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.

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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Tickets for TheWannaBeatles concert are $50 for adults and $38 for students and the military.
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Fort Campbell’s deputy commanding general of operations was supposed to speak at the event.
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A couple visits a loved one's grave at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Hopkinsville voters gave victories to four Republican challengers in city council races.
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Dr. Gerald Smith, co-editor of "The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia," will be the guest speaker June 15 at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hopkinsville-Christian County.
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The Juneteenth celebration will be at the Boys and Girls Clubs on Walnut Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Vickie Smiley is retiring as executive director, and former Community and Development Services staff member Laura Faulkner will succeed her.
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