Todd County News

The Tennessee Valley Authority is welcoming folks to come celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States of America with them, offering tours of the TVA’s iconic dams.  The TVA will open up Kentucky Dam on July 16, Raccoon Mountain on July 8, Fontana Dam on July 27 and Norris Dam on July 29 for a behind-the-scenes tour that will shine a spotlight on monumental public works that have helped […]

A Hopkinsville Community College Nursing student has been elected to serve on the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents, to strengthen student voices on that board. According to a news release, Jessica Jones will step into the role and brings a very active student life with her—she ended an associate of arts and an associate of applied science degree at HCC, before continuing her education at Western […]

The Clarksville Police Department had been asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man, but he has now been found safe. A family member reported 61-year-old Nathaniel Eugene Roberson missing on Thursday of last week, according to a news release, saying the last time they had seen him was April 30. He could be driving a black 2018 Nissan Altima and is known to frequent areas in Clarksville […]

The Clarksville Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Highland Bluff Way in the early morning hours of Saturday. According to a news release, officers responded to several 911 calls that a shooting had occurred just before 2 a.m. at an apartment complex on Highland Bluff Way. Multiple rounds were fired in the area, damaging several vehicles and residences, but no injuries were reported in the incident. As […]

Kentucky State Police are investigating a shooting in Todd County on Saturday that ended in the death of two women and sent another to the hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to Kentucky State Police, it happened on June 20 in the 600 block of Gates Road in Elkton, when first responders were called for reports of a shooting. Preliminary investigation has identified that 69-year-old Elvis Belcher of Elkton […]

After the remnants of a potent storm system move out of the area Monday, the National Weather Service in Paducah says the rest of the work week is looking much calmer. While the western Kentucky area dodged the bullet on weather Sunday, areas to our north in Illinois and Indiana were not so lucky, as a tornado outbreak brought destruction, injuries and fatalities to the mid-west. Meteorologist Andy Lesage says […]

With Ascend Elements no longer coming to Hopkinsville, that leaves the fate of what will happen with the partially built facility in Commerce Park II remains up in the air. It is now in possession of the joint venture of Turner-Kokosing, who won the property in a bankruptcy auction earlier in June. Southwestern Kentucky EDC Executive Director Carter Hendricks says while they are disappointed that Ascend Elements fell through, they […]

Healthcare only continues to grow in the Clarksville, Montgomery County Tennessee region, and that held true recently as the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System opened a new Veterans Affairs Clinic. The new Montgomery County VA Clinic is officially open for patients as officials cut the ribbon last week, offering veterans in the area expanded access to all kinds of healthcare. Executive Director Carrie Fox says this is bringing new opportunities to […]

Western Kentucky and the surrounding region does have a risk of severe weather today, with most of the region highlighted in a Slight Risk for all hazards Sunday into Monday. The National Weather Service in Paducah calls it a complicated forecast, with isolated severe storms possible during the afternoon, and its likely those storms would form a more organized line heading into the evening. Storms could linger into the overnight […]