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.
City officials are looking at several options, including expensive repairs, closing the facility for good, or converting it to a new use
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Several members of the class are from Christian County.
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The 2026 class of Leadership West Kentucky during their orientation in January at Paducah. (West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance photo)
Local private schools and Hopkinsville Community College will all be open on Tuesday.
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Liberty Street at Ninth Street on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Shop & Save is a one-day drive to help domestic violence shelters across the state.
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The count happens Feb. 13 through 16. Two free webinars to help beginners who want to participate will be offered Feb. 5 and 11.
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Announcements related to the winter storm.
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A one-day training session in Lexington is designed to help producers take advantage of economic development tools taught by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
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The leak is in the facility's basketball gym, staff said in an email to members.
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Gov. Edward T. Breathitt, a Hopkinsville native, signed the act into law. His daughter, Linda Breathitt, will be a guest for the History on Tap program.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shaking hands with Kentucky Governor Edward T. Breathitt, Jackie Robinson to King's left, Frank Stanley Jr. to his extreme left in 1964. (Photo by Jim Curtis | University of Kentucky Special Collections)
Writers with a connection to Western Kentucky are invited to submit original, unpublished works to By the Glass.
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The Book & Bottle Shop opened in November 2024 at Ninth and Virginia streets. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
A march will begin at 9 a.m. at Freedom Elementary School, and a program will follow at Hopkinsville Community College.
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Students portray civil rights protestors from the 1960s during a program, entitled "Don't Forget to Remember," written and directed by Paulette Nance Robinson for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day program Monday at Hopkinsville Community College. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
The Hopkinsville Police Department will provide training to help residents interested in working with officers.
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Hopkinsville Police Department headquarters on North Main Street. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)