Month: August 2018

The Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department has received grant money to purchase much-needed equipment. According to a post on the department Facebook page, they received an Assistance to Firefighters grant of about $49,000 for vehicle extrication equipment and a gear washer. Pembroke will be only the second department in Christian County to receive the extrication equipment and officials say it will allow them to efficiently and safely get patients out of […]

Marshall County is getting nearly a half-million dollars more in grant money to support victims and families healing from the Marshall County High School shooting. Governor Matt Bevin and the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet announced an additional $489,000 in grant funds. The Marshall County Board of Education was awarded $260,652 for its Marshall Strong Recovery Project. The funds will pay for a coordinator to develop and oversee a […]

Progress continues on construction of the new Christian County Public Safety Building and it should be complete during the first week of December. Judge-Executive Steve Tribble, Treasurer Walter Cummings and other county officials met with personnel from Codell Construction for their monthly update Tuesday morning and Cummings says all types of work continues to complete the building. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2018/08/walter-sheriffs-office.mp3 The anticipated completion date has been pushed from November 21st to December […]

A Christian County Road Department mowing crew discovered what appeared to be a hand grenade on Carter Road near Oak Grove shortly before 9 a.m., but it turned out to be a toy. The Christian County Sheriff’s Department, Oak Grove Police and Christian County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham went to the location near the I-24 bridge and Graham says they were able to determine the item that looked dangerous […]

It was 37 years ago and Mike Foster was an assistant Christian County attorney when he spoke to WHOP News after defeating Sam Fletcher to be elected County Attorney. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2018/08/Mike-Foster-elected.mp3 Friday morning, Foster woke up to mixed emotions on what was his final day in that capacity. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2018/08/Mike-foster-last-day.mp3 Even so, Foster says he knows he made the right decision when he chose not to seek another term and to step […]

Cameron Baldwin                                                            Jeffrey Baldwin Five Hopkins County residents were arrested on varying charges following multiple investigations and pursuits Thursday. The Madisonville-Hopkins County Vice/Narcotics Unit was conducting surveillance in the area of Madisonville about noon and saw 35-year old Christopher Branson driving, despite his license being suspended. He was also wanted on a warrant and a news release says he initially refused to pull over when officers attempted a traffic stop. […]