Hoptown

Every participating business is creating a specialty burger for Downtown Burger Days. 

The group meets on the third Monday of each month in the bell hooks Legacy Room of the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

Wynn Radford will give the May 28 program that highlights the lives of local military soldiers who served from the American Revolution through modern conflicts.

Matt Francies will become the Indian Hills principal on July 1.

Museum director Alissa Keller delves into the history of American quilt-making and examines a stunning iris applique quilt, sewn nearly 100 years ago by a local woman. It is part of an exhibition currently open at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

The campaign theme will be "Making Headlines, Making a Difference."

Poetry readings have been among the best attended events at the downtown shop. This one has a theme, “Just This Moment.”

The theme is "Jazzing for Juneteenth," focusing on the influence of music and the spoken word in African-American history.

Penny Gilkey, who is retiring after 32 years at HCA, is among the school earliest employees.

Primary Election Day is May 19, but voters have several options for casting a ballot early as they determine a Republican nominee for Hopkinsville mayor, plus a number of other contested races for city, county and federal offices.

The first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner was the right pick for one longtime observer of thoroughbred racing.

More than a dozen movie showings are planned during the summer and autumn-holiday series.