Hoptown

A wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow could make driving hazardous, and temperatures will plummet.

In the middle of an 1886 blizzard that blanketed Hopkinsville and Christian County in snow, a photographer set up his camera to capture the moment — and provide us a peek into Hopkinsville' history. In the second installment of Hoptown Chronicle's new "Snapshots in Time" column, Alissa Keller brings the moment to life.

Bill Dillard was Kentucky's first Black sheriff, elected twice in Christian County before he became caught up in an FBI drug investigation.

Recognized as the dean of Black journalists in America, Ted Poston covered major stories on civil rights, politics and Black culture as a staff writer at the New York Post from the mid-1930s until his retirement in 1972.

In February, the Nonpartisan Elections Citizens Committee will begin preparing a report to city council on its findings about a possible switch from partisan to nonpartisan city races.

The virtual program at noon Wednesday, Jan. 19, will focus on the 1960s in Hopkinsville.

Dr. David Kabithe, a general surgeon in Hopkinsville, will give a keynote address on health and wellness.

A $10,000 donation will help people affected by the storms in Christian, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg and Todd counties.

The low-interest loans can be used for physical losses and to help "repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses."

The Savannah, Georgia-based orchestra played for three Sunday services at Edgewood Baptist Church.

Children in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to try out for the play.

Prior to returning to in-person instruction on Jan. 4, Christian County Public Schools issued a statement that the district would not be requiring masks.