A retired college math teacher earned bragging rights as Hopkinsville’s best speller — among adults, that is — Thursday evening in the BIG BEE Spelling Bee at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
Hunter was the last speller still standing when he correctly spelled “globular” for the win. The runner-up was Abby Hess, a music teacher for Christian County Public Schools.
- RELATED: Spell it like it is, Hoptown
Hunter was employed by Hopkinsville Community College for 30 years. In addition to teaching math, he had a couple of administrative rolls during the last years of his career, serving as Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Chief Academic Officer.
The Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention and Visitors Bureau organized the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Christian County Literacy Council.
The spelling bee had 14 contestants. It was a relaxed event. Most of the spellers drank from pint glasses and occasionally got up for refills while the competition continued.
Donations, sponsorships and entry fees brought in $1,575 for the literacy council.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
