This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny, Breezy and 80
The big project involving GE Aerospace includes Madisonville. The nearly one billion expenditure will include over 4 million dollars for the Madisonville plant on Nebo Road. They say the facility will receive new and upgraded machinery for producing precise metal parts, crucial for military aircraft engines. It’s also being reported that the G-E Aerospace Foundation contributed 60-thouand dollars last year to the Hopkins County Schools’ Career and Technical Center to improve the Machine Tool program, and provide equipment and cover certification exam costs for students.
Sometimes a police officer does a spot check of a license plate. Following the traffic stop, the officer discovered the vehicle had the wrong plate. The police discovered that the vehicle was not insured and that the registration was for another vehicle. 27-year-old Kirsten Bean of Madisonville was arrested for not being in possession of a license plate or registration, and not having proof of insurance.
Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban the state from enforcing existing worker safety laws that are above and beyond federal standards. Critics say it would weaken worker’s rights and put employees in manufacturing, construction, mining, and other dangerous jobs at higher risk. Kentucky AFL-CIO President Dustin Reinstedler says Kentucky needs state laws that match industry-specific needs and challenges. If passed, House Bill 398 would eliminate the right of a worker’s family, clergy, or attorney to request a safety inspection — a right that exists in all other states.
The Madisonville police are reporting the arrest of a driver who was doing a high rate of speed on I-69 yesterday (Thursday) morning. Ronald Mckenzie exited at mile marker 1-11, but not before his vehicle collided with a light pole and caught on fire. After he jumped over a barbed wire fence, he surrendured after being told that a k-9 would be released to subdue him. McKenzie faces six charges, including fleeing from the police and wanton endangerment.
This is the third year of the Regional Education Partnership Excellence in Teaching awards. The award was created to celebrate and highlight teaching excellence in elementary, middle, and high school education. It recognizes educators in six districts as well as Madisonville Community College and Murray State University-Madisonville. A committee of educators and administrators from each district and representatives from the colleges will select one teacher from each grade level from each district. The window for nominations will remain open online until Friday, April 4th. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 17th at M-C-C.
The rock slide that shut down a lane of I-69 at the Hopkins-Caldwell county line about a month ago is cleared away. The boulders were used to fortify a couple of miles on Kentucky 672.
This month, the Anne P. Baker Gallery at the Glema is displaying the k through 12 art exhibit. It’s open weekdays during business hours.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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