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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

County infections at 89; recovered cases are more than double the number still ill
Jennifer P. Brown•
A staff member at Outwood, the group home in norther Christian County, has tested positive.
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Here’s how to make a face covering at home with material you already have
Jennifer P. Brown•
Two types of coverings can be made without a sewing machine, using materials most people already have at home.
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Hope for Hoptown seeks artistic works in historic time of pandemic
Jennifer P. Brown•
Works are sought in three areas: written word, visual art and original music. The deadline to enter is May 31.
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Nine patients in COVID-19 treatment at Jennie Stuart; health department and state preparing public for phases set to reopen health care and businesses
Jennifer P. Brown•
The governor announced 10 rules businesses must follow under the state's Healthy at Work plan.
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Mayor to propose $38.56 million budget, up about $1 million from this year; plan takes $677,000 from reserves to balance spending
Jennifer P. Brown•
City officials expect payroll tax revenue to drop 7%, with unemployment caused by the coronavirus being a major factor.
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Elizabeth Spencer, educator, human rights advocate and League of Women Voters officer for Hopkinsville and state chapters, has died
Jennifer P. Brown•
Spencer was co-president of the state league from 1991-93.
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Christian County has 10th highest number of COVID-19 cases in Kentucky; local numbers unchanged over the weekend
Jennifer P. Brown•
Locally, people who have recovered from the disease outnumber active confirmed cases.
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Kroger joins Walmart in requiring employees to wear facial covering at work
Jennifer P. Brown•
Face masks have been recommended by the CDC but no grocery stores in the Hopkinsville area have required customers to wear them yet.
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High schools planning graduations that maintain social distancing and the ban on gatherings
Jennifer P. Brown•
Students have been out of school since March 16. They learned Monday they aren't returning to the classroom this academic year.
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Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 86 in Christian County; 14 with coronavirus symptoms at Jennie Stuart
Jennifer P. Brown•
Among the county's confirmed cases, 47 people have recovered from COVID-19.
Lab employees in Hopkinsville are ‘frontline of the frontline’ in community’s response to coronavirus pandemic
Jennifer P. Brown•
The city has two drive-thru test sites. One is at Express Lab on Eagle Way bypass. The other, run by the health department, is at Tie Breaker Park.
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Christian County’s number of coronavirus cases at 85; no infections reported in local nursing facilities
Jennifer P. Brown•
Residents and employees of 53 Kentucky nursing homes have tested positive for COVID-19. Hopkins is the only county adjoining Christian County that has reported cases.
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