Hoptown

Hoptown Chronicle has compiled a list of restaurants and entertainment-related businesses that are reopening.

A death over the weekend in Whitley County was reported Monday as Kentucky’s first storm-related fatality — a reminder of the dangers associated with extreme cold.

As a winter storm swept across Kentucky, Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown watched it unfold from Lexington, reflecting on past ice storms and checking in with friends back home.

Most churches called off in-person worship, some businesses closed for the weekend and Christian County Public Schools will be closed through Wednesday.

Announcements related to the winter storm.

Dr. Terry Fuqua has remained busy with many pursuits, including his devotion to volunteering as an English language tutor, since he retired as an internal medicine physician in 2008.

A winter storm warning will be in effect from late Friday through Sunday evening. In addition to heavy snow, there is a possibility of ice accumulation in Christian County.

The Rev. Joe Leavell, senior pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, was the featured speaker.

The leak is in the facility's basketball gym, staff said in an email to members.

Constructed in 1916, the school building on First Street has been vacant since 1988.

Gov. Edward T. Breathitt, a Hopkinsville native, signed the act into law. His daughter, Linda Breathitt, will be a guest for the History on Tap program.

Writers with a connection to Western Kentucky are invited to submit original, unpublished works to By the Glass.