Hoptown

Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The barbecue raises money to help preserve the St. Elmo schoolhouse on Bradshaw Road.
The discussion is planned at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Carnegie Library.
bell hooks T-shirt
The swap is from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the downtown coffeehouse.
coffeehouse book book
Former Hopkinsville resident Joe Craver was 10 years old the first time he walked a cemetery to place American flags at veterans' graves.
Joe Craver KHS feature
A dozen people came out Tuesday to help clean monuments in the Union Benevolent Society Cemetery on Vine Street.
Tombstone cleaners feature
During a History on Tap gathering, a discussion of historic preservation shifted to concerns about the impact of vagrancy on downtown.
downtown backside view
The service, sponsored by the local VFW, begins at 11 a.m. Monday at the cemetery on Fort Campbell Boulevard.
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West feature
The gathering will be June 6 at the Hopkinsville College of the Bible.
College of Bible
“Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Myths” is the theme for the summer program, which runs until July 8 — and includes events for all ages.
Mejanae Wilson feature
A millennia after beer and wine helped develop our civilization, some say craft breweries continue to shape our culture.
The annual event at Jeffers Bend Environmental Center typically attracts hundreds of children.