Local Government

Brockman is the third city of Hopkinsville department head to receive the top KLC award in the past eight years.

After agreeing to double the number of voting centers in the county, officials are now trying to spread the word to voters.

The Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs presented the Career Fire Chief of the Year award to Hopkinsville's Steve Futrell.

The county will have double the number of voting centers it had in the May primary.

Nearly 20 people spoke at a special session of the Christian County Board of Elections that failed to abide by state law for notifying the public before the meeting.

An Ohio development company wants to buy several acres at Hammond Drive and Old Clarksville Pike to build a 70-unit apartment house.

The decision leaves Hopkinsville Christian County Academy in limbo. District officials had hoped to open the school in 2024.

The city is seeking an additional $75,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund the mural project titled "If These Walls Could Talk."

Crofton, LaFayette, Oak Grove and Pembroke are among 360 Kentucky communities receiving an allocation.

The May 17 primary race between Doug Wilcox and Mark Graham was in limbo because a software error resulted in 109 ineligible ballots being cast.

Positions were drawn for two school board races and for city races in Oak Grove, Pembroke, Crofton and LaFayette.

Judge John Atkins indicated the eventual decision leans toward Wilcox but more time is needed to address questions from Graham's attorney.