Hoptown

Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt Jr., a Hopkinsville native and Kentucky's 51st governor, is remembered for helping win passage of the first civil rights bill in a Southern state.

The surge, prompted by the highly contagious omicron variant, has resulted in an increased demand for COVID-19 testing and vaccines — services the county health department also administers.

The online program is on Jan. 25. There is no charge to view the reading, which will feature Kentucky writer Silas House.

Students should contact their instructors, the college announced.

Officials said they were closing city offices in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Each school will follow its non-traditional instruction policies

Advocates say school nurses help students stay healthy, can be an important resource, and can also help identify and address mental health issues.

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.