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The Christian County Board of Education voted Thursday to add two days to the holiday break.

Candidates — including incumbent lawmakers seeking re-election — won’t know what their districts look like unless new maps are passed into law within the first four days of next year’s legislative session.

The effort managed by the Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club raises money to buy winter clothing for local children whose families need assistance.

Appointments will be available at the health department on Wednesdays beginning Nov. 17.

The governor wants to increase starting pay for state troopers from $40,000 per year to $55,000 and also fund an $8,000 raise for dispatchers, who currently start at $24,000 per year.

Community members have until Nov. 19 to respond to an online survey that lists five possible options each for name, colors and mascot.

Mason will face Magistrate Jerry Gilliam and agriculture businesswoman Katie Moyer in their party's primary.

Home cooks can help with the effort to serve 400 Thanksgiving meals by preparing side dishes for the holiday.

Brown, who has served on the board since 2013, was sworn in during the society's annual meeting on Friday.

The program is offered to adults in Christian County who want to learn more about city government and how it works.

The senator said the bill could pave the way to fix the aging Brent Spence Bridge connecting Northern Kentucky to Ohio.

Buddhist monk Tsering Phuntsok will be a guest of the Religion & Philosophy Club at noon Tuesday, Nov. 9.