The Back2Back Foundation, raising money through a concert Long leads every year in Hopkinsville, provides help to families in need in Christian, Todd and Trigg counties.
The Human Rights Commission of Hopkinsville-Christian County, the local museum, Pioneers Inc., Black-owned food vendors and Hopkinsville Brewing will be involved in the emancipation celebrations.
Paula Gieseke, an art teacher at Christian County High School, painted two large pieces on a downtown building that was originally part of the Ellis Ice and Coal Co. plant.
Hoptown Chronicle sent Grace and Brendan Abernethy to sample as much food as they could hold in one night at the Western Kentucky State Fair. We asked them to share what they liked with our readers. Boy, did they.
For many years, Gracie Lewis made connections with people she encountered while walking around downtown Hopkinsville to collect aluminum cans for recycling.