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After a structural engineer said the building was in imminent danger of collapsing, the council approved an emergency declaration that includes a $58,564 demolition contract.

ELEVATE Kentucky is a three-session program that seeks to prepare graduates to be catalysts in their organizations and communities. 

‘You pray that you don’t get sick,’ says one grandmother.

After a second inspection declared the Blue Streak building unsafe, Hopkinsville City Council will meet Tuesday to decide whether to order its demolition. The report has sparked public outcry and renewed debate over how to balance safety and preservation downtown.

Merchants and community groups will be handing out candy from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Hopkinsville’s First Presbyterian Church brought a touch of Scotland to Main Street with its Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan service.

Postell was enslaved in Christian County when he fled during the Civil War to join the Union Army, then returned after the war and became a wealthy business owner.

Christian Circuit Judge Andrew Self, who gave the keynote address for the Human Rights Commission, shared the message from the Parable of the Good Samaritan as community members honored several civic leaders for their good works.

Nearly 40% of the 42 million SNAP recipients nationwide are children 17 and younger, according to the USDA. About 20% are seniors.

The Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan service, a Scottish-American tradition with bagpipe music, begins at 11 a.m. at the Hopkinsville church.

In Western Kentucky, Quarles said colleges are looking to prepare for new businesses coming to the area.

Princeton Road at Seventh Street will be blocked through Oct. 24.