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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Tips for celebrating New Year's Eve in Hopkinsville range from a walk in the woods to rib-sticking take-home meals or a high-end dinner.
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The National Weather Service warning indicates Hopkinsville and surrounding areas could experience wind gusts up to 40 mph late Sunday and early Monday.
wind storm flag
The Christmas Day lunch is for anyone in the community “who may be feeling lonely, struggling or simply in need of fellowship.”
In a new Snapshots in Time column, Alissa Keller features a Nativity donation from Pennyrile Doll Club to the museum.
nativity feature
Stephanie Blanton, currently the assistant principal, will take the leadership role in July.
Dr. R. Heath Keller will lead the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business.
The Delta Regional Authority awarded the grant to expand "high-demand workforce training opportunities" in the Pennyrile and Purchase regions.
building exterior behind tree and Kentucky Career Center sign
In a letter to the community, Donna Williams explains her plans to step down so another Hopkinsville pastor can continue providing the Thursday meals at Aaron McNeil House.
Donna Williams
Margaret Prim and her siblings continue to make Christmas sweets like Butterscotch Pies from recipes handed down from their mom Sally Hail's family.
prim family feature
Brick & Mortar Monthly columnist Grace Abernethy mines childhood memories from a diary and clues found in old newspapers to shed light on Christmases in Hopkinsville during the early 20th century.
hotel latham christmas
It was a big night all around for the city water utility and its employees. HWEA’s float received the grand champion award for a parade float. And retiring general manager Derrick Watson was the parade grand marshal. 
2025 christmas parade house
Hundreds gathered Friday to remember the 248 Fort Campbell soldiers who died in the crash on their way home to Fort Campbell for the Christmas holiday.
Gander Kenneth Duckworth