Regional & State Archives

Ky. education commissioner: State ranking 44th in starting teacher pay ‘a crisis’

by Zacharie Lamb
May 5, 2022

A National Education Association report says the average starting teacher salary in Kentucky is $37,373, compared to the estimated $49,324 cost of living for one adult and one child in an affordable metro area.

Artists encouraged to submit works for Kentucky Capitol exhibit

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 5, 2022

Selected works will be featured in two main halls of the Capitol for six months.

Fed hopes biggest rate hike in 22 years helps tame inflation: what it all means

by Bryan Keogh
May 5, 2022

Economists, financial markets and others are concerned that rising rates could send the economy into recession.

‘Trigger law’ would end legal abortion in Kentucky if Supreme Court overturns 1973 Roe v. Wade

by Melissa Patrick
May 4, 2022

A draft opinion published Monday night by Politico would strike down the decision that has guaranteed the right to an abortion until a fetus can live outside the womb.

Bowling Green horse among favorites in Kentucky Derby

by Rhonda Miller
May 3, 2022

The colt Epicenter is a rare Kentucky-bred thoroughbred in the Derby to come from outside the Louisville and Lexington regions.

Novelis breaks ground on Guthrie aluminum recycling plant

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 2, 2022

The plant is expected to employ 140 workers.

Can monarch butterfly preservation efforts save the species?

by Kristian Hernández
May 2, 2022

Twenty-three states have voluntary agreements to implement monarch butterfly conservation measures. Kentucky is not among them.

Judge rules Daviess County Confederate statue can be removed

by Rhonda Miller
May 2, 2022

The United Daughters of the Confederacy has claimed ownership of the statue, but a judge ruled it belongs to Daviess Fiscal Court

Ag Commissioner Ryan Quarles is running for governor

by Jennifer P. Brown
May 2, 2022

Quarles joins State Auditor Mike Harmon among the Republicans who have announced they will run in 2023.

Dawson Springs community walk provides opportunity to remember and reflect

by Lily Burris
May 1, 2022

One participant, a man who lost his mother and aunt in the December tornado outbreak, came from Nashville to join the walk.

2022 Hopkinsville & Christian County Election Guide

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 29, 2022

See what candidates had to say about the issues that matter most to our community.

USDA predicts largest hike in grocery prices since 2008

by The Rural Blog
April 28, 2022

The war in Ukraine is primarily to blame, and higher interest rates are expected to be a factor, too.