Hoptown

Margaret Prim and Ruth Lynch were named in appointments by Gov. Andy Beshear.

The sewing volunteers are part of a group that meets weekly at the Christian County Extension Service.

The final installment of our Black History Month series features Claybron Merriweather, a lawyer, painter and poet from Hopkinsville.

In the latest installment of "Snapshots in Time," museum director Alissa Keller explores stories inspired by the 2014 discovery of pieces from an iron fence that surrounded the courthouse Confederate soldiers torched on Dec. 12, 1864, in Hopkinsville.

This year marked the 11th Mayor's Scholars program, said administrative coordinator Nikki Durham.

If the city receives a $1.357 million grant, the match in local money would be $341,758.

Community members are invited to a brief service and meal at noon every Friday, Feb. 24 through March 31.

The work on South Main Street is expected to continue through March 3.

Led by legendary coach William Falls, the Wolves of Attucks High School won the state championship for Black schools in 1947 and '57.

The city will pay East Construction Co. $388,110 to take down Lee's Game Room and the old Holland Opera House.

Large hail and damaging winds are possible, the National Weather Service warned.

Hopkinsville City Council has a special meeting Thursday night to consider the future of the old Holland Opera House and Lee's Game Room on South Main Street.