Hoptown

The traditional kick-off breakfast is moving outdoors, to the Tie Breaker Park Pavilion, in consideration of the pandemic.

Pastor Vince Farrell at Hopkinsville's Journey Church said things like vaccination can be a touchy subject.

Several groups participated in recognizing employees at the hospital for their work during the pandemic.

The second-shot Pfizer clinic is for people who got their first shot from a district clinic on Aug. 5 or 16.

The executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights will be the keynote speaker for the Oct. 28 breakfast.

Chandler Ladd is a native of Christian County and earned a bachelor's degree in political science at the University of Louisville.

City recreation officials encourage festival-goers to wear a mask, but it is not required. The CDC recommends masks at crowded outdoor settings in areas like Christian County with high COVID-19 cases.

The facility will reopen with regular hours on Monday.

The policy starts with the Pennyroyal Arts Council's next concert, featuring the band Trigger Hippy, on Sept. 18.

An Aug. 12 mask mandate from the Kentucky Board of Education remains in force, despite a separate requirement from Gov. Andy Beshear that was lifted on Monday.

Participants will be encouraged to walk at least 100 miles between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30.

The high school, with a capacity for 2,500 students, would cost $115 million. The district wants to complete it in three years.