Month: July 2022

The death toll from historic flash flooding Thursday morning in eastern Kentucky has risen to 15 and Governor Andy Beshear expects that number to double and to include some children. Appearing Friday morning on CNN, the governor announced the death toll rose from 8 to 15 overnight. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/07/gov-cnn.mp3 He says some entire families have been lost in the flooding. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/07/gov-cnn1.mp3 He says some entire homes were swept away with families […]

Paducah police are looking for two women from Hopkinsville and Clarksville in connection with a stolen vehicle and attempted robbery. They allege 38-year old Latasha Taylor of Clarksville went into a store near Kentucky Oaks Mall last Friday afternoon and handed a clerk a note saying a man who was holding her hostage would shoot someone if they didn’t give her money. Taylor fled when the clerk called police and […]

A man was arrested for felony assault following an incident Thursday morning at the Manhattan Motel on South Main Street. Hopkinsville police charged 41-year old Genesis Bloomer of Hopkinsville with second-degree assault, with a report alleging he struck 22-year old Isaiah Jessup on the head with a hammer, causing minor injuries. The incident happened about 9:30 a.m. and Bloomer was lodged in the Christian County Jail.

Governor Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency for areas of eastern Kentucky devastated by flash flooding Thursday morning. At least six counties had already declared local states of emergency: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Letcher, Owsley and Pike. Governor Andy Beshear says the number of fatalities in those counties is expected to be in the double-digits. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/07/gov-flooding.mp3 Governor Beshear mobilized the Kentucky National Guard, which has 15-20 high-axle vehicles that […]

The Fill the Bus campaign is underway for Todd County Schools and there’s still time to donate before students return to their school buildings on August 10. Community Education Director Katrena Smith says they’re accepting both monetary donations and physical items, and the Family Resource Centers in the schools are asking for their most requested items—paper, pencils, notebooks, hand sanitizer and more. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/07/0728smithitems.mp3 She says those supplies are available for […]

With the child abuse trial set to begin Monday for former First United Methodist Church pastor Paige Williams and former daycare director Abby Leach, several issues were discussed during a hearing Thursday morning in Christian Circuit Court. Williams and Leach are accused of failing in their legal duty to protect children in their care from abuse by former daycare worker Allison Simpson, who was convicted last month of 12 counts […]