Government

Democrat Greg Stumbo faces Republican Daniel Cameron in the Nov. 5 general election.

Seventeen high school students will meet monthly with city officials and serve as a youth voice for local government.

The forum, organized by the Hopkinsville-Christian County League of Women Voters, will be Oct. 16 at the Hopkinsville Municipal Center.

After a quick report on new funding for local road improvements, Gov. Matt Bevin spent about 30 minutes discussing key themes of his re-election bid during a visit Monday to Hopkinsville.

The ordinance would apply to the city's busiest streets downtown and to Fort Campbell Boulevard from 21st Street to the parkway.

In his ruling, Chief Justice John Minton wrote that the case “should serve as a cautionary tale to all Kentucky judges who use social media.”

Several advertisements are funded by independent political groups that are either trying to support their candidate of choice or knock down an opponent.

Kentuckians who are currently 17 years old but will turn 18 by Election Day are among those eligible to register to vote.

The $4.64 million project will extend the city’s rail-trail an additional 1.7 miles, taking it from Pardue Lane to Foston Chapel Road near Eagle Way bypass.

Under Kentucky law, the attorney general is the first line of review for disputes between citizens and public agencies concerning access to public records and meetings.

The arguments stem from a judge's ruling, which cited scientific evidence that people in the age group can’t yet fully control their impulses.

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.