Christian County announces 64th COVID death
The Christian County Health department announced the county’s 64th coronavirus death Friday afternoon. The victim was a 63-year old African-American man with other underlying health conditions, according to a news […]
Gov. announces Kentucky’s third highest daily COVID case count
Governor Andy Beshear announced Kentucky’s third-highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases Friday. The 4,750 new cases come after Kentucky recorded its first and second-highest totals earlier this week. The […]
CCPS will continue with non-traditional instruction Jan 11-15
Christian County Public Schools will stick with non-traditional instruction next week. Three reasons were provided by the district for not returning to in-person instruction as planned—capacity limits at Jennie Stuart […]
Utility work to close US 41 in Guthrie in two spots Tuesday
A utility crew will be working Tuesday in two locations on U.S. 41 in Guthrie for a water utility project and the work will require a temporary closure of the […]
Hopkins County reports 34 new COVID cases
The Hopkins County Health Department reported 34 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday morning. There have now been 3,034 total cases in Hopkins County and at least 1,913 have already recovered. […]
COVID vaccinations underway for Todd Co. first responders
About two-thirds of Todd County’s first responders have been vaccinated for COVID-19, but it will take an additional shipment of the shots to complete the job. Todd County Emergency Management […]
Circle K robber denied probation, allowed work release
A Hopkinsville man convicted for robberies in 2017 will be allowed to leave the jail for work release as he serves his sentence. Formal sentencing was held Friday morning in […]
Mayor Lynch optimistic about 2021 for Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville Mayor Wendell Lynch is optimistic about what 2021 will bring to the city. Without divulging any specifics, Mayor Lynch said during his regular appearance Friday morning on WHOP that […]
Local legislators react to Gov’s budget address

Local legislators voiced mixed reactions to Governor Andy Beshear’s Thursday night Budget and State of the Commonwealth Address. The General Assembly must pass a one-year budget by the end of […]
WHOP celebrates 81 years on the air
It was 81 years ago Friday morning WHOP radio signed on the local airwaves for the first time and we’ve been serving the community with entertainment and local news, weather […]