This is Boyce Tate. Today: Increasing Clouds and 79.
The Madisonville police are reporting the arrest of an I-69 driver of a vehicle with the strong odor of marijuana. When Gerald Aldridge heard the officer say he would be searching the vehicle, Aldridge replied: No, you aren’t. Found was marijuana, suspected marijuana and meth, and a pipe.
A speeding driver on a one-lane county road is what led to a traffic stop. Before the stop, Tisha Galbraith was also seen narrowly avoiding a collision with another vehicle and running through a stop sign. Her husband said she had consumed a handful of Ritalin. Galbraith faces four charges. They include reckless driving, and with operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance.
The Hopkins County Schools has opened Middle School Career Labs that are designed to provide early exposure to various career fields for over 15-hundred students. The new school superintendent thinks this is a great opportunity. Here is Dr. Damon Fleming. (Clip in audio below)
There will be a special meeting of the Dawson Springs City Council this evening at 5:30. It will include the 2nd reading of this year’s property tax ordinance. The meeting will be in the council chambers at 200 West Arcadia Avenue.
Applications are now available for more than 2-million dollars in federal funding to help prevent domestic violence, dating violence and stalking in the commonwealth. Applications must be submitted online. To learn more, visit the website of the Kentucky Secretary of State.
The Madisonville police are reporting the Sunday night arrest of a man traveling down the sidewalk on a riding mower. Marshall Gibson’s driver’s license had been suspended. They say the cutting deck had been removed but that Gibson was in violation of a city ordinance. After consenting to a search, it was found that Gibson was in possession of some meth and a glass pipe.
The traffic stop of a driver who failed to use a turn signal ended up with the driver receiving 7 charges. Damien Barber’s charges include the inability to produce a driver’s license, failure to produce proof of insurance, possession of marijuana, and failure to notify the state of an address change.
The Hopkins County Humane Society is excited to announce a low-cost spay-neuter clinic. The dogs must weigh less than 50 pounds. A deposit is required. It’s 35-dollars for dogs and 25-bucks for a cat. The deposit will be refunded during your appointment. The dogs will be on September 16th and the cats will be on the 17th. The event will be at the West Kentucky Archery Complex at 31-hundred Grapevine Road. To register, visit the humane society Facebook page.
A “Fortune 100” company is considering a northeastern Kentucky location as the site for a more than one-billion dollar investment in a hyperscale technology campus for data centers. The potential project in Mason County is part of what could be a boom in “hyperscale” data centers in Kentucky. It’s believed the project could upgrade infrastructure, boost property tax revenue, and provide hundreds of jobs with nearly double the normal base salary in the county.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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