CCHS, HHS marching bands bring home top honors in weekend competitions

The Christian County Colonel Marching Band and the Hopkinsville High School Band of Tigers are starting competition season out strong, bringing home top honors over the weekend. The Christian County […]
Pedestrian fatally struck by semi-truck on I-24

A man was killed after being struck by a tractor-trailer near the 74-mile-marker of Interstate 24 early Monday morning in Christian County. According to Hopkinsville Fire and EMS Captain Payton […]
Webster man pleads guilty to rape, child abuse charges, sentenced to 30-years

A Webster County man will be spending the next 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the sexual abuse of a child. According to Kentucky Attorney […]
Grand jury returns indictments for assault, criminal child abuse

A Christian County Grand Jury returned numerous indictments last week, including for assault and criminal child abuse. Twenty-year-old Culliyon McKnight has been indicted for first-degree assault in connection to a […]
KSP arrests man in Paducah wanted for double-murder in Rowan Co.

Kentucky State Police have arrested a man in McCracken County who was wanted for double-homicide out of Rowan County. According to KSP, at around 10:15 a.m. on Friday, the Rowan […]
Arrest made in James Village Apartments shooting

A juvenile has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting at the James Village Apartments on September 15 where two people were shot. According to the Hopkinsville Police […]
Community cuts the ribbon on The Crumb Tray

The Crumb Tray is Hopkinsville’s newest restaurant, and to celebrate its opening, the community joined restaurant staff on Friday to host a ribbon-cutting. Martha White is a Hopkinsville native and […]
School Board approves working budget for the academic year

The Christian County School Board approved the working budget for the 2025-26 school year at Thursday’s meeting. Board members approved a $78 million budget with a 12% contingency fund. Christian […]
Local Small Business Commission spotlights upcoming events

Hopkinsville is home to many small businesses and to support and spotlight them, the Hopkinsville Small Business Commission has a variety of events coming up. The commission formed in 2023 […]
Ky. Supreme Court upholds Cotton murder conviction, but remands for re-sentencing

The Supreme Court of Kentucky has made a ruling in an appeal filed by Joshua Cotton, who was found guilty by a jury in the 2022 death of Alijah Watts—and […]