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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Hundreds of German POWS held at Camp Campbell during World War II were hired out for $2.50 a day to work on local farms.
German POWs on Christian County tobacco farm
Eugene Poole Jr., an architect who has led the design and construction for three U.S. presidential inaugural ceremonies, has some advice for students.
Eugene Poole in classroom
The funding comes from the Delta Regional Authority.
The signs will eventually hang outside on the rear wall of the Alhambra Theatre, visible from Weber Street.
big read art camp feature
Organizers hope to have at least 100 members present for the first meeting at the Alhambra Theatre.
check write feature
Fish plates and sandwiches will be available for pre-order on Oct. 27.
The Nashville Opera is bringing the "One Vote Won" — a work that was commissioned in observance of the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution — to Hopkinsville.
Votes for Woman historical marker
The Commission on Racial Healing for the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky is sponsoring the service Saturday, Oct. 15, at Grace Episcopal Church.
Rev. A.H. McNeil graphic
The event on Saturday, Oct. 15, will also have pork chop sandwiches served by Hopkinsville Junior Auxiliary.
Jordan Ladd beard brewery
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The Pennyroyal Arts Council and several community partners are hosting events centering on the novel "There There."
The rickhouse, part of a nearly $2 million expansion, will store up to 3,000 barrels of bourbon and other spirits stacked seven stories high.
whiskey barrels