Month: May 2022

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Local News

Positivity rate up, Ky. reports 7,140 new COVID cases

The positivity rate is now at 11.21 percent in Kentucky, with 7,140 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last week. According to a weekly update, there were also 37 newly reported deaths in that time, bringing the death toll in the Commonwealth up to 15,945 since the pandemic began.  On the Kentucky COVID-19 community spread level map, Christian, Todd and Trigg counties remain ‘green’. There are currently 234 people in […]

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Local News

Christian Co. Long Term Recovery group to host ‘call day’ next week

The Christian County Long Term Recovery Group Inc. will host a “call day” on Tuesday of next week, June 7 from noon until 5 p.m. at 110 West Second Street. According to a news release, the purpose of the event is to talk with individuals or businesses impacted by the December 10-11 or the January 1 tornadoes that struck Christian County. Officials says that for those who have already filed a FEMA […]

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Local Sports

Murray State basketball announces signing of Moore

photo credit: Murray State athletics Murray State announced the signing today of Brian Moore. Moore is a 6-3 guard from Harlem, NY who played this past season for Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Moore was a second team NJCAA All American. He was his team’s leading scorer at 21.3 points per game this past season to go along with 5.2 assists per contest.

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Local News

Forecasters don’t expect major severe weather outbreak with cold front Wednesday

While parts of the midwest have been battered by severe weather this week, a major outbreak of severe storms or tornadoes isn’t expected when a cold front moves through western Kentucky and middle Tennessee Wednesday night. Mike York with the National Weather Service in Paducah said during this week’s conference call that the Storm Prediction Center has the region under a marginal risk for severe weather Wednesday and while there […]

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Local News

400 Mile Yard Sale begins Thursday

The 400 Mile Yard Sale will bring thousands of bargain-hunters to the region along US 68 this weekend and there will be hundreds of folks trying to sell items they no longer want or need at their homes and other sites. Tara Hall is the 400 Mile Yard Sale director and says make a trip out of it and enjoy the sites along the route from one end of Kentucky […]

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Uncategorized

Brafman takes plea deal that comes with 20 year sentence for attempted murder, arson

After her first trial that ended with a guilty verdict and life sentence was overturned by the Kentucky Supreme Court due to prosecutorial misconduct, 36-year old Karen Brafman of Cerulean accepted a plea deal Tuesday morning that comes with a 20 year sentence. Brafman set a mobile home on fire with six people, including four minors, inside on Princeton Road in May of 2018. Circuit Judge John Atkins read the […]

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Local News

East Fourth murder suspect arraigned in District Court

Arraignment was held Tuesday morning in Christian District Court for the man accused of fatally shooting 33-year old Christopher Montrell Mumford of Hopkinsville outside an 810 East Fourth Street home just before midnight Friday. Christian District Judge Lindsey Adams entered a not guilty plea on behalf of 32-year old Tavaris Quarles of Hopkinsville and left his bond at $500,000. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/05/0531quarlesbond.mp3 Judge Adams scheduled a preliminary hearing for June 8. The […]

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Local News

Cadiz man charged with failing to comply with sex offender registry

A Cadiz man was arrested Sunday afternoon for failing to comply with the sex offender registry. Princeton police stopped 33-year old John Taylor of Cadiz for disregarding a traffic control device, according to a news release, which says a computer check showed his license is suspended and that he is a registered sex offender who has not updated his address on the registry. Taylor was arrested for failure to comply […]

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