Month: November 2019

All was calm in Hopkinsville for Black Friday, though some places saw a large influx of people looking to take advantage of sales and deals. The Hopkinsville Walmart on Clinic Drive actually opened for Black Friday business Thursday afternoon, as did several other local businesses.  David Hernandez was ringing the bell for the Salvation Army outside of Walmart Friday morning, and says that while he was there the turnout seemed […]

Two people were injured and one was arrested following a crash on Dawson Springs Road early Friday morning. According to the Hopkinsville Police Department report, officers were called to a disturbance on Sanderson Drive around 1:50 a.m. but located a vehicle off the roadway on Dawson Springs Road while on the way.  The vehicle was operated by 40-year old Keyetta Johnson of Hopkinsville, who was attempting to get it back […]

A Hopkinsville man is facing a first-degree wanton endangerment charged after he allegedly left his 2 year old child with a Walmart employee and walked away while under the influence. According to the Hopkinsville police report, officers were called to the Hopkinsville Walmart around 2:15 p.m. when 34-year old James Dethrow of Hopkinsville allegedly entered the business and gave the 2 year old to a Walmart employee.  A manager contacted […]

Tis the season to get up and active, as The City of Cadiz will host a Jingle Bell Jog 5K on December 14 to benefit local charities in the community. According to a news release, the 5k run/walk will help support the Cadiz-Trigg County Helping Hands and Angel Tree, which in turn supports those in need in the community.  Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Trigg County Senior Citizens […]

Land Between the Lakes is once again offering people the chance to pick their own cedar Christmas tree and cut it down themselves. According to the LBL website, a permit allows a family to cut down one cedar tree, less than 10 feet tall, anywhere in the LBL area. The only places a tree cannot be cut is within sight of U.S. 68 KY 80 and the Trace, cemeteries, nature […]

The City of Hopkinsville has extended the deadline on their customer service survey, which is available to the public to participate in. According to a news release, citizens will now have until December 6 to take the survey that is designed to measure the customer service provided by city run services in the community. To access the city customer service survey—which takes about five minutes to complete—go online to hoptown.org/survey. […]

Temperatures in the mid-30’s didn’t stop bout 1,500 people from turning out to run, walk or jog Hopkinsville’s 19th Annual Turkey Trot. Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tab Brockman says he knew it was going to be a good morning before he arrived because of a record number of registrations. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2019/11/trot-2019.mp3 Something new this year is a collaboration with Clarksville and Fort Campbell for the Tri-Cities Fun Run Series. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2019/11/trot-20191.mp3 […]

For the 36th consecutive year, Pioneers, Inc. is providing a free Thanksgiving dinner to anyone in the community who needs one. Nick Barnett is the president of Pioneers and says the annual event is for anyone who needs meal or who doesn’t want to spend Thanksgiving alone they enjoy making it happen. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2019/11/pioneers-thanks.mp3 William Brown chairs the Thanksgiving meal effort and says they were anticipating serving up to 700 people […]