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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Watson, who has worked for the city's water utility for 28 years, will retire at the end of the year.
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Hoptown Brewing Co. founder Kate Russell urges city officials to allow a private entity to buy and rehabilitate the East Ninth Street building.
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Extremely dry conditions prompted the bans on outdoor burning, city and county officials said.
The damages caused by a severe storm more than two years ago are expected to be completed by March 2026.
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ExxonMobile announced Tuesday that it is acquiring the technology and U.S.-based assets of Superior Graphite, including most of the company’s production facility in Hopkinsville, for an undisclosed price.
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As of Thursday morning, approximately $235,000 — or roughly one-third of this year’s goal — had been raised. 
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The free performance of "The Tempest," by Kentucky Shakespeare, will be on Sept. 17 at the Hopkinsville Greenway Amphitheater.
The pow wow features dance and drum contests and numerous other Native American cultural performances at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park.
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"Mile Markers & Milestones: A Community Road Trip," will highlight updates in infrastructure, economic development, quality of life and civic innovation.
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Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness Walk will be at the Stadium of Champions.
Lt. Nathan Stewart's features members of HFD Battalion I in scenes styled like a sitcom trailer to highlight the “camaraderie and spirit within the fire department."
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Lacey Paige was selected for the Kentucky Commission of Education’s Student Advisory Council.