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by Hoptown Chronicle
October 10, 2022

As a reader-first newsroom, Hoptown Chronicle believes it is important to be clear and transparent with our audience about our values and how we make decisions.

Hopkinsville Big Read activities continue

by Jennifer P. Brown
October 9, 2022

The Pennyroyal Arts Council and several community partners are hosting events centering on the novel "There There."

Casey Jones Distillery has ceremonial groundbreaking for new rickhouse

by Jennifer P. Brown
October 7, 2022

The rickhouse, part of a nearly $2 million expansion, will store up to 3,000 barrels of bourbon and other spirits stacked seven stories high.

Voting underway for best creations on 4-H Bale Trail

by Jennifer P. Brown
October 6, 2022

Voting ends Oct. 9 for the Christian County 4-H competition.

Looking for the Bell Witch? She’s headed for Hopkinsville twice before Halloween

by Jennifer P. Brown
October 5, 2022

Events with Bell Witch storytellers are planned at Jeffers Bend and St. Elmo.

Former Hopkinsville minister is recovering from Ian in Florida

by Chip Hutcheson
October 5, 2022

In Arcadia where Chuck Poe is pastor of a Baptist church, flooding has been the most disruptive aspect in the hurricane's aftermath.

Downtown trick-or-treating slated

by Hoptown Chronicle
October 4, 2022

Children are invited to collect treats between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 31.

Imagination Library plans pumpkin-carving fundraiser

by Jennifer P. Brown
October 4, 2022

Prizes will be awarded at the library's fall festival on Oct. 28 for scariest, funniest, most creative and cutest pumpkins.

Texas window and door manufacturer to invest $16M in Hopkinsville plant and create 203 jobs

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 29, 2022

Elevate Windows and Doors will create a manufacturing and distribution hub in a spec building at Hopkinsville's Commerce Park I.

Hopkinsville Christmas parade will have a kid-focused theme and grand marshal

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 29, 2022

The evening parade through downtown Hopkinsville will be Saturday, Dec. 10.

Hopkinsville Greenway pedestrian bridge reopens

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 28, 2022

The bridge was closed Wednesday after city officials were made aware of cracks in the bridge’s retaining wall.

Spelling bee competitors and audience members pack Alhambra Theatre

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 28, 2022

The Christian County Literacy Council had more than 80 entrants for the second annual competition.