Month: October 2022

A light rain didn’t stop an enormous crowd of little ones and their families from gathering in downtown Hopkinsville Monday afternoon for trick or treating. There were costumes of all types and trick-or-treaters were able to get candy and other goodies from downtown merchants, businesses, churches and agencies from across the city and several office-holders and seekers. Toby Hudson with Parks and Recreation says it was a big success. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/10/toby-halloween.mp3 […]

The City of Madisonville and Hopkins County Government will break ground Thursday on its new Madisonville Hopkins County Sports Plex. The groundbreaking will take place 3:30 p.m. Thursday at 839 Midtown Boulevard and the community is invited to attend. The building on 22 acres of land will feature six basketball courts and an indoor soccer field and there are plans in the future for three outdoor athletic fields, according to […]

The Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library continues to find new ways to serve their community, including a new laptop check-out program. Executive Director DeAnna Sova says they know that some of their more rural customers don’t have reliable internet access at their homes, and some may not be able to afford it, so they’re offering the ability to check out laptops that come with internet capabilities. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/10/1031sovalaptops.mp3 She says their passport, […]

Negotiations continue toward a potential resolution in the case of a Hopkinsville man charged with felony assault. Public defender Eric Bearden represents 55-year old Carlos Potter of Hopkinsville and says he’s looked over an evaluation conducted by the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center and the commonwealth has put a plea offer on the table. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/10/bearden-potter1.mp3 He asked Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Jerad Smith for any medical records from the victim related to […]

A Trigg County woman was killed in a collision at the intersection of U.S. 68-KY 80 and Blue Springs Road Monday morning. According to Kentucky State Police, the crash occurred around 9 a.m. at the intersection, and investigation determined a vehicle operated by 70-year-old Marcie Birdsong of Cadiz was heading south on Blue Springs Road when she attempted to turn left onto 68-80.  She reportedly pulled into the path of […]