Jennifer P. Brown

Princeton Road at Seventh Street will be blocked through Oct. 24.

Each tour, one at 4:30 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m., will last about 90 minutes. The two groups will share a catered supper in the cemetery at 6 p.m.

Saturday's rally attracted approximately 225 protesters, including several from neighboring communities, who brought American flags and hand-made signs.

“The Vote — What You Need to Know" forum is planned for Nov. 3 at the Pioneers Memorial Complex.

Western Kentucky University professor emeritus Tamela Williams Smith, who grew up in Trigg County, will be the guest speaker.

Friends, family and colleagues gathered earlier this week to honor Ken Haggard, a longtime Hopkinsville attorney who died in January 2024.

Advocates for saving the East Ninth Street building told the mayor and council members that professionals in historic properties ought to be consulted, too.

Watson, who has worked for the city's water utility for 28 years, will retire at the end of the year.

The damages caused by a severe storm more than two years ago are expected to be completed by March 2026.

ExxonMobile announced Tuesday that it is acquiring the technology and U.S.-based assets of Superior Graphite, including most of the company’s production facility in Hopkinsville, for an undisclosed price.

As of Thursday morning, approximately $235,000 — or roughly one-third of this year’s goal — had been raised. 

Hoptown Chronicle's letter writers have covered many topics, including legislative redistricting, disagreements about school funding, problems with panhandling, how old American flags are properly retired, the health department’s response to the pandemic, the benefits of Hopkinsville’s rail-trail, nonpartisan elections and the occasional “thank you” from a nonprofit to the community.