Winter storm impact: Cancellations and postponements

Announcements related to the arctic blast at the start of the Christmas weekend.

The following weather-related cancellations and postponements have been announced for the Hopkinsville area.

Hopkinsville Solid Waste Authority

Hopkinsville Solid Waste Authority is closed Friday. Routes that cannot be run on Friday will be run on Monday.

Hopkinsville Sportsplex

Soccer and Jr. Pro basketball games on Thursday at the Planter Bank-Jennie Stuart Health Hopkinsville Sportsplex are canceled. A decision about Friday activities is pending. 

Christian County Public Schools

All school-related practices, games and travel for Christian County Public Schools must be completed by 2:30 p.m. Thursday, when campuses will close for all activities. Extracurricular activities, games and practices are canceled on Friday, also, and campuses and buildings will be closed over the Christmas weekend, officials said. 

This story will be updated as information becomes available.

Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.