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.
Christian County residents and business owners at least 18 years old may apply until the March 13 deadline.
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Mayor James R. Knight Jr. gives his budget address on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Hopkinsville Municipal Center. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Proceeds will benefit the Pioneers Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Pioneers Memorial Complex on North Drive. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The movie is based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award.
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The Alhambra Theatre on South Main Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
"RISING" chronicles efforts to build new homes for survivors of historic Eastern Kentucky flooding in 2022.
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The Knights of Columbus serve the meals from 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday through March 27.
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The forum on March 5 is being organized by Focus 21st Century Minority Leadership and the Hopkinsville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. 
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An architectural drawing of the new Christian County High School displayed during a Sept. 11, 2024, tour of the construction site. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The awards recognize the contributions of local small businesses.
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Business owners and nonprofit leaders recognized Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, during the Compass Awards banquet at the Alhambra Theatre. (Christian County Chamber of Commerce photo)
The celebration included special recognition for donor Sue Badgett and the Brown Badgett Foundation for the single largest gift in the local United Way's history.
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United Way of the Pennyrile volunteers and officials celebrate the end of the campaign at an awards ceremony Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at The Silo Event Center. (United Way of the Pennyrile photo)
The decision was based on enrollment trends and long-term sustainability, but school officials left open the possibility of later restoring the middle school.
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Schools will operate on a normal schedule, district officials said.
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This will be the eighth consecutive day that public school students have not been in the classroom.
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A state highway truck working Wednesday morning on snow and ice packed onto South Main Street at Ninth Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by John Brown)
The campaign’s Barbie-inspired theme, “Give Unlimited Possibilities,” has a goal to raise $715,000.
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A banner revealing the 2025-26 campaign goal for United Way is held by (from left) campaign co-chairs Bri Smith and Abigail Landrum and executive director Melanie Noffsinger at the United Way of the Pennyrile campaign kick-off breakfast Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at the Christian County Senior Citizens Center. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)