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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The program will be shown during Monday's League of Women Voters meeting.
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In addition to awarding grants to 202 businesses that qualified for the stimulus money, the city received more than 40 applications from entities that don't have a business license.
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The 12 council members and several city employees made up most of the appointments. Others were filled by local residents.
The postponement was attributed to an "unprecedented spike in COVID cases and hospitalizations over the last 48 hours."
Although the department is still working through phase 1a of the state's vaccine distribution plan, it expects to move to phase 1b in early February.
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For the fourth day in a row, COVID-19 hospitalizations at Jennie Stuart have reached a record high.
The newly elected council will conduct its first meeting of 2021 by video conference.
District officials announced two games will be delayed and two others are canceled.
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Ten days after the state's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 6, the governor ordered the initial round of business closures. By the end of the year, 57 virus-related deaths had been confirmed in Christian County.
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Local "non-hospital" health care agencies — as well as emergency responders that provide medical care — that haven't signed up to receive the vaccine can do so on the health department's website.
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As Christian County health officials pivot to focus on mass vaccination, the site will be open for testing on a more limited basis.
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This year's Kwanzaa celebration, returning to Hopkinsville for the third year in a row, is being held virtually.
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