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As protests continue every Saturday morning in downtown Murray, one woman faces a misdemeanor charge that has lingered for months while the pandemic delays court hearings.

Hoptown Chronicle will be compiling reader responses in a collection of vignettes that we hope sheds light on Hopkinsville’s unique experience during the pandemic.

In the 1950s, Ruby McCollum's free speech rights were revoked for fear her honest testimony about sexual abuse would “subject the community to embarrassment.”

Redistricting historically has been, first and foremost, an incumbent protection procedure. It has also been a tool for giving partisan advantage. It’s fair to argue that this is all just part of a longstanding political process. But there are larger interests at stake.

We’ve all experienced big changes. Some more than others. As we approach the anniversary of shutdowns and the first coronavirus cases in Christian County, Hoptown Chronicle wants to hear from readers.

The House passed a bill to reduce government openness in a manner that was far from open. Now it appears greased for passage in the Senate.

HB 312 would make leaders of the General Assembly the sole judges of what legislative records could be released to the public. It passed in the Kentucky House on Friday. Reps. Walker Thomas, Myron Dossett and Lynn Bechler, whose districts include parts of Christian County, all voted for the bill.

The former Hopkinsville High School assistant principal met with several people while signing copies of his book, "The Transformation of a High School Dropout."

A last-minute substitute to a bill "relating to financial institutions" contains major changes that diminish the public's right to know under the Kentucky Open Records Law. It's already passed in the House of Representatives.

Research conducted by the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2017 shows that the real history — the hard history — around African enslavement is not being taught, or maybe not being learned.

Sometimes, a modern story can give new meaning and access to ancient Greek characters.

Longtime Kentucky columnist Al Cross sees McConnell as a careful and canny political player of The Long Game.