History

The horse housed at the Cayce-Yost department store gave rides to children for more than four decades.

The tour is planned on Saturday, Dec. 7, along South Main Street and Alumni Avenue.

After a tornado took out the Dalton house chimney, owners Grace and Brendan Abernethy, along with a mason who works on historic properties, spent 40 hours and used 700 bricks to rebuild it.

The award recognizes the renovation and preservation of the old U.S. Post Office building downtown that houses the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

The bid from Kentucky-based Railmark Holdings Inc. includes a pledge to establish a train-centric travel agency in the downtown building.

Guest speakers will be alumni of the era from Attucks, Hopkinsville and Christian County high schools.

In the most recent installment of Brick & Mortar Monthly, Grace Abernethy explores an inivisible thread that tied passers-through to this place.

Luke Bendick, an American history instructor at the community college, will lead the program.

The artifact featured in this month's Snapshots in Time column served as an inspiration for the menu at the museum's upcoming gala.

Volunteers are invited to help clean headstones on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Union Benevolent Society Cemetery on Vine Street.

Technological changes, including the popularity of TV and air conditioning, have altered the way and the extent to which we use porches.