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[Audio] Registration Open for CCPL's Community Read of A Courthouse Tragedy

WKMS | By Todd Hatton,

Published September 21, 2016 at 11:13 PM CDT

Sandy Linn talks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good about upcoming events and activities at the Calloway County Public Library.

Registration is open for the library’s Community Read of the late Sid Easley’s book A Courthouse Tragedy, set in Mayfield where the newly elected sheriff is shot on the courthouse steps by his deputy sheriff and best friend. The library has two more Community Reads planned for January and April.

The Friends of the Calloway County Public Library host their annual meeting this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Duane Bolin is schedule as a guest speaker. The library has events and activities planned throughout the fall and holiday seasons, including yoga classes, Zumba classes, a book binding workshop, Movie Mondays for 4^th through 8^th grade students, free computer classes, an author visit, a Christmas open house, and numerous book clubs. See more information on the library's calendar.

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Todd Hatton

Todd Hatton hails from Paducah, Kentucky, where he got into radio under the auspices of the late, great John Stewart of WKYX while a student at Paducah Community College. He also worked at WKMS in the reel-to-reel tape days of the early 1990s before running off first to San Francisco, then Orlando in search of something to do when he grew up. He received his MFA in Creative Writing at Murray State University. He vigorously resists adulthood and watches his wife, Angela Hatton, save the world one plastic bottle at a time.

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Allison Crawford

A proud native of Murray, Kentucky, Allison grew up roaming the forests of western Kentucky and visiting national parks across the country. She graduated in 2014 from Murray State University where she studied Environmental Sustainability, Television Production, and Spanish. She loves meeting new people, questioning everything, and dancing through the sun and the rain. She hopes to make a positive impact in this world several endeavors at a time.

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