Month: October 2023

Hopkinsville Solid Waste Enterprise is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event this coming Saturday and they’re urging people to take advantage of the event.  Recycling Coordinator Chris Powell appeared WHOP Tuesday morning and says this is your chance to get rid of those materials that are bad for both the environment and you—you can take them to the facility on Mt. Zoar-Latham Road Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. […]

The house fire on East 4th Street that sent a person to Jennie Stuart Medical Center Monday morning is being investigated as arson by the Hopkinsville Police Department.  That’s according to a report from the Hopkinsville Police Department, which states a fire was started in the hallway of the victim’s house.  An occupant of the home was rescued from the building by Hopkinsville Police Chief Jason Newby, who helped pull […]

The Princeton Police Department is investigating an assault that came as the result of a misunderstanding about a perceived child abduction.  According to a news release, officers responded to Walmart around 6 p.m. for reports that an assault had occurred in the parking lot—investigation revealed that the victim was assaulted by a male suspect that then fled the scene. Further investigation revealed that the assault had taken place due to […]

A Hopkinsville man was arrested in Graves County Monday on charges related to trafficking in Fentanyl.  According to the Graves County Sheriff’s Department, an undercover drug investigation was conducted following a tip that 30-year-old Dajuan Quarles of Hopkinsville was transporting Fentanyl from Hopkinsville to Graves County to allegedly sell it.  On Saturday night, a traffic stop was conducted on vehicle on Copeland Road—a search of the vehicle reportedly revealed dosages […]