Hoptown

Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The Pennyroyal Arts Council organized the mural camp for local students.
welcome hop mural
Sponsored by Hopkinsville Electric, the parade's theme this year is "Christmas Vacation," and its grand marshal is retiring HWEA president and CEO Derrick Watson.
Hopkinsville Christmas parade grinch
The Oct. 11 dinner commemorates the political legacy of Edward T. "Ned" Breathitt, Kentucky's Democratic governor from 1963-67.
pioneers building
Public, private and home-school students may apply. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 17.
city hall night Feb 2023
What does it mean to belong somewhere—and what happens when you don’t? Historic preservationist Grace Abernethy reflects on this question and the journey that brought her to Hopkinsville.
The hospital will operate as Jennie Stuart Health, a Deaconess Kentucky hospital.
Jennie Stuart Medical Center exterior
The gathering has become an annual Hoptown tradition.
This will be the first time that a smARTS program is open to the general public, giving the community an opportunity to see what local students learn through arts council’s offerings. 
Shaun Boothe portrait
The renovated lab is named for a Hopkinsville couple who made the largest individual contribution in the college's history earlier this year.
people gathered at HCC's S.M.A.R.T. Lab
The Rev. A.H. McNeil came to Hopkinsville in the early 1890s to serve at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.
Rev. A.H. McNeil graphic