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Pulled pork, hot slaw, and a side of scholarship: Rotary Diner’s best bites

by Grace Abernethy
April 23, 2025

Hoptown Chronicle columnist Grace Abernethy and her husband, Brendan, sampled as many dishes as they could. Here's their take on the must-try sandwiches, sides and sweets fueling both appetites and philanthropy during Rotary Auction week.

This disaster is different: Kentucky Humanities can’t help after DOGE ends funding

by Bill Goodman
April 14, 2025

Because DOGE has terminated any emergency funding sources that previously allowed Kentucky Humanities to provide aid following disasters, the agency isn't able to help rebuild communities ravaged by recent flooding, writes director Bill Goodman.

A young vendor stands out at garden show

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 13, 2025

Clayton Dixon, a middle school student who sells a line of meat dry rubs and sauces, is preparing for his first cooking competition.

Commentary: Stormwater utility has provided vital flood control in Hopkinsville

by Dan Kemp
April 11, 2025

The Hopkinsville Surface and Stormwater Utility, created by city council in 2005, has ensured that heavy rain events like the one in early April don't result in more serious flood conditions, observes former Mayor Dan Kemp.

Our unfortunate history with a mighty Little River

by Jennifer P. Brown
April 6, 2025

For more than a century, Hopkinsville residents have spoken of the city's biggest floods in an attempt to understand how they compare in severity.

This Hopkinsville park needs more purpose

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 31, 2025

Several hundred people attended the Hello Spring Festival that Desaepa and Zirconia Vansauwa organized at Virginia Park, demonstrating the park's potential, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.

Al Cross: Elected Republicans fear Trump, Musk, money and voters

by Al Cross
March 28, 2025

GOP members of Congress, including some from Kentucky, follow House leadership advice to note have in-person, town-hall meetings that could put them on the defensive, writes columnist Al Cross.

The importance of showing up for your community.

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 24, 2025

Imelda Gorman, who died on Saturday, March 15, left us all with an important lesson, writes Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown.

Amye Bensenhaver: Correcting the record on a bill related to law enforcement records

by Amye Bensenhaver
March 17, 2025

Committee hearings and floor debates on HB 520 revealed substantial misunderstandings of the law enforcement exception Kentucky’s open records law, write open government advocate Amye Bensenhaver.

Let’s help one of Hopkinsville’s stalwart volunteers

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 3, 2025

Hoptown Chronicle readers will have an opportunity to help prepare and serve one of the Thursday meals at the dinner church that Donna Williams established in 2019.

Jeffers Bend: A walk in the woods

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 24, 2025

The trail at Jeffers Bend follows the path of the North Fork of Little River.

Commentary: The Trump administration’s attempt to wipe public data is censorship. Here’s why that’s dangerous.

by Sarah Melotte
February 19, 2025

A federal judge ordered Trump to restore deleted websites after a purging rampage.