Month: September 2022

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Local News

Grand jury returns indictments for rape, assault

Multiple indictments were returned for assault by a Christian County Grand Jury Friday, along with an indictment for rape in connection with an attack on the rail trail in July.   Indicted for first-degree rape, first-degree strangulation and tampering with physical evidence is 44-year-old Jason Wayne Morse of Hopkinsville—he is accused of grabbing the young woman from behind in the area of the 3700 block of Bahama Drive on the […]

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Local News

CCSO investigating fatal crash on Carter Road

The Christian County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Carter Road Friday afternoon. The call of a single-vehicle motorcycle accident came out around 2 p.m. in the area of the 1100 block of Carter Road, where Major Jason Newby says the male victim was operating a motorcycle north bound at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the motorcycle on Ghost Bridge. […]

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Local News

Most of Western Ky. green on COVID map

Only 10 of Kentucky’s 120 counties are still red on the COVID-19 community spread map and none of them are in western Kentucky. In fact, Christian, Todd, Trigg, Hopkins, Muhlenberg and Caldwell counties are all green on the map and Lyon and Crittenden counties are the only yellow ones in the Pennyrile region. Governor Andy Beshear says the data is clear, Kentucky is now in a decline in cases. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/09/beshear-covid-0930.mp3 […]

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Local News

Longtime state Senator C.B. Embry dies following battle with cancer

Longtime state Senator C.B. Embry has died following a battle with cancer. Embry represented Butler, Muhlenberg and Hopkins County for many years in the Senate and previously served in the House. Third-district Senator Whitney Westerfield of Crofton called Embry a good man and hard worker. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/09/whitney-cb.mp3 He says Embry was a ‘model legislator’ who regularly stood on principle. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/09/more-ww-cb.mp3 In addition to 20 years of service in Frankfort, Embry previously […]

todaySeptember 30, 2022 6

Local Sports

HS Football Recap/Preview

Last Night It was a struggle last night for the Colonels who managed less than 100 yards of total offense. Here was Head Coach Blake Ladson before the game discussing what his team needed to do… https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/09/ladson-9-28-22-cut.mp3 They failed to do that, maybe more specifically the be physical part. The Gators were more physical and seemed to move the ball at will and their defense continually pushed the line of […]

todaySeptember 30, 2022 1

Local Sports

Gators Chomp Down on Colonels

42-0. That was the final score Thursday night for Christian County hosting Greenwood. That score really tells you all you need to know. Shut out for just the second time all season, this potent offense that boasts three WR's with a one hundred yard game and a QB who has a two hundred yard game through the air and on the ground, managed less than one hundred yards of total […]

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Local News

Man injured in Parkway accident dies

The man injured in a single-vehicle accident early Thursday morning on the Pennyrile Parkway in Christian County has died. Christian County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Miller identified the victim as 48-year old Mike Shiery of Evansville, who died at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. Shiery had been southbound near the 23 mile-marker about 8 a.m. Thursday when he ran off the right side of the roadway and flipped, landing upside down […]

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Local Sports

HS Sports Thursday Recap

Volleyball Last Night Madisonville-North Hopkins 1 Davies County 3 Trigg County 0 St. Mary 3 Ohio County 3 Muhlenberg County 0 Foundation Christian Academy 0 Heritage Christian Academy 3 Weekend Quad State Tournament   Girls Soccer Last Night Christian County 1 Apollo 4 University Heights 10 Mayfield 0 Madisonville-North Hopkins 7 Owensboro 0 Todd County Central 0 Rossview (Clarkesville) 4 Muhlenberg County 3 Trigg County 8 Crittenden County 3 Hopkinsville […]

todaySeptember 30, 2022 4

Local Sports

College Sports RoundUp

Southeastern Conference Announces Full 2023 Softball Schedule LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2023 Southeastern Conference schedule was announced by the league office Thursday afternoon, with the Kentucky home schedule featuring some of the best teams in the conference heading to Lexington this spring. The SEC season will again consist of eight three-game series with each team playing four home series and four road series across a nine-week stretch, with each team […]

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