Jennie Stuart

During the Unity Breakfast, awards were also presented to Jennie Stuart Medical Center, the Salvation Army and the Christian County Health Department for the work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Home for the Holidays is the theme for the nighttime parade on Dec. 11. The deadline to enter is Nov. 19.

Jennie Stuart Medical Center will have new patient visitation guidelines beginning Monday, Oct. 25.

Hospitals in other states are offering up to four times Kentucky's hourly wage for nurses. 

A surge in cases of the delta variant has prompted an unrelenting stream of COVID-19 patients at Jennie Stuart unlike ever before.

Both Hopkinsville and Christian County residents who meet the vaccine requirements by the end of October will be entered to win one of 10 drawings for $1,000. 

The show, featuring drawings, paintings, mixed media and photography, will be on display at the community college Oct. 2 through 24.

Up to 1,000 city residents can receive $100 each if they get a COVID-19 vaccination between Sept. 13 and Oct. 31.

The proposed municipal order aims to pay $100 each to as many as 1,000 city residents who become fully vaccinated between Sept. 13 and Oct. 31.

On Friday, there wasn't a single intensive care bed available in Christian County or within its 11-county region. In the majority of other areas, more than 95% of ICU beds were occupied.

The band said the Sept. 18 show in Hopkinsville and another show in Bowling Green were being canceled because of a rise in COVID-19 cases.

As of Aug. 26, about 39% of U.S. hospitals had announced vaccine mandates, according to the American Hospital Association.