Jennie Stuart Archives

Summer Salute music festival Friday, Saturday in downtown Hopkinsville

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 25, 2021

City recreation officials encourage festival-goers to wear a mask, but it is not required. The CDC recommends masks at crowded outdoor settings in areas like Christian County with high COVID-19 cases.

Christian County school district reminds parents of mask mandate

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 23, 2021

An Aug. 12 mask mandate from the Kentucky Board of Education remains in force, despite a separate requirement from Gov. Andy Beshear that was lifted on Monday.

What isn’t being said about COVID-19 will hurt this community

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 22, 2021

It's going to take the trusted voice of a local physician who is known in her community to carry a message that too many have not taken to heart during the pandemic. More local leaders should speak out.

Coronavirus surge spurs increase in ambulance runs

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 18, 2021

Local ambulance crews transported 25 COVID patients between Aug. 2 and 15, which is a significant increase in coronavirus-related calls previously this summer.

Coronavirus is pushing Kentucky hospitals to their limits

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 17, 2021

Gov. Beshear and health commissioner said more Kentuckians need to get vaccinated and use masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.

‘Never a dull day’ during the life of Christian County lawman, daughter recounts

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 15, 2021

During her father's funeral on Friday, Lee Ellen Fish, daughter of R.N. and Mary D. Ferguson, recalled what it was like to be an only child raised by a news reporter and a police officer.

Paducah hospital leaders, front-line doctors sound alarm as COVID-19 surge fills capacity

by Liam Niemeyer
August 12, 2021

In a virtual press conference Thursday, doctors and hospital leaders with Baptist Health Paducah and Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital described packed emergency rooms, with doctors having to decide who gets treated expediently and who waits for hours.

Jennie Stuart sees steepest spike in COVID hospitalizations yet; vast majority unvaccinated

by Julia Hunter
August 12, 2021

As health care workers grapple with the pandemic’s most recent wave, a few things are clear: patients hospitalized with COVID are getting sick quicker, are younger than before and are mostly unvaccinated.

Executives with 11 hospital groups in Kentucky back mandatory vaccines for their health care workers

by Jennifer P. Brown
August 5, 2021

A spokesman for Jennie Stuart Health said the local hospital does not have a policy requiring its health care workers to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

Superintendent Chris Bentzel encourages but won’t require masks in schools

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 28, 2021

The district announced its coronavirus policies for the upcoming school year as health officials nationwide express growing concerns about a surge in COVID-19 cases, including the highly contagious Delta variant.

City hires New Era reporter for marketing job

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 26, 2021

Taylor Duke, who has been a reporter at the newspaper since January, will start her new job with the city on Aug. 2.

Governor issues new mask recommendations

by Jennifer P. Brown
July 19, 2021

As the Delta variant surges across the country, Gov. Andy Beshear urged unvaccinated Kentuckians and vaccinated residents with heavy exposure to the public to wear a mask when not in their home.