History Archives

Alhambra Theatre constructed in 1928 as part of a municipal building

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 21, 2020

The theater opened in May 1928 to show silent movies accompanied by musicians in the orchestra pit between the stage and the auditorium. It closed within a year to be updated for sound movies.

Ky. soldier’s heroism, and 20-year campaign to recognize it with Medal of Honor, are subjects of documentary to air Memorial Day on KET

by The Rural Blog
May 20, 2020

On Jan. 25, 1945, he volunteered to be a forward observer to stop a German attack but had to call in artillery on his own position, offering his life for his country. He survived in a ditch in a French province and later returned home to a Kentucky farm with no electricity or running water.

WKMS bringing back ‘The Lost Communities of Between the Rivers,’ a documentary about the region before it became LBL

by WKMS
May 20, 2020

The documentary, featuring interviews with 60 former residents of Between the Rivers, will run at noon every Thursday, May 21 through July 2.

Philanthropist John C. Latham’s boyhood home became Virginia Park

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 14, 2020

A gift from Latham to the city upon his death in 1909 also resulted in the creation of Peace Park at the opposite downtown corner from Virginia Park.

Riverside Cemetery headstone reveals an interesting piece of Hopkinsville history

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 7, 2020

A search for M. Ted Jacobs Sr. on a popular cemetery research website provides details of his life here after growing up in New Orleans.

Basketball owes its jump shot to a college innovator who graduated from Hopkinsville High School

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 30, 2020

After high school, John Miller Cooper became a basketball star at the University of Missouri.

Historic Kentucky church thrived after epidemics and illnesses

by Stuart Sanders
April 26, 2020

Trinity Episcopal in Danville experienced cholera epidemics, the aftermath of Kentucky’s largest Civil War battle and the 1918 flu pandemic.

Round Table Literary Park, tucked into a grove of trees at Hopkinsville Community College, dates to 1974

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 16, 2020

The park features a replica of King Arthur’s sword in a large stone, a Round Table surrounded by 24 stone seats and a Graeco-Roman amphitheater with a sculpture of Melpomene.

Fewer than 200 people lived in Hopkinsville at the start of the 19th century

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 9, 2020

The city has seen varying degrees of growth with each decennial census. The 1950s marked Hopkinsville's largest population jump.

City’s old clock tower heralds a hopeful message in our modern crisis

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 7, 2020

Gov. Andy Beshear has asked Kentuckians to display green lights as a symbol of compassion and renewal.

Hopkinsville’s official city seal includes a nod to the Pennyroyal plant

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 2, 2020

The plant has a fragrance similar to spearmint. In certain quanities, the plant's extract is toxic.

Hopkinsville took big steps in 1895 toward modern conveniences

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 26, 2020

Also that year, the Kentucky Press Association met for a convention in Hopkinsville's Hotel Latham.