Hoptown

Participants at the Thursday event will be invited to read original poetry, a selection from a favorite author, spoken word or prose.

The public is invited to come for free popcorn and tours of the building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The governor’s request for individual assistance for Christian and Todd counties as well as public assistance for affected cities and counties and hazard mitigation for the entire state are still under review, Beshear’s office said.

The holiday honoring service members who die in the line of duty was first observed as Decoration Day a few years after the Civil War.

The awards presented by the Pennyroyal Arts Council honor the memory of a self-employed Hopkinsville artist who taught hundreds of students during a career lasting 45 years.

Graham and Heather Dawson, proprietors of The Mixer restaurant, will demonstrate Scottish dishes that are favorites in Graham's family.

After the U.S. Department of Education abruptly cancelled $34 million to Kentucky school districts and $18 million for the statewide education department, the state appealed. The federal agency has now denied $10.6 million in a case-by-case review.

The CCHS graduation will be at 5 p.m., and the HHS graduation will follow at 8:30 p.m.

Food trucks will be serving at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. — and three restaurants, The Local, The Crusty Pig and The Mixer, will have special burgers for the week.

One tornado destroyed chicken barns at Allegre in Todd County. The other tornado damaged houses and barns as it raced from Newstead to near Casky in Christian County.

Renikka Owen is leaving Millbrooke Elementary School and will become an interim principal at Hopkinsville Middle School. Tyler Stallons, currently at Christian County Middle School, will become Millbrooke's interim principal.