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Local residents can weigh in by answering a brief online survey about the proposed change.

The governor described “our new Kentucky home” as welcoming further investments in manufacturing, healthcare and infrastructure like those that have come to the state during his tenure.

GOP leaders call the move an "attempt to undermine the majority rule." Democrats say the supermajority is out to silence dissent.

The bill would lower Kentucky’s individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5% in 2026, projected to lower state revenue by $718 million annually.

On the last Saturday of each month, participants can become detectives and help solve a history mystery at the museum.

All schools, including Hopkinsville Community College, are closed on Friday

In 2022 the General Assembly passed a new law that eliminated the opportunity for lawmakers to prefile bills — a move some said shut the public out of the legislative process.

State lawmakers met in Frankfort on Monday to begin the 2025 legislative session — welcoming new members, introducing legislation and arguing over their own rules and procedures.

State lawmakers return to Frankfort Jan. 7 for the beginning of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2025 session. The first item on their agenda is expected to be a tax cut.

District officials made the decision "after additional snow that fell in our area overnight."

Authorities are urging people not to travel unless necessary.

The storm’s impact locally was moderate compared to areas north of Hopkinsville, where several inches of snow accumulated in other areas of the state.