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.

Food trucks and activities for children will start at 7 p.m. on Fourth of July at Ruff Park.
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Honorees representing five categories — small business, nonprofits, volunteers, education and city employees — will be named in August.
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Anyone using the temporary office in the Forbes Place building at 10th and Virginia streets must first make an appointment.
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Lieutenants David and Brittney Donegan previously served at Paducah's Salvation Army. They are originally from Tennessee.
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David and Brittney Donegan, lieutenants with the Salvation Army, were assigned in June 2024 to lead the Hopkinsville office. (Salvation Army photo)
Public affairs director Renee Shaw said KET is seeking to communicate the value of all areas of Kentucky.
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The Alhambra Theatre stage set for a Kentucky Educational Television interview on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Appointments were made to the Board of Ethics, Human Rights Commission, Housing Authority and the Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
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Hopkinsville Municipal Center (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Guests who attend the Thursday evening museum program can sample recipes from an old Hopkinsville cookbook.
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The Pennyroyal Area Museum at East Ninth and Liberty streets. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
For the first gathering on June 17, the group will discuss “Communion: The Female Search for Love.”
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Artwork created by Christian County High School students is displayed during a celebration of the life  honoring Hopkinsville native Gloria Jean Watkins, who wrote under the pen name bell hooks, on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Alhambra Theatre. (Photo by Tony Kirves | Special to Hoptown Chronicle)
Appointments were announced to the museum, Hopkinsville Electric, convention center and the police and fire pension boards.
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The idea grew out of a discussion about how to support all of the city’s small businesses — not just those downtown.
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The Pennyrile Marketplace strip mall on Fort Campbell Boulevard has secured more than a dozen retail and service businesses in tenant spaces that previously were vacant for several years. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Church groups are encouraged to participate in the June 8 event at Mount Olive Baptist Church.
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Several activities are planned at the distillery from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 29.
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