NWS says rain likely to return this weekend
Western Kentucky will fall into a more active weather pattern later this week, but forecasters are not expecting any major severe weather outbreaks or snowstorms anytime soon. Windy and dry […]
Hopkins County reports 30 new COVID cases from over weekend
The Hopkins County Health Department announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 from over the weekend Monday. At least 3,651 of 3,885 total cases have recovered and Hopkins County’s pandemic death […]
Madisonville receives grant funds for walking trail
Madisonville is one of 12 Kentucky communities receiving funding from the Recreational Trails Program. The Department for Local Government Madisonville will use $20,000 in grant money on a paved walking […]
Chamber vendor fair postponed
The Christian County Chamber of Commerce vendor fair that was scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to rain. It will now be Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. until […]
YMCA looking for lifeguards for the summer
The YMCA of Hopkinsville is getting ready for warmer weather and longer days, and they’re looking for lifeguards to man the swimming pools. Joe Wilson with the YMCA appeared on […]
Kentucky’s 2020 unemployment rate was up sharply from 2019 due to COVID shutdowns
Kentucky’s unemployment rate last year, heavily impacted by coronavirus shutdowns, was up sharply from 2019. Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.6 percent, up from 4.1% in 2019, according […]
Madisonville man arrested for internet sex crimes against children
Investigation by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a Madisonville man for alleged internet sex crimes against children. A news release says deputies executed a […]
Woman allegedly hit man with baseball bat
A Hopkinsville woman was arrested for felony assault Sunday after she allegedly struck a man with a baseball bat during a dispute on Campbell Street. An arrest citation for 20-year […]
Kentucky finishes seventh straight week of declining COVID cases
Kentucky has completed a seventh consecutive week of declining numbers of new COVID-19 cases as Governor Andy Beshear announced 526 more and 13 new deaths Sunday. The positivity rate was […]
Man arrested on robbery warrant
An arrest warrant for robbery was served Saturday night against a Hopkinsville man. It alleges that on December 17, 60-year old James Carter of Hopkinsville concealed items he wanted to […]