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The first public school in Hopkinsville operated from 1842 to 1844 out of a log cabin.
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The Office of the Attorney General has a statutory duty to issue open meetings and open records decisions.
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The outcome of Tuesday's election will determine whether the school district can use the nickel tax to finance construction of two new high schools.
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Voters will decide Nov. 5 whether the school board's nickel tax stands or is rejected.
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The contest took place in a former body shop garage undergoing renovations to provide an expansion space for the downtown brewery.
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Lee said despite the two states being economic competitors, it matters to Tennessee what happens in Kentucky. Following Lee’s endorsement, Bevin took the stage to address the more than 100 people who attended the campaign stop.
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“The Office of Lieutenant Governor has no employees assigned to it by statute,” Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd wrote in his ruling.
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On Jan. 19, 1862, Confederate troops marched northward from the Cumberland River to attack advancing Union troops. Fought west of Somerset in the fog and rain, Mill Springs became a battle marked by confusion.
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The use of "Hoptown" — Hopkinsville's longtime nickname — dates back to the late 19th Century.
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The governor believes getting rid of personal and corporate income taxes will allow people and companies to redistribute wealth in the form of ages and expanding operations.
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The Human Rights Commission announced a new award has been created to honor Bernard Standard, who will retire early next year as the commission's executive director.
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Gwenda Watkins Motley reflects on where she's from in one of two poems submitted for "Homegrown Poems: Your Places, Your Stories in Verse."
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