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Local government news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The governor said golf courses and home-improvement stores are among places where people need to do a better job of social distancing.
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The drive-thru window at the city Tax Office is still accessible.
The governor said he has spent more than $8 million on personal protective equipment, and "I’m gonna spend what it takes."
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Health experts say it's too early to change course, but Trump adopted the line of thought in an interview Tuesday with Fox News, saying he “would love to have the country opened up, and just raring to go, by Easter."
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The case is classified as presumptive positive because the test results came from a private company and must be verified by the state.
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The order comes from Kentucky’s public health commissioner and the acting secretary of Cabinet for Health and Family Services.