Ground was broken Tuesday morning for the newest construction for the Hopkinsville-Christian County Habitat for Humanity, made possible through a partnership with Hopkinsville Community College. HCC’s Construction Technology Program is only a few months old, but has nine students who are studying the skills ne...

Guthrie Police Chief Matthew Humble was recently diagnosed with liver cancer and friends are hoping residents of that Todd County town and surrounding communities will assist his family in their time of need. Chief Humble is admitted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Sgt. Dean Blumel says procedures were u...

The Hopkinsville-Christian County YMCA announced Tuesday that the CEO, Pamela Hamilton has resigned effective November 2nd. A news release says Hamilton is relocating back to her home state of Colorado.  She is quoted as saying, “I have been incredibly blessed to work with an amazing group of people for t...

Hopkinsville Police Chief Clayton Sumner was named Kentucky City Employee of the Year Tuesday at the Kentucky League of Cities Annual Awards Luncheon. The award is designed to recognize outstanding Kentucky city employees and celebrate their achievements. Along with this distinction, Chief Sumner also secured a $1,0...

Flu season is quickly approaching and several health agencies in Kentucky have kicked off a ‘Focus on the Flu’ campaign. Public health directors from across Kentucky were in Frankfort in a ceremony that was streamed by the Todd County Health Department on Facebook. The Kentucky Medical Association, Ke...

Campanile Productions in Hopkinsville is gearing up to put on their newest production at the Performing Arts Center—13 the Musical. Director Jeffery Riggs appeared on WHOP Tuesday and says this show is going to be unique for a variety of reasons, including a young cast and a live band performing the music. He ...

Five local departments responded to a fire at a vacant home in Crofton early Tuesday morning. A call of a fire at 156 East Princeton Street came out at 2:41 a.m. and firefighters from Crofton, Lacy, Mannington, Northwest and West Side volunteer fire departments responded, according to the Christian County ECC. Cr...

There is now a write-in candidate in the race for Trigg County judge-executive. John Oliver, who owns Ace Drywall and Acoustical in Cadiz, filed the paperwork to run as a write-in Monday at the Trigg County Clerk’s Office, according to information he posted online. He will face incumbent Republican Hollis A...

A rear-end collision involving a disabled vehicle Tuesday morning in Madisonville injured a Madisonville man. It happened about 7:30 a.m. and a news release from the Madisonville Police Department says 42-year old Robin Justice of Earlington had run out of gas on South Main Street and 65-year old Edward Davis of Mad...

Hopkinsville Police are investigating after a catalytic converter was recently stolen off a church bus. Someone took the part off of the bus at Southside Church of Christ on Country Club Lane sometime between August 26th and Monday of this week, according to the report filed with HPD. The converter is valued at $...

Two chained dogs were recently reported stolen on Huffman Mill Road. Sam Miller told Christian County Sheriff’s Deputy Rick Burgess that his German Sheppard and beagle hound were stolen from his home. The dogs were chained to a tree in his back yard and he arrived home to find the dogs and chains missing, a...

More information has been released on a wreck Friday evening on the Pennyrile Parkway that sent a local man to a Nashville hospital. The report from Christian County Sheriff’s Sgt. James Dragoo says 24-year old Ryan Jaynes of Hopkinsville was northbound near the 2 mile-marker and was attempting to pass a dump ...

A Hopkinsville man was served with several felony warrants at the Christian County Jail Monday. One warrant for fleeing or evading police, reckless driving, possession of an open alcohol container and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle alleges that on July 5th, 28-year old Antonio Haskins failed to stop when Sgt. R...

Kentucky State Police have released additional details on a fatal officer-involved shooting early Monday morning that followed a pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Greenville Road, but the identity of the suspect who was shot and killed is unknown. The Christian County Sheriff’s Department and KSP received a call ...

One person was killed and one was seriously injured in a t-bone collision Monday morning at the intersection of the Pennyrile Parkway and Eagle Way Bypass. It happened about 8 a.m. and Hopkinsville Police Lt. Kyle Spurlin gave details to WHOP News at the scene. [/audio] The driver of the car, 39-year old Kriss...