Hoptown

The Rev. Donavan Pinner will serve as an associate pastor for children and youth.

The meeting on July 8 is open to anyone interested in joining the league.

Food trucks and activities for children will start at 7 p.m. on Fourth of July at Ruff Park.

Honorees representing five categories — small business, nonprofits, volunteers, education and city employees — will be named in August.

Anyone using the temporary office in the Forbes Place building at 10th and Virginia streets must first make an appointment.

Hopkinsville luminaries, from musicians and writers to civil rights leaders and sports figures, were highlighted in a West Kentucky leadership program.

Volunteers with the Durrett Avenue Neighborhood Association provided the labor to mow lawns, collect trash and plant flowers and tomato plants.

Anne Lawson Noel will share the story of her grandmother, a woman who was ahead of time in Hopkinsville. The program is Thursday at Hopkinsville Brewing Company.

Hoptown Chronicle sent Grace and Brendan Abernethy to sample as much food as they could hold in one night at the Western Kentucky State Fair. We asked them to share what they liked with our readers. Boy, did they.

For many years, Gracie Lewis made connections with people she encountered while walking around downtown Hopkinsville to collect aluminum cans for recycling.

Lieutenants David and Brittney Donegan previously served at Paducah's Salvation Army. They are originally from Tennessee.

Public affairs director Renee Shaw said KET is seeking to communicate the value of all areas of Kentucky.