Hoptown Chronicle

The ceremony honoring the co-founder of Kappa Alpha Psi will be June 7 at Founders Square in downtown Hopkinsville.

The June 19 event at Casey Jones Distillery is a fundraiser for the Republican House Majority, according to invitations.

Participants at the Thursday event will be invited to read original poetry, a selection from a favorite author, spoken word or prose.

The public is invited to come for free popcorn and tours of the building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The holiday honoring service members who die in the line of duty was first observed as Decoration Day a few years after the Civil War.

The awards presented by the Pennyroyal Arts Council honor the memory of a self-employed Hopkinsville artist who taught hundreds of students during a career lasting 45 years.

Graham and Heather Dawson, proprietors of The Mixer restaurant, will demonstrate Scottish dishes that are favorites in Graham's family.

The CCHS graduation will be at 5 p.m., and the HHS graduation will follow at 8:30 p.m.

Food trucks will be serving at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. — and three restaurants, The Local, The Crusty Pig and The Mixer, will have special burgers for the week.

Renikka Owen is leaving Millbrooke Elementary School and will become an interim principal at Hopkinsville Middle School. Tyler Stallons, currently at Christian County Middle School, will become Millbrooke's interim principal.

Representatives of SBA, FEMA and Red Cross have temporary offices at the Murray State University Hopkinsville Regional Campus.