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CALLOWAY COUNTY MEN FACE METH RELATED CHARGES
At approximately 5 pm Monday, Calloway County Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Hayden stopped a vehicle on Highway 641 north of Murray for a traffic violation and located methamphetamine and paraphernalia in the vehicle. 45-year old Michael Bucy of Hazel was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and various traffic related offenses. He was lodged in the Calloway County Jail.
At approximately 11:30 Sunday night, Calloway County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Hamm stopped a vehicle on Highway 121 in the New Concord community for a traffic violation and located methamphetamine and paraphernalia. 28-year old Cody Kirkland of New Concord was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and various traffic related offenses. He was lodged in the Calloway County Jail.
CCHD ANNOUNCES COUNTY’S 62ND COVID-RELATED DEATH
The Calloway County Health Department announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 from Saturday through Monday, as well as the 62nd COVID-19 related death in Calloway County. There are currently 36 COVID patients isolated at home and 4 are hospitalized. Calloway County’s latest reported positivity rate is 2.3% which is lower than the state rate of 5.03%. As of Monday, Calloway County was one of 73 of the state’s 120 counties outside of the red zone for COVID-19 Incidence Rates. The only Red Zone counties in far West Kentucky are Caldwell County and Trigg County. The state reported 407 confirmed new cases and 22 confirmed new deaths on Monday. There are currently 772 hospitalized, which is 147 less than last Monday, including 249 in ICU, which is 32 less than a week ago. As a reminder, vaccine booster doses are available through your medical provider or local pharmacies. If you are in need of a curbside or home visit due to mobility issues, call the Health Department at 270-753-3381.
FLOSS AND GLOSS PROGRAM COMES TO MMS
The Murray Family Resource Service Center in collaboration with the The Purchase District Health Department, offered a three-day Floss and Gloss program for fourth through eighth grade students at Murray Middle School. Spearheaded through The Purchase District Health Department, the clinics offer offsite programs providing preventive dental services in Western Kentucky schools. During the MISD clinic, 84 students received dental cleaning, fluoride varnish and sealants at no out of pocket cost. A Floss and Gloss program will be offered at Murray Elementary School in January.
KYNECT ENROLLMENT UNDERWAY
The state’s health coverage annual enrollment period opened yesterday in Kentucky, providing citizens of the commonwealth the opportunity to sign up for commercial plan coverage that begins in 2022. Enrollments received through December 15 will qualify for coverage that begins January 1. For Kentuckians who enroll between December 16 and January 15, coverage will start February 1. Enrollment in a commercial plan will remain open on kynect.ky.gov through January 15. Kentuckians currently enrolled in Medicaid can switch their Managed Care Organization on the portal through December 1.
STREET CLOSURE SET FOR WEDNESDAY
The Murray Water Department plans to close a section of Main Street on Wednesday between 7th Street and 8th Street to allow water line work. A utility crew will attempt to complete the water line work before the paving crew reaches the worksite to avoid the need to dig up the new pavement to be placed at this location later in the week. There will be no marked detour for this closure. Motorists may self-detour via side streets. Trucks should seek an alternate state route appropriate for their weight classification.
MHS SENIORS NAMED HEISMAN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Murray High School seniors, Victoria Burton and Andrew Orr, were named as 2021 Heisman High School Scholarship School winning recipients. Burton and Orr were among 5,700 students recognized for their outstanding academic, athletics, and community service achievements, by The Heisman Trophy Trust and Acceptance Insurance. The Heisman High School Scholarship School honorees extend the Heisman prestige to the nation’s most esteemed high school seniors by recognizing the exemplary, game-changing differences, made every day, paving the way to greatness for everyone around them.
IN AND AROUND KENTUCKY
FRANKFORT—Governor Andy Beshear is getting his COVID-19 booster shot. During his briefing yesterday, Governor Beshear said he plans to get the booster during his press conference on Thursday. The CDC is recommending that eligible people who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine get the booster at least six months after their second dose. It’s recommended those who got the Johnson and Johnson vaccine get the booster shot at least two months after their last dose.
LOUISVILLE—Kentucky horse racing fans are mourning the death of a successful jockey. Miguel Mena was one of Churchill Downs’ winningest jockeys. The 34-year-old was hit and killed while walking in Louisville on Sunday night. Mena was a two-time winner of the prestigious Stephen Foster Stakes and twice rode in the Kentucky Derby. Mena leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
FORT CAMPBELL—A massive training exercise is underway at Fort Campbell. About 16-thousand Screaming Eagle soldiers are participating in Operation Lethal Eagle. The training started yesterday and will run through November 21st. It’s the first time in nearly 20 years the entire 101st Airborne Division is training together.
PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will have a little western Kentucky flavor. The parade has invited two dancers from the Owensboro High School Dance Team to participate in the parade. Aubrey Self and Ella Rose Carter will be among more than 500 junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country to take part in the event. They’re all cheerleading and dance All-Americans selected from Varsity Spirit camps from around the nation.
BOWLING GREEN—Tyson Foods is building an expensive new plant in Kentucky. The 355-million-dollar facility is planned for Bowling Green, an hour north of Nashville. The company will produce Jimmy Dean products and Wright Brand bacon at the location. Construction will get underway next year and operations should start in 2023.
BOONE COUNTY—Detectives believe they are close to solving a cold case in Boone County. Authorities say new information has been discovered in the 1974 disappearance of Ed Nichols. Nichols was 22-years-old when he disappeared from a farm where he was on a hunting trip. Boone County Detective Coy Cox say he believes Nichols was involved in some “risky behavior.” Cox isn’t revealing any specifics about a possible motive. Detectives also confirmed there has never been any evidence that Nichols is still alive.
HENDERSON—The Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship is helping Henderson Community College manufacturing students through school. Henderson Community College officials say all of their manufacturing students are eligible for free tuition through the program. The Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship will provide up to 60 hours of tuition for students who live in Kentucky, have a high school diploma or working toward a GED, and do not have an associate’s degree or higher.
TENNESSEE—The parents of a missing East Tennessee girl will appear on the Dr. Phil show later this month. Don Wells and Candus Bly recently posted pictures of their trip to California where they were interviewed for the show. Summer Wells has been missing since June 15th. The five-year-old was last seen outside her Rogersville home and an AMBER-Alert for Wells remains in effect.
TENNESSEE—The Tennessee Department of Health is expected to update statewide COVID-19 numbers today. On Friday, TDH reported over eleven-hundred new cases, bringing the total since the outbreak began to over one-million-280-thousand. Nearly 30 additional COVID-19-related deaths were also reported, with the total number standing at over 16-thousand-300.
TENNESSEE—A state lawmaker is pleading not guilty to charges of breaking campaign finance laws. Suburban Memphis Republican Senator Brian Kelsey made the plea in a federal court in Nashville yesterday after surrendering to U.S. Marshals. Kelsey and a Nashville club owner were indicted last month on charges of violating campaign finance laws in an alleged scheme to help Kelsey’s 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress. No future court date has been set.
TENNESSEE—A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC will be in Middle Tennessee next week. The replica known as the Wall That Heals will be at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro from November 11th through the 14th. Organizers of the visit say the wall will be open 24 hours a day.
