Hoptown

Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The fundraiser for the Pennyroyal Arts Council offers different seating options, Kentucky food and an after-party concert.
Alhambra balcony
In Christian County, farmers say rising costs, supply disruptions and global conflict are tightening margins so severely that some local operations may not survive.
red tractor in field
Straddling the state line on acreage that later became Fort Campbell, the community had ties to one of the biggest land scandals in early America, a nationwide religious movement and local families whose descendants still live in Christian County today.
The track behind the Gateway Academy building will be open to the public 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.
school track
The forecast indicates showers and thunderstorms are likely beginning Monday afternoon.
wind storm flag
Friends of Kenneth Bates, who died in February 2023, are raising money for a headstone at his grave in Cave Springs Cemetery.
Bates concert
The Hopkinsville Art Guild is seeking projects that will enhance the rail-trail as a community asset. The deadline for proposals is May 31.
Twenty individuals will be chosen for the nine-month program. The deadline to apply is May 20.
chamber of commerce building feature
Daily reports and feature photos from Hoptown Chronicle tracking the auction's progress with highlights on community grants Rotarians are awarding throughout the week.
Rotary 76 Goodaker
The exhibition, open until the end of May, features a variety of quilting styles and techniques.
central fire station quilt
The informal group meets at 6 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at Pennyroyal Area Museum.
Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown takes stock of a landscape where giant mammoths, swift otters and colorful birds have roamed.
grosbeak