Hoptown

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.

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.

More than 100 entries, including floats, bands and vehicles, have signed up for the parade.

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.

Research shows that strong local news can increase voter turnout and community engagement, build a sense of shared connection, benefit public health and save taxpayer dollars.

U.S. Army helicopter pilot Shane Barnes, who died Nov. 10 in the Middle East, made Hopkinsville his hometown and worked to get four generations of his family in the same community.

Motorists should watch for detour signs during the closure.