Month: July 2020

Applications will now be accepted until the end of August for the Pandemic EBT program, which aims to keep Kentucky children healthy and fed. According to a news release from Christian County Public Schools Spokesperson John Rittenhouse, P-EBT provides meal assistance to households with children eligible for free or reduced-price school meals while schools are closed due to COVID-19.  It provides a benefit card that families can use to replace […]

The Christian County Public School System has announced that Sandra Hancock has been appointed student transition coordinator for the district. Hancock began teaching at Hopkinsville Middle School in 1997, according to a news release, which says she was most recently an information technology instructor and college and career coach at Gateway Academy to Innovation and Technology. As the student transition coordinator, Hancock will play a pivotal role in the district's […]

Photo from Clarksville FD Facebook Clarksville police are investigating a house fire that began with fireworks Monday night as arson. Detective Michael Patterson says it happened about 10 p.m. in the 700 block of Ford Street. The residents of the home heard fireworks hit the front door just prior to that area of the house catching fire. The three elderly residents were able to safely escape before the flames reached […]

Attorneys for the two men accused in the 2016 murder of 19-year old De’Andre Palmer in Oak Grove are mulling the potential of resolving their clients’ cases, as at least one deal has been put on the table. Defense attorney Clayton Brown has been retained by Leonardo Miller and asked Judge John Atkins for another pre-trial conference before a potential trial to have time to look over the case in […]

A psychological analysis was recently completed on the man accused of sexually abusing a juvenile female on a church bus on Easter Sunday of last year and he appeared virtually in Christian Circuit Court Thursday morning. Defense Attorney Sands Chewning represents Tyler Frances and told Judge John Atkins that he submitted the report to Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Bolen and he said it’s possible a resolution could be reached in […]

The Christian County Baptist Association’s Impact Ministry will host another free food distribution event Friday. It will go from 10 a.m. until noon, or as long as supplies last, in the parking lot of Second Baptist Church on West Seventh Street in Hopkinsville. Participants must remain in their vehicles as the food is loaded in their vehicles.