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Three fresh faces have joined the Christian County Chamber of Commerce team. Kelly Gates was announced the next vice president of membership and development and she will begin her role on September 1. Gate’s is coming on board as Chandler Ladd has left that position to serve as the president of the Hopkins County Regional Chamber of Commerce. According to a news release, Gates is joining the chamber after working […]
Courage House opened its doors in Hopkinsville over a year ago and supports men who were recently released from jail or are recovering from addiction. On Friday, the nonprofit hosted a ribbon cutting to spotlight its recent service expansion. The twelve-bed nonprofit is led by Valinda Woodard and Fred Cowan and launched in May 2025. In April, the nonprofit received $80,000 in Opioid Settlement Funds from the Christian County Fiscal […]
Folks filled the Bruce Convention Center Thursday evening for the 137th annual Christian County Chamber of Commerce Dinner, where local history was spotlighted, awards were presented and a new board chair was named. Before any awards were given out, attendees got to take a trip to the past with Local Historian William Turner and Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County Executive Director Alissa Keller. The pair and some of their peers […]
In September 2025, ExxonMobil acquired Superior Graphite’s Hopkinsville production plant. At Thursday’s Economic Eye Opener Breakfast, hosted by the Christian County Chamber of Commerce, Robert Bacon from the natural gas company spotlighted the facility’s operations. Bacon, who serves as ExxonMobil’s advanced graphite solutions operations manager, says they are working to create a domestic supply chain of synthetic graphite that can be used in lithium-ion batteries. Currently, Bacon says the demand […]
A panel of local development and workforce leaders discussed regional economic advancement and growth obstacles at Thursday’s Economic Eye Opener Breakfast hosted by the Christian County Chamber of Commerce at the Silo Event Center. The panel included Pennyrile Rural Electric President Alan Gates, Community Development Services Executive Director Tom Britton and White Drive Motors and Steering Human Resources Manager Jerry Walker. South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council Chair Lee Conrad […]
Gracious Me! opened its doors in Hopkinsville around 20 years ago, and on Thursday, community members filled the boutique to celebrate its new expansion. Gracious Me! is located at 4537 Fort Campbell Blvd in the Blue Creek Center and offers a diverse selection of items, including home décor, jewelry, baby clothes and toys, food products, drinkware and much more. The store was opened in 2005 by founder Sherry Calhoun. The […]
Local businesses, nonprofits and entrepreneurs were celebrated at Wednesday’s Christian County Chamber of Commerce’s Compass Awards ceremony. Chamber President Taylor Hayes welcomed attendees to the Alhambra Theatre for the ceremony and thanked them for coming to celebrate the people who fuel Hopkinsville’s economy. He also shared that this year’s awards cycle had a record number of nominations submitted. Following Hayes’ remarks, awards were presented spotlighting organizations in fields such as […]
Kentucky Hospital Association Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Jim Musser spotlighted healthcare’s impact on economic development at Thursday’s Christian County Chamber of Commerce Learn and Thrive event. As a result of rising costs and funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, some rural hospitals in Kentucky are facing challenges that could lead to their closure or reductions in services. Possible closures would create healthcare deserts, and Musser says […]
To support military families in need during the holiday season, the Christian County Military Affairs Committee is partnering with Oak Grove Racing, Gaming and Hotel to give away 750 turkeys for Thanksgiving. Committee Director Shannon Lane says they typically host ham giveaways near Easter, but due to the federal government shutdown, which ended on Wednesday, he wanted to find a way to support military families now. The turkey giveaway is […]
