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Safer Kentucky Act, which punishes homelessness, will take effect soon
Last month’s Supreme Court decision on a case involving the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, held that people experiencing homelessness can be arrested for outdoor camping even when they have no other options. The federal decision doesn’t require local governments to enforce bans on outdoor camping but in Kentucky,...
Fancy Farm organizers confirm early list of speakers for Western Ky. political picnic
With just under a month to go, a clearer picture of what the 144th edition of the Fancy Farm Picnic in far Western Kentucky will look like is coming into focus. Though the mutton has yet to be chopped, event organizers released on Wednesday a list of the confirmed speakers for the traditional Graves County gathering.
Praising through the pain: Crofton couple lean on faith after an auto accident paralyzes wife
CROFTON, Ky. (KT) — Last fall in a Kentucky Today story, Tim Morgan told about marveling at God’s grace and goodness in his time as pastor of Fruit Hill Baptist Church. Today he is still marveling over God’s blessing and goodness — although the personal circumstances for he and his wife have changed dramatically.
Who is the best adult speller in Hopkinsville? The literacy council aims to find out.
Spelling bees have traditionally been a competitive classroom exercise for students. But what if some adults gathered at a local watering hole to see who deserves bragging rights as the best speller in town?. That could happen at the BIG BEE Spelling Bee slated for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1,...
Ascend Elements slates job fair on July 16
Ascend Elements, the electric vehicle battery materials manufacturer that is building a massive production facility in Hopkinsville, will have a job fair to recruit employees from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Hopkinsville Community College’s Emerging Technology Building. The company is seeking chemical operators, analytical lab...
‘It’s OK to not be OK:’ Beshear urges more Kentucky veterans to use 988 crisis lifeline
More than 16,000 Kentucky veterans struggling with their mental health have used the national 988 hotline since launching two years ago. While the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline doesn’t require callers to disclose personal information to receive support, callers can be directed to the Veterans Crisis Line. In Kentucky, more than 3,700 calls have been routed to the veterans line so far this year, according to data from the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Kentucky to provide Medicaid coverage to people nearing release from prison, juvenile detention
Kentucky is one of five additional states that will soon provide Medicaid health coverage for people nearing release from prison or juvenile detention, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “We’ve been eagerly anticipating CMS’s approval of Kentucky’s healthy re-entry demonstration for years now,” said Emily Beauregard,...
League of Women Voters recognizes longest serving member Carolyn Self
Carolyn Self, a retired social worker in the mental health sector and longtime civic leader in Hopkinsville, has attended more meetings of the Hopkinsville League of Women Voters than anyone could probably count. But Self won’t soon forget the meeting she attended Monday evening at The Corner Coffeehouse. League president...
How the Dalton House became a parsonage for Hopkinsville’s First Methodist ministers
On June 30, 1924, the Dalton house changed hands for the first time. Trustees of Hopkinsville’s First Methodist congregation purchased the home from Monroe and Carrie Dalton for $10,500. For the next three decades, the Dalton house served as the church’s parsonage. The original owners, Monroe and Carrie...
Could a Hopkinsville scene shine in a national photo contest?
Scenic America, a nonprofit that works to enhance the visual character of the nation’s communities and countryside, is inviting photographers of all skill levels to enter a nationwide contest. The American the Beautiful Photo Contest showcases “the best of American scenic beauty from across the country,” organizers said in...
Al Cross: Biden debacle brings Beshear forward
When Gov. Andy Beshear formed a political committee in January and started making appearances around the country (he’ll be in Iowa July 27), his obvious long-term goal was the White House. In 2028. Presumably. If Beshear and his advisers were as wired into the national Democratic establishment as one...
Hopkinsville man named associate pastor at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
A Hopkinsville man has been named an associate pastor at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. preached. The Rev. Donavan Pinner, who recently graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with the Master of Divinity, will serve as the associate pastor for children and youth at Ebenezer. Pinner studied philosophy and religion at Morehouse College in Atlanta before enrolling at Princeton.
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