PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The West Kentucky Community and Technical College will have a GED graduation ceremony on August 11 at 6 p.m.

The ceremony will be in the Clemens Fine Arts Center and Kentucky State Representative Brent Housman will be the keynote speaker.

According to WKCTC, 175 students since July 1, 2010 have earned their General Education Development diploma through the West Kentucky Adult Education program on their campus.

They said since the adult education program was relocated to WKCTC in 2003, it has helped more than 900 students earn the GED.

“West Kentucky’s Adult Education program also opens the door for students to continue their education," said Betty Myrick, director of the West Kentucky Adult Education program.

KENTUCKY (KFVS) - The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety honored 141 officers Wednesday for their efforts to increase the use of seat belts and child restraints.

The 2011 Governor's Occupant Protection Awards Ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Lexington, Ky. Awards were presented to officers with the most occupant protection citations in each agency and division.

“Despite a wealth of data showing that seat belts and child restraints save lives, each year hundreds of unrestrained motorists lose their lives on Kentucky roadways,” said State Highway Engineer Steve Waddle, who presented the awards. “These officers, their departments and agencies render a great service for public safety by enforcing our occupant protection laws."

According to the Kentucky State Police, there were 760 total highway fatalities in Kentucky in 2010 with 598 killed in motor vehicles.

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Police Department reports Tuesday that a Reidland woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon for embezzling more than $50,000 from a former employer.

Police say Sonya G. Kincannon, 34, of Powers Road, Reidland, was arrested and charged with theft by unlawful taking.

According to police, Kincannon worked for Jackson Purchase Medical Association, which is responsible for accepting account payments from patients of several physicians in the Paducah area. They say she was fired earlier this year after an internal investigation into a missing bank deposit.

After her departure, police say officials at Jackson Purchase began an internal audit of the company's books and found that more than $50,000 was taken between August 2009 and June 2011.