Month: August 2024

An Oak Grove man was arrested in Pembroke Thursday, following a traffic stop that allegedly revealed a significant amount of illegal narcotics. According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Department, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on South Main Street in Pembroke on a vehicle operated by 27-year-p;d Daviontae Gulledge of Oak Grove for failure to wear a seat belt. A Hopkinsville K-9 unit reportedly alerted on the vehicle, […]

Murray State University is teaming up with Madisonville Community College for a transfer agreement in the Electromechanical Engineering Technology program. According to a news release, this agreement will provide students who have earned an Associate of Applied Science in Advanced Integrated Technology degree at MCC a seamless transfer process into Murray State's Bachelor of Science in Electromechanical Engineering Technology degree program. The program will be offered at Murray State University’s […]

A Hopkinsville man is facing an assault charge after he allegedly assaulted his mother-in-law on July 16. According to the report from the Hopkinsville Police Department, 32-year-old James Overton of Hopkinsville allegedly became intoxicated and then assaulted his mother-in-law, causing her to fall and break her collarbone. The incident occurred in the 200 block of North Drive on July 16. He was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree assault.

The Christian County Sheriff’s Department has released information on a three vehicle crash that happened in the intersection of Cadiz Road and the Eagle Way Bypass on Wednesday. According to the collision report, it happened just before 9:45 a.m. when a vehicle driven by 64-year-old Ronnie Moss of Hopkinsville failed to stop at a red light, possibly to due to a mechanical failure involving the brakes. That’s when he collided […]

The Christian County School Board received a Summer Feeding Program update and approved the purchase of audio enhancement and intercom systems for the consolidated Christian County High School at Thursday’s meeting. To make sure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer, members of the school system hosted the annual Summer Feeding Program. The program started in June and concluded at the end of July.   Over the course […]