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Educator Kim Batts named Woman of the Year

Batts and three students competing for scholarships — Ajae Oatts, Kaylyn Lynch and Addison Gilkey — were recognized during the local Human Rights Commission's celebration of Women's History Month.
  • by Jennifer P. Brown
  • Mar. 20, 2026
graduation hats feature

Last graduations for Hopkinsville and Christian County will be in the school gyms

  • by Jennifer P. Brown
  • Mar. 19, 2026

Hoptown 

Christian County Jail exterior

More than 1,000 people being held by ICE in Kentucky jails, analysis finds

Liam Niemeyer Mar. 17, 2026

First United Methodist musicians to present Holy Week cantata

Hoptown Chronicle Mar. 16, 2026

Fundraising dinner on May 9 will benefit Challenge House Movement

Hoptown Chronicle Mar. 16, 2026

Town hall slated for Hopkinsville’s Lot Next Door program

Hoptown Chronicle Mar. 16, 2026

Regional & State 

18-year-old Kentuckians could carry concealed guns under bill moving toward final passage

Sylvia Goodman Mar. 20, 2026
Robert Stivers

Kentucky Senate unanimously passes $31 billion state budget and $810 million in one-time spending

Liam Niemeyer Mar. 19, 2026

Kentucky House advances bill protecting gun industry from lawsuits

Liam Niemeyer Mar. 18, 2026

Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt of Bardstown is second Kentuckian killed in U.S. war on Iran

Kentucky Lantern Mar. 15, 2026

Arts & Culture 

A servant’s heart: Dr. William Mackness Rowlett

Julia Crenshaw Mar. 15, 2026

Youth camp, ‘America at 250: A Journey Through Art,’ slated June 1-5

Hoptown Chronicle Mar. 6, 2026

Garden and Outdoor Living Expo slated April 10-11

Jennifer P. Brown Mar. 5, 2026

Hopkinsville’s celebration for Women’s History Month slated March 19

Hoptown Chronicle Mar. 3, 2026

Views 

Commentary: The day Ron DeSantis played Frankfort

  • by Teri Carter

As winter settles in, Kentucky braces again

  • by Jennifer P. Brown

Do or Die for Attucks High: Advocates seek a path to restore school building

  • by Jennifer P. Brown

History 

History on Tap program on March 26 will feature local women

Hoptown Chronicle Mar. 11, 2026
Edgar Cayce Historical Marker

Edgar Cayce will be focus of March 21 Supper in the Cemetery

Hoptown Chronicle Mar. 10, 2026

Freeman Chapel CME Church is commemorating 160 years of worship in Hopkinsville

Jennifer P. Brown Feb. 27, 2026

Brick & Mortar Monthly: How firm a foundation in Lewis Powell

Grace Abernethy Feb. 22, 2026
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