Attucks High School Archives

Claybron Merriweather: lawyer, painter and poet

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 27, 2023

The final installment of our Black History Month series features Claybron Merriweather, a lawyer, painter and poet from Hopkinsville.

Attucks basketball teams were the first in Hopkinsville to claim state titles

by Chris Jung
February 19, 2023

Led by legendary coach William Falls, the Wolves of Attucks High School won the state championship for Black schools in 1947 and '57.

Ted Poston’s ‘Dark Side’ stories chosen for Books at the Bar

by Hoptown Chronicle
August 15, 2022

Hoptown Chronicle's editor will join the book club discussion Aug. 23 at Hopkinsville Brewing to talk about journalist Ted Poston's stories.

Hopkinsville’s early fairs were summer extravaganzas

by Alissa Keller
June 20, 2022

A 100-year-old photo of the Pennyroyal Fair in Hopkinsville shows a large gathering present for horse races and other events centered around agriculture.

Easter egg hunt captures spirit of the season — but only for some

by Alissa Keller
April 18, 2022

A photograph that ran on the front page of the Kentucky New Era on April 6, 1953, illuminates a joyful moment in Hopkinsville's history — but not a inclusive one.

Hopkinsville memorial service highlights bell hooks’ place in the world

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 3, 2022

The tribute to the acclaimed author, and Hopkinsville native, who was born Gloria Jean Watkins, was attended by roughly 400 people Saturday at the Alhambra Theatre.

Taking stock of community connections

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 27, 2022

In this week's Sunday Brew, editor Jennifer P. Brown reveals the answers to last week's word quiz and fills readers in on a project we've been working on with a local high school student.

Searching for identity in the new high school’s name

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 21, 2022

Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown gives her thoughts on the name and mascot selected for the new, consolidated high school — and how the community could pay tribute to the past, present and future when it opens.

Attucks science classroom illuminates a cherished chapter in Black history

by Alissa Keller
February 21, 2022

The Attucks Science Club members, captured in a 1962 photograph, were part of a tightly knit community, where the motto was "Do or Die for Attucks High."

Artifacts highlight our town’s Black history

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 13, 2022

The Pennyroyal Area Museum is home to several collections highlighting Hopkinsville's Black history.

A local lawman’s place in Ky. history

by Jennifer P. Brown
January 16, 2022

Bill Dillard was Kentucky's first Black sheriff, elected twice in Christian County before he became caught up in an FBI drug investigation.

Hopkinsville native Ted Poston to be inducted into Ky. Writers Hall of Fame

by Jennifer P. Brown
January 14, 2022

Recognized as the dean of Black journalists in America, Ted Poston covered major stories on civil rights, politics and Black culture as a staff writer at the New York Post from the mid-1930s until his retirement in 1972.