Month: June 2020

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Local News

Non-partisan filing deadline is Tuesday

Tuesday is the deadline to file for non-partisan offices and to file for some partisan offices as an independent in Kentucky. Christian County Elections Coordinator Melinda Humphries says the deadline is for candidates for city council or commission in the smaller towns and school board members in three districts. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2020/06/melinda-non-partisan.mp3 It’s important to note that while the Democratic and Republican parties chose Wendell Lynch and J.R. Knight as their nominees […]

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Local News

NAACP opposing non-partisan local elections

The Kentucky and local branch of the NAACP is urging Hopkinsville City Council to vote against non-partisan local elections when they meet Tuesday night. Final reading of the ordinance is on the agenda and it would maintain a primary in each ward and all 12 wards would still be represented on council. NAACP Kentucky State Conference President Marcus Ray sent a letter to all members of council and to Mayor […]

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Local Sports

WKU issues proposal for allowing athletes to return

Western Kentucky University has released a draft on when athletes can return to campus. The Bowling Green Daily News reports most WKU football players will come back to campus starting June 8th. WKU Athletics will phase the arrival of 16 teams throughout the summer for physicals and voluntary workouts. The current plan for athletes returning in August is based on health and government guidelines at the time of the proposal […]

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Local Sports

Louisville basketball assistant Fennell arrested over the weekend

photo credit: U of L athletics University of Louisville assistant coach Kahill Fennell was arrested Saturday night and booked in violation of Louisville's curfew order, unlawful assembly and failing to comply with an order to leave. He was protesting the shooting of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed in her apartment in March by Louisville police. The Courier Journal reports head coach Chris Mack as saying he spoke with […]

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Local Sports

Nashville SC could resume MLS action soon

Nashville SC could be playing games soon. The Major League Soccer Players Association announced last night it voted to approve economic concessions for this season. That includes across-the-board salary cuts and assenting to play in a proposed summer tournament in the Orlando area with no fans. The union said in a statement the players want to play soon as they are safely able to do so. The proposal will be […]

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Local Sports

SPORTS HEADLINES June 1, 2020

College Football The College Football Hall of Fame was damaged by Atlanta rioters Friday night protesting the death of George Floyd. The building was boarded up with the most valuable memorabilia transferred to a more secure facility. The glass façade was shattered and rioters trashed the gift shop, pilfering merchandise before police arrived. MLB The Athletic reports The Players Association proposed a 114-game schedule with no additional salary cuts. There […]

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Local News

KSP reminds: Never leave a child in a hot car

During this first week of June, Kentucky State Police is reminding motorists how deadly it can be to leave a child in a hot car in the summer months. ‘Keeping Kids Cool’ is a statewide initiative to provide awareness about leaving children in hot cars, according to a news release, which says while it may seem like common sense, statistics show that these deaths are continuing to happen across the […]

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