News Archives

Jeffers Bend hosting Naturefest on Sept. 21

by Hoptown Chronicle
August 29, 2024

Guests will find activities and booths related to wildlife, the botanical garden, bees, the butterfly garden, birding, storytelling, rain gardening, a petting zoo, pumpkin painting, canoe rides, corn hole, disc golf, face painting and hayrides.

UK’s four-part business workshop, ‘Growing Our Own,’ coming to Hopkinsville

by Hoptown Chronicle
August 29, 2024

The University of Kentucky series is designed to help small businesses compete for local, state and federal contracts. There's no charge to attend.

Teacher Corner opens to provide free classroom supplies for Christian County educators

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 28, 2024

The Christian County Public Schools Education Foundation sponsors the Teacher Corner to help offset some of the expense that teachers take on when they set up their classrooms.

McConnell tells Hopkinsville audience he will be a ‘voice for peace through strength’

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 27, 2024

The U.S. Senate Republican leader spoke Tuesday at the Hopkinsville Rotary Club after attending an event at Fort Campbell to open newly renovated barracks.

U.S. Education Department outlines testing period for phased rollout of new FAFSA form

by Shauneen Miranda
August 27, 2024

Earlier in August, the department said it would use a phased rollout to launch FAFSA in an attempt to address any issues before the form is available to everyone.

Lawmakers, military officers cut ribbon on first in series of renovated Fort Campbell barracks

by Lily Burris
August 27, 2024

Originally built in the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the barracks came into use as the U.S. was transitioning away from using a drafted army.

The new COVID vaccine is out. Why you might not want to rush to get it.

by Arthur Allen, Eliza Fawcett and Rebecca Grapevine
August 27, 2024

Those who run to get the new vaccine may be more likely to fall ill this winter when the next wave hits.

Kentucky Auditor Ball sues Beshear for access to computerized records of abuse, neglect

by Sarah Ladd
August 27, 2024

The move follows a months-long back and forth on access between Ball and the administration.

His second career: Kurt Anderson thrives as director of a Hopkinsville nonprofit

by Julia Crenshaw
August 26, 2024

After practicing law for 20 years, Anderson saw a new opportunity and his true calling at the Aaron McNeil House.

Old post office blueprints depict the origin of Hopkinsville’s museum

by Alissa Keller
August 25, 2024

Found on the floor in the basement shortly after the building was chosen as the site for the Pennyroyal Area Museum, these pages provide insight into the construction of this landmark on the downtown streetscape.

Alison Grimes must contend with effort to reinstate alleged ethics violations

by Jack Brammer
August 25, 2024

The former Kentucky secretary of state attended Democratic National Convention, raising speculation about another U.S. Senate run.

City looks to name Hopkinsville Greenway pedestrian bridge for Attucks coach William Falls

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 22, 2024

Falls led the Attucks High School basketball team to two state titles in the Kentucky High School Athletic League Championships and advanced four times to a national tournament for Black schools during segregation.