Pennyroyal Area Museum

Ted Poston wrote the fictionalized accounts of his childhood growing up in segregated Hopkinsville as a personal project during his newspaper career. They were first published as a collection a decade after his death.

The 12 council members and several city employees made up most of the appointments. Others were filled by local residents.

The craft activity can be completed at the museum or taken home to be completed later.

You won’t find these gifts in a big box store or from giant online retailers. They all come from a local entrepreneur, a longtime business interest in our community or a not-for-profit organization.

Many businesses are counting on Christmas sales to offset some of their losses from the coronavirus pandemic.

While events are on hold for at least a few weeks, both of the downtown institutions will keep their gift shops open.

This will be a live, virtual presentation set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, streaming on the museum’s Facebook page.

The marker will recognize Mary Edmunds Bronaugh, who was among Kentucky's earliest female lawyers when she passed the bar in 1915.

Three Hopkinsville organizations — the Hopkinsville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County and the Pennyroyal Arts Council — are among those selected.

A Hopkinsville trivia contest, sponsored by Hoptown Chronicle, will occur during breaks in the Beards of the Brewery competition. Several prizes donated by local businesses and organizations will be awarded. The trivia questions are about local history and downtown.

Other events include a spooky stroll through a local cemetery and movie night at the museum.

Several programs have been suspended following guidance from Health Director Kayla Bebout to help curb the spread of COVID-19.