Month: October 2022

Investigators believe a faulty space heater may have been to blame for a residential structure fire from early Saturday morning in the Sacramento community of McLean County that killed one person. The fire in the 300 block of Garrett Street was reported to McLean County 911 about 8:45 a.m. and the Kentucky State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating to confirm a cause. An autopsy will be performed Monday morning at […]

Fire destroyed a tobacco barn on Salubria Springs Road near Pembroke Saturday night. Officials say the Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department responded around 10 p.m. and were assisted by firefighters from Highland, Honey Grove and Fairview. There were no reports of any injuries in the blaze.

Hopkinsville Community College hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting Saturday for its Flexible Training Center. Hopkinsville Community College, Christian County Public Schools and Christian County Chamber collaborated to submit a Work Ready Skills Initiative grant proposal, which was funded by the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet for nearly $4.3 million in 2017. Those funds were used to more than double the size of the existing welding training facility to […]

Nearly $70,000 was raised at Friday night’s Christian County Relay for Life. It was inside the Hopkinsville SportsPlex and Pam Futrell says the fundraising total was $69,924.55. All of the money goes to the American Cancer Society in hopes of one day finding a cure. Crystal Hightower was this year’s Relay chair.  

A Hopkinsville man was arrested for felony assault early Saturday morning after he allegedly struck his fiancé with a baseball bat. An arrest citation says the victim told Hopkinsville police that 21-year old Gilberto Gomez became angry when she said she wasn’t going to keep drinking alcohol with him and that a physical altercation ensued and Gomez kicked her out of the home on South Jessup Street. The victim grabbed […]