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Preliminary statistics* indicate that two people died in two separate crashes on Kentucky roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday enforcement period (Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 6:00 p.m. through Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011 at 11:59 p.m.). Last year there were nine highway fatalities during the same time period.
Both fatalities involved motor vehicles and neither victim was wearing a seat belt. The crashes occurred in Fayette and Mercer County.

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Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-2) announced today, Tuesday, July 19, that the city of Leitchfield, Ky., is being awarded a $1 million Public Works Grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help construct a new raw water intake and improve its current source in Rough River Lake Reservoir.
Congressman Guthrie, who wrote a letter of support for the grant and worked with Mayor William Thomason and local officials to help apply for the grant, said the proposed project will help provide a more dependable and high quality water source.

Jane Worcester, Big Clifty, conveyed to Donald W. and Freda A. Ward, Clarkson, a tract of land on the waters of Big Clifty Creek.
Joseph E. and Beverly Smallwood, Salem, Ind., and Doris and Herman Willis, Murfreesboro, Tenn., conveyed to Brent Gavin and Amanda Marie Milliner, Big Clifty, a tract of land in the St. Paul community.
Julius Buschemeyer, II Declaration of Trust, Louisville, conveyed to Julius E. Buschmeyer, III and Sallie Q. Buschemeyer, Louisville, a parcel of land in Grayson County.

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that his Senate office is now located in Room 317 of the Russell Senate Office Building, the office space that once belonged to the late Senator Ted Kennedy.

“I am excited about the new location, which is rich in Senate history,” Senator McConnell said. “I invite all Kentuckians who are visiting Washington, DC to stop by and see the new office and get information on things to do while in the Nation’s Capital.”