It isn’t often that Magistrate Phillip Peterson has to operate as Christian County’s judge-executive pro tem.
But with Jerry Gilliam in Washington, D.C., for the second time in 10 days — this time under the leadership of the Pennyrile Area Development District and the National Association of Development Organizations Convention — such was the case Tuesday morning in Hopkinsville, business still on the agenda.
According to Magistrate Russ Guffey, Gilliam’s trip to the nation’s capitol last week came through Military Affairs Committee, the Christian Count Chamber of Commerce, and the long-running efforts of “Citizens For Fort Campbell.”
Guffey, who didn’t get to attend this year, said it’s “always a great trip” — and one that recently bore fruit for the home of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division.
In other court news:
— Magistrates unanimously approved an amended agreement with the Christian County Health Department, in which full-time employees of the Christian County Regional Animal Shelter will now have county-funded access to the rabies vaccination.
Peterson said this came under recommendations from Daviess County’s Dr. Julie Gray, who recently paid visit to observe and critique animal practices in Hopkinsville. Peterson confirmed this vaccination is voluntary.
— Magistrate Maggie Ferguson indicated that a French delegation will be in Christian County from March 18-23, with a reception planned for 6 PM, March 21, at the Bruce Convention Center. The notion, she said, is to exchange ideas and concepts between the cultures.
— Magistrate John Bruce said “it wouldn’t be a fiscal court meeting, without discussing trees.”
This is following Monday night’s Hopkinsville Airport Board of Directors meeting, where a long-awaited project is about to begin.
Bruce said the fifth Saturday of March is once again “Fly-In Day,” where flight enthusiasts can get a great look at what goes on in and around the facility. That’s from 10 AM until noon March 29, where officials will be “more than happy” to talk visitors into buying an airplane and parking it in a local hangar, as Bruce said space rental and fuel purchases help fund the property.
— Crofton’s seat on the Christian County Ambulance Board had an unexpired two-year term needing to be filled, so under recommendation, magistrates unanimously approved Robert Jeff Johnson for the seat until the end of December 2026.
