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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

All retail stores can open Wednesday, and restaurants can have limited openings Friday. Also Friday, gatherings of up to 10 people will also be allowed.
Set for openings this week are government offices, retail stores and restaurants.
Lake Barkley State Resort Park will remain closed as it provides housing for first-responders during the coronavirus outbreak.
Lynch, on behalf of the city, offered praise for Bryan's work in local government and civic efforts.
The 60-year-old fire station's roof had been leaking for several years.
Many city employees will continue to work from home to ensure space for social distancing in offices. Those working in offices will be restricted from sharing meals and congregating in common areas.
Sisk Auto Mall is encouraging all visitors to the Hopkinsville dealership to wear a mask, but it will not be a requirement. Masks will be available for customers who want one, owner Wilson Sisk said.
There have been 627 filings over the previous 12 months, the third-highest total during the last 20 years.
A letter initiated by South Carolina's attorney general was sent May 9 to the leadership of the House and Senate Foreign Relations committees.
The governor said his main disappointment is that two churches that fought the ban on in-person worship took attention away from 7,000 congregations that followed the restriction.
That case was filed by Maryville Baptist Church in Hillview, which Beshear has said is the only church he knows of that has violated his order, and the only one where attendees were given notices to self-quarantine.
The appointment of the North Carolina businessman comes as the Treasury and the Postal Service are in the midst of negotiating a line of credit exceeding $10 billion.