As Halloween approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office has released protocols to keep children and parents safe through the holiday.
An unseasonably cool start to the 30th annual Hopkinsville Community College Foundation Mike Foster Golf Scramble amid the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t chill the enthusiasm of the 34 teams that showed up for cash prizes totaling $1,500 and the chance to win a 2020 Honda Accord or $30,000 in cash…
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Monday is the last day for citizens to register to vote in the 2020 General Election, and Friday is the last day to request an absentee ballot.
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The Boys and Girls Club of Hopkinsville-Christian County took its annual fundraiser and luncheon online this year.
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Hopkinsville’s Books on Main will close its final chapter next week as owners Pam and Wayne Goolsby have decided to shut the downtown book nook for good.
Baptist Health opens pediatric clinic in Hopkinsville
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Mayoral candidates Wendell Lynch (D) and James R. Knight (R) met Tuesday during the first of a series of candidates debates hosted by the Hopkinsville League of Women Voters.
Democrat Steven Hoover is hoping to edge out incumbent Republican Jason Bell for the Ward 11 seat in the Nov. 3 election.
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Hopkinsville Ward 1 Councilman Darvin Adams (D) and Republican challenger Natasha Francis met once again Tuesday to share their views on several issues facing the city.
Zirconia Alleyne will resign as editor of the Kentucky New Era, effective Oct. 7.
This Friday, the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes and Blue Star Families will team up to distribute a week’s worth of packaged food, fresh produce, personal care items and other resources to 400 local veterans and their families.
Christian County Public Schools Superintendent Chris Bentzel and Communications Director John Rittenhouse announced Hopkinsville football will have to undergo a two-week quarantine due to COVID-19.
The Hopkinsville-Christian County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is prepared to have its first official election in 18 years this November.
Virginia Street to close for sewer work Wednesday
Hopkinsville City Council will move its council and committee of the whole meetings back to online only beginning in October. The move was made based on recommendations of the Christian County Health Department after the Kentucky incident rating system marked Christian County as a “critical”…
State of Community update covers Hopkinsville, Oak Grove, General Election plan and 2030 vision plan
The Christian County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual State of the Community update via Zoom Thursday with city and county officials providing updates on fiscal budgets, community progress and challenges amid the pandemic.
Vehicle registration grace period ending soon
She never married nor birthed biological children, but the late 109-year-old Emma Bacon was a matriarch in her own regard.
Hopkinsville Committee of the Whole voted Tuesday to forward the small business stimulus program to city council for approval and to form a subcommittee to re-evaluate how the city will spend the rest of the $2.23 million it received for COVID-19 relief reimbursement.
Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal house fire that occurred early Thursday morning in Cadiz.
Christian County Sheriff Tyler DeArmond announced Monday the creation of the 2020 Christian County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Sheriff Academy.
The Christian County Health Department reported the county’s 19th COVID-19 related death Monday afternoon.
Helping Hands Dental clinic, which operates as Blount Rural Health Center in Elkton, is getting $42,000 to purchase the equipment needed for a new general dentistry workstation.
You can’t dine in but you can drive in to the 74th annual United Way campaign kickoff next week.
Christian Health Center in Hopkinsville is working to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the long-term care facility after 30 residents and six staff members tested positive for the virus.
101st Airborne announces Division Sustainment Brigade deployment
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The VFW Post 1913 hosted its annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday morning to recognize those who lost their lives in the largest terrorist attack in American history and to honor the first-responders who saved many others.
CCPS, Gatton student is National Merit semifinalist
The sixth annual Hopkinsville Antique Tractor and Engine Show will roll on Saturday despite the pandemic but with scaled back festivities and plenty of room to show off the machines.
Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff to honor Kentucky’s COVID-19 fatalities
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At promptly 2 p.m. Tuesday, a fleet of bright yellow buses rolled into the front driveway of Millbrooke Elementary School.
As Kentucky marked six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it set a new record for weekly cases of the novel coronavirus.
A new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military is currently being planned at Fort Campbell.
City of Hopkinsville offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
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U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Amy McGrath came in hot on her opponent’s track record Thursday during a campaign stop in Christian County.
Fall sports in Christian County will begin next week, with soccer and football games on the schedule.
The Christian County High School Percussion Ensemble and the Christian County High School Concert Choir have been selected to perform at the KMEA Professional Development Conference in February 2021.
HCC to host virtual musical performance by Alexander
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Department for Public Health updated its guidance to say that students, teachers and staff should wear face masks at all times in school and on buses, except when actively eating or drinking, unless the person has a medical waiver.
Hopkinsville City Council voted Tuesday to go back to the drawing board on the recommended spending plan for COVID-19 Relief Funds and voted to keep the property tax rate the same as last year’s rate.
Hopkinsville Electric System installed a new transformer Monday at its Country Club Substation.
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Rick Burgess and his family were on hand Monday afternoon as his friend took the reins of the Trigg County sheriff’s office.
A local group of citizens that came together in March to help Nashville residents recover from tornado damage is now organizing a free barbecue to feed Hopkinsville’s homeless population.
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s COVID Clinic and Triage Line will adjust service hours Friday.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday that Hopkinsville will receive $264,378 for housing assistance programs.
Movies in the Park moved to Saturday night
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The first day of the 2020-2021 school year for Christian County Public Schools looked a lot different than years before.
The Christian County Health Department reported two COVID-19 related deaths, making the total count for the county 13 deaths.
Christian County Public Schools has activated 16 internet hotspots throughout the county.
Heritage Christian Academy sent a letter to parents Wednesday confirming that at least one person at the school has tested positive for COVID-19.
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