Jennie Stuart

The 22 class members will spend nine months learning about different aspects of the community.

Charles Turner, a graduate of the Focus charter class in 1991, gave the graduation speech.

In his hometown, George L. Atkins Jr. had a nuanced story — including a push for the first woman on Hopkinsville City Council to fighting an avian threat to the region's health and economy.

The 1927 graduate of Howard University's medical school treated patients in his hometown for 50 years and ran Hopkinsville's only hospital for Black patients during segregation.

In the second part of a three-part Black History Month series about Dr. Phillip Brooks, Grace Abernethy explores the history of the property where Brooks built Hopkinsville's only hospital for Black patients during segregation.

Cowan Brooks, the son of Dr. Philip Carruthers Brooks, donated the artifact to the Pennyroyal Area Museum shortly after the death of his father.

Organizers concluded the campaign with a celebration where several awards were presented.

Sometimes, there are historical treasures waiting to be explored in your own backyard. Here are five picks from Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.

Bill Munday chairs the foundation board and Angie Major is the executive director.

Here are the stories of several Hopkinsville notables who died in 2023.

Now in its 14th year, Small Business Saturday encourages support of small businesses and their impact on communities.

Newby arrived at the East Fourth Street house shortly before firefighters and went into the house as smoke poured out.