Month: November 2022

Investigation by Hopkinsville police Monday night at a Pembroke Road home led to the arrest of a man for strangulation and felony assault charges. An arrest citation for 55-year old Michael Morris of Hopkinsville says he was in an argument with his girlfriend that became physical when he allegedly struck her several times with a closed fist and placed her in a choke hold where she couldn’t breathe. She was […]

A pedestrian was flown to a Nashville hospital after being struck by a vehicle Monday night on Fort Campbell Boulevard in Clarksville. It happened just after 5:30 p.m. near the Fort Campbell Boulevard Wendy’s on the northbound side, according to Clarksville police, who say the pedestrian was taken by helicopter to a hospital where their condition was unknown. Names of those involved have not been released.

Hopkinsville police have arrested a man accused of stabbing a woman in the eye with a broom handle earlier this month on Peppermint Drive. A warrant for first-degree assault (domestic violence) and terroristic threatening was served Monday afternoon against 46-year old Chad Love of Hopkinsville, alleging he stabbed the victim in the eye, causing a severe injury that required treatment at Jennie Stuart Health. Medical personnel reportedly told the victim […]

The Christian County School Board will move forward with finding a new representative for District 4, following a special-called virtual meeting Monday afternoon. First, the board had to vote to approve the recent resignation of board member Michael Walker, with Superintendent Chris Bentzel detailing that it would allow them to move forward in the process of finding a member to step into that position. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/11/1128bentzelwalker.mp3 The board voted to accept […]

The Christian County Public School System is celebrating five high school students for being named to the All-State Choir. Kyler Hawkins, Laythan Hollimon, and Donari Merritt from Christian County High School, and Imani Dunn and Gracie Lovelady from Hopkinsville High School were chosen based on their outstanding audition performances.  The students will perform at the Kentucky Music Educators Association in February 2023. Both CCHS Choral Director Dr. Jennifer Adam and […]

While December is undoubtedly the month of shopping, the season is also about giving—and the United Way of the Pennyrile and the Warm the Children program are asking the public to consider donating to their causes for Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday follows the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and it’s a time of generosity and support for local agencies that work to make local communities better for everyone, […]

Christian is among twelve randomly-selected Kentucky counties that will undergo a 2022 post-general election audit following a drawing Monday morning by Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The audits will be conducted by the Attorney General’s Department of Criminal Investigations in Christian, Jefferson, Webster, Shelby, Rowan, Oldham, Laurel, LaRue, Owen, Anderson, Daviess, and Breathitt Counties to determine if any irregularities took place during the 2022 general election. AG Cameron says auditors will […]

A new trial date was scheduled Monday morning in Christian Circuit Court for the alleged gunman in the 2020 disappearance of Justin Tyler Sawyer in Oak Grove. Defense lawyer Stephanie Mize represents 22-year old Duwuan Davis of Clarksville and requested a continuance of the original Monday trial date, saying more time is needed to prepare as she just finished another trial. https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1411/files/2022/11/davis-court.mp3 Davis expressed frustration to Judge John Atkins about […]