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.

Lynch will serve as an at-large member of the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission.
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Hopkinsville Mayor Wendell Lynch serves as master of ceremonies during a celebration of life for his childhood friend 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)
Daylight saving time begins the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November.
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Leigh Ann Stewart will lead the school slated to house preschool classes and the Inspire Early Learning Academy.
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kindergarten classroom feature
The deadline to nominate a woman or a group for the award is March 11.
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Human Rights Commission logo feature
The crossing will be closed to vehicle traffic while the gate system is upgraded.
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A CSX train heads north through downtown Hopkinsville on March 4, 2024, at the Seventh Street rail crossing. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The public is invited to the Round Table Reading Series Lecture.
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Kentucky author Jayne Moore Waldrop. (Photo provided)
Some parking spaces will be unavailable to use after the work begins March 4.
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View Main Street feature
The campaign total will be announced, and awards will be presented at the Feb. 20 finale.
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United Way of the Pennyrile campaign co-chairs Cody Noffsinger and Chris Jung. (United Way screenshot)
Hopkinsville Community College English professor Elizabeth Burton will teach the workshop, using artifacts as inspiration.
By Hoptown Chronicle
The exhibit auditorium at the Pennyroyal Area Museum. (Photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Community members are invited to learn about the religious and secular traditions of the holiday during the program at noon Tuesday.
By Hoptown Chronicle
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Following the street dedication on March 1, the Pennyroyal Area Museum will open a newly created bell hooks Community Room.
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The events include a 'Midday' program, five workshops and a crafting session.
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