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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

As Christian County govenment works to increase voter education, Hoptown Chronicle is calling on local civic organizations to join the effort.
The painting by Hopkinsville artist Paula Gieseke honors the legacy of Gloria Jean Watkins, the feminist author known by her pen name bell hooks.
After agreeing to double the number of voting centers in the county, officials are now trying to spread the word to voters.
The Kentucky Association of Fire Chiefs presented the Career Fire Chief of the Year award to Hopkinsville's Steve Futrell.
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Attendees can learn about hummingbird pollinators and how to make bird feeders.
KC and the Sunshine Band will play for the headline concert on Saturday. All of the music is free.
The mural is on the west wall of the Christian County Historical Society building at Ninth and Liberty streets.
Five years after the world beat a path to Eclipseville, how does downtown Hopkinsville shape up in the view of locals?
The county will have double the number of voting centers it had in the May primary.
The event will feature a cosplay contest, speakers, artists, exhibitors and games.
Hoptown Chronicle's editor will join the book club discussion Aug. 23 at Hopkinsville Brewing to talk about journalist Ted Poston's stories.
A century-old photograph shows how neighboring farmers helped each other harvest and cure Western Kentucky's most valuable and labor-intensive crop.