Hoptown

Robert Lincoln Poston started his newspaper work in Hopkinsville before moving to Detroit and then New York City. In 1934, he led a delegation to Liberia for black nationalist Marcus Garvey's organization.

Gorman, who grew up in Hopkinsville and graduated from University Heights Academy, co-founded The Black Crowes.

The appointment will be official with the council's next vote on Feb. 18. Lynch will serve until the end of this year.

Both movies are up for Oscars at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

The fire was reported at 4:45 a.m. All four Hopkinsville fire stations responded to the blaze.

The renovated museum, housed in the 1915 Post Office building on East Ninth Street, will feature all new exhibits.

State lawmakers, who met with local officials during a public meeting Monday morning, have been asked to help pass legislation that would allow former second-class cities like Hopkinsville to levy restaurant and alcohol taxes.

Bidding starts Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the library. The winner will get the first Ferrell's burger to come off the grill in eight months.

The outgoing mayor's "Plan of Action" is on the EDC board's meeting agenda.

Owners Lisa and Peter Hussey plan to open their Hopkinsville restaurant this spring. They also own a popular restaurant in Princeton.

City officials estimate that required pension payments will result in a deficit of more than $5 million to the city's budget by 2024-25 if the council doesn't implement tax increases and/or spending cuts.

The mayor and his executive secretary are both leaving for new jobs at the end of January.