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Board members share perspectives about how to proceed on high school project

by Zirconia Alleyne Vansauwa
July 20, 2022

The construction bids, which came in considerably higher than the district projected, will be discussed at Thursday's Christian County Board of Education meeting.

Woman reports rape on Hopkinsville rail-trail; HPD makes arrest

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 20, 2022

The attack occurred Tuesday afternoon along a section of the rail-trail that runs between the Holiday Park and Hunting Creek subdivisions.

Generations of minor leaguers secured Hopkinsville’s legacy as a baseball town

by Alissa Keller
July 19, 2022

In this summertime special edition of Hoptown Chronicle's "Snapshots in Time" column, Alissa Keller explores the many twists and turns of baseball history in Hopkinsville.

Judge lifts injunction against law banning abortion in Ky.

by Kentucky Health News
July 17, 2022

A legal challenge continues to a state law banning all abortions in the state.

Lawmaker says state must prepare for adoption services in wake of abortion ruling

by Al Cross
July 17, 2022

Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams said the Kentucky General Assembly must see to adoption and human services, and protect jobs in pregnancy.

Webb space telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning first images

by Silas Laycock
July 13, 2022

The first Webb image the world saw is of a galaxy cluster 5.12 billion light-years from Earth.

Kentucky woman is named 24th poet laureate of US

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 12, 2022

Limón, who resides in Lexington, is the author of six books of poetry and the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry.

Consolidated high school bids put construction cost at approximately $200M

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 12, 2022

District officials had estimated the school would cost approximately $115 million.

UK’s College of Agriculture is first in the region to offer scholarships to LGBTQ students

by Anya Slepyan
July 12, 2022

Employees of the college established the fund with the help of a grant from JustFundKY, a nonprofit organization that has awarded $520,000 in the last decade to projects supporting LGBTQ communities in every Kentucky county.

McConnell says he has stood with abortion opponents from the start

by Kentucky Health News
July 11, 2022

As Jefferson County's judge-executive in the late 1970s, McConnell blocked some proposed restrictions on abortion soon after the Roe v. Wade decision.

Confused by letterboxing? Here’s how it works.

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 11, 2022

The Christian County Literacy Council's Letterboxing Challenge continues through the end of July.

Spy novel ‘A Woman of Intelligence’ depicts post-WWII female experience

by DeeAnna Sova
July 11, 2022

Karin Tanabe's "A Woman of Intelligence" explores women’s equality, female contributions to the workplace and home, and civil rights in post-WWII America.