Shaylynn Curtis (Photo via KSP)
INFANT DEATH LEADS TO CHARGE FOR MOTHER
Just after 6 pm Tuesday, Kentucky State Police Post 1 was notified by Trigg County Dispatch of an infant that was found deceased in a residence on Adams Mill Road in Cadiz. The preliminary investigation revealed that 28 year old Shaylynn Curtis had been residing at their residence with her 5 month old baby which died during the night of October 25. Curtis took the deceased infant and drove to a friend’s house. She then returned home, wrapped the infant in a blanket, and placed him in the attic of the residence. Curtis did not make any attempts to call 911 or seek medical assistance, but friends who were concerned about the welfare of the infant contacted 911. Curtis was charged with Abuse of a Corpse and was lodged in the Christian County Jail. The results of the autopsy conducted yesterday are pending and the investigation is continuing by State Police Detective Brian Hill.
CITY COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT
The Murray City Council will meet in regular session tonight. The Council will vote on a lighting bid for Bee Creek Soccer Complex, and also hear reports from Danny Hudspeth of the Public Works Committee and Johnny Bohannon from the Temporary Park Board. The Council will also vote on a bid for a Sewer Camera Upgrade and approve Surplus Items from the Fire Department, and consider an Ordinance on second reading accepting a newly constructed street located in City West Office Park Subdivision. Tonight’s meeting begins at 6:30 in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
CCHD SHIFTS BACK TO WEEKLY REPORTING
Due to lower case numbers, the Calloway County Health Department will now release weekly updated COVID-19 reports on Friday’s. The Health Department is currently waiting for guidance from the Kentucky Department for Public Health before they can administer any Moderna booster doses and hope to have the required guidance this week. Please consult your medical provider or the local pharmacies to determine booster availability. Calloway County’s latest reported positivity rate is 3.12% which is lower than the state rate of 5.56%. Calloway County is one of 71 of the state’s 120 counties outside of the red zone for COVID-19 Incidence Rates. The state reported 863 confirmed new cases and 18 confirmed new deaths yesterday. There are currently 869 hospitalized, which is 246 less than last Wednesday, including 276 in ICU, which is 45 less than a week ago.
CEREMONY HELD FOR RUDOLPH EQUINE CENTER
A naming ceremony was held last week for the Rudolph Equine Education Center on Murray State University’s West Farm. The equine program is one of the signature programs at Murray State, with the Rudolph Equine Education Center housing all of the equine faculty and classrooms while serving as the headquarters of the nationally-acclaimed equine program. Dr. Jim Rudolph is a graduate of Murray State Agriculture and was recruited back to his alma mater where he began the equine program in 1973. For 35 years, he served as a faculty member in Equine Science, including four years as the first Director of the School of Agriculture. He retired from the University in 2004.
PAVING SET TO BEGIN FRIDAY IN BENTON, WEATHER PERMITTING
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans asphalt paving along U.S. 641 through downtown Benton starting Friday near the Town Creek Bridge extending northward through downtown Benton to the 5th Street intersection. There will be no on-street parking in areas with construction activity. Some short detours via side streets may be required to facilitate paving at some locations.
RED CROSS NEED BLOOD
With Thanksgiving and the holidays approaching, the American Red Cross urges donors to continue to make and keep appointments now and in the weeks ahead to help overcome the ongoing emergency blood and platelet shortage that has significantly impacted the nation’s blood supply. The current blood supply is the lowest the Red Cross has seen this time of year in more than a decade. At least 10,000 more donations are needed each week in the coming weeks to meet patient needs. Donors are urged to schedule an appointment now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
IN AND AROUND KENTUCKY
FRANKFORT—Kentucky has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to help expand high-speed internet across the commonwealth. The announcement is the latest step the Beshear-Coleman administration has taken to expand high-speed internet across Kentucky. In August 2020, the administration dedicated $8 million in CARES Act funding to expand internet connectivity for elementary and secondary students and their families.
GREEN COUNTY—Authorities are giving the all clear after a suspicious package was found in Greenup County. River and rail traffic were stopped in the area yesterday afternoon when the package was found on a barge at the MarkWest Plant in South Shore. The FBI, ATF, and Kentucky State Police Hazardous Device Team responded to the site and found the package to be non-hazardous. Investigators say the package was an improperly identified replacement part for a section of the barge. The scene was cleared by yesterday evening.
LEXINGTON—Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman is recognizing the promotion of 26 Kentucky State Police troopers and officers. Coleman attended the promotion ceremony yesterday where one lieutenant colonel, one major, four captains, four lieutenants, and 16 sergeants were commissioned. Coleman spoke ahead of the ceremony, offering congratulations to the officers and troopers in their new roles. The Lieutenant Governor thanked them each for being a “valued member of Team Kentucky.”
CORBIN—Baptist Health officials say they are shutting down their vaccination site in Corbin. Officials say the move is being made because of a decline in cases and a decreased demand for vaccinations. The Baptist Health Corbin vaccination site was one of the first in the commonwealth to open in December. Over 43-thousand doses have been administered at the clinic.
HAZARD—Officials with Hazard Independent Schools say they are investigating after pictures from a Homecoming assembly at Hazard High School went viral on social media. Images from the school’s traditional “Man Pageant” were initially posted on the school’s athletics Facebook page before being taken down. The pictures showed male students dressed in women’s lingerie doing lap dance moves on school officials, including Principal and Hazard Mayor Happy Mobelini. Female students were also shown wearing shirts saying Hooters and carrying drinks made to look like beer. Superintendent Sondra Combs says the district is addressing the incident and that the student-led activity was carried too far.
TENNESSEE—There are over 12-hundred new coronavirus cases in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Health reported the new cases yesterday, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over one-million-277-thousand-500. Over 50 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, with the total number standing at nearly 16-thousand-300. Over eleven-hundred COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee.
TENNESSEE—The leader of a massive manufacturing plant project in West Tennessee is being announced. Governor Bill Lee said yesterday that Clay Bright will serve as the CEO of the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee. Bright is coming over from the Tennessee Department of Transportation where he served as commissioner. Ford is building an over five-and-a-half-billion-dollar electric truck and battery plant at the site in Haywood County.
TENNESSEE—The building housing the Tennessee State Museum is being dedicated as the Bill Haslam Center. A ceremony was held at the facility in Nashville yesterday. The former governor was key in raising funds to build the new site, which opened in 2018. During the ceremony, Governor Bill Lee said the evidence of Haslam’s impact on the state during his eight years in office is everywhere.
