From the News Edge: Hopkinsville Mayor Dan Kemp announced Thursday that more than $308,000 has been raised for Phase 1 of the rail trail project...........................................................................................................From the Sports Edge: 5th District Baseball Championship - Trigg County 10 Crittenden County 4...............7th District Baseball Championship - Caldwell County 7 Madisonville 0..................................................................................................................Update From the Weather Edge: Staff Meteorologist David Bryant says there continues to be a slight chance of thunderstorms in the forecast for most of the Memorial Day weekend. However, at this point severe weather is not expected.

Posted: Tuesday, 08 January 2013 3:50PM

Madisonville Receives Firefighters Grant

First District Congressman Ed Whitfield has notified the City of Madisonville and the Madisonville Fire Department that it will receive a federal grant from the 2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The amount of the grant will be $205,569.

The funds will allow the Madisonville Fire Department to purchase Self Contained Breathing Apparatus to ensure safe operations for the city's firefighters. A SCBA is a device worn by firefighters to provide breathable air in an immediate danger to life and health atmosphere. The Assistance to Firefighters program was authorized by Congress in 2001 under a bill Co-Sponsored by Whitfield.

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