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Muhlenberg County receives Emergency Road Aid Funds to support a repair project

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that $100,000 from the Team Kentucky Emergency Road Aid Fund will go toward a repair project in Muhlenberg County. According to the cabinet, the funds will support drainage structure repairs on Jernigan Chapel Road. County road crews will be responsible for completing the repair project. KYTC Secretary Rebecca Goodman says the funding program is focused on assisting local governments when they need it most and […]

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Hopkinsville native wins Harvard University architecture prize

Hopkinsville native Montréale Jones was announced as the 2026 winner of Harvard University’s Clifford Wong Prize in Housing Design in July for his intergenerational housing project “Rows and Bows.” Jones was born and raised in Hopkinsville and graduated from Christian County High School. He then attended Hopkinsville Community College and later received a bachelor’s degree in architecture and a graduate degree in urban and environmental design from the University of […]

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Judge-Executive talks tax rates, road projects and state funding

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 […]

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League of Women Voters accepting community questions for local candidates

If you have a question that you’ve been burning to ask the candidates running for local offices, now is your chance, as the Hopkinsville League of Women Voters has put out a call for questions. With candidate forums set to take place in October for those running to be Mayor of Hopkinsville, or serve on Hopkinsville City Council and Christian County Fiscal Court, the League is gathering questions from the […]

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Fort Campbell publishes list of off-limit establishments for soldiers

Fort Campbell leaders published an updated list of businesses and areas surrounding the installation that are off limits to active-duty soldiers.  Hopkinsville areas on the list include: Any businesses owned or operated by Joe or Josh Chisenhall Let Freedom Reign, or any solicitation businesses operated by Bob Gaskins Oak Grove areas on the list include: Kingsdale Trailer Park Shady Oaks, previously known as Brayboys Carter’s Mobile Home Toy Box and […]

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Two-vehicle crash on Madisonville Road sent three to the hospital

The Christian County Sheriff’s Department has released more details on a crash that occurred on Tuesday on Madisonville Road and sent several people to the hospital. According to the collision report, a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Joseph Smith of Hopkinsville was traveling northbound on Madisonville Road when he attempted to make a left turn onto Mt. Zoar Latham Road. That’s when he reportedly pulled into the path of a vehicle […]

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One injured in single-vehicle I-169 crash

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 […]

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Men 2 Be receives 90-day deadline to fix Attucks High School safety violations

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 […]

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Oppressive heat continues into the weekend

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 […]

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