Local Government

Lynch, a Democrat, was the Ward 6 councilman up until his appointment as interim mayor.

The council will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, to approve the tax ordinances on second reading.

Council members serve a two-year term. Voters will cast ballots within the wards in the May primary and citywide in the November general election.

Concerns about the ICREZ budget stem, in part, from the growing burden of dilapidated structures – that have been abandoned in many cases by owners – in Hopkinsville’s oldest neighborhoods.

Hopkinsville City Council will have to vote on the tax rate again at its next meeting Sept. 17.

City diplomats will “learn how to make municipal government work for them, gain knowledge of local municipal government, and have the opportunity to support their community through service, promotion, and volunteerism."

The old, vacant pawn shop building on East Sixth Street will be demolished and replaced with a pocket park. It'll be the city's second pocket park downtown.

Hopkinsville City Council have cleared the way for the state Probation and Parole office to eventually move out of the heart of downtown.