COVID-19

Many city employees will continue to work from home to ensure space for social distancing in offices. Those working in offices will be restricted from sharing meals and congregating in common areas.

The competition has three categories: written word, visual art and original music. It's open to anyone 18 or older living in the greater Hopkinsville-Christian County area.

The governor has asked schools to prepare for three possible openings: late July, early to mid-August or after Labor Day, depending on circumstances.

Statewide, 191 new cases were confirmed and 10 Kentuckians died from the novel coronavirus.

The state had 246 newly confirmed cases from Sunday and Monday.

The county could see a spike in people testing positive for COVID-19 as more residents get out of their homes when businesses reopen, the county health director said.

Sisk Auto Mall is encouraging all visitors to the Hopkinsville dealership to wear a mask, but it will not be a requirement. Masks will be available for customers who want one, owner Wilson Sisk said.

There have been 627 filings over the previous 12 months, the third-highest total during the last 20 years.

A letter initiated by South Carolina's attorney general was sent May 9 to the leadership of the House and Senate Foreign Relations committees.

The market has new hours this year, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays. For the time being, there won't be any events, tastings or children's activities.

A nursing home in Butler, a state prison in Muhlenberg and a church serve in Hopkins produced major outbreaks in those counties.

Christian County's number of recovered coronavirus cases more than 4 times number of active cases.