Julia Hunter

As local health officials shift away from offering clinics, the health department will try alternative outreach efforts.

It was one of 26 identified by the state as of Thursday.

The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to be approved, and then to President Joe Biden's desk for signature.

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be administered on May 24 at the county's two high schools.

Wilkinson is the first Black woman to be appointed as the state’s poet laureate.

The health department will also continue to offer appointments to all Kentuckians in Phases 1A, 1B and 1C.

See how the first year of the coronavirus pandemic shaped the lives of Hopkinsville residents.

The longtime headmaster will retire at the end of the school year, according to an announcement from the school.

The phase includes anyone 60 and older, anyone age 16 or older with the highest-risk conditions per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and all essential workers.

The health department, which operates a regional vaccine distribution site at the James E. Bruce Convention Center, is not yet accepting appointment requests for individuals who fall within other categories of Phase 1C.

While detailed totals weren't available, estimates suggest at least 30% of Christian County residents 70 and older have not yet received the COVID-19 vaccine.

It's the first time in four months that the hospital's stress level due to the pandemic had been considered "low."