Month: April 2022

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Local News

South Main St. shooting suspect appears for preliminary hearing

The man injured in a shooting March 24 on South Main Street remains in a Nashville hospital and the case against the alleged shooter is headed to a Christian County grand jury following a preliminary hearing Friday morning. Defense attorney Eric Bearden represents 25-year old Jonathan Amerson of Hopkinsville, and Hopkinsville Police Department Detective Michael Luckingham told him that Amerson and his brother had been in an altercation earlier in […]

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Local News

Winners of bell hooks Memorial Writing contest celebrated

The Christian County Literacy Council celebrated the winners of their bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest Thursday evening. Those winners include Madison Bailey of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and Mariah Gbemudu of Indian Hills in the five to eight years category for poetry, first place for the short story category in ages 9 to 12 went to Honey Blount of Sinking Fork Elementary and first place for the essay in […]

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Local News

Grand Jury to hear North McPherson murder case

A Christian County grand jury will hear the murder charge against the Hopkinsville man accused in the March 12 murder of 31-year old John Michael Kellems at a North McPherson Street home. Hopkinsville police arrested 31-year old Lance Bowden last week and charged him with murder. Detective Randall Greene testified a woman who lived at the house arrived home on the evening of the crime and found Kellems’ body on […]

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Local News

Sanctuary, Inc. kicking off month of events for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and Sanctuary, Inc. is gearing up for a month full of events to spread education and hope. Executive Director Heather Lancaster appeared on WHOP Friday morning and says things kick-off with the Wear Your Teal initiative—teal is the color that represents the month, and it’s to show survivors that you support them. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/04/0401lancasterteal.mp3 On April 18, Sanctuary, Inc. will unveil a new […]

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Local Sports

Thursday’s Scores/Today’s Games

Baseball: Crittenden County pounded University Heights 15-2 in 5 innings. The Blazers fall to 5-3 on the season going into this evening’s 8th district matchup with Christian County. It will be UHA’s first district game while the 10-0 Colonels are 2-0 in district play. First pitch at Chris Simmons Field is at 6 with the F&M Bank pregame show at 5:45 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com. […]

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Local Sports

Hopkinsville HIgh’s Hughes signs with Missouri Baptist

Hopkinsville High senior offensive lineman Lucas Hughes signed his collegiate letter Thursday to play for the Spartans of Missouri Baptist: https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/04/lh.mp3 Hughes earned All-WKC honors in his senior season. Missouri Baptist is located in St. Louis and is an NAIA school that competes in the American Midwest Conference.

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Local Sports

Xavier wins NIT title over Texas A&M

photo credit: Xavier athletics Former University Heights standout KyKy Tandy did not play last night in Xavier’s 73-72 last second victory over Texas A&M in the finals of the NIT in New York. The Musketeers won the event for the first time since 1958.

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