Hoptown

While there have long been calls to institute Juneteenth as a federal holiday, the movement has taken on renewed significance in the wake of the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25.

As small businesses struggle during the coronavirus pandemic, a Hopkinsville business has found certainty thanks to its local supporters.

Brim said he learned to play guitar while listening to Tampa Red and Big Bill Broonzy records.

Buses will provide free transportation to the city's single polling place, the James E. Bruce Convention Center, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23.

Volunteers serve meals at the dinner church at 5 p.m. every Thursday.

The health department urged local residents to be aware the virus is still active and requires safety measures to help curb its spread.

The 170 new cases brought the state's total to 12,995; Beshear said 3,444 of those have recovered. Counties with five or more new cases Wednesday were Jefferson, 37; Fayette, 18; Warren, 13; Laurel, 9; Jackson, 7; Boone and Carroll, 6 each; and Campbell, Henderson, Kenton and Madison, 5 each.

Since the start of the outbreak, 123 people in Christian County have recovered from COVID-19, the health department reported.

After a voter receives and completes the ballot, it can be returned in the mail or dropped at locations established in each county. If it is mailed, it must be postmarked no later than June 23. Two locations are available where voters can personally drop off ballots — at the Christian County Courthouse on South Main Street or at the drive-thru lane at the new Christian County Sheriff’s Department on West Seventh Street.

Public health officials are urging people to get tested for COVID-19 — in addition to frequent hand-washing, wearing a mask and social distancing — to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some people with no symptoms have been infected but don’t know they carry the virus and could spread it to others.

The county total includes 37 active cases and 115 people who have recovered from the virus.

Christian County is among seven Kentucky counties with an estimated rate of transmission greater than 1.1. Epidemiologists want the rate below 1, which would make the virus die out eventually.