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Bates was a former county magistrate and served as president of the Hopkinsville NAACP chapter.
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House Billl 153 would prevent local law enforcement and public officials from assisting or cooperating with a federal ban on firearms.
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Community and Development Services is asking property owners to identify the location of shelters.
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A Kentucky advocacy group wants to know if inadequate reclamation contributed to disaster.
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The detection system for three schools will cost approximately $810,000, the district said before Monday's meeting.
A staffing strategy that has permeated hospitals, particularly emergency rooms, seeks to reduce their top expense: physician labor.
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According to experts, 91% of maternal deaths in 2018 were "potentially preventable."
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Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, said he wants to ‘get to the bottom’ of how the donated disaster funds have been used so far.
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The U.S. Navy enlisted at least 10 Black men from Christian County during the Civil War. They ranged in age from 14 to 40.
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In recent years, election officials have sent out postcards to the addresses of “inactive” voters to verify if people are still eligible. 
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Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, begged her colleagues to think about “who you’re putting in the center of this fight.”
Hopkinsville is among the Kentucky municipalities that have adopted regulations amid rising interest by solar developers.