Hoptown

Several promotions and community activities are slated Saturday to promote small, independent businesses.

A $10 million grant that Christian County Public Schools received in October is not part of the federal relief money now in question in school districts, said Superintendent Chris Bentzel.

The Wisconsin-based company dropped Christian County from consideration on Oct. 4.

The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.

Other new certificates include training in payroll accounting, green building technology, robotics and medical fields.

Major, who grew up in the Beverly community, earned his doctorate in theology at Vanderbilt University. He officiated at hundreds of weddings, baptisms and funerals between 1948 and 1993.

The driver shortage isn’t a new problem, but the coronavirus pandemic was a “perfect storm” that escalated the challenge of staffing 96 bus routes in Christian County, said Mike Brumley, who has been the district’s transportation director for 12 years. 

The city is taking nominations for the honorary tree-lighter.

Awards will be given to one business and 12 city residences.

Thanksgiving will be here in less than two weeks. Looking to lighten your workload? Several local restaurants are offering takeout and dine-in options.

The show will air at 7:30 p.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 12.

Hopkinsville Brewing Co. owners Kate Russell and Joey Medeiros brewed the beer in Boston. It is named The Eleventh Hour in honor of U.S. military veterans.