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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The work on South Main Street is expected to continue through March 3.
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Classified employees include support staff such as secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers and other employees who are not certified as teachers or administrators.
The governor said he would have preferred a cut to the state sales tax but that the bill would help Kentuckians struggling with higher prices.
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Whitney Westerfield, of Christian County, said the push follows reports that some relief funds went to people unaffected by recent disasters.
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The city will pay East Construction Co. $388,110 to take down Lee's Game Room and the old Holland Opera House.
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The ruling means the commonwealth’s six-week abortion ban will remain intact as the case is litigated.
Hopkinsville City Council has a special meeting Thursday night to consider the future of the old Holland Opera House and Lee's Game Room on South Main Street.
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Some Kentucky Republican officials spoke out against the bill after it was filed on Tuesday.
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House Billl 153 would prevent local law enforcement and public officials from assisting or cooperating with a federal ban on firearms.
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Community and Development Services is asking property owners to identify the location of shelters.
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Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, said he wants to ‘get to the bottom’ of how the donated disaster funds have been used so far.
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In recent years, election officials have sent out postcards to the addresses of “inactive” voters to verify if people are still eligible. 
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