Business & Development Archives

Brewery selects Hoptown Chronicle for nonprofit support

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 11, 2019

Hoptown Chronicle, recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3), will receive a contribution from Hopkinsville Brewing Co. based on the brewery's July gross sales.

Plans set for new parking lot but Sixth St. pocket park is on hold

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 10, 2019

One improvement project on East Sixth Street is moving ahead and will create new free parking downtown, but another project in the same block has been delayed indefinitely out of concerns about the potential for loitering and vagrancy.

Kickstarter campaign for Vansauwa’s nears deadline

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 9, 2019

Owners Desaepa Vansauwa and Zirconia Alleyne are seeking backers to help equip a new food trailer.

Barbecue and event pavilion added to the mix at Dick’s liquor store

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 8, 2019

A new owner has added a pavilion behind the liquor store and sells barbecue from a food truck on the property.

It would take more than a grill fire to shut down Ferrell’s for good

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 6, 2019

A fire that broke out late Thursday at Ferrell’s won’t mean the end of the tiny restaurant that’s been serving cheeseburgers and chili on Main Street since 1936.

Ferrell’s heavily damaged in late night fire; grill likely was the cause

by Cory Sharber
July 5, 2019

The small Main Street restaurant has been a fixture of downtown Hopkinsville since 1936.

Crane crew removes old elevator through third-floor roof of McCoy building

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 1, 2019

The elevator for the three-story building that previously housed J.C. Penney apparently had not been used in decades.

Leadership Hopkinsville Alumni spruce up Founders Square

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 29, 2019

Volunteers cleaned out plant beds, set new flowers and added mulch in the Adopt-A-Spot location at Ninth and Main streets.

New event space open at historic Moayon Building

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 24, 2019

Studio 3 was launched in May by three partners, Angie Gibbs, Carolyn Altman and Tina Rogers.

Corner Coffeehouse book nook is a popular addition at new location

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 20, 2019

Proceeds from the book nook are being donated to youth programming at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library.

Downtown activity prompts owner to restore a pair of 1880s buildings

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 20, 2019

Ben S. Wood III is renovating two downtown buildings that have been vacant for several years. He hopes new interest in downtown will bring potential tenants.

Sixth Street building demolition begins

by Jennifer P. Brown
June 18, 2019

Demolition of the Sixth Street building is expected to continue for a few days. The street will be blocked at times at South Virginia, but pedestrians can still get to businesses from Main Street.