Hoptown

The temporary closures were ordered to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.

Major grocery chains such as Kroger and Walmart are reducing store hours for cleaning and restocking.

The Mixer, a new restaurant downtown, had to lay off most of its 26 employees. They will be eligible for unemployment benefits.

Business with the city can be conducted at the tax office's drive-thru window or by calling city hall at 270-887-4000.

The likelihood of a disruption in business has spurred some creative approaches from local shop owners, including art-to-go packages and special accommodations for coffee service.

Gov. Andy Beshear asked Kentucky churches to not meet this weekend out of concerns over the coronavirus, but most congregations in Hopkinsville will have their regular services.

Also, in response to the coronavirus outbreak, all public events on the HCC campus are canceled.

The son of a local surgeon, he graduated from Hopkinsville High School in 1935. Working in New York after World War II, he became friends with Grace Kelly.

University Heights Academy announced it will close for a week, beginning Monday.

Damaging winds are possible, and a few significant tornadoes cannot be ruled out, according to the National Weather Service.

Vendors who were signed up for the festival will receive a fund, organizers said.

So far, the coronavirus has been confirmed in eight people in Kentucky. State officials are trying to stop the spread of the virus.