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There's a vast difference between what urban residents and some news media believe is happening in rural communities and what actual is happening in those communities.
Marsh Ward
Hopkinsville's Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show is Thursday evening at Ruff Park. Food trucks will begin serving at 6:30 p.m.
Fireworks
Brewery employee Roger Tison wanted to recognize Pride month, in support of the LGBT community, with a night drag queen bingo.
drag queen bingo
Bernard Standard has led the Hopkinsville Human Relations Commission since 1990. A native of Memphis, he moved to Hopkinsville in 1978 to work for a loan company.
Bernard Standard
Homeless rural people are more likely to be unsheltered, or sleeping outside or in tents, and camps of unsheltered people face serious health threats.
Rural homelessness graphic
State policymakers could consider everything from extending voting hours on Election Day to flexibility in voting locations.
voting booth
Studio 3 was launched in May by three partners, Angie Gibbs, Carolyn Altman and Tina Rogers.
Moayan building Hopkinsville
If the measure passes on second reading, the county's two distilleries will be able to sell liquor by the drink on Sundays.
bourbon barrels
Proceeds from the book nook are being donated to youth programming at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library.
Corner Coffeehouse book nook
Ben S. Wood III is renovating two downtown buildings that have been vacant for several years. He hopes new interest in downtown will bring potential tenants.
Wood property Seventh Street Hopkinsville
Among Kentuckians injured by chemical weapons during World War I was Private Addison W. Jones, a soldier from Hopkinsville.
Bluegrass Depot