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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.
It’s fair week in Hopkinsville: Here’s what our taste-testers found at the food booths.
It’s high June in Hopkinsville, and we all know what that means. The Western Kentucky State Fair has arrived, shouldering the summer equinox out of the way as the true mark of the season’s peak. All this week, summer reigns supreme! And this seasonal celebration comes in the...
How a Hopkinsville woman collected cans and created connections
My father-in-law, Bill Crenshaw, operated a milk plant known as Model Pure Milk Co. at the corner of 13th and Clay streets in Hopkinsville, which also had the Cheese Store for retail customers. Starting in 1987, Bill and my husband, John, operated a vending business on that site that was sold in 2006.
Democrats test whether Andy Beshear’s appeal is transferable — in Kentucky and beyond
FRANKFORT — Democrats’ long control of the Kentucky Capitol crumbled in the 21st century. Republicans won veto-proof supermajorities in the legislature and surpassed Democrats in registered voters. And, yet, four of this century’s six races for governor have been won by Democrats — named Beshear. Whether...
New corps officers appointed for Hopkinsville’s Salvation Army
A couple has been appointed new corps officers for Hopkinsville’s Salvation Army, according to a press release from the faith-based agency that provides shelter, food and other services to people facing financial hardships. Lieutenants David and Brittney Donegan were appointed to the Hopkinsville office, effective June 17, after serving...
KET’s road tour to Hopkinsville aims to illuminate local stories
Often when KET public affairs director Renee Shaw heads out of Lexington to report stories in smaller communities hours away from central Kentucky, someone will ask her, “What’s there? Why are you going there?”. Shaw, who has worked for Kentucky Educational Television for 27 years, understands how it...
New farmers sought for free training program
As Mark and Tammy Copenhaver looked to the future, they saw nearly 3,000 acres and a family legacy on the vast Montana horizon in both literal and figurative ways. With two grown children, the family was in place, but the desire to build something greater – that could be their kids’ future, too, if they so choose – was also part of the picture.
Experts say we should be watching the evolution of bird flu
In February of 2020, I was living in Missoula, Montana, when my roommate told me about a little thing called coronavirus. The word had been making headlines for a couple months at that point, but this was the first in-person conversation I had with someone who was ringing any alarm bells.
Kentucky to receive $1.1 billion from federal program for high-speed internet access
Kentucky will receive more than a billion dollars to improve high speed internet access to residents across the state. During an event with White House staff, Governor Andy Beshear announced the funding will come from the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program. The program allots grants to states across the country to help expand affordable and reliable high-speed internet access to underserved communities. Last year, Beshear announced the state received $386 million to fund broadband infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth.
Board appointments received at Hopkinsville City Council meeting
Hopkinsville City Council received at its Tuesday meeting several executive orders from Mayor James R. Knight Jr. for board appointments. Christy Madyun reappointed to the Board of Ethics as an alternate member. Brittanie Bogard, Joyce Brooks, Nikki Chambers and the Very Rev. Stephen Spicer reappointed to the Human Rights Commission....
Juneteenth celebrates just one of 20 emancipation days in US
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, mostly held at Black churches, the safest places to have such celebrations. The perils of...
Judicial watchdog criticizes Beshear’s involvement in Kentucky Supreme Court election
FRANKFORT — A judicial watchdog is raising concerns about Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s endorsement of a candidate in a state Supreme Court race, an election that is supposed to be nonpartisan under Kentucky’s Constitution. The second-term governor will be the special guest at a fundraiser later this...
Museum to table: Hopkinsville history takes shape with old cookbook recipes
Snapshots in Time, a column exploring the history of Hopkinsville and Christian County through old photographs and artifacts, is published monthly, usually on the third Monday. It is written by Alissa Keller, the executive director of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County. Explore more Snapshots in Time. This unassuming book...
Central City celebrates regional roots of Everly Brothers and John Prine with bronze statues
Life-size statues of a trio of music legends with Central City roots were dedicated on Friday in the small Western Kentucky community’s downtown. Bronze renderings of John Prine, who immortalized Muhlenberg County in his song “Paradise,” and Don and Phil Everly, two of the biggest stars in early rock and roll, now stand in the city’s new Festival Square.
Lexington lawmaker will attempt again to make Juneteenth a state holiday
Kentucky Rep. George Brown, D-Lexington, says he will file legislation in 2025 to try and establish Juneteenth as an official state holiday. Past efforts to do so have failed. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free in Galveston, Texas.
University of Kentucky trustees give final OK to new decision-making rules
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky trustees gave final approval Friday to a new internal governance structure that faculty say strips them of power over academic decisions. The Board of Trustees reviewed the new shared governance proposal, backed by President Eli Capilouto, during its Friday meeting, voting 19-1 in...
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