Posted by John Humphress on Jul 16, 2010
Date: 07/16/2010 Time: 1440 hrs.
Location: Citizens Branch Bank on Highway 210
Narrative: On 7/16/2010, at approximately 1440 hrs. a white male approximately 5’10, 220 lbs wearing a navy blue jacket with a white stripe across it entered the bank and demanded money. The jacket had National Guard written across the back. He had on sunglasses and a blonde wig with a pony tail. He had on blue jeans, black shoes. He had a black hat with a white label in front with red writing. He was armed with a dark colored semi-auto weapon. The suspect fled in a white SUV. There were no injuries to employees. An undermined amount of money was taken. Officers arrived at 1446 hrs. Anyone witnessing the suspect or have any information on the suspect, Please contact the Campbellsville Police Department at (270) 465-4122
Agencies Involved: Campbellsville Police, Kentucky State Police
Investigating Officers: Chief Dennis Benningfield, Lieutenant Pat Thompson, Detective Brian Morgan and other officers.
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Posted by Alisha Nelson on Jul 15, 2010
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in June 2010, the lowest rate in 16 months, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The revised rate in May 2010 was 10.4 percent.
The June 2010 jobless rate is .8 percentage points lower than the 10.8 percent rate recorded in June 2009 for the state. The 10 percent rate recorded in June 2010 is the lowest unemployment rate recorded since February 2009 when the rate was 9.6 percent.
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Posted by John Humphress on Jul 15, 2010
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Posted by John Humphress on Jul 14, 2010
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and the Kentucky Department for Public Health today issued a warning to consumers after an investigation by the Attorney General’s office confirmed high levels of lead in jewelry sold in Kentucky. The brightly colored jewelry sold at Rainbow stores in Lexington and Louisville could be attractive to children and could present a danger to a child’s health. An investigation into whether the products have been sold elsewhere in Kentucky is ongoing.
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Posted by Alisha Nelson on Jul 14, 2010
Ban extends to cell phone use for 16- and 17-year-old drivers
Governor Steve Beshear’s ongoing effort to make Kentucky roads safer takes a big step on Thursday, July 15, when a new law takes effect to ban texting for all drivers and cell phone use for drivers under 18.
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Posted by John Humphress on Jul 9, 2010
John B Cox, age 38 of Hopkinsville, Kentucky
(Campbellsville, Ky) – The Taylor County Sheriffs Department along with assistance from Detectives from the Kentucky State Police Post 2 and Hopkinsville Police Department executed a search warrant at 202 Millbrooke Drive in Hopkinsville, Kentucky from information received from the ongoing undercover internet ” Child Sex Sting” investigations.
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Posted by Alisha Nelson on Jul 8, 2010
According to an official source Kentucky is blessed with a diversity of wildlife – some 74 species of mammals, 380 species of birds, and 112 species of reptiles and amphibians.
Many of the state’s outdoor enthusiasts encourage wildlife on their property and spend countless hours and considerable sums of money, to get close to nature and its wild creatures.
But, when a family of raccoons takes up residence in the attic, or an opossum spends more time in your garage than the family car does, it doesn’t take long for these uninvited guests to become a nuisance, that’s when it’s time to call Olathe pest control to handle the situation.
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Posted by Alisha Nelson on Jul 7, 2010
(FRANKFORT, KY) – Preliminary statistics* indicate that five people died in five separate crashes on Kentucky’s roadways during the official July 4th Independence Day holiday period, which began at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 2 and ended at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 5.
Four of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and three of those were not wearing seat belts. The motor vehicle crashes occurred in Grayson, Hopkins, Bell and Todd counties.
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Posted by Alisha Nelson on Jul 7, 2010
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) is already in full swing with their summer enforcement campaign that targets inattentive drivers. Operation K.S.P. (Kentucky’s Summer Prevention Plan) began on June 1 and is picking up speed as it sweeps across the state. The campaign will run through Labor Day weekend and will include over 1,000 safety checkpoints across the state.
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Posted by Alisha Nelson on Jul 6, 2010
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Governor Steve Beshear today announced Kentucky will receive a nearly $1 million On-the-Job Training (OJT) National Emergency Grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Funds will provide on-the-job training to approximately 160 long-term unemployed workers in Kentucky.
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