Month: May 2026

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Local News

Regional Driver Licensing offices to close June 4 to install new system

Kentuckians, this is your reminder—all Driver Licensing Regional Offices will be closing on June 4 and June 5 as a new driver licensing system is launched across the state. According to a news release from the Governor’s Office, this new system will replace the current, nearly 40-year-old platform, and is part of continued efforts to modernize state services and improve the customer experience. The upgraded system will launch alongside myDrive, […]

todayMay 29, 2026 2

Local News

Cross drain failure closes portion of Pilot Rock Road

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has closed a portion of Pilot Rock Road in Christian County and it’s unknown how long the closure will last. The closure came about Thursday afternoon as the result of a cross drain failure on Pilot Rock Road between Shiloh Church Road and Laytonsville Road on the Christian County side of the road. Crews were processing the failure and determining what steps will be taken to […]

todayMay 29, 2026 6

Local News

Fort Campbell soldier killed in Clarksville collision

The Clarksville Police Department is investigating after a crash shut down Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Thursday evening and resulted in the death of a Fort Campbell soldier. It happened at roughly 6:20 p.m. between a motorcycle driven by the soldier and an SUV, according to a news release, on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway near Rufus Johnson Road. It resulted in the northbound lanes being shutdown completely for several […]

todayMay 29, 2026 12

Local Sports

Blazers place 5, Colonels have 2 on All-Region 2 Baseball Team

Following University Heights Academy’s 12-1 win over Christian County in the Region 2 Baseball Tournament championship Thursday night at Chris Simmons Field, the members of the All-Region 2 Team were announced.   The champion Blazers had five players on the team. They included AJ Hogart, Cadence Gibson, Hayden Hunt, Jackson Flynn, and Jaiden Miles.  Christian County was represented by Gage Montes and Sebastian Dazey.  Other members of the team included Madisonville’s Alex Richards […]

todayMay 28, 2026 4

Local Sports

Blazers power past Colonels for Region 2 baseball title

The third time was a charm for the University Heights Academy Blazers, who are the Region 2 Baseball Tournament champions for the first time in school history.  Playing in their third straight Region 2 Baseball Tournament championship game, the Blazers took advantage of seven walks and four hit batters and crushed Christian County 12-1 in five innings Thursday night in the title game at Chris Simmons Field.  For UHA, it was redemption […]

todayMay 28, 2026 10

Local News

Local library invites the community to its Summer Reading Program kick-off party

The Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library has added a Jurassic twist to this year’s Summer Reading Program, and it all kicks off with a party on Saturday. The program invites readers of all ages to track their reading hours, and for every five hours logged, they will earn a ticket that they can enter into a raffle to win a variety of prizes. Youth Services Librarian Kiwana Bridges says the reading […]

todayMay 28, 2026 12

Local News

Independent Desaepa Vansauwa joins the Hopkinsville mayoral race

As Kentucky’s General Election approaches, Independent candidate Desaepa Vansauwa spotlighted some of the priorities that encouraged him to run for Hopkinsville’s mayoral seat. Vansauwa is the co-owner of the Vansauwa’s Tacos and Vegan Eats and currently serves on the board of directors for the Hopkinsville-Christian County Boys and Girls Club and The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County. Vansauwa is a political newcomer, and says the mayor of Hopkinsville should be […]

todayMay 28, 2026 22

Local News

Alhambra Theatre celebrates 98 years in Hopkinsville

The Alhambra Theatre in Hopkinsville is celebrating the big 9-8 Thursday, and it was a party at the theater as officials honored the historic arts facility that calls downtown home. Speaking with WHOP Radio, Pennyroyal Arts Council Executive Director Margaret Prim says they couldn’t be prouder to have this prized jewel right here in Hopkinsville, bringing music, movies and the arts to the community for very nearly 100 years. It […]

todayMay 28, 2026 6

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