Though Pennyrile Electric’s 83rd annual membership meeting scheduled for June 30 was canceled out of COVID-19 concerns for public health and restrictions of public events, the cooperative is providing important updates typically shared at the annual meeting.
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The official tally for the 2020 primary election was completed Tuesday in an election that featured unique election procedures and a fairly high participation rate.
One area business has been critical in helping life in Caldwell County and the region get back to some semblance of normalcy amid a global pandemic.
Caldwell County grain farmers are contributing to an almost 10% jump in the Kentucky land planted in soybeans, one of the top crops in the county.
A meeting to nominate candidates for far western Kentucky’s representation on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled for Thursday in Paducah.
With an uncertain school year quickly approaching, student-athletes are conditioning for seasons that may or may not happen.
A quick decision by an 80th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control civilian prevented a potential mid-air collision of two Air Force aircraft on Aug. 1, 2019, becoming the first controller in Sheppard AFB history to earn the Lt. Gen.…
Another event has fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A woman with a passion for the newspaper business has been named the new regional advertising director for The Progress and three other Paxton Media-owned publications in western Kentucky.
White Plains is set to receive up to $64,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, according to city officials.
While restaurants across the commonwealth opened up in-person dining capacities to 50% Monday, Dave’s Sticky Pig in Madisonville closed its dining area and will operate as a drive-thru and curb-side business only, effective immediately.
America’s Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to include that right in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
The Kentucky & Workforce Development Cabinet recently released unemployment numbers for the month of May.
Joshua Duncan, of Dunc’s Tire and Dunc’s Towing, is sponsoring a fireworks show, with assistance from the city of Princeton on Saturday, July 4 at the City-County Park, located on the Dawson Road.
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The annual Farmersville School reunion set for Saturday, July 11, has been postponed.
Conservation officers with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will join law enforcement agencies across the nation for Operation Dry Water during the July 4 holiday weekend.
Between the 1890s and 1920s, Confederate monuments sprang up across America at rates far eclipsing any time before or since.
The Caldwell Fiscal Court approved bids for the road department at its June 24 meeting and were pleased that there was more than one company submitting bids.
Dairy Queen opened its first restaurant in Princeton in 11 years on Tuesday, using the modern “Grill & Chill” design.
Because the United States has such deep and important roots in Christianity, it is always going to be difficult to separate the two. One can make an argument that the United States is the most Christian nation on earth. (A…
Following leaders like Jim Jordan, Mark Meadows, Trey Gowdy and Jason Chaffetz, Congressman James Comer of Kentucky has been named the Republican Leader of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, the primary investigative committee in Congress.
An Illinois family traveling Interstate 24 late on the night of June 22 lost an 11-year-old son when their vehicle was hit by another car heading the wrong direction on the interstate in Lyon County.
The novel coronavirus has changed things up a bit, but the pandemic is not keeping the community of Fredonia from celebrating American independence and local veterans.
At least nine new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the five-county Pennyrile Health District since June 19, including three each in Caldwell and Lyon counties.
As evening skies begin to fill with the familiar bangs, booms and flashes of lights,it can only mean one thing in Hopkins County — the 4th of July is near.
With less than half the year gone, Kentucky has already had more drownings than it had all last year; top cause of death, ages 1-4
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Freed-Hardeman, Bethel, Martin Methodist join for ’20-21 academic year
He’s never coached Terrence Clarke, but he’s coached against the incoming Kentucky freshman guard often and Our Savior Lutheran (N.Y.) coach Peter Wehye has never failed to be impressed.
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LEXINGTON — University of Kentucky senior punter Max Duffy has been named a first-team preseason All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
The two-time defending Kentucky American Legion baseball champs got off to a good start on Monday, when Post 86 (Eddyville) picked up a doubleheader win over Mayfield — 5-4 and 6-0 — at Lee S. Jones Park in Eddyville.
Suddenly, the professional stakes at the 2020 Banterra Bank/Jim Smith Contracting 84th Annual Irvin Cobb Championship seem a little bit higher.
Caldwell County Superintendent Nate Huggins has turned in his letter of retirement in the wake of a plagiarism accusation concerning his farewell article to the Caldwell County High School Class of 2020 that appeared in The Times Leader.
Former college basketball coach and current ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg loved what Nate Sestina did for Kentucky last season and thought he was “terrific” for the Cats on the court and in the locker room.
When I wrote my last column, I was just finishing up going to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) basketball tournament and was making preparations to attend my first ever Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) tournament.
ACC and SEC join other Power Five in canceling spring sports
Monday’s rain cast a dreary shadow over athletic fields across the southern Pennyrile but that shadow will remain for the foreseeable future with KHSAA’s mandated dead period for high school athletics.
The next generation of softball and baseball players are invited to sign up for the Dawson Springs Youth League summer league.
The Dawson Springs High School softball team will start its season Monday with a home game against Christian Fellowship. Play starts at 5:30 p.m. at Dawson Springs City Park.
Tuesday was filled with ups and downs for local teams as the Trigg County Lady Wildcats made history against Caldwell County, and the Hopkinsville Lady Tigers suffered a tough defeat at the hands of the Henderson County Lady Colonels.
The Dawson Springs High School boys basketball team’s season has come to an end.
Basketball for the 2019-20 season is over for the Dawson Springs High School girls team.
The boys’ Eighth District Tournament kicked off at Christian County on Tuesday night.
MORGANFIELD — Christian County did some experimenting in its season finale, trying some new things and maybe adding some wrinkles ahead of the Eighth District Tournament next week.
KHSAA announces matchups for Sweet 16
Hopkinsville didn’t get out to the start it wanted to Tuesday night, and Lady Tigers’ head coach Anthony Babb made sure his team knew he wasn’t pleased.
From Progress staff reports
The Dawson Springs boys basketball team has had an exciting week of basketball. They beat Community Christian Academy on Jan. 30, lost a close one to Central on Friday and took on a last-minute game to St. Mary’s and won.
Trigg outlasts Dawson Springs in OT
The Hopkinsville Tigers and Lady Tigers walked out of Cadiz with the sweep over Trigg County on Monday night. The boys walked out with a 69-53 win while the girls took home a 40-31 victory.
The Christian County Colonels kept up with Warren Central for the first few minutes of the game, but the experience of the Dragons proved too much for the Cols Monday at CCHS.
Mitchell scores 23, Texas A&M holds off Tennessee 63-58
Heading into Tuesday, the Christian County Lady Colonels were desperate for a victory and not only did they get one, they got a district win in the process.
Free throw contest coming up on Saturday morning
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Videos of rioters pulling down statues and occupying American cities are bewildering. Why are these people allowed to do this?
Psalm 34:7-8 “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”
Why was I not taught Black history?
If not for COVID-19 and President Donald Trump’s truly disastrous handling of it, Trump — unstable, erratic, self-centered and all — might still win the November election on the strength of the economy.
As a direct result of Gov. Andy Beshear’s shutdown orders, nearly half of Kentucky’s workforce has filed for unemployment insurance since March.
The U.S. Army is preparing to undertake a nationwide enlistment incentive to hire 10,000 new Soldiers during Army National Hiring Days from June 30 to July 2.
Regina Fargis didn’t know what to do.
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Revelation 20:10“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”
Confederate soldier monument’s history must be preserved
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Sometimes I think that maybe the Civil War is over. But then something comes along to remind me how, in many minds, the war never really ended. Once it was fought with swords, now it’s with symbols.
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity,” Albert Einstein said.
Since the coronavirus pandemic came to Kentucky in early March, our state has been hit hard — more than most others.
Emergency medical services across the country, already burdened by the high demands of COVID-19, have faced added pressure in the past week as they responded to protests ignited by the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police.
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As President Donald Trump described himself in the White House Rose Garden as “an ally of all peaceful protesters,” reporters could hear the awful sound of peaceful protesters being cleared from Lafayette Park with tear gas, flash-bangs and rubber bullets.
Here we are again, sadly, for current events in our nation are pushing me to address where we are as a people.
“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging,” Will Rogers advised.
When I was a journalist in Montana, I wrote stories about endangered species — grizzly bears, wolves, eagles. Now my concern is about another endangered species — journalists.
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For adults, students and children who are spending extra time at home to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, the Museums of Hopkinsville-Christian County and the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library have some entertaining and educational ideas to stay occupied.
Editor’s note: The following is the most up-to-date listing of activities, which were not canceled or postponed in an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19. Before leaving for an event, please call in advance to confirm it is still taking place.
Welcome Spring 2020 with a short run or walk during the inaugural Shamrock Shuffle 5K and Fun Run presented by the Hopkinsville-Christian County Family YMCA.
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Valor Hall was teeming with suspects Saturday evening for the Best Laid Plans, old Hollywood Murder Mystery interactive show.
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From Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation
The regular monthly meeting of the Alzheimer's Support Group will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Pennyrile Area Development District, 300 Hammond Drive, Hopkinsville.
From Kentucky Educational Television
A Winter Family Hike, part of the Nature Hikes for the Family series, will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Mahr Park Arboretum.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College awarded $855,000 in scholarships to 385 students in the 2019-20 academic year, including three from Caldwell County.
Hospital achieves Pathway to Excellence re-designation for nursing
Caldwell County Elementary Schoo (Third Grade)
"Blessed be the Lord my strength which teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people…
Caldwell County Primary School
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Caldwell County Middle School's Junior Beta Club is selling Caldwell County/Tiger Nation license plates to raise money for a convention.
The Kentucky Medical Association launched AIM for Better Care: Administrative Improvements in Medicine in September with the hope of helping patients and physicians with medical barriers they encounter.
Jarrid Scott, a Dawson Springs artist, illustrator, muralist and printmaker, is having his exhibit “Portals” shown in Princeton Art Guild’s Charles Alvin Lisanby Gallery until Jan. 31, 2020.
Truth and Consequences, a program designed to help students learn more about real-life scenarios, will be at Dawson Springs Independent Schools at 8:15 a.m. Dec. 19.
Citizens are challenged to Fill the Fire Truck at a food drive organized by the Dawson Springs Fire Department as well as Cash Express and two local stores.
Obituaries from our sister publications
Services for Teresa Diane Reid, 64, Madisonville, will be private.
Services for Richard R. “Mannie” Holeman, 75, Dawson Springs, were Wednesday at Morgan’s Funeral Home, Princeton.
A memorial service for James “Pat” Doyle, 74, Memphis, Ind., was Saturday at Reid-Walters Funeral Home, Earlington.
There will be no services at this time for Elizabeth Ann Farris, 61, Madisonville, formerly of Dawson Springs.
Mrs. Ruth Kingery Love, age 90, of Mount Airy, passed into her heavenly home, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Northern Regional Hospital Skilled Care.
Bobby Wayne Brown, 94 of Lisman, passed away on May 31, 2020 at Oak Ridge Assisted Living in Madisonville.
Faye “Small” Price passed away peacefully on May 23rd, 2020, after starting her 100th year, following celebrating her recent 99th birthday on April 3rd.
Benjamin “Ben” Suttle, age 29, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Suttle was born on March 10, 1991 in Hopkins County, KY to Joey Vince Suttle and Debbie Nixon Suttle. He…
Verl Elvis Scheer IV, 35 of Providence, passed away from an accident on May 20, 2020.
Isaiah Charles Davis, 21 of Evansville, IN passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his home.
Guy Russell Pleasant, 78 of Lansing IL, formerly of Calumet Township (Gary) IN.
Clyde Allen Jones, 38 of Earlington, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
Bobbie Ann Woolsey, 73 of Dawson Springs, died Monday April 27, 2020 at the home of her daughter. She was a homemaker and attended First Baptist Church of Dawson Springs.
Bobbie Ann Woolsey, 73 of Dawson Springs, died Monday April 27, 2020 at the home of her daughter. She was a homemaker and attended First Baptist Church of Dawson Springs.
Linda “JoAnn” Edwards, 84 of Dawson Springs, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Edwards was born on December 12, 1935 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Eura Franklin and Jessie Hutto Franklin.
A private graveside service for Beverly Jane Latham Cook, 70, of Dawson Springs, and her son, Brandon Daniel Cook, is today at New Salem Cemetery in Nortonville.
A drive-thru visitation and register book signing for Lance Allen Pace, 30, Madisonville, was Wednesday at Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville.
Services for Shirley Ramsey, 77, of Madisonville, were private. Burial was at Rosedale Cemetery in Dawson Springs.
A private visitation and service for Sandra Kay Milton Hopper, 76, of Madisonville, were Friday at Beshear Funeral Home.
A memorial service for Kathy Virginia Pendley, 59, Dawson Springs, will be at a later date.
A memorial service for Karen Cook, 51, Crofton, will be at a later date.
A private graveside service for Brandon Daniel Cook, 39, Dawson Springs, and his mother, Beverly Latham Cook, is today at New Salem Cemetery, Nortonville.
A celebration of life service for Jean S. Massamore, 94, formerly of Dawson Springs, will be at a later date. The body will be cremated.
Private funeral services for J.T. Ethridge, 81, Cadiz, were held recently. The Rev. Ronnie Sivells officiated.
A private graveside service for William “Bill” Prow, 81, of Dawson Springs, was Wednesday.
Private graveside services for Dr. Ralph H. Kirkwood, 95, Dawson Springs, were Saturday at Rosedale Cemetery.
Private services for Jerry Wayne Howton, 77, Dawson Springs, were Friday at Beshear Funeral Home.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental-required social distancing, there will be a private graveside service and burial today for Darlene Burnell, 63, Dawson Springs.
A private visitation, service and burial, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental-required social distancing, for Ione Hendrix, 75, Charleston, was Wednesday. The service was webcast.
A private memorial service for Pamela Faye Abbott, 63, Dawson Springs, and burial will be for immediate family only.
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