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Bri Smith, a real estate agent and former music teacher, has also served as a board member for the arts council.
rapunzel cast better
A Meet & Greet event on Sept. 8, to bring together candidates and voters, will be the first of several voter education functions.
vote machines courthouse
Hopkinsville native Gant Gaither, an artist known for whimsical paintings featuring animals, is the inspiration for the gala.
Men 2 Be aims to raise $1.5 million for the whole Attucks renovation project.
attucks damage
On July 29, 1931, a crowd estimated at 10,000 to 12,000 people packed downtown for a chance at cash prizes and for special deals local merchants offered.
Hopkinsville Promotion Day 1931
The crypto mine inside an HES substation came to light during a Community and Development Services public hearing, where residents and utility representatives weighed in about proposed data center zoning regulations.
cryptocurrency facility
The restaurant will serve a pizza buffet, and the museum's executive director will lead a program on Hotel Latham's history.
hotel latham postcard
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin the work Wednesday, July 29, on South Virginia Street.
Ninth and Virginia streets. (Hoptown Chronicle photo by Jennifer P. Brown)
Plans for Campanile's next musical, "Come From Away," stir memories of Gander, Newfoundland.
elms feature
The heat index Monday will be as high as 112 degrees, according to the National Weather Service advisory.
The shift comes after Hopkinsville City Council approved budget transfers during a special meeting called on short notice, which did not allow for public comment on the plan.
CDS vote
The Art Loop, on Aug. 22, will feature 30 artists in 10 studios and host venues.
art guild at museum