Hoptown

Downtown business owners were sand-bagginng entrances. Flooding could worsen with more rain, and at times severe thunderstorms, expected through the weekend.

The company says it plans to restart construction in the third quarter of this year with operations starting in late 2026.

The risk is high beginning Wednesday afternoon for tornadoes, hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy rain, the Christian County Emergency Management warned. 

The free concert will be a celebration of women composers.

Retired chef and Wandering Kentucky founder Matthew Brown will lead the Supper Club on April 10 at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

Up to 1 foot of rainfall is not out of the question, said officials at the National Weather Service.

Several hundred people attended the Hello Spring Festival that Desaepa and Zirconia Vansauwa organized at Virginia Park, demonstrating the park's potential, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.

Grace and Brendan Abernethy are taking their kitchen back to its origin, which will include space for the venerable beaten biscuit machine.

The book club, open to anyone interested in learning more about bell hooks, is discussing "All About Love: New Visions."

The deadline to submit an application is April 18.

More than 90 faith leaders are asking Governor Beshear to veto a House joint resolution that would move a 10 Commandments monument from a Fraternal Order of Eagles post in Hopkinsville to the grounds of the state capitol.

Bars and restaurants will be able to sell drinks that customers can take outside and into other establishments that are also licensed through the Downtown Entertainment District.