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New name selected for cable company
By MELODIE PHELPS
News Editor
When the cable company comes under the ownership of local government, it will have a new name.
Members of the Telecommunications Board decided during a special session last Wednesday afternoon that the new name would be Community Telecom Services.
That was the first official step, as the city continues to work on closing the deal to purchase the local cable company from Access Cable.
According to the discussion at last week’s meeting, the city could become owners of the system by February 28.
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Norris airlifted to UK Sunday
A Wayne County man was flown to the University of Kentucky Medical Center Sunday evening following an alleged assault at Memorial Park. According to Monticello Police Chief Melvin Rose, the incident was reported at 5:29 p.m. and occurred on the basketball court at the park.
When police arrived, the suspect had left the scene. Rose said the victim and several witnesses were at the basketball court when officials got to the scene.
Rose anticipates an arrest will be made in the case soon. The investigation is continuing.
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Contraband items are confiscated in recent jail search
Several contraband items were confiscated during a recent three-day search at the Wayne County Detention Center, according to information from Jailer Ray Upchurch.
Upchurch said the search was conducted from January 25 through January 28, and was done by detention center staff.
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Monticello Police make arrests
A local man has been arrested following the execution of a search warrant at his residence in the Bell Subdivision.
According to information from the Monticello Police Department, William Chris Turner, 39, of 305 Bell Subdivision, was charged with one count of trafficking in a controlled substance second degree, one count of trafficking in marijuana less than eight ounces, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Street Dept. uses snow removal equipment
By MELODIE PHELPS
News Editor
City councilman Dan Daffron can remember the time when treating
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Monticello City Street Department Superintendent Danny Baker stands in front of a street department truck with the snow blade on it. Photo by Duchess Sloan
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Monticello streets for winter weather meant taking a bucket of salt and hand spreading it on road surfaces. It wasn’t very effective, and it wasn’t that many years ago.
That’s why Daffron, who has headed the city’s street committee since he became a councilman, and other city officials were pleased with the snow removal efforts by the Monticello Street Department during the significant January snowfalls.
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