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Kentucky Cancer Program presents at PADD

The Pennyrile Area Development District heard from the Kentucky Cancer Program at Monday’s board of directors meeting and learned about the state’s high cancer rates. Cancer Control Specialist Joan Lang spoke about the four most common cancers in the state, which are breast, colorectal, cervical and lung cancer but she mostly focused on lung cancer. She says those four make up 50 percent of cancer deaths in Kentucky but lung […]

todayMarch 12, 2018 9

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HFD donates $4,000 to Pink Ribbon Network

The Hopkinsville Fire Department presented the local Pink Ribbon Network with their largest donation yet, as a part of their pink shirt campaign. During a presentation Thursday at the fire station on West 1st Street, Chief Freddie Montgomery and Lt. Michael Pendleton presented representatives of the Ribbon Network with a $4,000 check.   Ann Isom with the network says the money will stay in the community to assist those struggling with […]

todayFebruary 15, 2018 5

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Great turnout for Relay for Life pancake breakfast

The Christian County Relay for Life 2018 campaign officially got underway Saturday morning with the annual kick-off pancake breakfast. Serving sausage, pancakes, juice, coffee and more, citizens filled First Baptist Church in support of Relay for Life, which in turn aids those battling cancer in the area, as the money raised stays local. Organizer Pam Futrell says it was a great turnout. http://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2018/01/0127pampancakes.mp3 She thanked everyone, including the businesses who […]

todayJanuary 27, 2018 5

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