Heavy rain causes major flooding in Christian, Todd counties
Heavy rain brought major flash flooding to Christian and Todd counties Sunday morning and both school systems are closed Monday. Christian County School System Superintendent Chris Bentzel issued a statement, […]
Relay raises $1,880 with pancake breakfast
Christian County Relay for Life hosted a successful pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday. It was at the Christian County Senior Center on West Seventh Street and it was delayed by a […]
Flood Watch continues until midnight, slight risk for severe weather
A Flood Watch remains in effect until midnight for all of Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee and severe weather is now not out of the question. Forecasters say most areas […]
CCHD reports 27 new COVID cases since Thursday
Twenty-seven new coronavirus cases since Thursday were noted Saturday by the Christian County Health Department. The active case count remains about steady at 133 and 79 of those individuals are […]
Kentucky reports 1,025 new COVID cases Saturday
Governor Andy Beshear announced 1,025 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday. The positivity rate remained about steady at 5.56 percent, there were 765 Kentuckians hospitalized with the virus, 209 are […]
Traffic on I-24 Tennessee River bridge to be restricted beginning Tuesday
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict westbound traffic to one lane on the Interstate 24 near the 30 mile marker starting Tuesday. A news release says […]
Game console stolen during Phelps Avenue burglary
Hopkinsville police are investigating a burglary from Thursday on Phelps Avenue. Force was used to get inside a home in the 1700 block of Phelps between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 […]
Lawmakers still awaiting budget compromise
As February comes to a close and the 2021 session of the Kentucky General Assembly is more than halfway over, the session’s top priority—the one-year budget—still hasn’t emerged from a […]
Gov. Beshear extends mask mandate for another 30 days
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear gave a brief update on COVID-19 in the state Friday, reporting 1,180 new cases and 30 new deaths. According to a news release, the positivity rate […]
Major outbreak reported at WKCC
There is a major outbreak of COVID-19 at the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex in Eddyville. The Pennyrile District Health Department noted 208 confirmed cases at the state corrections facility in […]