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As Christian Fiscal Court considers their local tax rates and funding from the state, Christian County Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam says they have a lot to consider heading into the fiscal year. At this week’s Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates approved leaving the real estate property tax rate at 16.7 cents per $100 of assessed value, which is what the rate was last year. They also left the tax rate on motor […]
A person was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 169 in Christian County Wednesday night. It happened just after 9:30 p.m. near the 24-mile-marker, according to Christian County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer John Godsey, who reports that a vehicle driven by 32-year-old John Gardner of Louisville was heading southbound when the driver lost control of it for an unknown reason. The vehicle crossed the median into the northbound […]
Former Christian County High School Colonels’ football star Austin Moss II continues to rise in the San Francisco 49ers’ organization. Earlier this summer, Moss, who played on the defensive line for the University of Kentucky, was promoted from senior director, player affairs and development to vice president, player development and team dynamics. Moss started with San Francisco in 2018 as the team’s director of player engagement and promoted to his […]
Men 2 Be has been working to restore Attucks High School, but due to the building’s condition, the Hopkinsville Code Enforcement Board voted to give the nonprofit 90 days to fix the building’s safety violations or face demolition at Tuesday’s meeting. Men 2 Be is a Hopkinsville nonprofit that works to uplift boys in the community by supporting them academically and teaching life skills. In 2025, the nonprofit announced its […]
Our oppressive heatwave is set to continue into the weekend, as the National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the Heat Advisory through Sunday. It’s possible that Heat Advisory could be upgraded to an Extreme Heat Warning, as the worst of the heat is set to arrive in the Friday into Sunday period. Heat index values were already expected to hover in the 105-to-110-degree range, but that could even be […]
Christian County students, it’s time to start getting excited, because the start of the new school year is next week, with open houses and Jumpstart events taking place all week to help students get off on the right foot. Open houses were scheduled to take place most of the week of August 10, with the next set to be the elementary schools on Thursday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. […]
Two different crashes occurred on Bradshaw Road at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way Tuesday afternoon, with one of those resulting in injuries. This first wreck happened at just after 4 p.m. when two vehicles collided in the intersection, with no one injured in that collision. In the aftermath of that crash, the second occurred around 20 minutes later when a vehicle driven by 62-year-old Dora Roe of […]
After serving Hopkinsville and the surrounding region for around 65 years, the announcement was made Wednesday morning that Herb Hays Furniture will be closing later this year. Current owner and manager Lee Ann Naghtin made the announcement on WHOP, saying that she intends to retire and the store is set to close later in 2026, and it was a decision that came after much thought and a consideration for the […]
The first football game for the Christian County Tigers will be held at the Stadium of Champions on Aug. 21. A news release from the Christian County Public Schools on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that the game against Cooper High School is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. at the Stadium of Champions. Christian County Public Schools Superintendent Chris Bentzel said after Tuesday’s Hopkinsville Rotary Club meeting that Cooper officials have been notified and the Aug. 21 […]
