Day: May 26, 2021

Jennie Stuart Health has announced the hiring of Chris Jung as the Director of Marketing and Community Relations. According to a news release, Jung will provide support for Jennie Stuart Medical Center and Jennie Stuart Medical Group in this new role. He will be responsible for both internal and external public relations and oversee marketing strategy and otherwise support and communicate the mission, vision and values of Jennie Stuart Health. Leading […]

A special prosecutor and the attorney for attempted murder suspect Karen Brafman will try to resolve her case before her scheduled October trial. Defense attorney Eric Bearden told Judge John Atkins Wednesday morning that they’d likely need another pre-trial conference scheduled and that he and Assistant Attorney General Jim Lesousky would try to negotiate a deal in the meantime. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2021/05/bearden-brafman.mp3 Lesousky says he’ll be in Hopkinsville soon to meet with […]

A trial date was set Wednesday morning for three of the four women charged in connection with alleged child abuse at the First United Methodist Church daycare. After comparing calendars, Judge John Atkins and attorneys for former pastor Paige Williams and former day care workers Allison Simpson and Nina Morgan agreed upon November 15 for the trial, which is likely to last the entire week. Judge Atkins says it’s expected […]

VFW Post 1913 will be back to hosting two Memorial Day services Monday, though the schedule is different than what the community has become accustomed to over the years. The ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West will be first at 7 a.m. and Post Commander John Brame says that will be followed at 10 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery—with Kentucky Director of Veterans Services Alvin Duncan to be the featured speaker […]

Janet Bravard, who has been a staple at the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville for almost 30 years, is retiring. She began working for the museum as a part-time education coordinator in 1993, became a full-time program and exhibit specialist in 2002, and served briefly as the interim director. She currently serves as the Director of Programs and Exhibits. The public can stop by the museum between 10 and 5 Friday […]

The catalytic converter was stolen off a Christian County Animal Shelter van. Suspects removed the part from the 2014 Ford utility van sometime between Sunday morning and Tuesday morning at the shelter on Russellville Road, according to the felony theft report filed with the Hopkinsville Police Department.