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The U.S. Senator for Kentucky visited Hopkinsville on Monday.

The main auction is nightly at the Memorial Building downtown.

In his hometown, George L. Atkins Jr. had a nuanced story — including a push for the first woman on Hopkinsville City Council to fighting an avian threat to the region's health and economy.

"Atkins used the authority of the auditor’s office in a way that none of his predecessors had, exposing shady deals in the administration of Democratic Gov. Julian Carroll, and that was the basis of his campaign" for governor, writes political columnist Al Cross.

The Todd Hill Orchestra will play for the concert at Arthur Plaza downtown.

Voter registration can be completed online or in person at the Christian County Clerk's Office.

"Round Table Literary Journal" is one of the college's oldest traditions. It was established in 1966.

Atkins was appointed mayor in 1972 and won election as state auditor in 1975.

The undisclosed complaints brought five city officials, including Mayor James R. Knight Jr., to the meeting with personal attorneys on hand to represent them.

The program seeks to give participants knowledge of the inner workings of city government.

Museum director Alissa Keller will speak about episodes in the life of notorious Hopkinsville native Asbury Harpending.

Compared to 2017, it was a laid-back affair in Hopkinsville. Many who gathered at the visitor center reminisced about the last eclipse, when more than 100,000 tourists poured into the community.