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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The Lights Out Festival on the grounds of Casey Jones Distillery is a fund-raiser for the Pennyroyal Arts Council.
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City diplomats will “learn how to make municipal government work for them, gain knowledge of local municipal government, and have the opportunity to support their community through service, promotion, and volunteerism."
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The Mixer is still a few months away from its opening on Sixth Street, but owners will begin serving customers this afternoon from a mobile kitchen at Hopkinsville Brewing Co.
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Falls coached at Attucks High School from 1935-1967. His teams won state titles and advanced four time to a national tournament.
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The public can see the American LaFrance firetruck, along with other fire and transportation relics, at the Woody Winfree Fire and Transportation Museum in downtown Hopkinsville.
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“Honor Thy Father,” by Hopkinsville attorney Jason Holland, features several local locations, including Ferrell’s, The Wood Shed BBQ Restaurant and Corner Coffeehouse.
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The library needed another tool to keep the community informed about its events and programs.
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The soup kitchen, on Eighth Street between Clay and Liberty streets, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
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Afternoon heat index values are forecast to exceed 105 degrees through Sunday.
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The play, with 54 cast members, will be performed Saturday at the Alhambra Theatre.
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Christian Richard Martin is charged in the November 2015 deaths of Calvin Phillips, Pamela Phillips and Edward Dansereau.
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A fire that broke out late Thursday at Ferrell’s won’t mean the end of the tiny restaurant that’s been serving cheeseburgers and chili on Main Street since 1936.
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