Hoptown

From Thanksgiving to Christmas and the New Year, numerous community events are offered.

Weinberg is also the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.

John T. Brame Jr., commander of VFW Post 1913, will serve as grand marshal.

The 5K begins at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and attracts hundreds of runners and walkers.

Community members can get involved by joining the Friends organization.

Two professional dancers led a master class at the Alhambra Theatre that included advice transcending dance.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Cotthoff Learning Center at Jennie Stuart Medical Center. 

Francene Gilmer received the Hal and Bettye Thurmond Award from the Human Rights Commission of Hopkinsville-Christian County.

The award recognizes the renovation and preservation of the old U.S. Post Office building downtown that houses the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

The bid from Kentucky-based Railmark Holdings Inc. includes a pledge to establish a train-centric travel agency in the downtown building.

As the United States continues to see a decline in the number of smokers, farmers like Christian County's Dale Seay are pulling the plug on their tobacco growing operations.

Hoptown Chronicle has gathered everything you need to know about casting a ballot this fall.