Hopkinsville City Council approved an increase to the commercial trash rates on second reading and recognized the 2019 Mayor’s Scholars at Tuesday’s meeting.
The Mayor’s Scholars program has been ongoing for nine years, where middle school students submit essays into a competition and must maintain a GPA of 2.5, a 95 percent attendance rate and have no office referrals to be named a scholar. Mayor Carter Hendricks says the initiative helps prepare students for maintaining that standard through high school and later in their education careers.
Over 600 essays were submitted this year county-wide and the top 10 essay winners were honored at the meeting. Those students include Elizabeth Langhi of Saints Peter and Paul in tenth, tying for eighth place were Lynzie Brasher and Adriana Maya, both of Christian County Middle School and seventh place went to Jeremiah Kay of Heritage Christian Academy. In sixth place was Allie Fort of Hopkinsville Middle School, Chaney Guffey of Hopkinsville Middle took fifth, Carly Chaudion of Saints Peter and Paul took fourth and in third place was McKenzi Travis of Heritage Christian Academy. Second place went to Lanie Bivins of Christian County Middle School and in first place was Chloe Ginn of Heritage Christian Academy.
City council approved a resolution with Hopkinsville Transit and Pennyrile Allied Community Services, supporting their application to the state for $94,867 in matching grant funding. Mayor Hendricks says the transit system has only shattered expectations and this money will allow them to continue doing so.
In other action, council approved increasing the Hopkinsville Solid Waste commercial trash rates on second reading. It increases the commercial rates—not residential—by about seven to nine percent, depending on amount of trash being handled and will go in effect on April 1st.