Kentucky’s average public school teacher pay ranks 42nd in the nation, education group says
This year, Kentucky ranks 42nd in the nation for average public school teacher pay at $58,325 despite a 3.6% increase from the previous year. The national average teacher salary is $72,030, according to the 2025 data.
Blood drive slated Monday for Hopkinsville native receiving leukemia treatment
The blood drive in support of 23-year-old Chase Pemberton will be at First Christian Church in Hopkinsville.
Focus 21st Century Minority Leadership has 9 new graduates
Dr. Alissa Young, president of Hopkinsville Community College and a member of the Focus charter class in 1991, gave the graduation speech.
Brick and Mortar Underground: Hopkinsville’s sanitation history, from cesspit to sewer system
Grace Abernethy didn’t realize that some heavy lawn work at the Dalton house would led to a lesson in the history of public sanitation in Hopkinsville.
RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − but there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
An autistic English professor who studies literature and neurodiversity says, “I was especially unnerved by Kennedy’s contention that many autistic people will never write poetry.”
Kim Davis will appeal to US Supreme Court in marriage equality case
Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is fighting a federal jury’s decision that she should pay $100,000 to a couple she denied a marriage license in 2015. But her lawyers also want the case to result in same-sex marriage rights being revoked.
Former Kentucky secretary of state wins ethics case
The Executive Branch Ethics Commission will not appeal last month’s unanimous decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court order that cleared Alison Lundergan Grimes of any wrongdoing.
Leadership class enlarges parking lot at Jeffers Bend
It is a tradition for each Leadership Christian County class to identify and execute a community improvement project.
Study in contrasts: Racing, breeding shine in Kentucky as sport dims across America
No fewer than 48 American racetracks have closed since 2000, but Kentucky operators continue to invest hundreds of millions in their facilities and are reaping an outsized return — and not only on the first Saturday in May.
Hopkinsville Community College to award scholarship in memory of Dr. Ben Self
Self’s widow, Carolyn Self, provided the initial $20,000 gift to create an endowment fund for the scholarship. Her late husband was an HCC faculty member for 28 years.
Mayor Knight to give Hopkinsville budget address on May 2
Knight said his proposed budget “prioritizes quality of life, public safety, economic development, city cleanliness and staff support.”
Trump administration approves Beshear aid request for April floods
The president approved Individual Assistance for Kentuckians in 13 counties — including Christian County — affected by the most recent flooding.
