Month: July 2020

Photo provided A fire that damaged a vacant home on Maplewood Drive Saturday night may have begun with fireworks. Hopkinsville firefighters were called to 1816 Maplewood just before 8 p.m. and found flames and smoke coming from the front of the structure, according to Captain Michael Pendleton. Crews were able to quickly get the fire extinguished and determined the utilities had already been shut off to the home due to […]

Christian County gained three new cases of COVID-19 from Friday to Saturday. That put the overall total at 265, with 96 of those cases active and 165 recovered. There have been four coronavirus fatalities in Christian County. Meanwhile, while Tennessee didn’t report another record high number of cases Saturday, the Volunteer State had another significant increase at 1,428 new cases and four additional deaths. Montgomery County gained 15 new cases […]

A Dawson Springs man was arrested for murder following a fatal shooting Friday night in Caldwell County. Kentucky State Police are investigating and say 43-year old Joe Curnell of Dawson Springs shot 24-year old James Bannister of Eddyville at a location in the 100 block of Wood Lane about 7:30 p.m. Friday. Bannister was transported to Jennie Stuart Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. Curnell was arrested at […]

One person was injured in an accident Friday night in Madisonville. It happened about 8:45 p.m. on Island Ford Road—with a news release saying a southbound car driven by 64-year old Monnie Mullins of Madisonville swerved into the path of a northbound pickup pulling a trailer driven by 40-year old Michael Stewart of Madisonville. Stewart swerved to avoid a collision, but was unable to do so and went into the […]

A man was arrested for having a stolen gun during a traffic stop early Saturday morning in Hopkinsville. A traffic stop was performed on a pickup pulling a trailer just before 4 a.m., with a report saying the driver failed to use a turn signal and that there were no lights on the trailer. A search was conducted due to an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and a […]