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Summer well and truly has us in its grip, with hot temperatures in store and the risk of severe weather dipping into western Kentucky this week. Lead Forecaster Keith Cooley with the National Weather Service in Paducah says there’s a lot going on in the atmosphere this week, with Canadian wildfire smoke, a building heat dome and the threat of severe weather in the forecast. That severe risk will mainly […]
The South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council works to bring new businesses and industries to Christian, Todd and Trigg counties. Council Executive Director Carter Hendricks recently appeared on WHOP to spotlight incoming and expanding industries. Kitchen Food Co. is working to start operations at the Christian County Spec Building on Frank Yost Lane in the fall. Hendricks says the company is focused on hiring employees and would like to have […]
Kentucky State Police will be joining law enforcement across the country as part of Operation Safe Driver Week, which started Monday. According to a news release, this national initiative from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance aims to improve driver behavior and reduce crashes through enforcement, inspections, education and outreach. Throughout the week, officers and inspectors will focus on identifying and stopping commercial motor vehicle drivers who are engaging in unsafe […]
Hopefully you’ve been enjoying our recent string of summer weather, because it’s looking like more of the same this week, with pop-up storms possible and hot temperatures certain. That’s according to Meteorologist Rachel Trevino with the National Weather Service in Paducah, who says that while the rain chances are not incredibly high on any given day, you can never really rule out a pop-up thunderstorm in the heat of a […]
United States Senator Mitch McConnell has released a photo and a statement following speculations and questions about his health. The former Majority Leader from Kentucky was admitted to the hospital in June, but details to that hospitalization were unknown, with some news outlet theorizing the senator experienced a cardiac event. He has been out of the public eye since, though several other senators and former aides have said they have […]
There’s been some new policy changes out at the Christian County Animal Shelter, as approved by the magistrates of Christian Fiscal Court, and one of those is the implementation of fees for those owner-releasing their animals to the shelter. There’s been some backlash to these fees, with Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam saying fees like this are pretty common at animal shelters, and they hope it will help offset the pharmaceutical costs […]
Though nothing will change regarding her role and her leadership at Hopkinsville Community College, Dr. Alissa Young will have a new title at the college going forward. Shedding the title of President, Dr. Young will now add ‘Chancellor’ to her impressive list of titles. This move comes as part of reform legislation—House Bill 619—for the Kentucky Community Technical College System that was passed during this year’s session, which makes it […]
The risk of flooding and a couple of severe storms remains through the bulk of the weekend, with a Flood Watch continuing for all of western Kentucky until late Saturday night. That includes for Christian, Todd and Trigg Counties, where multiple rounds of thunderstorms, or maybe even training storms, could drop several more inches of rain on already saturated ground. Rapid runoff is likely to occur, which could result in […]
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Tiny Town Road in Clarksville early Friday morning, with an investigation underway. According to the Clarksville Police Department, it happened just after 3 a.m. on Tiny Town near Needmore Road, when a vehicle struck an adult male pedestrian in the roadway. Both eastbound and westbound lanes were closed for several hours as the Fatal Accident Crash Team investigated at the scene. The […]
