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Fireworks set Thursday in Hopkinsville, Saturday at Lake Barkley
Red, White and Ooooh!, the community festival and fireworks show put on by Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation, will begin with activities and food trucks at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ruff Park on North Drive. Backyard Bouncers and other activities for children will be offered. The food trucks will include Holiday...
Hopkinsville mayor seeks nominees for new community awards
Mayor James R. Knight Jr. wants local residents to nominate individuals for awards that will “recognize and celebrate unsung heroes who make our community great,” his office announced Monday. The inaugural Mayor’s Community Awards will be open for nominations until 2 p.m. July 26. Honorees representing five categories...
Despite ‘rough’ debate, Beshear still backs Biden in presidential election
FRANKFORT — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said that as long as President Joe Biden remains a candidate in the presidential election, Beshear will continue to support him. Beshear, 46, a two-term governor in red-state Kentucky, has been floated as a potential Democratic nominee should Biden step aside. However, the governor on Monday pushed back at questions about getting into the race now.
Judge upholds Kentucky’s ban on ‘gray machine’ gambling devices
A Kentucky judge has upheld the legislature’s 2023 ban of so-called “gray machines,” agreeing with the attorney general that the law does not violate free speech or equal protection guarantees and isn’t unconstitutional special legislation. Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd in his ruling Friday sided...
Applications now open for Kentucky cannabis business licenses
Kentuckians can now begin applying for a cannabis business license, and medical providers can apply to Kentucky’s Board of Medical Licensure and Board of Nursing for permission to write cannabis prescriptions. This is thanks to a bipartisan House Bill 829 that became law during this year’s legislative session and...
Driver’s licensing office has moved to a temporary location in Hopkinsville
Damages caused by a storm with heavy rain on June 3 forced state officials to temporarily move the Hopkinsville Driver Licensing Regional Office out of the old First City Bank building at 901-A S. Main St., the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Monday. While repairs are made, the licensing office will...
‘Larger than life’ sociologist who broke down racial barriers at University of Kentucky dies at 88
Doris Y. Wilkinson, a University of Kentucky sociologist and part of its first class of Black undergraduates, died June 23. She was 88. Wilkinson entered UK in 1954, the year a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed racial segregation in public education and the first year that Kentucky’s flagship public university accepted Black undergraduates.
Decision on outdoor camping bans clears the way for Kentucky ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an Oregon ordinance penalizing homeless people for sleeping outside doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution. A similar ban that passed the Kentucky legislature earlier this year is likely also covered under the decision, legal experts told Kentucky Public Radio. The ban on sleeping or...
Noteworthy figures hailing from Hopkinsville and Christian County
Editor’s note: This column, which first ran in The Sunday Brew newsletter, comes from remarks Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown prepared for a talk about famous people from Hopkinsville and Christian County. The talk was given Thursday at the Alhambra Theatre for the Leadership West Kentucky class, which had 28 of its members in town for a day of presentations organized by Christian County Chamber of Commerce President Taylor Hayes.
Chorus or cacophony? Cicada song hits some ears harder than others
ST. LOUIS — Shhhooo. Wee-uuu. Chick, chick, chick. That’s the sound of three different cicada species. For some people, those sounds are the song of the summer. Others wish the insects would turn it down. The cacophony can be especially irritating for people on the autism spectrum who have hearing sensitivity.
Presidential election seen as climate turning point as CO2 hits record
WASHINGTON – Despite policies the Biden administration has championed to target climate change, recent findings show carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at an all-time high, raising the stakes for November’s presidential election among advocates for aggressive climate action. Recent data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Mayfield receives $31.5 million for downtown revitalization efforts following 2021 tornado outbreak
The city of Mayfield is getting $31.5 million dollars in federal and state grants to help rebuild roads in its downtown area that was hit hard during the 2021 tornado outbreak. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it is awarding $25 million to Mayfield through its Rebuilding American...
Service dogs can reduce the severity of PTSD for veterans: new research
Service dogs can alleviate some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans, according to a study our team published in June 2024 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Over the past decade, our research group has been studying whether trained service dogs can help veterans with PTSD – a...
Former Christian County prosecutor Rick Boling disbarred by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has disbarred former Christian County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling. In a summary order issued Monday, the high court disbarred former Christian County Commonwealth’s Attorney Richard Boling. In February, the U.S. Supreme Court gave him 40 days to show why he shouldn’t be disbarred, and the order stated that time had expired.
Bryan Street project aims to spruce up an old neighborhood
Saturday was a scorcher — not the best weather for yard work while the temperature climbed to nearly 90 degrees. But a long-awaited work day had been planned on Bryan Street. A small group of volunteers arrived as promised to see if they could spruce up one of Hopkinsville’s oldest neighborhoods. They brought a mower, weed-eaters, a truckload of potting soil, tomato plants, flowers, trash bags and enough round plant bed frames to place at least one in front of each house.
Four states to begin voluntary testing for bird flu in dairy farm milk tanks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that four states will launch voluntary pilot programs in the days ahead to test bulk milk tanks on dairy farms for bird flu — a move that’s aimed at making it easier for farmers to ship herds across state lines and for public health officials to track spread of the virus.
Kentucky Housing Task Force working to identify strategies to address ‘urgent’ state shortage
A new state legislative committee met for the first time Monday to learn more about Kentucky’s housing shortage – and potential ways to address the issue. The Kentucky Housing Task Force was established earlier this year during the legislative session to study, review and provide recommendations on how to address the housing shortage in the Commonwealth.
‘Not my favorite issue,’ age will be on voters’ minds as they pick a president, says McConnell
LOUISVILLE — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told a group of Louisville business leaders that no matter who wins the 2024 presidential election, the country’s allies must “know that America is strong.”. McConnell, Kentucky’s senior senator, spoke about domestic and international politics, including his thoughts on...
Amye Bensenhaver: WKU open meetings controversy easily resolved — read statute
In the midst of an open meetings controversy at Western Kentucky University involving an illegal series of less than quorum meetings of its regents to discuss the budget, we learn that the university has requested an advisory opinion from the attorney general on the legality of its evasion of the open meetings law.
Life on Main: A granddaughter will lead History on Tap about Majorie Barker Lawson
A Hopkinsville woman will lead the next History on Tap with the story of her remarkable grandmother, a businesswoman who was ahead of her time in many ways. Anne Lawson Noel will given the program on her father’s mother, Majorie Barker Lawson, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Hopkinsville Brewing Company on Fifth Street.
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