Hoptown Chronicle

Existing businesses with growth goals and entrepreneurs with startup ideas are invited to compete.

The fundraiser includes a grilled pork chop meal and a silent auction.

John F. Baker Jr., who wrote "The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom," will give the lecture on June 14.

The free concert is planned on July 3 at Casey Jones Distillery.

The museum is offering its popular Downtown Tipsy Tour and a bus tour of state historical markers across the county.

The director of South Union Shaker Village in Logan County will be in Hopkinsville to speak about the history of whiskey-making by the religious sect — and about a new bourbon the historic site is producing.

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.