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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The clerk's office is slated to reopen for business Dec. 28, but the courthouse will not be open to the public. Business is being conducted remotely.
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Magically, Santa was able to run simultaneously on three fire trucks at one time Sunday afternoon.
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Some restaurants have a deadline to order the weekend before Christmas, so don't wait too long to contact them.
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For the first eight days after the district returns, middle and high schoolers will learn under an "aggressive advisory hybrid" plan, which aims to provide students with more structure and support while reducing capacity in school facilities as much as possible.
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The tour will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, with three Hopkinsville fire trucks bringing Santa to several neighborhoods.
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The craft activity can be completed at the museum or taken home to be completed later.
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Christian County Public Schools Superintendent Chris Bentzel did not release his recommendation, but noted schools have the option of returning on Jan. 4, while the state wants districts to wait until Jan. 11.
On Saturday, carry-out customers dined on boxed meals inside The Village Restaurant's parking lot tent at Canton Street and Navajo Trail. Two sides of the tent were still open only partially — the main point of dispute between the owners and health officials.
A $15,000 donation from Sisk Honda to the Pennyroyal Arts Council made the technological upgrade possible at the downtown theater.
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The letter, which is signed by Jennie Stuart CEO Eric Lee, Medical Staff President Michael Murray and Medical Group Vice President Keith Toms, pleads with the public to take extra measures to be diligent in the fight against coronavirus in order to avoid a "situation where hospitals are full."
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The 248 soldiers killed in the crash were on their way to Fort Campbell, where many families had planned a Christmas homecoming.
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