Education

The CCHS graduation will be at 5 p.m., and the HHS graduation will follow at 8:30 p.m.

Renikka Owen is leaving Millbrooke Elementary School and will become an interim principal at Hopkinsville Middle School. Tyler Stallons, currently at Christian County Middle School, will become Millbrooke's interim principal.

District officials introduced Ken Carver, who will be the executive principal at Christian County High School, at a press conference Thursday, and they revealed a new Tiger mascot for the school.

Christian County Public Schools is among 13 districts included in the request.

Patterson will be the school’s 15th president – and its first Black president.

The Summer Bridge Program aims to help smooth the transition to college, and it offers a chance to earn 6 credit hours.

This year, Kentucky ranks 42nd in the nation for average public school teacher pay at $58,325 despite a 3.6% increase from the previous year. The national average teacher salary is $72,030, according to the 2025 data.

Self's widow, Carolyn Self, provided the initial $20,000 gift to create an endowment fund for the scholarship. Her late husband was an HCC faculty member for 28 years.

The Steve and Diane Thomas Endowment Fund will benefit HCC’s Professional and Technical Studies, better known at the PATS Division. 

Kem has served has the school's assistant principal for six years and has 18 years of experience in the local district.

Veterinary and osteopathic medicine plans will be subject to review process under the new law.

Beshear has already signed some legislation into law.