Month: November 2023

Hopkinsville Community College has raked in several awards in marketing and public relations, as awarded by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.  According to a news release, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System took home gold for four categories, including postcard, TV/video ad single, TV/video ad series, and social media and online marketing campaign. The system captured four silver awards for a microsite/landing page, computer-generated illustration, radio […]

The Rotary Club of Hopkinsville’s third annual Rotary Roast and Toast is coming up Saturday, and you don’t have to be a Rotarian to attend.  Upcoming Auction Chair Kelly Gates says they’re excited to welcome people to Casey Jones Distillery on Saturday starting at 6 p.m.—tickets are $40, which gets you a full spread of barbecue dinner, drinks and more.  She says this event is open to the public and […]

The Christian County Public School System is putting out the call for gift cards, to help the family of sixth grader Zachary Boyd, who is fighting against a rare bone cancer.  For nearly two years, Boyd has been fighting Osteosarcoma—he has undergone numerous surgeries, ten different chemotherapy treatments, too many nights in the hospital and more, but through the course of treatment, the cancer only continued to spread.  In August, […]

Early voting is officially underway across the state of Kentucky, and voters are encouraged to take advantage of the option that lasts through Saturday.  In Christian County, you can vote at the Christian County Senior Citizens’ Center, the Bruce Convention Center and the Walnut Street Center from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Representative Walker Thomas of Hopkinsville says this is just another way that elections […]

A man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and other assault charges, after he allegedly intentionally rammed a Clarksville Police officer’s cruiser. According to a news release from the Clarksville Police Department, officers responded to residence on Cleveland Drive around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday for reports of a domestic assault, and upon arrival, learned that the suspect—36-year-old James Vasquez—had left before officers arrived.  Later that day, Clarksville police […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has established a daytime work zone for eastbound traffic along U.S. 68-KY 80 in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. According to a news release, the work zone between U.S. 68 -KY 80 at the Trigg County line and the five-mile marker is to allow for roadside mechanized brush cutting.   This is along U.S. 68-KY 80 between Eggners Ferry Bridge and the Golden Pond […]