History

Nettie Depp was a teacher and education reformer. She was elected Barren County school superintendent in 1914, even before women could vote.

WHOP radio announcers Mike Chadwell, Jeff Sisk and Roy Keller will lead the program.

The clergyman, whose example inspired the establishment of a crisis relief agency, endured many hardships as he worked to become a priest while leading a new church.

Hundreds of German POWS held at Camp Campbell during World War II were hired out for $2.50 a day to work on local farms.

The Commission on Racial Healing for the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky is sponsoring the service Saturday, Oct. 15, at Grace Episcopal Church.

The Kentucky Historical Society is holding listening sessions around the state in preparation for the nation's sestercentennial in 2026.

Only five ferry boats still exist on the Ohio River, including one that carries cars and trucks between rural Western Kentucky and Cave-In-Rock, Illinois.

The ancient tradition hitched a ride to America when Scots-Irish and English settled in the mountains.

Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at age 96, ruled over perhaps the most rapid technological expansion and sociopolitical change of any monarch in recent history.

A century-old photograph shows how neighboring farmers helped each other harvest and cure Western Kentucky's most valuable and labor-intensive crop.

In this summertime special edition of Hoptown Chronicle's "Snapshots in Time" column, Alissa Keller explores the many twists and turns of baseball history in Hopkinsville.

Alissa Keller will lead the program on July 28 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.