500-dollars is the prize for the winners in the Video Contest. Entries must be received by October 15th. Details are on social media.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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