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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The fundraiser includes a grilled pork chop meal and a silent auction.
The first sighting of a lightning bug is a sure sign that summer has arrived.
lightning bugs
The school system will reserve many of the new openings at its Inspire program for children of Jennie Stuart employees.
Dr. MLK Jr. Early Learning Center
John F. Baker Jr., who wrote "The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom," will give the lecture on June 14.
pioneers building
The free concert is planned on July 3 at Casey Jones Distillery.
The museum is offering its popular Downtown Tipsy Tour and a bus tour of state historical markers across the county.
Elder Watson Diggs historical marker
The psychological benefits of encounters with people we don't know can be felt in something as simple as a question from a passerby on Main Street.
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Finding the right dress for a 1913 graduation was crucial for a young woman like Margaret Dalton at Hopkinsville High School.
Brick seamstresses, William
Poole, who has directed several major projects in Washington, D.C., is also an artist whose work includes a quilt exhibition celebrating Black jockeys who have ridden Kentucky Derby horses.
Eugene Poole in classroom
The director of South Union Shaker Village in Logan County will be in Hopkinsville to speak about the history of whiskey-making by the religious sect — and about a new bourbon the historic site is producing.
The ceremony honoring the co-founder of Kappa Alpha Psi will be June 7 at Founders Square in downtown Hopkinsville.
Elder Watson Diggs mural
The June 19 event at Casey Jones Distillery is a fundraiser for the Republican House Majority, according to invitations.