Month: August 2018

A Fort Campbell soldier was killed Wednesday afternoon in a training accident on post. Post officials say the 101st Airborne Division soldier’s unit was conducting routine training when the accident happened about 2 p.m. He was taken to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There were no other injuries. The name of the soldier has not been released, pending family notification. Brigadier General Todd Royar is the […]

Hopkinsville High School welcomed the new principal Wednesday afternoon with a reception in the school’s cafeteria. Teachers, community members and others from the school district greeted Dr. John Gunn to the high school, who describes himself as a career educator. Dr. Gunn got to meet with many students recently and says loves their enthusiasm and wants to listen to what their needs are while he works to revive school spirit […]

Fort Campbell will benefit from the passage of the John S. McCain 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which recently passed the U.S. Senate and now goes to the President for his signature. The $716 billion act allocates some funds for multiple projects at the base, including $18 million for a micro-grid and power plant, $62.6 million for Fort Campbell Middle School, $32 million for a vehicle maintenance shop, $9.1 million […]

Senator Mitch McConnell is celebrating securing a provision in the government funding bill to provide aid to western Kentucky in the ‘war on carp’. Asian carp have overtaken Kentucky and Barkley lakes and they’re negatively impacting the fishing and tourism industries, and hurting native species of fish. The fish are best known for becoming startled by the sound of boats and leaping out of the water, sometimes landing in boats […]

The woman charged with six counts of attempted murder and arson for allegedly setting a mobile home on fire in Cerulean in May had an emotional outburst Wednesday morning in Christian Circuit Court. Thirty-three year old Karen Brafman had to be escorted out of the courtroom by bailiffs after she began to shout and cry during a hearing for another suspect. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2018/08/braffmanupset.mp3 Brafman was not allowed to return to the […]

The Honor Flight Bluegrass program is well known in Kentucky, including in Hopkinsville, where organizers will bring a B-25 Bomber plane to Hopkinsville on Saturday. Appearing on WHOP Wednesday with several representatives, Honor Flight Vice-Chair and B-25 Barnstorming Tour Coordiantor Jeff Thoke says the plane will be at the Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. with a flight available at 7 p.m. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2018/08/0801jeffthoke.mp3 There will be a second […]

Attorneys for the man accused of killing two Fort Campbell soldiers last year in Oak Grove want the death penalty removed as an option in his case. Audrey Woosnam has filed has filed a pair of motions—including one that contends the death penalty is unconstitutional. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2018/08/demardeath.mp3 The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office has been notified of the motions, but Commonwealth’s Attorney Lynn Pryor doesn’t expect them to get involved anytime soon. […]