Hoptown

The state will seek a federal disaster declaration following severe weather over the weekend in Hopkinsville and other Kentucky communities.

Initial findings indicate it was the strongest of several tornadoes to touchdown across the state on Saturday.

The year didn’t start as we hoped it would. But the best path forward goes like this: Onward. Don’t stop. Keep going.

Several businesses and homes were damaged along a path roughly from 18th Street to Fourth Street on the east side of downtown.

The affected lawmakers include Rep. Lynn Bechler, who represents a portion of Christian County.

As we prepare to ring in the New Year, Hoptown Chronicle is looking back at some moments from the last year, told visually through photography.

Tornado debris in some impacted areas could potentially worsen flash flooding.

While the work is just beginning, storm victims are being encouraged to guard against hiring unreliable contractors. 

Rutland's friends knew him as a natural storyteller, and he had an impressive memory of local political figures and events.

HBC owners Kate Russell and Joey Medeiros brewed The Eleventh Hour in Boston.

The group out of Savannah, Georgia will play gospel and big band music Jan. 8 at the Alhambra Theatre.

In 1932, Hopkinsville photographer L.D. Martin captured a night scene when local merchants first decorated downtown with Christmas lights.