Hoptown

Food and drink vendors, along with musicians, will be set up on Ninth Street outside Milkweed Heatlh and Harmony Emporium.

As of Sunday, the county's positivity rate in August was 10.53%, more than twice the state rate based on weekly data the governor's office provides.

As of Tuesday, the county's case total was 839, including 227 active cases.

Sections of 10 streets will be milled and paved, Hopkinsville Public Works announced.

The number of active cases dropped to 220, the lowest it has been in nearly two weeks.

The number of local cases classified by the health department as active reached a new high of 265.

The new cases pushed the county's total to 809 with 256 active cases.

As of Friday afternoon, 243 local COVID-19 cases were classified by the health department as active.

Despite a recent decrease in the seven-day rolling average of new cases, the county has seen an upward two-week trend, with 17.7% growth over the last 14 days.

Health Director Kayla Bebout acknowledged that Christian County is a hot spot for the coronavirus.

Volunteers will be on hand from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ruff Park Pavilion to help register voters.

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." — The 19th Amendment