Winter weather advisory remains in effect until 6pm
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. for the counties along Route 13, North. Here in Franklin County, we can expect around an additional inch of snow.
There has been a few vehicles slide off on I 57 and some minor fender benders across the county. Be careful while traveling or walking across parking lots this morning.
Here is a link to the seven day forecast:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WG5Lk9QrJxA
After the snow clears off, we are facing bitter cold temperatures into the weekend. Highs will be in the low 20’s, and the lows will be around 10 degrees.
Follow franklincounty-news.com for any early dismissals or cancellations. Please call or text 513-2516 for any that you might have.
Tigers fall short to arch rival Bearcats in consecutive games…
Steve Dunford
GALATIA-For the second game in a row the Thompsonville Tigers faced their conference rivals and neighbors the Galatia Bearcats, and both times fell to defeat.
Last night it was a see saw battle and The Tigers had a three rim in and out in the final seconds to fall to defeat 47-44.
I know I say this time and time again but free throws and turnovers hurt the Tigers again. They took much better care of the basketball the last three quarters. They coughed the ball up 10 times in the first quarter but only ended up with 19 on the night. They were 6/14 from the free throw line and the Bearcats were 10/15.
Here is what Tiger Coach Pete Gordon had to say about last night’s game, ” We still had too many turnovers. The fact we had a decent look at a three to win was a positive. Free Throws, breakdowns, and just an overall understanding of how to attack a zone is disappointing. I am still happy that my players play hard and compete. We just have to still learn from our errors and try to improve. We will continue to get better and I know we can compete with anyone on our schedule and we need to find ways to win some of these games.”
Galatia Coach Rod Wallace described it as a very good defensive game by both teams.
Cory Wilce led the Tigers with 10 points on the night and led with three steals. Corbin Fitch added nine points, Tyson Kessler eight and led the Tigers with five assists. Jared Payne also added eight points. Anthoney Darge led the Tigers with five rebounds and four blocks.
For Galatia, Luke Lawrence led all scorers on the night with 15 points, Kody Matthews added 11 points with five steals, Austin Stevens scored nine and Will Pulliam won the battle of the boards with 12 rebounds on the night.
The Bearcats improve to 4-11 and 3-2 in the GEC. The Tigers fall to 3-7 and 1-2 in the GEC.
T’ville will be at home for the first time in a month on Friday as play the Hardin County Cougars in a GEC match up. Both games between the two last year were dandies, and I expect another on on Friday night. I smell this young ball club going on a run soon.
Galatia will be at home on Friday playing Agape Christian out of Marion in a non conference game.
Happy Birthday to Coach Gordon’s wife Sarah. I hope it was a great one.
BOX SCORE:
GALATIA (47): Lawrence 4 1 4-6 15; Matthews 3 0 5-6 11;Stevens 3 1 0-0 9; Mattingly 1 1 0-0 5 Pulliam 2 0 1-3 5; Mitchell 0 0 0-0 0; Verbeck 0 0 0-0 0
THOMPSONVILLE (44): Wilce 2 2 0-1 10; Fitch 0 2 3-6 9; Kessler 2 1 1-5 8; Payne 3 0 2-2 8; Darge 2 0 0-0 4; Raubach 0 1 0-0 3; Summers 1 0 0-0 2; Kirkman 0 0 0-0 0
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
GALATIA (4-11)(3-2) 12 7 10 18- 47
THOMPSONVILLE (3-7)(1-2) 11 7 11 15- 44
We could have a couple of inches of snow overnight and into tomorrow
It is going to be Sunny and windy today with a high of 31 degrees. The low is going to be 19 tonight with snow moving in during the overnight hours.
Click the following link for the seven day forecast for Franklin County.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WG0QudQrJxA
Here is a special weather statement issued by the National Weather Service in Paducah KY for Franklin and surrounding counties :
…FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE THURSDAY…
With Arctic air already in place across the region, an upper-level storm system will produce a swath of light snow, as it swings through our region Thursday.
The initial band of light snow may reach the Interstate 64 corridor of southern Illinois just prior to daybreak Thursday, but the bulk of the accumulating snowfall is expected in the morning hours. 1 to 2 inches of snow is possible across the Interstate 64 corridor of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana.
The snow is expected to taper off quickly from west to east Thursday afternoon. Farther south across the region, a half inch or less is expected, and much of the area may only see a few periods of flurries.
At this time, considerable uncertainty exists with this storm system. On the high end, the potential exists for light accumulations across the entire area, with narrow bands of enhanced snowfall. On the low end, a very minor adjustment could result in nothing but flurries across the area.
With the cold air in place, any accumulations would likely create travel difficulties. Please stay tuned for the latest forecasts and statements on this potential winter storm system from the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky.
Follow franklincounty-news.com for advisory updates and possible cancellations throughout this possible winter weather event.
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TFBC Clothing Room experiences two forced entries/thefts over the last few days
by Steve Dunford
THOMPSONVILLE- Twice over the last few days, the clothing room of the Thompsonville First Baptist Church has been vandalized, broken into, and thefts have occurred.
The clothing room is located just west of the village limits on State Hwy. 149. The church has a baseball/softball field there, as well as a pavilion. There have been several instances of vandalism over the last several months on the property.
Yesterday, the forced entry happened during broad day light. Here is the vehicle in suspicion, from the surveillance cameras yesterday.
On December 30th security video caught the suspects on camera. Click on the link for the video.
https://www.facebook.com/natalie.s.dixon/videos/1515382631808652/
If you have any information on this case, please call the Franklin County Sheriff’s office at 438-8211.
EDITORIAL NOTE: This is a ministry that is trying to express Christ’s love to people by giving them FREE clothing and items. It perplexes me why someone would want to steal them. I just have a tough time understanding the mindset of individuals who would take items when all they have to do is ask. According to ministry coordinator, Natalie Dixon, “They leave a lot of work afterwards from the mess they leave behind.”
