Public schools are closed today in Christian, Todd and Trigg counties following overnight snow and the possibility of slick driving conditions.
Heritage Christian Academy is also closed.
University Heights Academy is open on its normal schedule.
The region received less than 1 inch of accumulation.
There’s a slight chance of snow again early Saturday followed next week by rain likely every day through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
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.