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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Gov. Andy Beshear encouraged local governments and other eligible entities to start preparing now for a new application period, expected to open in the spring.
Among the scarves designed by Gant Gaither in the Pennyroyal Area Museum's collection is one depicting ice skating horses.
Despite some showers, the Hopkinsville Christmas parade still attracted a large crowd of spectators on Saturday.
Jason Russell began his teaching career at South Christian in 1999.
Historian William T. Turner will join museum staff members for a look at 1823, 1923 and 2023.
Hopkinsville Brewing feature
Most years on the anniversary of the 1985 Gander, Newfoundland, crash, Lora Hobbs drives from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Hopkinsville to stand for her brother's memory.
Volunteers will place wreaths on graves at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West following a ceremony on Dec. 16.
City officials decided to delay the parade for one week because of predicted thunderstorms and high winds.
Christmas-Parade-2021
More than 100 entries, including floats, bands and vehicles, have signed up for the parade.
Hopkinsville Christmas parade grinch
Breathitt, a Hopkinsville native, became Kentucky's 51st governor in 1963. He was 39 years old when he took office.
The editors will accept works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual arts until Jan. 31.
The four-show series will bring audience members on the stage for a setting much like a jazz club in a large city.
Alhambra Theatre