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Local news from Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Activities at the Pennyroyal Area Museum and Milkweed will offer several ways to learn about the clairvoyant and Christian County native.
Brockman came to Hopkinsville in 2015 to help the city prepare for its role as epicenter for the 2017 solar eclipse. He led several changes in city recreation events.
The Science in Play2Go exhibit is on loan from the Kentucky Science Center.
Tsering Phuntsok will give a talk on sound therapy meditation at Milkweed. He will also give a lecture Tuesday at Hopkinsville Community College.
A tornado watch was in effect for Christian County until 1 p.m.
One complaint stemmed from Atkins' conduct during a trial for a defendant charged in connection with child abuse at the First United Methodist Church daycare.
Features of the Holland Opera House that have been hidden for decades resurfaced Thursday as demolition of the 140-year-old building continued.
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The building that housed Boyd's Boutique & Bridal needs an entire wall replaced, an engineer said after an adjacent structure was demolished.
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Business partners Mallory Lawrence and Mindy Hargrove hope to open The Crusty Pig by late this year.
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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.
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The final installment of our Black History Month series features Claybron Merriweather, a lawyer, painter and poet from Hopkinsville.
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