Month: November 2021

Christian County School Board Member Mike Walker has announced his intention to run for Christian Fiscal Court in District 7. The Republican Walker is running for the seat currently held by Republican Jerry Gilliam, who is running for the GOP nomination for Christian County Judge-Executive. Walker retired in 2019 as Christian County Drug Court administrator and was elected in 2020 to serve District 4 on the school board.

Multiple entities and agencies will come together Thursday to lead the funeral procession of local WWII veteran, 96-year old Elwood Richardson. Lela Hale of Christian Care Communities was Richardson’s close friend and says the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, Hopkinsville Police Department, Hopkinsville Fire Department and Patriot Guard have committed to lead the procession from Hughart, Beard and Giles Funeral Home to Green Hill Memorial Gardens and she’s hopeful individuals will […]

A Hopkinsville man was arrested on felony charges Tuesday night after a Cadiz resident reportedly found him on Facebook Marketplace selling stolen property. The victim saw her property being sold on Marketplace by 42-year old Jason Morse in Hopkinsville and contacted Hopkinsville police, with officers going to a residence on Koffman Drive. A police report says Morse agreed to open his garage and items that had been reported stolen were […]

Hopkinsville City Council recognized the City Finance Division for once again being awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, and awarded grant funding to local agencies. It will be the 27th year in a row the city finance department has earned the honor, with Mayor Wendell Lynch saying to not let that fool you into thinking it’s an easy thing to earn, as it is the highest […]

Photo from Rotary Facebook page The Rotary Club of Hopkinsville got a visit from the Christian County Chamber of Commerce at Tuesday’s meeting, introducing two new directors in the organization. Chandler Ladd is the new Director of Membership Development and says that membership is the lifeblood of the Chamber, and they strive to provide the best services to their members, and through them, the community as a whole. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2021/11/1102chamberdefined.mp3 She […]

Trial continued Tuesday in the perjury trial of former Hopkinsville Police Lt. Jefferson Alexander. A grand jury indictment was returned in March of 2019 against Alexander for first-degree perjury and stems from an FBI investigation which brought allegations that on August 17th, 2012, he gave false testimony on three occasions when he was the only sworn witness before a grand jury that indicted former Hopkinsville City Councilmember Ann Cherry on […]

Governor Andy Beshear will be in Cadiz Thursday afternoon to present a vocational school grant to Trigg County High School. The Trigg County Public School System calls it a “new beginning for our vocational program,” with the governor to make the presentation during a 4 p.m. ceremony.