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See how the first year of the coronavirus pandemic shaped the lives of Hopkinsville residents.

Smith's wife, Martha Helen Smith, is originally from Hopkinsville. They met after he became editor of the Russellville newspaper.

Molly Duke is among more than 6,000 Christian County residents who have contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic began a year ago. She was hospitalized and in rehab for eight weeks.

One year after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Christian County, Hoptown Chronicle readers reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic continues to reshape their lives.

The vaccination eligibility in Kentucky is about to expand to those 50 and older.

The longtime headmaster will retire at the end of the school year, according to an announcement from the school.

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Nurses Association are coordinating the campaign.

The latest installment of the Land Between the Lakes Wildlife Report features the largest (and busiest) rodent of the Land Between the Lakes area: the beaver.

The IRS announced the deadline is extended to May 17. It does not apply to state filings.

The Murray Police Department said in a statement that two adults died. Authorities did not state the condition of a child who was apparently also shot.

Kentucky ranked sixth in COVID-19 hospitalizations and seventh in virus-related deaths from March 5-11, according to a White House report.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is monitoring about a dozen people who’ve travelled to countries with outbreaks of Ebola.