Resurrecting an Appalachian tragedy with poetry, prose and photography
Constance Alexander’s last column in a National Poetry Month series looks at creative techniques applied in the book “Appalachian Ghosts.”
Hopkinsville Rotary Club reports record amount raised at auction
Kelly Gates, who chaired the 74th annual auction, said the club raised $560,074.
University of Kentucky Board of Trustees votes to change governance model
Currently, the University Senate “determines broad academic policies” for UK. Under the new model, faculty, staff and student representatives would largely have an advisory role. The board will take feedback from campus stakeholders before giving final review to the proposal in June.
Warmer weather means ticks are active and looking to suck your blood
Experts provide tips on how to avoid ticks and the disease that some spread.
Kentucky land conservation fund gets ‘new lease on life’ from lawmakers
A driving force behind many state parks, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund’s financial resources dwindled recent years.
Renee Shaw of KET to be featured speaker for Christian County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner
Shaw produces and anchors the nightly news program “Kentucky Edition” and leads KET’s reporting on the General Assembly and coverage of elections and state policy issues.
Assistant principal promoted to lead Christian County High School
Leigh Ellen Malone was named principal following a CCHS site-based council meeting with Superintendent Chris Bentzel.
Kentucky becomes first state to decriminalize medical errors
The new legislation follows a 2022 Tennessee case in which a nurse was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after a patient died from a medical error.
Biden administration unveils new rule on nursing home staffing levels
The Biden administration has introduced new regulations intended to increase staffing levels and improve patient care in nursing homes.
Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library hosting author of book on Black communities
Kimberly France will discuss the research that went into “Black Settlements in Southern Illinois.” The program begins at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new Biden rule
A Department of Labor final rule means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay.
Warnings ignored, says sex abuse lawsuit filed by former University of Kentucky swimmers
A lawsuit filed April 12 by a pair of former UK swimmers and coaches, which accuses the university’s head swimming coach of recurring sexual abuse, alleges the university expressed “complicity and deliberate indifference.”