Hoptown Chronicle

Hoptown Chronicle is an independent, nonprofit news outlet that is dedicated to providing fair, fact-based reporting for people who care about Hopkinsville, Kentucky. We believe that public service journalism serves the community’s social, cultural and economic wellbeing by fostering knowledge, connection and meaning.

Tickets for the concert — which is the last show in the Live at the Alhambra Series — are $50.
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The Alhambra Theatre on Sept. 9, 2022, for Martha Redbone's concert to kick off the Big Read. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown, Hoptown Chronicle)
The Summer Bridge Program aims to help smooth the transition to college, and it offers a chance to earn 6 credit hours.
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Hopkinsville Community College's clock tower on April 28, 2025. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Dr. Alissa Young, president of Hopkinsville Community College and a member of the Focus charter class in 1991, gave the graduation speech.
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It is a tradition for each Leadership Christian County class to identify and execute a community improvement project. 
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Leadership Christian County class members and community partners spread gravel Friday, April 25, 2025, at Jeffers Bend to expand the size of the nature center’s parking lot. (Photo by Samantha Fry)
Self's widow, Carolyn Self, provided the initial $20,000 gift to create an endowment fund for the scholarship. Her late husband was an HCC faculty member for 28 years.
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The main campus of Hopkinsville Community College on April 28, 2025. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The Janice Mason Art Museum is hosting the poetry event.
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The Janice Mason Art Club in downtown Cadiz. (Photo from museum Facebook page.)
Community members are invited Saturday to the James E. Bruce Convention Center to learn about resources available for local families.
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The Commonwealth Center for Fathers & Families is conducting the free symposium at the James E. Bruce Convention Center.
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Community members submitted more than 40 chair-themed haikus in support of Sanctuary Inc. and The Chair Project.
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Mystery at the Library on April 26 will celebrate the 95th anniversary of the first Nancy Drew book's publication.
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The Steve and Diane Thomas Endowment Fund will benefit HCC’s Professional and Technical Studies, better known at the PATS Division. 
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The public is invited to the ceremony at Hopkinsville Community College's Round Table Literary Park.
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Round Table Literary Park at Hopkinsville Community College (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)