Hoptown

This month's "Snapshots in Time" column takes us back to the 1949 Hopkinsville Christmas parade, which featured enormous balloons as the main attraction.

Terena Bell's book, "Tell Me What You See," includes 10 experimental stories about the pandemic, the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion and climate change.

In its third year, the Santa Claus is Coming to Hoptown event will start at 1 p.m.

Every year on the anniversary of the Dec. 12, 1985, air crash that killed 248 soldiers, community members and Fort Campbell officials meet for a memorial service in Hopkinsville.

Volunteers are needed to help place greenery wreaths at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West following an 11 a.m. ceremony.

The grant was awarded to help with construction of a livestock barn.

Lynch's term in office came 50 years after another Black leader couldn't garner enough support to advance from city council to the mayor's office.

More than 90 entries, including floats, marching bands and decorated vehicles, made the procession through the heart of Hopkinsville on Saturday. 

The parade, running on South Main Street from Glass Avenue to 14th Street, will start at 7:15 p.m.

The ceremony at 12:12 p.m. is a remembrance for 248 soldiers killed in the Dec. 12, 1985, Gander, Newfoundland, jet crash.

The parade starts at 5:15 p.m. The route is on South Main Street from Glass Avenue to 14th Street.

From the Season of Giving at Planters Bank to the Christmas for Kids effort at the Hopkinsville Fire Department, there are several ways to help this year.