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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...
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.
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...
Feeling stuffy in the echo chamber?
Last Friday, I ran into the Anderson County judge-executive at Five Star where we were both getting gas. I had not seen him in a year. He smiled big and said, “Well hello, Miss Carter!,” walked around his truck to give me a hug, and stayed to chat about our families.
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