Hoptown Archives

Flood impact: 150 homes, 25 business and 4 government buildings

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 7, 2025

Hopkinsville's Showbox movie theater is among the businesses impacted by the storms. City crews will begin to collect debris that owners set at their curbs.

Good Friday Crosswalk planned April 18

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 7, 2025

The procession will begin at Christian County Courthouse on South Main Street.

Former US Capitol architect topic for History on Tap

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 7, 2025

Chamber of Commerce president Taylor Hayes will give the program about Hopkinsville native Eugene Poole Jr.

Showers subside; flood cleanup and documentation begins

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 6, 2025

Local officials are asking residents to document and report damages because the information will be used to determine the level of disaster relief assistance.

Our unfortunate history with a mighty Little River

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 6, 2025

For more than a century, Hopkinsville residents have spoken of the city's biggest floods in an attempt to understand how they compare in severity.

Heavy rainfall brings flooding; many Hopkinsville streets, county roads blocked

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 4, 2025

Downtown business owners were sand-bagginng entrances. Flooding could worsen with more rain, and at times severe thunderstorms, expected through the weekend.

EV battery supplier Ascend Elements pauses construction on Hopkinsville plant

by Lisa Autry
April 4, 2025

The company says it plans to restart construction in the third quarter of this year with operations starting in late 2026.

Meteorologists, gov’t officials warn of severe storm risk in Western Kentucky

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 2, 2025

The risk is high beginning Wednesday afternoon for tornadoes, hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy rain, the Christian County Emergency Management warned.

Pennyrile Area Community Band slates spring concert

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 1, 2025

The free concert will be a celebration of women composers.

Supper Club to highlight iconic Kentucky dishes

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 31, 2025

Retired chef and Wandering Kentucky founder Matthew Brown will lead the Supper Club on April 10 at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

Flood watch issued for Hopkinsville area Wednesday through Sunday

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 31, 2025

Up to 1 foot of rainfall is not out of the question, said officials at the National Weather Service.

This Hopkinsville park needs more purpose

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 31, 2025

Several hundred people attended the Hello Spring Festival that Desaepa and Zirconia Vansauwa organized at Virginia Park, demonstrating the park's potential, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.