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Commentary: Jennie Stuart Board needs to ‘take a step back’ from transferring assets to Deaconess
Like most people I have spoken with in the community recently, I am very dismayed about the proposal to transfer the assets of Jennie Stuart Medical Center to the Deaconess hospital chain headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. Having served on the Jennie Stuart Board as mayor of Hopkinsville from 2007 through 2014, I have some knowledge of the hospital’s operation and impact in the community.
Trial by fire: A newcomer’s introduction to Western Kentucky
Nearly 60 years ago, one late summer or early autumn day, my father drove alone from Hopkinsville to Princeton for a meeting. We were newcomers to Western Kentucky — and like many who take their first drive through the countryside in this end of the state, my father noticed a barn on fire. Or so he thought.
Oct. 7 is the voter registration deadline in Kentucky
The last day for Kentuckians to register to vote in the general election is Monday, Oct. 7. Residents can register to vote online, by mailing a completed voter registration form to their local election office or by submitting the form in-person at the Christian County Clerk’s Office, 511 S. Main St., Hopkinsville. U.S. citizens who are overseas or deployed in the military can register by completing a Federal Post Card Application.
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